Muskegon Chronicle | May 19, 2009
WEST MICHIGAN -- It's not quite the same as seeing your name in lights, but West Michigan movie enthusiasts will get another chance to check out a big-screen film set later this summer.
Holland-based TicTock Studios is producing the feature film "What's Wrong With Virginia," starring Liam Neeson and Jennifer Connelly.
Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of "Milk," wrote the film and is set to make his directorial debut. He will be joined by former "Milk" counterpart and director Gus Van Sant, who will take on the executive producer role.
TicTock CEO Hopwood DePree said he plans to have all actors and crew in Michigan for the shoot, although filming locations have not been determined. Production starts in late summer.
"The script has a coastal community feel, so West Michigan is really a natural fit," DePree said.
http://www.mlive.com/news/chronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1242728124159960.xml&coll=8
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Movie 'What's Wrong With Virginia' to be shot in West Michigan, features Liam Neeson, Jennifer Connelly, screenwriter of 'Milk'
By Beth Heinen Bell | The Grand Rapids Press | May 18, 2009
It's not quite the same as seeing your name in lights, but West Michigan movie enthusiasts will get another chance to check out a big-screen film set later this summer.
Holland-based TicTock Studios is producing the feature film "What's Wrong With Virginia," starring Liam Neeson and Jennifer Connelly.
Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of "Milk," wrote the film and is set to make his directorial debut. He will be joined by former "Milk" counterpart and director Gus Van Sant, who will take on the executive producer role.
TicTock CEO Hopwood DePree said he plans to have all actors and crew on location in Michigan for the shoot, although filming locations have not been determined. Production is set to begin in late summer.
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/05/movie_whats_wrong_with_virgini.html
It's not quite the same as seeing your name in lights, but West Michigan movie enthusiasts will get another chance to check out a big-screen film set later this summer.
Holland-based TicTock Studios is producing the feature film "What's Wrong With Virginia," starring Liam Neeson and Jennifer Connelly.
Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of "Milk," wrote the film and is set to make his directorial debut. He will be joined by former "Milk" counterpart and director Gus Van Sant, who will take on the executive producer role.
TicTock CEO Hopwood DePree said he plans to have all actors and crew on location in Michigan for the shoot, although filming locations have not been determined. Production is set to begin in late summer.
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/05/movie_whats_wrong_with_virgini.html
TicTock Studios will produce film this summer in Michigan
By JEREMY GONSIOR | The Holland Sentinel | May 18, 2009
Holland, MI — Liam Neeson and Jennifer Connelly will be the stars, but an as-yet-unnamed “boardwalk, beachfront community” — quite possibly in West Michigan — will make a cameo appearance as Holland-based TicTock Studios produces “What’s Wrong with Virginia” this summer.
Company founder Hopwood DePree said filming will be done in Michigan but just where is not yet known.
Crews will arrive soon to decide the film’s location, he said, with the studio searching for varied backgrounds. Shooting begins in late summer.
“We have to do a scout of Michigan, but we would love to see it shot in West Michigan,” he said. “We need the backdrop of a boardwalk, beachfront community.”
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/lifestyle_entertainment/x1194178824/TicTock-Studios-will-produce-film-this-summer-in-Michigan
Holland, MI — Liam Neeson and Jennifer Connelly will be the stars, but an as-yet-unnamed “boardwalk, beachfront community” — quite possibly in West Michigan — will make a cameo appearance as Holland-based TicTock Studios produces “What’s Wrong with Virginia” this summer.
Company founder Hopwood DePree said filming will be done in Michigan but just where is not yet known.
Crews will arrive soon to decide the film’s location, he said, with the studio searching for varied backgrounds. Shooting begins in late summer.
“We have to do a scout of Michigan, but we would love to see it shot in West Michigan,” he said. “We need the backdrop of a boardwalk, beachfront community.”
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/lifestyle_entertainment/x1194178824/TicTock-Studios-will-produce-film-this-summer-in-Michigan
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Tax breaks lure Hollywood to Michigan, but Grand Rapids yet to land big movie star
By John Serba | The Grand Rapids Press | February 22, 2009
GRAND RAPIDS -- Clint Eastwood. George Clooney. Hilary Swank -- all Oscar winners who have shot or will shoot films in the Detroit area.
But what about Grand Rapids? When it comes to Michigan's budding movie business, the state seems sharply divided: Detroit -- where the majority of film projects have landed -- and everywhere else.
Add the recent announcement of three studios to be built in Detroit, Plymouth and Pontiac, and West Michiganders may be wondering, why not us?
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/02/tax_breaks_lures_hollywood_to.html
GRAND RAPIDS -- Clint Eastwood. George Clooney. Hilary Swank -- all Oscar winners who have shot or will shoot films in the Detroit area.
But what about Grand Rapids? When it comes to Michigan's budding movie business, the state seems sharply divided: Detroit -- where the majority of film projects have landed -- and everywhere else.
Add the recent announcement of three studios to be built in Detroit, Plymouth and Pontiac, and West Michiganders may be wondering, why not us?
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/02/tax_breaks_lures_hollywood_to.html
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