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CP27865375 — FILE - In this June 27, 2005 file photo, actress Brittany Murphy arrives to launch the summer sale of the Harrods department store in central London. Murphy\'s final movie opens Friday, April 4, 2014 in Eugene, Ore. 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. The movie failed to get a distribution deal with the large studios. But producer and local businessman Scott Chambers says that Regal Cinemas is giving the film a four-state test run over the coming month before deciding whether to roll it out beyond the Northwest. AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Brittany Murphy’s final movie opening in Oregon city as part of 4-state test run

April 04 2014 04:17 AM

EUGENE, Ore. – Brittany Murphy’s final movie opens Friday in Eugene, Ore.

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.

The movie failed to get a distribution deal with the large studios. But producer and local businessman Scott Chambers told The Register-Guard (http://is.gd/OjF8vD ) that Regal Cinemas is giving the film a four-state test run over the coming month before deciding whether to roll it out beyond the Northwest.

Crews filmed at nearly 30 Oregon locations over a 40-day span in 2009.

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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com

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