'Just Mercy' trivia and fun facts
Name change
Monroeville boasts that it was the hometown of Harper Lee and inspiration for the fictional town in To Kill a Mockingbird. In that book, the sheriff's name is Heck Tate. In Monroeville, it is Tom Tate.
Inclusion
In a November 21, 2018, interview with Michael B. Jordan on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," Jordan said that Just Mercy was the first movie he had made with an Inclusion Rider. He said, "it looked and felt like a set that I've always wanted to have."
Third collaboration
This is Brie Larson and Destin Daniel Creston's third collaboration together after The Glass Castle (2017) and Short Term 12 (2013).
Just collaborations
This film marks the third collaboration between Tim Blake Nelson and Brie Larson. They previously starred in Hoot (2006) and Don Jon (2013).
Scenery
Some scenes were filmed in Montgomery, Alabama, during mid-2018.
Change of plans
The roadblock scene was not intended to be a night scene. The film crew was delayed for almost 4 hours due to storms and it pushed the filming back to nighttime.
Based on a book
Based on the book "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson.