Tag: Ashby

NC Film Office Mid-Year Report: $268 Million, 19,000 Jobs In 2014

Matt Artz
NC Film Office

The North Carolina Film Office released a mid-year financial report today, which estimates another banner year for the state’s film industry, with in-state spending by productions at over $268 million. plus the creation of more than 19,000 job opportunities, with filming taking place in 35 different counties Six months into 2014, the North Carolina Film Office reports an estimated production tally of $268 million in direct in-state spending and nearly 19,000 job opportunities for North Carolinians.

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NC Film Office Mid-Year Report: $268 Million, 19,000 Jobs In 2014

Matt Artz
NC Film Office

The North Carolina Film Office released a mid-year financial report today, which estimates another banner year for the state’s film industry, with in-state spending by productions at over $268 million. plus the creation of more than 19,000 job opportunities, with filming taking place in 35 different counties Six months into 2014, the North Carolina Film Office reports an estimated production tally of $268 million in direct in-state spending and nearly 19,000 job opportunities for North Carolinians.

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Mickey Rourke, Emma Roberts to Film ‘Ashby’ in Charlotte

Matt Artz
'We're the Millers' star Emma Roberts is coming back to North Carolina to film 'Ashby' in Charlotte.

A new production from writer-director Tony McNamara, is set to begin filming in the Charlotte, North Carolina area this month, starring Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2), Sarah Silverman (A Million Ways to Die in the West), and Emma Roberts (American Horror Story, Scream 4). The comedy-drama Ashby follows the relationship between a high school student, to be played by Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars), and a retired CIA assassin (Rourke) who only has months to live.

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