Commentary: Incentives would let Texas be a star, set the scene in film industry
Paul Stekler, For the Express-News
April 1, 2021
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Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel star in “News of the World,” a film set in Texas but shot in New Mexico, which reaped the benefits.Universal Pictures
In the recently released movie “The News of the World,” Tom Hanks and a young girl take a perilous journey across Texas in 1870. It’s a lovely film. The landscape of Texas is stunningly filmed. But not a frame of it was filmed in Texas.
As the current session of the Texas Legislature heats up, it’s fair to ask how lawmakers’ past actions have helped ensure that other states like New Mexico, where that film was shot are frequent stand-ins for Texas on film. And what can be done to change the economic impact on our state.
UpdatedSun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:17 pm CT
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