EATONTOWN, NJ — This week, the state of New Jersey unveiled the full extent of the tax breaks Netflix will get once they open their planned film studio campus in Eatontown (anticipated opening date is 2028). Netflix will be given access to a $150-million pool of tax incentives, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced […]
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News of two new Lord of the Rings movies has sent a ripple of excitement through the home of Middle Earth in Wellington. Andy Serkis will return in his role as Gollum and also direct the first film which is set to hit screens in 2026. Tentatively titled “The Hunt for Gollum” the film will […]
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We have had confirmation that Neal Street’s Magic Faraway Tree is one of two major new features now based at Shinfield Studios, joining Gerard Butler’s action thriller, Greenland: Migration. Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy are set to star in Magic Faraway Tree, Neal Street and Elysian Film Group’s big-screen adaptation of the Enid Blyton classic. Ben […]
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As Gov. Phil Murphy continues his push to woo film and television production to New Jersey, the state economic development authority today approved a partnership with a $1+ billion studio complex including 22 sound stages set to rise in the Bergen Point neighborhood of Bayonne, New Jersey at the site of a former Texaco oil refinery. […]
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Vin Diesel is officially returning to the world of Pitch Black and galactic antihero Riddick, the sci-fi action franchise that gave the actor his first major leading role. Riddick: Furya, which was announced in February 2023, is now moving full steam ahead toward an Aug. 26 shoot date, producers announced Monday. Diesel stars and produces the film, which reteams him […]
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Three new virtual production stages are being built now in Fort Worth by Trilogy Studios, the result of a partnership between Fort Worth-based Trinity Broadcasting Network and Seattle-based Optic8. The stages aim to cater to “the growing demand for premium virtual production facilities in the film, television, and commercial markets,” Trilogy Studios said. The first […]
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Vice Media Group has announced a new creative structure for its global production business now dubbed Vice Studios Group, which will oversee five premium production entities: Pulse Films, UnTypical, Vice Studios LatAm, Vice Studios Canada and a news documentary unit. Vice Studios Group will be led by the newly elevated Jamie Hall in London and Danny Gabai in Los Angeles as Co-Presidents. […]
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1888 Studios is coming to life. The sprawling film and television studio on a 70 acres site Bayonne, New Jersey will be the largest ground-up movie studio complex in North America. Formerly a Texaco oil storage facility, the 1.5 million square foot facility will be named after the year Thomas Edison filed a patent for […]
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IATSE negotiators are bracing for the next phase of contract negotiations with Hollywood’s major studios and streamers after the conclusion this week of talks with all 13 West Coast local union on the craft-specific aspects of a new master contract. On Monday, IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will shift the focus […]
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After two blockbuster years, Ontario’s film productions took a hit in 2023 because of lengthy writer and actor strikes in the U.S. Figures to be released Friday show while the sector gave the provincial economy a $1.8 billion boost last year, it was down more than 40 per cent when compared to $3.1 billion in 2022. […]
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