How New Jersey Has Become “Hollywood East”
Due to tax incentives and a variety of locations and services, New Jersey has grown into one of the most popular destinations for film and television productions.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Filming in Newark on 9/10
New Jersey has emerged as a hotspot for the film industry, with the filming of new projects being spotted in towns like Montclair, Hoboken, and more each week. This coming week, Newark streets will be transformed into a Hollywood set, as The Devil Wears Prada 2 is set to film in the Brick City on September 10th.
Emmy-winning game show with Jimmy Fallon and Keke Palmer, now filmed in N.J., renewed for another season
“Password,” the Emmy-winning NBC celebrity game show with Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon, is headed into another season. The network recently announced the show’s third season renewal after the series filmed in New Jersey.
Lights, Camera, Action In Newark: Filming Boom Continues In NJ’s Largest City
Newark has been seeing a movie and television renaissance in recent years, with a high-profile roster of blockbusters shooting footage in the city. With two film studios reportedly in the works – the Lionsgate facility and a Whoopi Goldberg-led project – the Brick City may be about to experience a lot more to come.
Newark launches Office of Film and Television, builds on N.J.’s production boom
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Wednesday announced the newly created Office of Film and Television, a specialized agency dedicated to facilitating film, television and multimedia production in the city.
Movie Renaissance Continues In Newark With Dylan Biopic, ‘The Bride!’
Newark is leaning into its reputation as a Film Ready location, with its newly created Office of Film and Television ready to help bring productions like the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” and Warner Brothers’ “The Bride!” to life in the streets of the Brick City.
Newark is doubling down on film, TV production. Bob Dylan movie, new Bride of Frankenstein, more.
Newark has been getting its close-up on film and TV for decades now.
From the Gotham of “Joker” to Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” the “Sopranos” prequel film “The Many Saints of Newark” and real-life Newark story “Rob Peace,” the city has been a major player in New Jersey’s reassertion of its status as the first Hollywood.
See latest Timothée Chalamet N.J. set photos from Bob Dylan movie
Timothée Chalamet, who has been filming the Bob Dylan movie “A Complete Unknown” in New Jersey since March, was filming in Newark Monday. Chalamet, 28, plays a young Dylan in the 1960s-set movie, directed by James Mangold (”Ford v. Ferrari,” “Cop Land”).
Keep an eye out for these North Jersey spots in ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’
Fans of the new “The Walking Dead”‘ series “The Ones Who Live” may see familiar North Jersey locations this season. The spinoff series that premiered on Feb. 25 as Andrew Lincoln and Dana Gurira reprise their roles as Rick and Michonne reported spending $68 million in New Jersey for labor, goods and services while filming and reported hiring 469 residents for cast and crew members, according to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
Movies Filmed In Newark Will Appear At 2024 Sundance Fest
Some moviemaking magic recently took place in Newark, and it will be appearing in one of the most iconic film festivals in the world: the Sundance Film Festival. In all, seven productions that were shot in New Jersey will be screening at the 2024 version of the festival: “I Saw the TV Glow,” “Your Monster,” “Rob Peace,” “Ponyboi,” “Presence,” “Exhibiting Forgiveness” and “A Different Man.” Two of these films captured footage in Newark: “Your Monster” and “Rob Peace.”