Natalie Martinez, currently of the hit CBS series Under the Dome, is relocating from one Wilmington-filmed series to another, as it was announced this week that Martinez will join Ryan Phillippe in the new ABC series Secrets & Lies. The pilot episode of the new series is set to film later this month in Wilmington, North Carolina, where Dome is also shot.
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Movie and TV film production news for Wilmington, North Carolina
Grace Victoria Cox to Make TV Debut in ‘Under the Dome’
Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, another new cast member is joining the hit CBS series Under the Dome for the upcoming Season 2. Making her worldwide television debut, 18-year-old Grace Victoria Cox will play a new character, described as “lithe, mysterious, beautiful and almost regal Melanie, who catches the eye of Joe (Colin Ford). Poised and ethereal, Melanie is from the right side of the tracks and is a clear contrast to Norrie (Mackenzie Lintz)”, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Read MoreEddie Cahill and Karla Crome Going ‘Under the Dome’
Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, two new cast members were announced this week to join the hit CBS series Under the Dome for the upcoming Season 2. Eddie Cahill (CSI: NY) will play Big Jim’s (Dean Norris) brother-in-law, while Karla Crome (Misfits) will play a teacher in the show’s fictional town of Chester’s Mill, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Read MoreRyan Phillippe to Star in ‘Secrets & Lies’ ABC Pilot
ABC will film the pilot episode of its new series Secrets & Lies in Wilmington, North Carolina, and today The Port City Daily reports that Ryan Phillippe will star in the series. Phillippe previously worked in Southport, North Carolina filming the horror slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).
Read More‘Iron Man 3’ Gets Academy Award Nomination
Filmed mostly in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, it was announced this morning that Marvel’s Iron Man 3 has received an Academy Award nomination at the 2014 Oscars! Iron Man 3 has been selected as a nominee in the category of Visual Effects, Also filmed in North Carolina, the comedy Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa also surpisingly received its own Oscar nomination for Makeup and Hairstyling.Â
Read More‘Under the Dome’ Season 2 Premiere Date Announced
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!
Read MoreFX 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 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‘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 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!
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