Throw a rock in New Orleans right now and you're likely to hit a movie star.
Hollywood South doesn't just rival California's film capital. Right now, it probably exceeds Glitter Town when it comes to big name celebrities.
Production activity has Louisiana on track for another record-breaking year of movie making. And, currently, the stars in New Orleans probably outnumber the paparazzi.
Who might you run across in town right now?
Here's a partial list:
Brad Pitt, Mark Wahlberg, Liam Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel Jackson, and Jamie Foxx.
Not to leave the ladies out, Oprah Winfrey's on her way here to film 'The Butler' with Nicole Kidman and Jane Fonda. That cast also includes John Cusack, Forest Whitaker, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, and Lenny Kravitz.
Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment, has been in town since May, prepping for the feature film 'Twelve Years a Slave,' with Michael Fassbender and begins filming today for 7 weeks in New Orleans.
Quentin Taarantino's film, 'Django Unchained' continues shooting here. They've been at it since February.
"When you have between ten and fifteen projects here, it's kinda like every star in Hollywood is down in New Orleans," says Stelly.
In fact, he calls the current lineup of stars in the city a 'who's who' of Hollywood actors.
And, among the projects currently working are:
Aztec Warriors, The Butler, Percy Jackson 2, Twelve Years A Slave, Two Guns, Empire State, Motel, The End of the World (also called Cataclysm), The Tomb, Beautiful Creatures, Jango Unchained.
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