While filming Killing Kharma in New Orleans, Michael Rappaport decided to adopt a dog used in one of the scenes. The dog was on loan from the local animal welfare society. This marks the second time this an actor has adopted a rescue dog used in filming in the Big Easy. The first involved Sly Stallone adopting a dog he named “Barney” while filming The Expendables. We reported on it here and this is what the Rappaport article had to say about Sly:
Last summer, Sylvester Stallone adopted a Catahoula leopard dog while shooting the action film “The Expendables,” which lands in theaters Aug. 13. The name of Stallone’s pup: Barney — a name he shares with Stallone’s character in the film.
You can read the full piece here.