President Donald Trump recently floated a controversial idea that the U.S. could potentially place tariffs on foreign-made films as part of an effort to bring production back stateside. While economic experts and Hollywood execs debate that – here in Georgia film production has indeed slowed down, with many productions finding bigger tax breaks in Europe. Marvel used to call Atlanta its home base, but as of now the recently-released “Thunderbolts” (another big hit) is the last Marvel production scheduled to be shot here. The next four films in the MCU are all being shot in London, and it doesn’t help that the movie theater industry has struggled since COVID, leaving Georgia film DRIFTING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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