Augusta possible site for Clint Eastwood movie ‘The Mule’ 

Augusta possible site for Clint Eastwood movie \'The Mule\'

Augusta is in the running as the site location for a major motion picture Clint Eastwood is directing, producing and starring in.

Brad Owens, president of the Augusta Regional Film Office, confirmed Wednesday that fliers circulating around town about the movie are legitimate. Augusta is being scouted as the site for the Warner Bros. movie "The Mule".

Given the level of interest, Owens said he is optimistic Augusta will be the front runner.

"It\'s a fantastic opportunity and it\'s what we have been working toward," Owens said. If fortunate enough to land the production, Owens said his office will do everything possible to make sure the filming is successful.

The movie is about Leo Sharp, who in 2011 at the age of 87 was caught on Interstate 94 in Michigan with 104 kilograms of cocaine, according to news accounts. Sharp admitted to making seven trips from Mexico to Detroit for El Chapo\'s drug cartel. Sharp was a World War II veteran and a world renowned daylily expert who had never been arrested before. He was sentenced to three years in prison in 2014, but released in 2015 because he was terminally ill. He died in December 2016.

According to a tweet from Augusta Commissioner Sean Frantom, filming is to begin June 4.

People interested in working on the crew, no actors, can send résumés to themuleresumes@gmail.com. Please put Augusta in the subject line.