Singer John Mayer and filmmaker McG announced Monday they have completed the purchase of Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood, returning the complex to its original name of Chaplin Studios.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis studio has stood at the center of Hollywood\u2019s history for generations, and it\u2019s a privilege to help shepherd it into its next chapter,\u201d Mayer said in a statement. \u201cBeyond its film legacy, the musical history here is extraordinary \u2014 from the A&M years and being home to A&M Records to landmark albums recorded on this campus to `We Are the World\u2019 being captured inside Studio A. The Chaplin lot has given the world some of its most enduring art, and our goal is to honor that legacy by keeping it working, open, and accessible to the creative community.\u201d<\/p>\n
The property on La Brea Avenue south of Sunset Boulevard will continue operating as a \u201cfully staffed, fully functioning production and recording facility,\u201d serving projects including music, film, television and digital media, according to the studio.<\/p>\n
The Henson Co. moved into the former Charlie Chaplin Studio property in 2000, but agreed last year to sell the property ahead of its move to Radford Studio Center in Studio City.<\/p>\n
Charlie Chaplin founded the studio in 1917.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can feel the spirit of Hollywood\u2019s past the moment you set foot on this lot,\u201d McG said in a statement. \u201cFrom Chaplin to Superman, to `Soul Train,\u2019 this place is a cornerstone of our industry\u2019s history. John and I are committed to respecting that heritage while ensuring the studios remain a vibrant, fully operational home for filmmakers, musicians, and creators. We want artists to walk through these gates and immediately feel that spark of possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singer John Mayer and filmmaker McG announced Monday they have completed the purchase of Jim Henson Studios in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[63859,63860,1743,39406,48,52,51,47,50,49,63861,35315,63862],"class_list":["post-121566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-complete","tag-henson","tag-hollywood","tag-john","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-mayer","tag-purchase","tag-studios"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}