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Wilmington’s Film Industry
Known as “Hollywood East,” Wilmington’s EUE/Screen Gems Studios is the largest full-service motion picture facility in the U.S. east of California. Headed for many years by Frank Capra, Jr., who passed away in early 2008, the studio has been home to about 350 film, television and commercial productions.
The award-winning television show, Dawson’s Creek, was produced here for six years and featured locales in and around Wilmington. One Tree Hill, a current CW hit, is being produced here, and you’ll often see its film crews on location in the Wilmington area. Studio tours are available.
Walk Through Hollywood East
Visitors enjoy seeing the real locations and actual sets where some of Wilmington’s biggest movies were filmed. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Sleeping with the Enemy, Weekend at Bernie’s and Nights at Rodanthe are among the dozens of movies shot on location in Wilmington.
Fans are also interested in seeing where the cast and crew of Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill spent their time. The Hollywood Location Walk is conducted by “one of Hollywood East’s most entertaining and self-important directors on a name-dropping, movie and TV extravaganza.”