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The Hollywood Reporter

Tue, 06/01/2010

Shreveport to Sydney, governments and film commissions were angling for Warner Bros. to shoot its new superhero movie “The Green Lantern” on their land — and spend some of the film’s roughly $150 million budget there, too.

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The Start of Second Line Stages

Scene

Thu, 04/01/2010

“New Orleans is way ahead of the curve on this,” said Susan Brennan. “We’ve had the tax credits in place to bring the new productions here. All that was missing was the infrastructure. Now we have a facility that matches the top of the industry standards.”

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‘Green Lantern' Going Green By Composting

Ecorazzi, the latest in Green Gossip

Thu, 03/25/2010

Academy Award nominated New Zealand born film director Taika Waititi is known as much for being part of the award-winning comedy duo The Humourbeasts (featuring fellow Kiwi Jemaine Clement of HBO’s wildly popular Flight of the Conchords) as he is for his WWF Earth Hour ambassadorial responsibilities. Joking that he accepted his newly found eco-role thinking that it was actually a position with the World Wrestling Federation, the director happens to be the perfect representative for Mother Nature.

Read more: ‘Green Lantern’ Movie Set Going Green By Composting

Film Studio Opens in Lower Garden District

Written by WGNO ABC26 News

Wed, 03/03/2010

Get ready for a movie production boom in New Orleans. Second Line Stages, the first independent green soundstage in the country, is officially open.

Read more: Major Motion Picture Studio Opens in Lower Garden District

New film studio gives Hollywood South boost

Reported by: Shelley Brown, Weekend Anchor

Wed, 03/03/2010

The grand opening of a new film studio in New Orleans shows how lucrative tax incentives have turned the state into a premier location for film and tv production. A mix of federal and state tax credits combined with private financing helped make Second Line Stages a reality. Many believe the old taxi cab repair garage in the Lower Garden District is sure to give Hollywood South a boost.

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Construction wraps up on Lower Garden District soundstages

BY: CityBusiness staff reports

Tue, 03/02/2010

Construction is complete on a soundstage facility in the Lower Garden District.

A ribbon-cutting will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday for Second Line Stages at 800 Richard St., a $32 million project from owner and developer Susan Brennan and film consultants Trey Burvant and Diane Wheeler-Nicholson.

A mix of federal and state tax credits, combined with upfront financing, funded the project.

It involved turning a former taxi garage at Annunciation and Richard streets into two soundstages and three support structures.

Read more: Construction wraps up on Lower Garden District soundstages

Production in Big Easy on the rebound

New Orleans returns to its film glory after Hurricane Katrina

Thu, 09/10/2009

New Orleans is bouncing back. Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, much of the city's production scene moved north to Baton Rouge and Shreveport. Now, however, according to local producers and film officials, the Crescent City's film biz has definitely rebounded.