Wilmington-area productions fuel solid start to 2021 for film in NC Crews with the horror movie Scream 5 filming at Cardinal Lanes in Wilmington last year. (Source: WECT) By WECT Staff | April 1, 2021 at 12:41 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 1:29 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - After pressing pause on much of 2020 due to Covid-19, film production in North Carolina is back in full swing and is currently at a six-year high, according to a news release from Governor Roy Cooperâs office.
Six productions have recently grabbed a share of funds from the North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grant and those productions will spend more than $134.8 million in the state while creating 5,700 job opportunities, according to the release.
Ethan Hawkeâs horror thriller âThe Black Phoneâ will film in Wilmington next month Ethan Hawke participates in the Showtime The Good Lord Bird panel during the Winter 2020 Television Critics Association Press Tour on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) (Source: Richard Shotwell) By WECT Staff | January 28, 2021 at 3:26 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 10:37 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Donât answer the phone. The next horror movie to dial up Wilmington stars Ethan Hawke and will begin production in February.
According to a news release from Blumhouse Productions, Hawke has joined the cast of âThe Black Phoneâ and will reunite with director Scott Derrickson for the first time since the pair collaborated on the 2012 horror movie, âSinister.â