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Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, another new cast member is going Under the Dome, as it was announced today that ER alum Sherry Stringfield will join the cast for the upcoming Season 2. Stringfield will play Pauline, a mysterious woman who may be connected to the origins of the dome itself, according to TV Guide.
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ABC will film the pilot episode of its new series Secrets & Lies in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it was announced today that KaDee Strickland (Private Practice) will join Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) and Ryan Phillippe (I Know What You Did Last Summer) as part of the growing cast. Strickland will play Phillippe’s wife Christy, whose feelings toward her husband are complicated following his discovery of the neighbor boy’s body in the American adaptation of the popular Australian mystery series of the same name, according to Deadline.
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Filmed in WIlmington,North Carolina, the fourth and final season of HBO’s Eastbound and Down comes home to Blu-ray and DVD on May 13. Played by Danny McBride (Your Highness, Pinapple Express),Eastbound and Down‘s anti-hero “Kenny Powers” is from a fictionalized version of Shelby, North Carolina. Season 3 ended with Kenny returning home to Shelby, where most of Season 4 takes place.
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The North Carolina Production Alliance (NCPA), the newly formed statewide coalition of skilled technicians, crew, filmmakers, producers, studio owners, small businesses, hospitality professionals, and local governments has launched their official website in advance of the 2014 legislative session. The group will provide verifiable information to the media, legislature and the public about the size, scope and economic impact of the film industry in North Carolina.
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The FX network will film the new comedy pilot How and Why, starring Michael Cera (Superbad, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and John Hawkes (Eastbound and Down, The Sessions), in Wilmington, North Carolina this spring, and the newest member of the growing cast has been revealed. The Wilmywood Daily reports that Julia Sarah Stone of AMC’s The Killing has joined the cast of the new series from writer and producer Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich).
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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 teaser trailer for the road trip comedy, along with the official poster and the new image below! Starring MacCarthy (Bridesmaids) as the titular character and Susan Sarandon (Thelma and Louise) as her grandmother, you can check out the brand new teaser in the player below and then scroll down to view the new poster and let us know what you think in the comments!
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ABC will film the pilot episode of its new series Secrets & Lies in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it was announced today the Oscar nominated actress Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers) will star in the series along with Ryan Phillippe (I Know What You Did Last Summer). Per The Hollywood Reporter, Lewis will play Andrea Cornell, the unflappable, somewhat formidable detective conducting the investigation into the slaying of 4-year-old Tom Mullen who has her sights set on Ben (Phillippe), the loving father who found the boy’s body.
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An untitled new series [UPDATE: We’ve learned the series will be called Red Zone] pilot for the CBS network will begin filming in Wilmington, North Carolina this April. Bill Vasser, executive vice president of EUE / Screen Gems Studios, confirmed yesterday that the pilot episode of the new series will begin shooting on April 10, according to Star News.
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Filmed in and around Wilmington, Currie, Rocky Point, and Burgaw, North Carolina in 2012, LD Entertainment’s horror thriller Where the Devil Hides (formerly The Occult and The Devil’s Rapture) has had sales rights picked up by Edward Noletner’s Cinema Management Group, which will premiere the film for buyers in Berlin during the ongoing European Film Market (EFM). Starring Rufus Sewell (Dark City), Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Leah Pipes (Sorority Row), and Jennifer Carpenter (Showtime’s Dexter), read on for the official synopsis and then scroll down to view a new teaser…
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A pair of newcomers were announced yesterday as the male and female leads in Dolphin Films and Mattel’s upcoming live action adaptation of the toy franchise Max Steel, set to begin filming in Wilmington, North Carolina soon. Ben Winchell (A.N.T. Farm, Necessary Roughness) has signed on to play the lead role of Max McGrath, who teams with his alien pal Steel to form the titular superhero, while Ana Villafane (Hiding) will play Max’s love interest Sydney Gardner, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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