Park City • With rolling hills behind them befitting a David Lean film, officials held a ceremony Tuesday to break ground on a new $125 million film studio that will include soundstages, a film school, a hotel and even a guitar museum.
"Park City is becoming a major area for film connection," said studio president Greg Ericksen. "A lot of deals are made in Park City. It used to be just during Sundance. Now it will be all year round." In addition to Erickson, members of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Utah Film Commission were on hand for the start of construction on the 374,000-square-foot Park City Film Studios, which will be located off U.S. 40 on the east side of Park City.
Marshall Moore, executive director of the Utah Film Commission, rattled off a number of big-budget films that were made in the state recently, including "John Carter," "The Lone Ranger," and "After Earth," and "any one of those productions could have used a facility like this," he said. The studio will be comprised of three cores: soundstages to shoot motion pictures, television shows and commercials; a film school in partnership with Utah Valley University; and a retail component that will include the museum, restaurants and a 100-room hotel.
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