According to this news brief, it looks like Michigan may be getting another film production studio called Motown Motion Picture Studios. Good news for local area film makers and perhaps out of work auto workers? Perhaps. Below are some details on this potential project…
A $54 million film studio and production facility is being planned for Pontiac, Michigan.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s spokeswoman Liz Boyd tells the Detroit Free Press a new company called Motown Motion Picture Studios will open the facility at the site of a former General Motors Corp. truck plant and office complex. The newspaper says the project is expected to generate more than 3,500 direct jobs, and the Democratic governor plans to announce the deal Tuesday night in her annual State of the State address. The Detroit News also reported details of the project, which is awaiting incentives from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority. Michigan has been drawing more moviemakers since tax incentives went into effect last year.