Director Greg Coolidge’s upcoming movie “The Turkey Bowl” will film in Norman this weekend, and members of the Norman community are needed to be extras.
According to a press release, “The Turkey Bowl” is about a man who travels back to his small hometown during Thanksgiving to finish a football game that was canceled 15 years before. The movie will feature Barry Switzer, former OU football coach, who will play the coach in the movie.
The movie will feature actors such as Ryan Hansen from “Veronica Mars” and Matt Jones from “Breaking Bad.”
Bethany Bourland, a 2015 OU theater alumna, is the casting associate for the movie. She is in charge of finding extras.
“We basically need people to come out and hang out on set and be a part of the movie,” Bourland said. “It’s the big football scene, so people who love football would be great.”
Bourland said that at least half of the movie has been filmed in and around Norman, and members of the OU community will be able to see their hometown in a feature film.
“Seeing the corner of Boyd and Pickard be the big set piece in the movie is really exciting,” Bourland said. “There were scenes filmed on Lahoma and Lindsey and all of these places, and so it’s basically the town that we go to school in being made into a movie.”
Extras are needed April 4 through 6 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the intersection of Boyd Street and Pickard Avenue. Participants are encouraged to wear either red or blue to support either of the two different football teams. There will be raffle prizes every day, including footballs signed by the cast and a big-screen TV.
People who want to be an extra in “The Turkey Bowl” can text “EZMOVIE” to 797979 for more information.
