<Li> Houston Nutt, the coach of Arkansas </Li> <Li> Ed Orgeron, the coach of Ole Miss </Li> <P> The Blind Side was produced by Alcon Entertainment and released by Warner Bros . The film's production budget was $29 million . Filming for the school scenes took place at Atlanta International School and The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia, and it features many of their students as extras . The film premiered on November 17 in New York City and New Orleans and opened in theaters on November 20 in the rest of the United States and in Canada . </P> <P> Academy Award winner Julia Roberts was originally offered Bullock's role, but turned it down . Bullock initially turned down the starring role three times due to discomfort with portraying a devout Christian . By her own account, Bullock felt she couldn't objectively represent such a person's beliefs on screen . But after a visit with the real Leigh Anne Tuohy, Bullock not only won the role, but also took a pay cut and agreed to receive a percentage of the profits instead . </P>

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