Movie Biopic Filming In Jersey City And Hoboken: See Who Stars

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — The latest movie to shoot in Hoboken and Jersey City is a long-awaited biopic of a New York City artist.

The crew of "Samo Lives" were setting up to film on residential streets in Hoboken on Wednesday morning.

The biopic, announced in 2022, will star Kelvin Harrison Jr. ("Cyrano") as Brooklyn-born artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

The film was also seen last month shooting in Jersey City Heights, according to social media.

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Nigerian-American producer and writer Julius Onah will direct the biopic.

"Samo Lives" celebrates the life of the Haitian-Puerto Rican painter, who rose from poverty to become the youngest artist to exhibit at the Whitney Biennial in 1983.

He died in 1988 at age 27, reportedly of an accidental heroin overdose.

Sotheby's has sold his paintings for millions. His works also have been displayed at the art studio run by the Hudson School in Hoboken.

Meanwhile, Harrison's star continues to rise, as it was recently announced that he'll appear in the next "Hunger Games" film.

Find out more about "Samo Lives" in Variety here.