Principal photography has begun on the Studio 8 drama, “ White Boy Rick ”, which is being produced by LBI Entertainment and Protozoa Pictures. Based on true events, “ White Boy Rick ” is set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, and tells the moving story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, who became an undercover informant and later a drug dealer, before he was dropped by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison. The film stars newcomer Richie Merritt as Ricky Wershe Jr., and Oscar® winner Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club,” “The Dark Tower”) as Ricky’s father, Richard Wershe Sr. PRODUCTION BEGINS ON “ WHITE BOY RICK ” NEWCOMER RICHIE MERRITT STARS AS RICHARD “WHITE BOY RICK” WERSHE JR. AND MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY IS RICK WERSHE SR. STARRING JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, BRUCE DERN, JONATHAN MAJORS, PIPER LAURIE, BEL POWLEY, RORY COCHRANE, BRIAN TYREE HENRY, YG, RJ CYLER, TAYLOUR PAIGE, AND KYANNA SIMONE SIMPSON DIRECTED BY YAN