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North Carolina filmed movie production entertainment news from NCHollywood.com
‘Ghosts’ Renamed Again …Back To ‘Jessabelle’
Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, the upcoming horror thriller Jessabelle, from Saw VI and Saw 3D director Kevin Greutert and writer Robert Ben Garant (Reno 911), was recently ranamed Ghosts, but it seems Lionsgate likes their original title best (we do too), as the studio has now reverted the movie’s name back to Jessabelle, according to Bloody-Disgusting.com.
Sara Snook takes a bath in the thriller ‘Jessabelle’, filmed in Wilmington, NC.
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[Now Filming] Warner Bros. Dates ‘Tammy’ Against Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz
Braidsmaids breakout star Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy Tammy is currently shooting in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, and we now have an official release date for the raucous road trip comedy, written and directed by McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone.
‘Bridesmaids’ star Melissa McCarthy will reunite with her real life husband Ben Falcone in their new comedy ‘Tammy’, which they wrote and will direct in Wilmington, NC.
Warner Bros. Pictures announced last week that Tammy will be released in theaters on July 2, 2014, facing off against Disney’s Sleeping Beauty reimagining Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie as the evil witch. McCarthy and company will face bigger competition in the comedy Sex Tape, starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel, which is also scheduled to open on the same day.
Don’t be surprised if this release date gets shifted at some point.
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‘Iron Man 3′ Brings Marvel Back To Earth [Movie Review]
Filmed mostly in and around Wilmington, North Carolina last year, the summer blockbuster season just got a jump start with the arrival of Marvel’s highly anticipated sequel Iron Man 3, a fact-paced thrill ride that sheds the superhero armor for much of the film in favor of bringing its main character significantly back to Earth, humanizing the billionaire playboy Tony Stark with real world fears that his cocky ego in the first two Iron Man movies could never have been able to comprehend.
Iron Man returns in Marvel’s ‘Iron Man 3′.
Read our official review below!
NC’s Biggest Blockbuster, ‘Iron Man 3′ Opens In Theaters
Filmed in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, as well as on location in Florida, California, and China last year, Disney and Marvel’s highly anticipated Iron Man 3 has arrived, officially opening in North America today.
We predicted last year that Iron Man 3 would be the biggest movie ever made in North Carolina, and it’s record breaking box office numbers overseas since opening in many foreign markets last Friday have already accomplished that feat. Before the sequel even opened in North America yet, it has already out grossed the overseas first week numbers of last year’s mega-hit super ensemble The Avengers, which was the most successful Marvel movie to date.
‘Iron Man 3′ Responsible for $179.8 Million in Spending, Over 2,000 Jobs in North Carolina
A new economic analysis released today from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) says that Disney and Marvel’s decision to film Iron Man 3 in North Carolina had a significant financial impact and return on investment in the state.
Read on for the official press release.
[Now Filming] Melissa McCarthy Comedy ‘Tammy’ Starts Shooting In NC
Braidsmaids breakout star Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy Tammy will begin principal photography around Wilmington, North Carolina next week, as crews were already filming scenes in Brunswick County and Boiling Spring Lakes this week.
‘Bridesmaids’ star Melissa McCarthy will reunite with her real life husband Ben Falcone in their new comedy ‘Tammy’, which they wrote and will direct in Wilmington, NC.
Tammy is a raucous road trip comedy written and to be directed by McCarthy and her husband and co-star Ben Falcone.
The production will be shooting in and around Wilmington for a few months starting on May 3, according to Star News.
New ‘Iron Man 3′ TV Spot Asks “Is That Normal?”
Filmed in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, as well as on location in Florida, California, and China, Disney and Marvel’s Iron Man 3 arrives in theaters in less than two weeks, with tickets now on sale for many Thursday night preview screenings scheduled throughout the country on May 2, and we have a short new TV spot for you to check out as the countdown continues.
Rebecca Hall is Maya Hansen in ‘Iron Man 3′.
You can watch the latest TV spot below!
How Dino De Laurentiis Brought ‘Hannibal’ And His ‘Manhunter’ To North Carolina
Fans of the evil genius Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter are eating up NBC’s new series Hannibal, but the horror icon’s first big screen appearance came in a stylish ’80s thriller that inspired the show, while his biggest would come almost 15 years later in the series’ namesake, and both were filmed partly in North Carolina thanks to legendary producer Dino De Laurentiis.
Anthony Hopkins stars in ‘Hannibal’, filmed partly in Asheville, North Carolina.
Released in theaters on August 15, 1986, not many suspected that director Michael Mann’s Manhunter would spawn one of the most infamous icons in movie history, as the film was released to very little fanfare and sparse publicity. At the time, Mann was not yet the renowned film auteur he is today, but the visionary mastermind behind the ultra stylish NBC cop series Miami Vice.
Jim Carrey Comedy ‘Loomis Fargo’ To Film True NC Story In North Carolina
Set to begin filming this month in North Carolina, Relativity Media will bring a true heist story that happened in Charlotte to life in a new comedy starring Jim Carrey.
Loomis Fargo is the story of a real life robbery that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997, when David Scott Ghantt, the driver of a Loomis Fargo & Company armored car grabbed $17 million, stuck it in a company van, and drove off with the money, committing the third largest cash robbery in United States history at the time.
Latest ‘Iron Man 3′ Featurette Explores New Armors
Filmed in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, as well as on location in Florida, California, and China, a second featurette for Disney and Marvel’s Iron Man 3 has come online featuring behind the scenes footage and interviews, as well as a one-minute promo previewing many of the new suits of armor to be featured in the sequel, recently named by Fandango as the Most Anticipated Movie of 2013.
You can watch both videos below!
