The Hollywood-DeKalb County land swap debate has reached blockbuster proportions Perry also mobilized a retro diner he bought in rural Georgia and wheeled it up to Fort Mac, per the AJC. Yep, the studio has a hospital set, a mock jumbo jet, an airport terminal, a trailer park, and even a suburban subdivision. Need to shoot a scene about a medical emergency? How about a prison riot, a plane crash, or whatever hijinks folks get up to at trailer parks? There’s also a replica White House, which is being used in the production of BET show “The Oval.” Tyler Perry’s land, as seen from the part of Fort Mac that he doesn’t own in January. But Tyler Perry Studios offers far more than that. Sure, Perry has developed a dozen mammoth sound stages that Hollywood producers can rent to make films. (Will Smith, Oprah, Denzel Washington, and Sidney Poitier were all expected to attend.)Īccording to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the property has come a long way, and Perry had a lot to show off.
On Saturday, Perry hosted a grand opening celebration of the studio, which has been operational in some capacity for a few years now, with a guest list of celebrities, local leaders, and other industry heavies. (Critics of the purchase have claimed then-Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed helped Perry secure a sweetheart deal.) That’s roughly the size of Piedmont and Grant parks put together. Army base Fort McPherson for a cool $30 million.
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It’s been about four years since Perry, a movie mogul and now prominent real estate developer, scooped up some 330 acres of former U.S. Tyler Perry’s colossal Southwest Atlanta film studio has a little bit of everything needed to make movies of all genres.