<Li> Rango the Bull as Himself </Li> <P> In April 2014, Fox 2000 Pictures set a film adaptation to be released on April 10, 2015, with George Tillman Jr. in final talks to direct, Craig Bolotin adapting the screenplay, and Britt Robertson as Sophia Danko, Oona Chaplin as Ruth, Scott Eastwood as Luke Collins, Jack Huston as Young Ira, and Alan Alda as old Ira . </P> <P> Principal photography began on June 16, 2014, in Wilmington and Winston - Salem, North Carolina . On July 28, filming started in Jacksonville, where a major rodeo scene was shot . The PBR was the technical advisor and producer for all of the bull riding events . PBR bull riders doubled for Scott and appeared in the film . The star bull in the movie is played by beloved top ranking PBR bull Rango . The crew then moved to Winston - Salem at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum . </P> <P> The Longest Ride has grossed $37,446,117 in North America and $25,498,698 in other territories for a worldwide total of $62,944,815 . </P>

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