{"id":674794,"date":"2026-05-30T21:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/674794\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T21:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T21:22:09","slug":"seattle-filmed-horror-movie-passenger-spent-an-estimated-5m-10m-locally-city-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/674794\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle-filmed horror movie &#8216;Passenger&#8217; spent an estimated $5M-$10M locally, city says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE \u2014 The supernatural horror film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PassengerMovie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Passenger<\/a>, which recently hit theaters, was filmed in Seattle and generated millions of dollars in local economic activity, according to the Seattle Office of Economic Development.<\/p>\n<p>The movie follows people who take road trips and disappear. It stars British actor Jacob Scipio and Spanish Zimbabwean actress Lou Llobell as a young couple.<\/p>\n<p>The Seattle Office of Economic Development helped bring the production to the big screen by issuing permits for filming locations, including Pioneer Square, Lincoln Park, and Georgetown, the office said. <\/p>\n<p>Paramount Studios used Seattle\u2019s film permitting program, which costs $25 per day, and M5 Creative&#8217;s local office space for six months during production, according to the office. <\/p>\n<p>The film showcased Seattle\u2019s versatility as a filming destination while also providing an economic boost to the region, the office said. <\/p>\n<p>The production hired 325 local cast and crew members and spent an estimated $5 million to $10 million locally. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEATTLE \u2014 The supernatural horror film Passenger, which recently hit theaters, was filmed in Seattle and generated millions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,206],"class_list":["post-674794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}