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First Photos From Obama First Date Movie “Southside With You” Revealed

Welp, we told you about this movie a few months ago, and now the first look at how things are going on the set…

Via EOnline

Back in 1989, future first couple Barack Obama and Michelle Obama went on a first date in Chicago.

This date, which ended with a goodnight kiss, serves as the inspiration for Southside With You, a romantic dramedy starring Parker Sawyers (as Barack) and Tika Sumpter (as Michelle). On Tuesday in the Windy City, the pair got in character to shoot a scene in Hyde Park, giving fans a first glimpse of how the Obamas will appear onscreen!

So what can fans expect from this movie? Well, Barack and Michelle’s real-life first date was pretty darn cute. Back then Barack, a Harvard law student, took a summer job at Sidley & Austin, and Michelle was assigned to be his adviser.

“I asked her out. She refused,” the future president would later recall to O, The Oprah Magazine. “She kept refusing.”

Michelle said that because she was Barack’s adviser, it was “not appropriate.” According to Barack, it was only when he “offered to quit my job ” that “at last she relented.”

So what’s a guy to do when the girl finally says yes?! Barack “treated her to the finest ice cream Baskin-Robbins had to offer,” he told O, The Oprah Magazine. After they’d enjoyed their desserts, Barack got in a kiss, “and it tasted like chocolate,” he said. (Adorably enough, there’s an historical plaque commemorating this smooch at the exact corner where it took place!)

Flip it over to see another shot from the set!

Image via IM Global

What do you think after seeing these photos? Can Tika and Parker pull off being Barack and Michelle?

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