Emilio Estevez to make harness racing film in Tri-State Film to be family-friendly sports film UPDATED 11:58 AM EDT Oct 26, 2012 1 NEXT STORY Police identify teen victim, driver after I-275 crash Text Size: A A A CINCINNATI —Actor-director Emilio Estevez will shoot a movie about harness racing in the Cincinnati area. Its called Johnny Longshot and is set to start filming in January. Estevez said its about a racer trying to get back into the game in Ohio. Related Police search for accused murderer on... NKY man accused of giving 2-year-old... Controversy swirls in Villa Hills as... ACLU asks Ohio to change policy on... Several hurt when Metro bus, car... Estevez also said Hang On Sloopy, Ohios state rock song, plays a role. Its the song that kind of haunts him. so he rehabilitates after the accident and he shows up. Anytime he shows up at a track, the people start singing Hang on Sloopy, the bugler plays Hang on Sloopy, so to shoot it in another state and try to teach crowds that song would be virtually impossible, he laughed. Ohio development officials say the family-friendly movie will receive an Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit of nearly $3.5 million and will hire about 1,500 cast, crew and extras. Ohio in recent years has lured filming of other movies including The Avengers and The Ides of March. Estevez says his movie will be about a retired jockey getting into harness racing. His previous roles included a youth hockey coach in The Mighty Ducks. Brother Charlie Sheen played a Cleveland Indians pitcher in Major League. Their father, actor Martin Sheen, is a native of Dayton. Read more: wlwt/entertainment/Emilio-Estevez-to-make-harness-racing-film-in-Tri-State/17112658#ixzz2vbh4wKjr
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