Quaid also appeared last week in a video with other actors from Texas, including Woody Harrelson and Mathew McConaughey, to advocate the economic boost movie production would bring to Texas cities and towns.Īctor Dennis Quaid has said Texas should become the 'film capital of the world' and that a lack of incentive had driven production crews to surrounding states like New Mexico, Oklahoma and Georgia Some Texans now hope a similar trend might affect the film industry as many fled south to escape soaring costs on the coast. New bills propose offering tax incentives to production companies that choose to film in Texas in an effort to revive the state's industry and take business back from neighboring states including New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana.Ĭalifornia, home to Hollywood, has also seen an exodus of people to Texas since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of whom worked in the tech industry. The famous actor made his pitch for the Lone Star state to become the new Tinseltown during an appearance on Jessie Watters Primetime as legislation to incentivize film and TV production in the state is due to be put before the Texas legislature. Actor Dennis Quaid claims Texas should become the 'film capital of the world'.
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