‘We’re the Millers’ Racks Up 6 MTV Movie Award Nominations

North Carolina productions will have a good presence at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards next month, with We’re the Millers nominated for six awards, along with The Conjuring and Iron Man 3, which also received nominations, all three of which were filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina. We’re the Millers is nominated for Best Female Performance (Jennifer Aniston), Breakthrough Performance (Will Poulter), Best Kiss (Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, and Will Poulter), Best Comedic Performance (Jason Sudeikis), Best Shirtless Performance (Jennifer Aniston), and Best Musical Moment (Will Poulter singing “Waterfalls”).

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Aimee Garcia and Shanley Caswell Enter ‘Red Zone’

Shanley Caswell will return to Wilmington, North Carolina for 'Red Zone'.

Filming in Wilmington, North Carolina in April, Red Zone will see the return of Dexter‘s Aimee Garcia (Robocop) to television, alongside Shanley Caswell of The Conjuring, also filmed in Wilmington. Garcia will play Vera Bradley, “a whip-smart, driven, and impatient case officer with the CIA’s Counter-Terrorism department”, while Caswell will play CIA Operative  Holden Weller’s daughter, “a cute but slightly awkward teenager with a lively interest in world affairs”, according to Deadline.

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Watch Stephen King Tweet from ‘Under the Dome’ Season 2 Set

Stephen King on the Wilmington, North Carolina set of 'Under the Dome'.

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, production on Season 2 of the hit CBS drama Under the Dome started today, and your first official look comes in the form of hilarious new video just released, featuring Stephen King, who wrote the first episode of the new season, finding a unique way to send a tweet from the set. You can watch the video in the player below!

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NC Film Office Director Aaron Syrett Talks Incentives [Interview]

NC Film Office

 The North Carolina film industry is in serious danger if the state’s film tax incentive program is allowed to expire at the end of this year as currently scheduled. As the debate heats up prior the next session of the North Carolina General Assembly in May, we caught up with Aaron Syrett, director of the North Carolina Film Office, last week to get to the heart of the issue, how we got here, and what the future holds. Read on for our full interview in Aaron Syrett!

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‘Secrets & Lies’ Adds Indiana Evans and More

Indiana Evans will tell 'Secrets & Lies' for ABC in Wilmington, North Carolina.

ABC will film the pilot episode of its new series Secrets & Lies in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the cast keeps growing, with four more additions announced today, including Indiana Evans (pictured below) of Lifetime’s recent Blue Lagoon reboot. Also joining the cast are Charles Dutton (Roc), Steven Brand (Magic City), and Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead), according to Deadline.

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Clifton Collins Jr. Joins ABC’s ‘Secrets & Lies’

Clifton Collins Jr. is coming to Wilmington, North Carolina for the pilot episode of ABC's 'Secrets & Lies'.

ABC will film the pilot episode of its new series Secrets & Lies in Wilmington, North Carolina, and we have yet another cast member joining in the drama, as it was announced today that Clifton Collins Jr. (Star Trek, Pacific Rim) will join Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) and Ryan Phillippe (I Know What You Did Last Summer) in the series. Collins will play a childhood friend of Phillippe’s character Ben and tenant in Ben’s pool house who is unwaveringly supportive of Ben after he discovers the neighbor boy’s body, according…

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Support NC Film at Red Carpet Oscar Fundraiser

An Evening on the Red Carpet - March 2, 2014

You are invited to walk the red carpet like a celebrity at the annual Oscars fundraiser for Wilmington, North Carolina’s Cucalorus Film Festival, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary this fall. Scroll down to read the full press release on this year’s “Evening on the Red Carpet”, happening at EUE / Screen Gems Studios on Oscar Sunday, March 2.

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