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Movie Biz in the ATL

I’ve noticed a few recently, but apparently there are 9 motion pictures that are being filmed in Atlanta this year in addition to Fox TV’s Vanished. The one last month around Midtown and Inman Park was a Japanese horror film remake called One Missed Call, they set up a number of stunts around the Biltmore. The next one is maybe even stranger…. a remake of the original Revenge of the Nerds. Not sure if either of those will be hits.

Now that the state of Georgia is offering tax incentives to the industry productions have been ramping up and the bulk are being filmed in Atlanta so Mayor Franklin has an assistant specializing in helping them out. He says it has brought some $200 million to the city this year. It’s almost like the 1980’s again.

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4 Responses to “Movie Biz in the ATL”

  1. Amber Says:
    September 21st, 2006 at 7:49 am

    Now that the state of Georgia is offering tax incentives to the industry productions have been ramping up and the bulk are being filmed in Atlanta so Mayor Franklin has an assistant specializing in helping them out. He says it has brought some $200 million to the city this year.

    He? Who is this Mayor Franklin you’re talking about?

  2. steve Says:
    September 21st, 2006 at 12:24 pm

    Atlanta is an ideal choice for a remake of Revenge of the Nerds…look around you…do it now…

  3. Jolomo Says:
    September 21st, 2006 at 1:25 pm

    “He” is the assistant.

  4. Robert Says:
    September 29th, 2006 at 12:15 pm

    One side effect this has had is that the rebates American States are offering have caused Canada to more greatly subsidize their film industries and this could put a strain on the government, perhaps then putting even more work back here!

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