A feature film starring Kevin Durant, one of the best young players in the NBA, will be shot in Baton Rouge, beginning in mid-September. The Oklahoman reported today that plans to shoot the movie in Oklahoma City, where Durant plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder, were quashed by the NBA lockout. The lockout prevented private businesses from making up the $1 million to $2 million difference between Oklahoma’s and Louisiana’s incentives for film production. According to The Oklahoman, the Sooner State offers a 37% rebate for companies filming in the state, while Louisiana has an 85% tax credit. Warner Brothers plans to release the movie, which doesn’t yet have a title but will have a basketball theme. Read The Oklahoman story here.
Movie with rising NBA star will be shot in Baton Rouge
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