Hollywood has come back to the Augusta area to film a new movie starring a veteran of the industry.

Eric Roberts is starring in "The Holy Father," an independent film and follow-up to the horror/mystery "The Holy Ghost," written and directed by Shravan Tiwari. Roberts is a seasoned actor with hundreds of acting credits over the years, including as Salvatore Maroni in Christopher Nolan's epic "The Dark Knight."

The Augusta Chronicle recently spoke to Roberts and Tiwari before their day of shooting in Thomson . While the plot's details are still a secret, the first movie was centered around a kidnapped girl who claimed she was rescued by a dead cop. "The Holy Ghost" and now "The Holy Father" are part of a trilogy, culminating in "Holy Jesus."

Roberts said he plays a priest "with a

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