Hollywood Heavyweights Migrate to the Lone Star State In the 1980’s a film crew followed Trammell Crow, one of the most successful commercial real estate developers in the history of the world, as he attempted to lure Hollywood to Texas with the state’s first purpose-built film studios. Trammell’s efforts were documented by Entertainment Tonight […]
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Under the newly-reformed Italian film and TV tax credit, big American productions like The White Lotus may have thought twice before setting up in the European nation. Stagerunner can reveal that the new credit will come with an €18M ($19.7M) cap on payouts for international shows and movies. International productions will be eligible for at least a […]
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Joaquin Phoenix has dropped out of Todd Haynes‘ untitled gay romance film, just five days before filming was set to begin in Mexico, Variety has confirmed. Phoenix had developed the screenplay for the detective love story with Haynes and Jon Raymond. A source close to the production tells Variety the actor got “cold feet.” Entire sets had been built in Guadalajara before […]
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A planned $15 million soundstage complex at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Park is expected to attract film and television projects that will draw millions of dollars to the area and help creative media students earn valuable experience. In June, the NMSU Board of Regents unanimously approved an agreement between the New Mexico Economic Development […]
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Below is a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers. Films The Last Disturbance Of Madeline Hynde Contemporary psychological thriller. Plot under wraps.Dir: Kenneth BranaghProd: Maximum EffortWhere: UKWhen: Aug – ongoingDistributor: TBCCast: Jodie Comer In The Shadows A biopic surrounding the first Somali-British professional boxing champion, Ramala Ali.Dir: Anthony WonkeProd: Sleeper Films, […]
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A major new film and TV studio on a small island off the south coast of England has taken another step forward. Medina Studios on the Isle of Wight could create more than 400 jobs, plans reveal, as those behind them seek to unlock the Island’s “treasure trove of cinematic potential”. Nearly two years after […]
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It’s been no secret that Austin has been a hub for creatives in the entertainment industry. Directors like Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids), actors like Matthew McConaughey (Dazed and Confused), and showrunners like Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) are just a handful of people who’ve come to call the Capital City home. Yet heads were turned in May with the […]
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Hollywood star Idris Elba has been allocated land in Zanzibar to set up a film studio in the Indian Ocean archipelago, a local minister said. The British actor, who has Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian roots, has previously spoken about his desire to develop the film industry in Africa. “Idris Elba will be building a modern […]
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“Suits: L.A.” is headed to… L.A. The legal drama, led by Stephen Amell, has moved from Vancouver, where it filmed its pilot, to Los Angeles, Stagerunner has learned. The series will be filmed on the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City. The original series, while set in Manhattan filmed all 9 seasons at Cinespace Studios in […]
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Hollywood has its sights set on Jersey – or at least French financier Arpad “Arki” Busson does. Busson, with help from Moore Capital and the Rothschild family, is set to build a massive entertainment campus for 1888 Studios on 70 acres of former Texaco land in Bayonne, New Jersey, the Wall Street Journal reported. The project will include […]
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