Atlanta: The Next Hollywood

By Katie Brown

While it may never really live up to the star-studded Hollywood, Georgia is quickly becoming a major hub for the film and TV production industry. Since July 2010, more than 270 projects have been shot in the area.

Movies include “X-Men: First Class,” the remake of “Footloose,” “Wanderlust” starring Jennifer Anniston and Paul Rudd, “American Pie 4: American Reunion” and “The Change-Up,” which stars Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman.

TV shows include AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” MTV’s “Teen Wolf” and the Discovery Channel’s “Auction Kings.”

And a metro Atlanta home is making quite a name for itself. The most expensive home currently on the market in metro Atlanta appears in “Zombieland” and the upcoming film “Stooges,” a Farrelly brothers remake of “Three Stooges.” Its extravagant pool was even featured on HGTV’s “Million Dollar Rooms.” It’s currently on sale for $19.9 million.