Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, CBS announced today that the second season of the hit series Under the Dome will premiere on Monday, June 30 with an episode written Stephen King. You can read the full press release below, and then let us hear how excited you are to go back Under the Dome in the comments!
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FX Comedy Pilot to Film in Wilmington, North Carolina
The FX network will film a new comedy pilot starring Michael Cera (Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and John Hawkes (Eastbound and Down, The Sessions) in Wilmington, North Carolina this spring. Variety reported yesterday that the first episode of the new series How and Why from writer and producer Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich) will shoot in Wilmington in the spring.
Read MoreWatch Episode 1 of ‘Banshee’ Season 2 and New Previews Online
Filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina, the first episode of Season 2 of the hit series Banshee premiered this past Friday night and Cinemax has since made the episode available for free online via YouTube, along with a new 90-minute trailer for the second season. You can watch the full first episode of Season 2 in the player below, and then scroll down to check out new previews of the weeks to come and a sneak peek at this Friday’s new episode!
Read MoreFirst Look at ‘Tammy’ Revealed
Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy Tammy, written and directed by McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone, has just revealed the first official image from the road trip comedy via USA Today. The above image features MacCarthy (Bridesmaids) as the titular character and Susan Sarandon (Thelma and Louise) as her wacky grandmother.
Read More‘Tusk’ Director Kevin Smith Praises Charlotte Film Crew
Kevin Smith (Clerks, Red State) spent 15 days in Cramerton, North Carolina this past November shooting his new horror film Tusk, and the director recently praised his Charlotte-based film crew via his official Facebook page, where he also said he would love to shoot his next movie there as well! Smith recently posted some early artwork from the film, which you can see below, as well as the following shout-out to Charlotte!
Read More‘Max Steel’ Movie Coming to North Carolina
Multiple sources have reported this month that Mattel’s big screen adaptation of their popular toy line and animated series Max Steel is set to open production offices in Wilmington, North Carolina in January, with filming to begin in February. It was announced back in September that Mattel would be teaming up with Dolphin Entertainment and Open Road Films to develop a live-action feature film based on the “Max Steel” character, to be written by Christopher Yost (Thor: The Dark World) and directed by Stewart Hendler (H+, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn).
Read More‘America’s Got Talent’ Auditions Coming to Greensboro, NC
NBC’s hit performance competition series America’s Got Talent will be holding open auditions for the upcoming season this January in Greensboro, North Carolina. Auditions for the upcoming 2014 season of the show will be held in various cities across the country over the coming weeks, including Greensboro, North Carolina on January 29.
Read MoreGovernor Announces NC Film Industry Generated $254 Million In 2013!
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory put out a press release today that announces some very positive economic numbers for the state’s film industry, as movie and television productions created $254 million in spending, 25,000 job opportunities, and 5,700 production work days in 2013! You can scroll down to read the full press release, and then let us (and the state) hear your thoughts on the North Carolina film industry in the comments below!
Read MoreZach Galifianakis Joins Owen Wilson for NC Heist Comedy
Relativity Media will bring a true heist story that happened in Charlotte, North Carolina to life in a new comedy now set to star Wilksboro, NC native Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers, You Are Here), with filming to take place in the state next summer. Formerly titled Loomis Fargo the film tells the story of a real life robbery that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina  in 1997, when David Scott Ghantt, the driver of a Loomis Fargo & Company armored car grabbed $17 million, stuck it in a company…
Read More‘Banshee’ Reveals Four New Season 2 Teasers
Filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina, Cinemax has revealed four new teasers for Season 2 of the hit series Banshee. You can watch the new promos for Season 2 in the player below, and then scroll down to view the full trailer!
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