HENDERSONVILLE – “Summer Camp,” a movie people in Western North Carolina have been anxiously waiting to see on the big screen since it was filmed in locations across Henderson County, and because many in the area were extras, now has a release date — and it’s just in time for summer.
According to a news release, Roadside Attractions has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the movie, which was written and directed by Castille Landon, and has set the release date as May 31. The film stars Oscar-winning actresses Diane Keaton and Kathy Bates and also Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Alfre Woodard — “12 Years a Slave,” “The Book of Clarence.”
Keaton won Oscars for her roles in “First Wives Club” and “Annie Hall,” and Bates won her Oscars for three films: “Misery,” “Titanic” and “Richard Jewell.”
Other big-name stars are Eugene Levy, who starred in the sitcom “Schitt’s Creek” and also the “American Pie” films. Beverly D’Angelo, known for her role in “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” Dennis Haysbert, who has starred in “Far from Heaven” and “24,” Nicole Richie, who was in “Bless This Mess” and Josh Peck of “Oppenheimer.”