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Austin could soon be home to more\u00a0film<\/a> and television productions<\/a> as a major Hollywood studio eyes Texas for a potential move.<\/p>\n Paramount is considering relocating some of its operations out of California as the company fights to close its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Austin has emerged as a possible destination.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The potential move is far from a done deal. But according to the New York Post<\/a>, Paramount CEO David Ellison and his partners are in discussions about establishing a movie and television studio at the Bluebonnet Business Center at 9219 Old Manor Road in East Austin.<\/p>\n If Paramount follows through, the move could give Austin a new role as an operations base for one of the entertainment industry\u2019s largest companies.<\/p>\n Why Austin?<\/p>\n Robert Rodriguez, Glen Powell and Richard Linklater walk the red carpet for Austin Film Society’s Toast to Texas Film at Troublemaker Studios Thursday, May 16, 2024. The event celebrated Glen Powell\u2019s induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame and served as a fundraiser for the Austin Film Society\u2019s artistic and educational programs.<\/p>\n Mikala Compton\/American-Statesman<\/p>\n Austin already has a long history with filmmaking<\/a>, from the independent movies that helped put the city on Hollywood\u2019s radar to a growing network of production facilities.\u00a0And if Paramount ultimately chooses the reported East Austin site, it would be joining a particularly film-heavy stretch of Old Manor Road.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The proposed location on Old Manor is just down the road from Robert Rodriguez\u2019s\u00a0Troublemaker Studios<\/a> at 4900 Old Manor Road. Some of the productions filmed at Rodriguez\u2019s studio include \u201cSin City: A Dame to Kill For,\u201d \u201cMachete\u201d and \u201cMachete Kills.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The project at 9219 Old Manor Road is filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation<\/a> as \u201cIDI Office\u201d and lists Houston-based Powers Brown Architecture as its designer.\u00a0<\/p>\n Matthew McConaughey as Wooderson, flanked by his disciples, in “Dazed and Confused.” (Contributed by Universal)<\/p>\n Austin 360<\/p>\n The Austin Film Society<\/a>\u2019s facilities have also helped establish Austin as a production center, while filmmakers including Richard Linklater<\/a> have made the city part of their work.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Linklater\u2019s 1991 film \u201cSlacker,\u201d made for about $23,000, followed a day in the life of Austin and its eccentric characters. The film grossed more than $1.25 million and helped establish the city as a destination for independent filmmaking.<\/p>\n His 1993 film \u201cDazed and Confused,\u201d which was filmed in Austin, later became a cult classic and helped launch the careers of actors including Matthew\u00a0McConaughey<\/a> and Ben Affleck.<\/p>\n Texas also offers incentives designed to attract film and television productions, another factor that could make the state attractive as Paramount considers ways to reduce costs.<\/p>\n What is happening with Paramount?<\/p>\n Paramount logo displayed on a laptop screen and Warner Bros. logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland, on February 28, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n NurPhoto\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n Paramount\u2019s potential move is tied to its proposed acquisition of\u00a0Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The nearly $111 billion deal has received approval from the U.S. Department of Justice and other regulators, but California and 11 other states have sued to block the merger, arguing that it would reduce competition in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n Paramount has agreed to delay closing the deal while the antitrust case proceeds. The trial is scheduled to begin March 2, 2027. But beginning Oct. 1, Paramount is expected to owe\u00a0Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders $7 million per day in so-called \u201cticking fees\u201d until the deal closes. Paramount has estimated that the fees could total roughly $1.3 billion if the case stretches into the spring.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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