Major motion picture will be filmed concurrently with the draft

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“Draft Day” features Kevin Costner as general manager of the Cleveland Browns and chronicles how he handles all the nuances of selecting with the No. 1 overall pick. Scenes will be shot at Radio City’s red-carpet entrance Thursday night and then Friday morning on the draft floor where team representatives are seated. There also will be 300 extras backstage for filming Saturday for scenes that capture suspense in the “green room” area where prospects wait until their names are called.

Supovitz said the NFL has worked with acclaimed director Ivan Reitman to coordinate the filming. The movie, which also stars Jennifer Garner and Chad Boseman, is set for a 2014 release.

“What he was looking for is the authenticity of the draft in his film,” Supovitz said of Reitman. “We were sent the script a couple months ago. We had the opportunity to review it and met with him to give some pointers of things that happen on the draft floor that you may not see on television. I know he went to the various teams involved to talk about what goes on in war rooms and that type of thing.

“The level of authenticity in the script that I’ve seen has really evolved over the past couple of months. He really is going for something that looks and feels like the draft.”
 
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