GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The star of one of last year’s biggest movies will get his next credit in Gettysburg.
Stephen Lang will portray John L. Burns, a civilian combatant with the Union, in “Gettysburg 1863,” which resumed filming this month in the borough. He comes off the box office hit “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” in which he played Miles Quaritch.
Jake Busey, Bruce Boxleitner, Shannon Lucio, Eric Nelsen, and Drew Seltzer will join him as costars.
The indie film chronicles the life of a mother, three daughters, and a father who’s away fighting in the war. Filmmakers transformed Gettysburg back to the Civil War period for the project, including covering Baltimore Street with dirt.
Bo Brinkman is directing the film. He starred in the 1993 epic “Gettysburg” as Walter H. Taylor, the aide-de-camp for Gen. Robert E. Lee. Lang portrayed Gen. George Pickett in that movie.
“I fell in love with the town and the history, and I’ve been coming back ever since,” Brinkman said in an interview with abc27 News last year. “Gettysburg is special, and out of all the other towns in this country, because people are still living the history and they’re passionate about the history.”
The film is set to premiere later this year.
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