Productions also shoot at Northlake Mall, which also has some vacant stores, Jackson said. The entertainment industry in DeKalb had an economic impact worth $1.98 billion in 2016, the commission said. DeKalb is also home to three production studios: Blackhall, Third Rail and Eagle Rock studios. Jackson easily listed about a dozen movies, TV shows and commercials that are currently filming in the county. Over the past year, movies and shows including “Cobra Kai,” “The Mule” starring Clint Eastwood, “MacGyver” and “Zombieland 2” have also shot at North DeKalb Mall, said Jackson, whose office manages the film permitting process in the county and helps productions find shooting locations.Īs Georgia has grown into one of the nation’s top locations for filming - thanks largely to its generous film tax credit - DeKalb is also on the rise as a destination. Gillian Jacobs from the Netflix comedy “Love” is set to star in the films, the first of which reportedly is set in 1994 in the town of Shadyside, Ohio. He saw several defunct stores turned into temporary businesses used for filming, including “The Tick Tock Tavern” and “B Dalton Bookseller.” Outside, crews installed fake mall signage on top of the former Macy’s entrance.įox is producing a three-film adaptation of the “Fear Street” young adult horror fiction book series, according to several media reports. Jackson would not say what is currently filming at the mall, but Hunt said staff told him it was the R.L. “Frankly, it was a little hard to tell what were the faux storefronts, the legitimate business and the defunct vacant ones,” said local photographer Chris Hunt, who lives near the mall. Stine book series “Fear Street” transformed several vacant North DeKalb Mall stores and outdoor signage into a fictional mall. Just last week, a production believed to be an adaptation of the R.L. While the mall is not full, Jackson said the mall’s owners were surprised by the money the property is now making as a malleable film set. A property manager for the mall did not respond to requests for comment. However, that dream was abandoned after the developer and DeKalb County could not agree on a plan due to budget constraints, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last December. The mall was close to being demolished after Sterling Organization announced last April they wanted to tear it down and build a huge development, including a Costco, more retail and restaurants, as well as housing and a hotel.
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