The film was announced during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival . Philip Noyce was set as director , with Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston cast as the film 's two main leads . Omar Benson Miller was cast on May 25 , with May 27 seeing the additions of Thora Birch and Johnny Knoxville to the cast , alongside numerous other supporting actors . The production began filming in Kentucky . The bulk of the filming took place in Harlan County , Kentucky . Some scenes were also filmed in Bourbon and Harrison Counties in Kentucky
2016 Cannes Film Festival
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Above Suspicion (upcoming film)