Adam Driver's new dinosaur movie filmed in central Louisiana forest coming to Netflix

Earlier this year, A Quiet Place writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods released their dinosaur action film 65 starring Adam Driver and the Kisatchie National Forest in Central Louisiana. Now, the feature film is headed to Netflix.

65's site manager David Thornsberry told the Leesville Daily the production team was open to filming anywhere in Louisiana that would fit their needs. While the majority of it was shot in south Louisiana locations, Thornsberry was still in need of something with unique visuals for a few key scenes.

The science fiction action movie follows Driver as Commander Mills whose ship crash lands on Earth 65 million years earlier. He has to fight actual dinosaurs to keep himself and a young surviving passenger alive. One scene in particular saw the unlikely duo traveling through a destroyed forest that may look familiar to north Louisianians.

In 2020, Hurricane Laura tore through the state causing significant damage. The Kisatchie National Forest's Calcasieu Ranger District in both Rapides and Vernon Parishes sustained an estimated $70 million in damage. The entire district was forced to close all recreation areas, hiking trials and campgrounds.

The Sony Pictures-backed film shot in Kisatchie in the winter of 2020-2021 and the parish received a significant economic boost during that time.

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You can watch 65 on your home screens starting Saturday, July 8, when it begins streaming exclusively on Netflix.

Meredith G. White is the arts and culture reporter for the Shreveport Times. You can find her on Facebook as Meredith G. White, on Instagram and Twitter as @meredithgwhite, and email her at mgwhite@gannett.com.

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