A Hollywood casting call was answered en masse for another movie to be shot in Washtenaw County.
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More than 1,000 people stood outside for hours in Chelsea Wednesday, all hoping to be cast as an extra in a feature film starring Hilary Swank.
They passed the time chatting and stamping their feet in the cold, waiting for their turn to have a photo taken and to speak to casting directors for the movie "Betty Ann Waters."
The movie is based on the true story of a mother who puts herself through law school to represent her brother, who was wrongfully convicted of murder.
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