Julie Hinds

Detroit Free Press Pop Culture Critic

The latest actor to join the Detroit riot movie is John Krasinski, according to an announcement Tuesday from Annapurna Pictures.

Best known for playing Jim on NBC's "The Office," Krasinski is now busy with film work. He had a leading role in "13 Hours," the Benghazi action movie from director Michael Bay. He also stars in and directed the upcoming comedy-drama "The Hollars" with Richard Jenkins, Margo Martindale and Anna Kendrick. It opens in metro Detroit on Sept. 23.

Detroit 1967 riot movie will film here — at least partly

Krasinski will play a character in "The Untitled Detroit Project," as the movie about the five-day 1967 event that devastated the city is being called. The film is being shot in the Boston region, but is expected to do at least some filming in Detroit before production wraps.

John Boyega of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and Anthony Mackie of the "Avengers" franchise are among the big names included in the film. It also will feature rising actors like Jason Mitchell of "Straight Outta Compton" and Hannah Murray of HBO's "Game of Thrones."

Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow is directing the project, which is described as a crime drama set amidst the riot.

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