Ann Arbor (WWJ) -- From pills to films -- the former Pfizer site in Ann Arbor will be used for a movie called "Trust" staring Clive Owen.
The University of Michigan, which owns the property, says filming will take place in November.
The movie's director is former "Friends" star David Schwimmer.
"Trust" is a suspense-drama dealing with cyber stalking, rape and a father's rage over his daughter's trauma. In the film, Owen and Catherine Keener play the parents of a 14-year-old girl who are stunned to discover she has been vicitimized by an adult who gained her trust posing as a teenager on a chat room. Viola Davis plays a sexual assault counselor.
“I have heard countless stories and met many victims of rape and sexual assault (men, women and children), and know well the devastation of this trauma—to both the victim and his or her loved ones,” Schwimmer wrote about the project.
The research and development facilities currently are vacant. U of M plans to turn it into a center for innovative research and education.
“Of all the scripts I've read in reviewing proposals for use of campus space for films, "Trust" is the most meaningful and important,” said Lee Doyle, director of the University of Michigan Film Office.
“We are delighted to be able to accommodate the project and are eager for the opportunity it presents for our students and to stimulate the economy of our state.”
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