Final film by late Brittany Murphy is premiered

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Final film by late Brittany Murphy is premiered

EUGENE, Oregon - Brittany Murphy’s final movie opened Friday in Eugene before going on a limited run.

The actress died at age 32 in December 2009. That year she worked on a psychological thriller called “Something Wicked,’’ and much of it was filmed in Eugene and nearby.

The movie made for nearly $5 million failed to get a distribution deal with the large studios. But producer and local businessman Scott Chambers told The Register-Guard that Regal Cinemas is giving the film a test run in Seattle, Portland, Alaska and Idaho over the next month before deciding whether to take it nationally.

Crews filmed at nearly 30 Oregon locations over a 40-day span in 2009. It’s been sitting on the shelf since then for several reasons, Chambers said.

“The biggest was how to deal with the death of the lead actress Brittany Murphy,’’ Chambers said.

Murphy, star of films such as “Clueless’’ and “8 Mile,’’ died from pneumonia, anemia and multiple drug intoxication, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

“In post-production there’s voiceover work to fix lines, special effects work. It was a complicated matter to handle that,’’ Chambers said. “Once all that was completed, we were looking at every aspect of the film knowing it was her last to make sure we were spending the right amount of time on it.’’

Following the theatrical release, producers will negotiate with distributors to release “Something Wicked’’ on DVD.

AP

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