‘Masterminds’, ‘Disappointments Room’ Netflix Lawsuit Continues

Matt Artz

The $1.5 billion lawsuit filed from Relativity Media against Netflix over two movies that were filmed in North Carolina was significantly slimmed down late last week when a judge removed part of the complaint. According to Deadline, in a February 24 hearing, Santa Clara County Judge Theodore Zayner cut Relativity’s claims that the consequences of Netflix’s actions in a dispute over the streaming of two NC-filmed movies (Masterminds and The Disappointments Room) amounted to “trade libel” and a breach of the covenant of good faith. “While statements disparaging Plaintiff’s ability to…

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North Carolina Announces Three 2017 Film Grants

Matt Artz

As we previously reported, three 2017 productions have been awarded film and entertainment grants from the state, including Season 2 of the TNT series Good Behavior, the feature film American Animals, and a national car company commercial. North Carolina Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland and the Economic Development Partnership of NC announced three new productions are receiving North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants. “Our state’s film professionals have an opportunity for work once again,” said Secretary Copeland. “I look forward to catching a glimpse of their talent as well as…

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‘Six’ Episode 6 Preview: “Confession”

Matt Artz

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, the History Channel’s drama series Six continues with Episode 6, entitled “Confession”, premiering tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 22), and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. In tonight’s episode: “SEAL Team Six makes a bold decision that could lead to Rip’s rescue but could also have grave consequences.” Following Navy SEAL Team Six, whose 2014 mission was to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan, their plan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working as a jihadist fighter with the terrorists.  Six stars…

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‘Good Behavior’ Season 2 Approved for NC Grant Funds

Matt Artz

About to return to Wilmington, North Carolina to film Season 2, TNT’s drama series Good Behavior has been approved for a second wave of funding under the state’s film grant program. Star News reports that the show has been approved by the NC Department of Commerce for $9 million for its second season, which is a notable increase over the $6.6 million it received for its first season last year. Good Behavior and two other projects shooting in the state, including American Animals, mark the first grant approvals from the…

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‘Six’ Episode 5 Preview: “Collateral”

Matt Artz

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, the History Channel’s drama series Six continues with Episode 5, entitled “Collateral”, premiering this Wednesday, and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. In tonight’s episode: “The Team struggles with loss while Rip comes face-to-face with his new captor.” Following Navy SEAL Team Six, whose 2014 mission was to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan, their plan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working as a jihadist fighter with the terrorists.  Six stars Walton Goggins, Barry Sloane, along with Dominic Adams,…

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‘Six’ Episode 4 Preview: “Man Down”

Matt Artz

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, the History Channel’s drama series Six continues with Episode 4, entitled “Man Down”, premiering tonight (Feb. 8), and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. In tonight’s episode: “The race is on to see who can get to Rip first: the SEAL Team or Michael.” Following Navy SEAL Team Six, whose 2014 mission was to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan, their plan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working as a jihadist fighter with the terrorists.  Six stars Walton Goggins,…

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‘Six’ Episode 3 Preview: “Tour of Duty”

Matt Artz

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, the History Channel’s drama series Six continues with Episode 3, entitled “Tour of Duty”, premiering tonight (Feb. 1), and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. In tonight’s episode: “The truth about Rip’s departure from SEAL Team Six is revealed, while in Nigeria, Rip make a movie to escape.” Following Navy SEAL Team Six, whose 2014 mission was to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan, their plan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working as a jihadist fighter with the…

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‘Masterminds’ Comes Home on Blu-ray

Matt Artz

The much-delayed, renamed, and rescheduled comedy filmed in and based on a true story that actually happened in Charlotte, North Carolina, Masterminds arrives on Blu-ray and DVD this week, starring Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Ken Marino, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. 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 van, and drove…

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Watch the ‘Six’ Extended Trailer for Upcoming Action This Season

Matt Artz

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, the History Channel has released an extended trailer for the drama series Six, which previews the action we can expect this season. The show is based on the real life missions of Navy SEAL Team Six, whose 2014 mission was to eliminate a Taliban leader Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan.  Six stars Walton Goggins, Barry Sloane, along with Dominic Adams, Edwin Hodge, Kyle Schmid, Juan Pablo Raba, Nadine Velazquez, and Brianne Davis. Six airs on the History Channel on Wednesdays at 10pm. Check out the official superteaser…

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Early Review Calls ‘Shots Fired’ an “Excellent New Series”

Matt Artz

Filmed in Gastonia, North Carolina and the Charlotte region, the new Fox drama Shots Fired, just had its world premiere screening of the first six episodes at the ongoing Sundance Film Festival, and an early review calls the series, featuring a fictional North Carolina town in turmoil after a racially-charged shooting, “worthy and excellent”. Variety writes that show is “a worthy and excellent new series that works as both a television drama and an interlocking array of engagements with some of the most thorny issues of our time. Shots Fired resists easy…

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