Are Film and TV Productions Coming Back to Louisiana?
Movie and television production crews are returning to Louisiana, but nearly all of the filming is being done in New Orleans or Baton Rouge.
Shreveport Oscar winner Bill Joyce tells KEEL News state leaders have changed the laws to entice more productions back to Louisiana but he says don't expect it to pick up dramatically because production companies are still uncertain if the laws will continue to offer favorable tax credits. But he says the "tax incentives have gotten so strong again that it makes it quite alluring, but people are a little skittish because we have changed our rules so many times."
But we did find a list of several projects set to film in our state during this new year.
CLAWS SEASON 4
The series Claws starring Niecy Nash will film January 8 through May 15, 2020 in New Orleans.
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH SEASON 5
The series Queen of the South starring Alice Braga will film March 2 through June 9, 2020 in New Orleans.
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
The feature film One Night in Miami will film January 7 through February 19, 2020 in Laplace.
NIGHT TEETH
The feature film Night Teeth will film February 3 through March 13, 2020 in New Orleans.
JADE EARRING
Feature film Jade Earring starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandie Newton is filming through January 24, 2020 in New Orleans.
FILTHY RICH
Television series Filthy Rich starring Kim Cattrall is filming through January 14, 2020 in New Orleans.
DEEP WATER
Feature film Deep Water starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas is filming through February 14, 2020 in New Orleans.
YOUR HONOR
Television series Your Honor starring Bryan Cranston is filming through February 22, 2020 in New Orleans.
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS SEASON 6
Television series NCIS: New Orleans Season 6 starring Scott Bakula is filming through April 25, 2020 in New Orleans.
EVIL EYE
The series Evil Eye is filming through May 2020 in New Orleans.
Here are some more projects planned to shoot in Louisiana later this year:
YOUR HONOR
A Chicago judge tries to protect his son after he becomes involved with a crime connected to the mafia.
#FREE RAY SHAWN
A young, black Iraq War veteran named Rayshawn finds himself in a showdown with the New Orleans SWAT team and tries to talk his way out of the situation with a sympathetic officer.
BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC
Two would-be rockers from San Dimas, California, were once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, but find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.
BLOOD MOON
A girl with unusual powers escapes from a mental asylum and tries to make it on her own in New Orleans.
FONZO
The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia, and comes to be haunted by his violent past.
GREYHOUND
A navy officer commands the Greyhound during World War II. This is a big budget movie starring Tom Hanks and will be filmed in Baton Rouge beginning in March.
JAY AND SILENT BOB GET A REBOOT
Jay and Silent Bob return to Hollywood to stop a reboot of 'Bluntman and Chronic' movie from getting made.
PARADISE LOST
When a psychiatrist moves with her family to rural Mississippi, she uncovers a murderous family secret her in-laws are actively protecting.
SEMPER FI
A police officer who serves in the Marine Corps Reserves is faced with an ethical dilemma when it comes to helping his brother in prison.
SYNCHRONIC
Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
THE LOVEBIRDS
On the brink of breaking up, a couple gets unintentionally embroiled in a bizarre (and hilarious) murder mystery.
THE MANUSCRIPT
An assistant editor for a top publisher finds a manuscript from prison claiming to tell the true story behind a major unsolved diamond heist. He and his girlfriend soon find themselves pawns in a criminal mastermind's dangerous game.
THE PHOTOGRAPH
A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.
THE QUARRY
The tv series will follow a man on the run from his own sins, finds himself in a small border town in Texas, impersonating a reverend.
THE SECRETS WE KEEP
A pair of Holocaust survivors make a new life for themselves in New York after the war.
THINK LIKE A DOG
The story of a 12-year-old tech prodigy whose science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his best friend, his dog.
UNHINGED
The story of a mother who leans on her horn at the wrong time, to the wrong guy. "Road rage" doesn't begin to describe what he's about to do to her and everyone she knows.
WALKAWAY JOE
The story of an unlikely friendship between a young boy searching for his father, and a wandering loner hiding from his past.
You can get more information about film projects and how you can get involved by clicking here.