LOS ANGELES – Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.
But while Perry is looking to restart production in July, other studios in Georgia and beyond are anxiously waiting for Hollywood’s green light. “We’re taking the lead from our production partners,” said Frank Patterson, president of the sprawling Pinewood Studios, located in suburban Atlanta.
The studio has been home to big-budget films such as “The Avengers: Endgame,” “Black Panther” and the upcoming “Spider-Man 3,” which was supposed to film there in July, but the project was pushed back. “There’s not one place in the industry that’s making the decisions about when we get back to