▁Sub urb icon , ▁while ▁the ▁Co en ▁brothers ▁would ▁produce . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁eventually ▁made ▁ten ▁years ▁later , ▁combining ▁two ▁previously ▁un related ▁scripts , ▁one ▁a ▁crime ▁film ▁by ▁the ▁Co ens , ▁and ▁one ▁a ▁historical ▁drama ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁real - life ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁My ers ▁family , ▁the ▁only ▁black ▁family ▁in ▁all - white ▁Lev itt own , ▁Pennsylvania ▁who ▁faced ▁ra cially - charg ed ▁har ass ment ▁and ▁violence ▁from ▁other ▁residents . ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Matt ▁Dam on , ▁Julian ne ▁Moore , ▁and ▁Josh ▁B rol in ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ; ▁Oscar ▁Isaac ▁and ▁Wo ody ▁Har rel son ▁later ▁signed ▁on , ▁as ▁well . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁No ah ▁Ju pe ▁and ▁Gl enn ▁F lesh ler ▁joined , ▁to ▁play ▁Dam on ' s ▁character ' s ▁son ▁and ▁a ▁hit man , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Har rel son ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁due ▁to ▁sched uling ▁conflicts . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁B rol in ▁had ▁been ▁cut ▁from ▁the ▁final ▁edit ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Sub urb icon ▁began ▁film ing ▁in ▁Full erton , ▁ 3 0 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁in ▁October ▁ 2