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The film industry left Georgia in
“Sweet Home Alabama,” starring Reese
the late 1990s, as other states passed
Witherspoon, was filmed partly at
tax incentives, and Riverwood was
Wynn’s Pond in Sharpsburg, as well as
basically closed down for several years.
Starr’s Mill in nearby Fayette. In 2003,
Things began to pick up again — but
“The Fighting Temptations,” starring
just barely — when Georgia passed a
Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé, was
sales tax exemption for movies in 2002.
filmed partially in Senoia.
Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy are shown during filming of a scene for movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" outside the former Starcrest of Newnan nursing home on Spring Street.
LEFT AND ABOVE: Newnan's Court Square was transformed into a post apocalyptic scene for 2009 movie "Zombieland" starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. The historic Coweta County Courthouse was undergoing renovation during filming.
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