Joy Glanzer, a local real estate agent, worked with Duke and his team to scout locations for the movie. “He is a very calm, loving, sweet and spiritual human being.” “He is the most sensitive and wonderful person,” Hagin said. The large, bald-headed actor is most recognizable for starring alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 80s action movies “Commando” and “Predator,” but several people who met him during his stay found that in person, his demeanor couldn’t be more different from the tough guy persona that he often portrays on screen. “Everywhere we went, people would stop him and ask ‘Has anyone ever told you that you look like Bill Duke?’” said Jude Hagin, co-producer of “The Ruby McCollum Story,” an upcoming film that Duke is directing.ĭuke was in town for five days in the beginning of December looking for potential locations for the $12 million movie, which is scheduled to begin filming at the end of March. When actor-director Bill Duke came to Newberry and Gainesville recently, people could not help but notice that he bears a striking resemblance to himself. Actor-director Bill Duke (2 nd from left) visited Newberry recently as the city is being considered as a possible location for the upcoming film, “The Ruby McCollum Story.”

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