Hollywood of the south

[Euphorius]

I'm surprised no one posted this yet, but Jada Pinkett Smith has a new show Based in Charlotte that's pilot episode will be airing on TNT this fall. The show is called "Time" and it's a medical drama that takes place in a fictional hospital called "Charlotte Mercy Hospital." I'm sure that they will shoot some shots in Charlotte if the show makes it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080918/tv_nm/jada_dc

Actually, even though there is a shot of the Charlotte skyline in the promo for the show, it is actually set in Richmond and filmed in L.A.. How's that for confusing?

[Martinman]

Not that its any "Hollywood of the South" but since that state made the tax incentives on par with those in the leading states, film production in Atlanta has exploded. Here's a partial list of what has been (all or partially) filmed locally in the last two years.

Zombieland - Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson

The Vampire Diaries series - CW

The Joneses - Demi Moore, David Duchovny

Drop Dead Diva series - Lifetime

Killers - Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher

Due Date - Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis

For Colored Girls - Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg

Why Did I Get Married Too? - Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry

Fast Five - Paul Walker, Vin Diesel

Hall Pass - Owen Wilson, Christina Applegate

The Walking Dead series - AMC (filmed and set in Atlanta)

Get Low - Robert Duvall, Bill Murray

Mean Girls 2

Yellow - Luke Wilson, Sienna Miller

Wanderlust - Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd

Footloose - Dennis Quaid, Julianne Hough

Life as we Know it - Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel (filmed and set in Atlanta)

The Change Up - Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman