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Sindicator on October 30, 2011 |
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Iron Man 3 will use about 1,000 extras during the film and there will be over 550 crew jobs and will be shooting from May 2012 until January 2013 with a Memorial Day weekend release in 2013.
- Premiere Casting, on the Cast & Crew Call for the NORTH CAROLINA production
Despite “The Letter” circulating among film and television execs as drafted from the office of your Governor, New Mexico is watching a short list of productions dwindle as industry insiders name names in this losing game.
Within the last few days everywhere from mainstream media to a palpable buzz on the social net is touting the big win over New Mexico North Carolina scored in landing the third installment of the Iron Man franchise.
“My top priority is creating jobs, and this film production will mean high-quality, well-paying jobs for North Carolinians…I pushed hard to get the revamped film incentive passed, with the help of a number of lawmakers, and now we see that initiative doing exactly what it was designed to do. 2011 has been North Carolina’s busiest year in the film industry with productions having a direct spend of over $200 million. Iron Man 3 will add to this record breaking year and carry over into 2012.” – NC Governor, Beverly Perdue
Tough to win it when you’re not in it. While our vibrant local film community claws and scratches to stay alive and active with a few independent films coming down the pike, original homegrown productions, work on and in government and non-prof. projects, big names name New Mexico as the filming location they will or are looking to pass over (Quentin Tarantino, Jerry Bruckheimer) for more hospitable pastures.
Just as recently as the broadcast of the Iron Man loss, industry bible Variety lists New Mexico as one of the states suffering production losses at the hands of Government unrest.
ABC Family ramps up production on The Lying Game this week after shooting its pilot right here in New Mexico back in 2010. The show was picked-up just as our legislature, under new leadership was batting down about our film incentive program. The show’s regular series production has since moved to Austin, TX.
We were also home to the Longmire television pilot shoot this Spring. Production on that series is eminent, where is the question. OHI’s late August inquiry into that yielded a lengthy “no comment” regarding the filming location for the 10 episode pick-up from an A&E rep.
While we still have Arnie, yet another pilot and the fifth & final seasons of Breaking Bad and In Plain Sight respectively on the horizon, there needs to be more fuel under this fire. ¿Qué no?
Make some noise New Mexico!
New Mexico Film Office | Office of New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez
Tags: Django Unchained, Film Production, Gateway, Governor Susana Martinez, Iron Man 3, Jerry Bruckheimer, New Mexico Film, New Mexico Film Office, Quentin Tarantino, Television Production, The Last Stand, The Lone Ranger, The Lying Game, Tin Star
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Sindicator on August 15, 2011 |
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New Mexico was home to the ABC Family pilot for The Lying Game in 2010 employing many locals – featuring NM’s Own Debrianna Mansini.
For whatever reason Susana when the Disney parented co. picked-up the series for the season the production, set in Arizon-i-a moved to Tejas.
Anyhoo (sorry), the premiere episode of the New Mexico seeded project premieres TONIGHT at 7 p.m. MST on the aforementioned ABC Fam. Channel.
Tags: ABC Family, Debrianna Mansini, Disney, Television Pilot, The Lying Game, TV Pilot
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Sindicator on May 18, 2011 |
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ABC Family has green lighted their original series The Lying Game, a spin-off of their hit show Pretty Little Liars. Both shows are based on novels by Sara Shepard.
As we told you here the pilot filmed right here in NM! You can thank Susana Martinez for the show up and taking production to Los Angeles – Thank you Susana!
The Lying Game is set to premiere Monday, August 15 on ABC Family.
Also just announced the Longmire television series has been picked by A&E for their upcoming season! Longmire is currently in production in northern NM.
Not fairing so well; CBS jinxed pilot starring Donald Faison, The Odds is never slated to see the light of day. Also not ‘coming soon’ is TNT’s Albuquerque production of The Rabbit Factory – that pilot had teamed DL Hughley with Steven Weber and employed many local cast & crew.
NBC says pass on another newsworthy NM shoot, that of Reconstruction (originally titled The Crossing) which marks strike two in recent TV season up-at-bats for for star Rachelle Lefevre who also led the cast of the highly touted, quickly puttered Off the Map.
Big hitters Breaking Bad and In Plain Sight are currently in production in the Q. The acclaimed A&E and USA network shows are in the midst of their fourth seasons respectively.
If there’s not enough NM on TV for you…because there never is, the revamped Charlie’s Angels series, starring New Mexico’s Own Minka Kelly is on the fall TV schedule where you can still find fellow New Mexicans Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Neil Patrick Harris in their own high falutin, hit TV series’.
Tags: A&E, ABC Family, CBS, Donald Faison, Longmire, Minka Kelly, NBC, Rachelle Lefevre, The Lying Game, The Rabbit Factory
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Sindicator on December 1, 2010 |
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Now Filming – ABC Family pilot, The Lying Game
The plot revolves around Emma, a foster kid who follows her heart o’ gold on the search for her long lost identical twin sister. Emma learns her sister Sutton, who’s been adopted by wealthy parents, is missing and commences on this quest of a lifetime…
As the World Turns vet Alexandra Chando stars as Emma, Supergirl herself, Helen Slater will appear and NM’s Own Debrianna Mansini will play, Clarice.
Andy Buckley of The Office also stars.
More deets to follow…
Tags: ABC Family, Alexandra Chando, Andy Buckley, Debrianna Mansini, Extras Casting, Helen Slater, The Lying Game, TV Pilot
