Looks Like Summerlin Could Be The New Hollywood
Las Vegas has been the center point and focus on many hit movies and now it’s looking like Summerlin will be the home of many new future movies!
Clark County Zoning Commission Voted On Summerlin
On Wednesday, March 20, the Clark County Zoning Commission all voted unanimously on plans to build a major motion picture studio in Summerlin. The studio will take up about 30 acres of Summerlin South, according to 8NewsNow.
When Mark Wahlberg sold his California home and moved to Las Vegas, one of his plans was to help build a movie studio in Southern Nevada. This unanimous decision brings Wahlberg’s vision this much closer to reality.
The property site on Flamingo and Town Center Drive will be home to a total of 13 structures for filming and producing. During the vote, details emerged that included production offices, prop building locations, stage equipment storage, indoor stages, and more. They even showed renderings of a building that will be four stories high and reach about 79 feet, according 8NewsNow.
Related: Disney And Sony Fans Excited For New Movie Studios In Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Supports This Decision
The hearing that was open to the public had union workers who of course would support the project. UNLV film students were also in attendance. One UNLV student told 8NewsNow that having local job opportunities is needed very much in Las Vegas.
The project will be backed by Howard Hughes and Sony Pictures Entertainment. While people support the decision about the movie lot, others weren’t so quick to say yes.
People in attendance, who live in the area of the proposed lot spoke out on their concerns about traffic. Commissioner Justin Jones did assure those in question that their concerts would be addressed.
Jones told 8NewsNow ” I think this is an opportunity for not only hundreds of millions of dollars in investment and construction jobs…but the permanent jobs, the thousands of additional permanent jobs that are good paying jobs, mostly union jobs.”
Not all is said and done. More needs to be agreed upon and done before all will be finalized. But this is a major step in the right direction to calling Summerlin the new Hollywood.
Your Weekly Watch List; Whats Hot And Not With Vegas' Film Critic
Are you a movie watcher or are you a show connoisseur? If you’re like us, we love to watch the newest buzz-worthy flicks on the latest streaming platforms and then talk about them with our friends.
Are you currently watching the latest episodes of “Good Girls” on Netflix, the movie “Parasite” on Hulu, or the best documentary on Peacock, “I Am Big Bird?” Regardless of the platform that you’re watching on, The Vegas’ Film Critic, Jeffrey K. Howard, sits down with The Mike & Carla Morning Show each week to talk about what’s hot and what’s not in the film industry. From box office hits to the shows that are trending, we go over what to look out for when searching for your next feature to add to your watch list. The conversation is kept honest and real, so scroll down to get the latest 411.
Find Out More About Jeffrey K. Howard:
Vegas native, Jeffrey K. Howard, is a broadcast film critic and journalist who started his journey at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with dual degrees in Film and Communications. His first big gig started on a half-hour Siskel and Elbert-type TV show called, “The Movie Show.” The show gathered traction and became very successful around the university network which consisted of 150 college stations around the U.S. and Europe.
Howard created a production company called, Civilized Society Productions. The production company created an Emmy Award weekly television program, “The Movie Guys Presents” for KVVU, Fox 5, and its newcast. He has provided some notable print film reviews for The Las Vegas Weekly, The Las Vegas Sun, and television packages for many well-known television networks. He is also the founder and president of the local non-profit, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, which is dedicated to the advancement and preservation of film. You can find out more about Jeffrey K. Howard HERE.
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