Author: Matt Artz

‘Banshee’ Promotes Geno Segers and Afton Williamson to Series Regulars

Matt Artz
Geno Segers is Chayton Littlestone on 'Banshee', filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Two of our favorite actors featured on Cinemax’s record-breaking smash hit Banshee have been promoted to series regulars for the upcoming Season 3, which has just begun production Charlotte, North Carolina. Geno Segers, introduced in Season 2 as the terrifyingly awesome Native American gang leader Chayton Littlestone, and Afton Williamson, who has been icy cool as District Attorney Alison Medding. have both been elevated to series regulars for the upcoming third season, according to TV Line.

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‘Banshee’ Promotes Geno Segers and Afton Williamson to Series Regulars

Matt Artz
Geno Segers is Chayton Littlestone on 'Banshee', filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Two of our favorite actors featured on Cinemax’s record-breaking smash hit Banshee have been promoted to series regulars for the upcoming Season 3, which has just begun production Charlotte, North Carolina. Geno Segers, introduced in Season 2 as the terrifyingly awesome Native American gang leader Chayton Littlestone, and Afton Williamson, who has been icy cool as District Attorney Alison Medding. have both been elevated to series regulars for the upcoming third season, according to TV Line.

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Boaz Yakin to Direct ‘Max’ in Charlotte, NC in May

Matt Artz
'Max' begins filming in Charlotte, North Carolina in May.

MGM Studios, Sunswept Entertainment and Picture 8 Productions is bringing a new family movie inspired by true events to Charlotte, North Carolina, with Max set to begin filming this spring, with director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans, Uptown Girls, Safe) set to helm the drama. Yakin also wrote the script along with Sheldon Lettich (Rambo III, Lionheart, Double Impact).

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Boaz Yakin to Direct ‘Max’ in Charlotte, NC in May

Matt Artz
'Max' begins filming in Charlotte, North Carolina in May.

MGM Studios, Sunswept Entertainment and Picture 8 Productions is bringing a new family movie inspired by true events to Charlotte, North Carolina, with Max set to begin filming this spring, with director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans, Uptown Girls, Safe) set to helm the drama. Yakin also wrote the script along with Sheldon Lettich (Rambo III, Lionheart, Double Impact).

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NC Actress Candace Blanchard Breaks Her ‘Curfew’ [Interview]

Matt Artz
Candace Blanchard stars in 'Curfew', filmed in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Curfew is the latest independent feature film from The INDEE, based in Gastonia, North Carolina. Filmed in Gastonia, it is the story of a woman who learns the hard way that no one should ever stay out past their curfew. We recently caught up with Curfew lead actress and North Carolina native Candace Blanchard to discuss making the film, the ongoing crowd funding campaign to help secure distribution, and the physical and emotional demands of her role. Read on for our full interview with Charlotte, North Carolina actress Candace Blanchard!

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Kristen Wiig to Film ‘The Heart’ in Wilmington in May

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Kristen Wiig stars in an untitled heist comedy (formerly 'Loomis Fargo'), filmed in Asheville, North Carolina.

Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) was recently confirmed to star in The Heart with Sam Rockwell (Moon) and Allison Janney (Tammy), and we  now know that the comedy drama will begin shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina in May. To be written and directed by Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, pre-production on The Heart will begin next month in Wilmington, according to The Wilmywood Daily.

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John Elvis on Living a Dream ‘Under the Dome’ [Interview]

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John Elvis returns as Ben Drake in Season 2 of 'Under the Dome'.

John Elvis gets all the best lines on Under the Dome, as the show’s lovable wisecracking skater Ben Drake, the loyal best friend of the hit CBS series’ protagonist, who can’t help but lighten the mood in an otherwise dark town that finds itself cut off from the rest of the world. “The writers actually told me I’m one of their favorite characters to write for, because I get the cool line, the funny line,” Elvis told us. “It’s such a serious show, I feel like I bring a goofy part…

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‘Homeland’ Leaving Charlotte for South Africa

Matt Artz

After three award winning seasons filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina, Homeland will relocate production to Cape Town, South Africa for the upcoming Season 4, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  “We’ve been so lucky to work with one of the best crews in the business for the last three seasons in Charlotte,” said Homeland showrunner and executive producer Alex Gansa.“We knew going into season four that we would need to move the production overseas to tell the story of Carrie returning to the Middle East as chief of station.”

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Study Says NC Film Incentives Provide 4,000 Jobs, Positive Economic Growth

Matt Artz
North Carolina cities where filming has occurred.

We were hesitant to publish this today for fear it may get lost amid the many fake April Fools Day stories, but this is no joke and it’s too serious to wait, as the much anticipated study by NC State University regarding the real impact of North Carolina’s film incentive program was released today, finding that allowing the incentives to expire at the end of this year could cost the state approximately 4,000 jobs.  The study also finds that for every dollar of the film incentive credit that the state issues,…

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