ATLwood: Georgia owns country’s largest studio project

Filming Updates
>>  Effingham, Ga., and Moon River Studios will be the home of the largest film studio project in ‘Murica. 
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? >> Of course, the big studio news comes the same week, Gov. Nathan Deal announced that the TV and film production industry generated $6 billion for the state’s economy. With that, Georgia now has the fastest-growing film industry the worldhttp://www.projectcasting.com/news/georgia-film-industry/.
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? >> Macon, a major motion picture town? 
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? >> Thanks to Magic Mike XXL, Savannah may soon see a spike in productions. 
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? >> Captain America: Civil War turned Downtown into New York City earlier this week. 
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? Sightings
?>> Here’s the trailer for the locally shot, Goosebumps movie.
? embed-1>> Here’s Ben Affleck arriving in ATL to spend some QT with the kids and Jennifer Garner, post-divorce news. 
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? >> Captain America villain Daniel Bruhl looking very un-villain likehttps://twitter.com/AtlantaFilming/status/618128550512738304 arriving to set. 
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? >> I guess the spike in Savannah’s film productions means more Adam Sandler sightings. 
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? Deals, Payoffs, and Lawsuits
? >> Ahead of the season three premiere, Georgia-shot SundanceTV hit, “Rectify,” was renewed for another season. 
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? >> Decatur own’s Chris Tucker, and Netflix are being sued in regards to the former’s upcoming comedy special on the latter. 
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? >> The reality-TV-based life of millionaire Todd Chrisley, “Chrisley Knows Best,” just got renewed for a fourth season. 
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? >> ATL-based Bounce TV just pulled the plug on all of their Bill Cosby-related programming. 
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? >> In the battle of Southern cities vying for Winona Ryder’s forthcoming Netlfix series, the current score is Atlanta 1, Wilmington 0.
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? Castings
? >> “We look for characters from real life; people with strong personalities who are unafraid to speak their minds,” is the message from “Real World” executive producer Jonathan Murray. The MTV show is holding a casting call this Sat., July 11, at the Hudson Grille in Midtown, from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. All interested parties should click here.
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? >> CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” announced a season seven casting call. 
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? >> Want to be an audience guest for “Lauren Lake’s “Paternity Court”? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3226310/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Sure you do. 
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? >> “Hippies” needed! 
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? Miscellany
======>> Clayton State University’s Film and Digital Media Center is working to increase the chances of local talent breaking into the world of production.
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? >> “I really wanted Rome to show a woman can have a sense of self-respect and dignity and demand that from whomever she’s dealing with in a sexually charged environment. Entertainment in this industry does not have to be about degradation and what it should be is about celebration and exaltation.“ 
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? >> Have a good weekend. BTW, “http://clatl.com/atlanta/your-pretty-face-is-going-to-hell-returns-for-second-season/Content?oid=14699398” rel=”external”>http:// http://clatl.com/atlanta/your-pretty-face-is-going-to-hell-returns-for-second-season/Content?oid=14699398Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell.”
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? Have any tips? Sightings? Encounters? Pictures? Filming news? We need ‘em! Drop me a line: gavin.godfrey at creativeloafing.com; or send me a tweet at @WriteGavinWrite. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #ATLwood.