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PreviewAdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text===Film and television=== As the national leader for motion picture and television production,<ref name=TVfilm/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://atlantafi.com/heres-the-list-of-movies-being-filmed-in-atlanta-georgia-in-2019/|title=Here are the movies being filmed in Atlanta right now|publisher=AtlantaFi.com|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> and a top ten global leader,<ref name=10Ho/><ref name=TVfilm/> Atlanta plays a significant role in the entertainment industry. Atlanta is also considered a hub for filmmakers of [[person of color|color]] and houses [[Tyler Perry Studios]] (first African-American owned major studio) and Areu Bros. Studios (first Latino-American owned major studio).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/03/01/industry-leaders-say-tyler-perry-has-paved-the-way-for-filmmakers-of-color-to-succeed-in-georgia/4747702002/|title='Hollywood of the South:' After a decade, industry leaders succeed in making Atlanta a hub for filmmakers of color |last=Ellis|first=Nicquel Terry|date=March 1, 2020|website=USA Today|language=en-US|access-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> Atlanta doubles for other parts of the world and fictional settlements in blockbuster productions, among them the newer titles from [[The Fast and the Furious|''The Fast and the Furious'' franchise]] and [[Marvel Studios|Marvel]] features such as ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]'' (2015), ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'' (2016), ''[[The Change-Up|The Change Up]]'' (2011), ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'' and ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' (both 2018).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/04/13/how-much-did-fast-furious-8-spend-filming-in.html |title=How much did 'Fast & Furious 8' spend filming in Georgia?|first=Ellie |last=Hensley |date=April 13, 2017|work=Atlanta Business Chronicle |access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/marvel-black-panther-california-tax-credit-kevin-feige-atlanta-1202071374/ |title=Marvel Boss Says He'd 'Love To' Shoot Blockbuster Films In California, But Tax Incentives 'A Big Part' Why They're Not |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=April 18, 2017 |access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref> On the other hand, ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone With the Wind]]'' (1939), ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]]'' (1977), ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' (1979), ''[[Sharky's Machine]]'' (1981), ''[[The Slugger's Wife]]'' (1985), ''[[Driving Miss Daisy]]'' (1989),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/house-with-driving-miss-daisy-ties-listed-for-sale-druid-hills/Qbgx3LppTcqvJxtnUexxKI/|title=House with Driving Miss Daisy ties listed for sale in Druid Hills|last=Kueppers|first=Courtney|date=March 12, 2020|website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref> ''[[ATL (film)|ATL]]'' (2006), ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]'' (2014) and ''[[Baby Driver]]'' (2017) are among several notable examples of films actually set in Atlanta.<ref>Barth, Jack (1991) ''Roadside Hollywood: The Movie Lover's State-By-State Guide to Film Locations, Celebrity Hangouts, Celluloid Tourist Attractions, and More''. Contemporary Books. Page 157. {{ISBN|9780809243266}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/06/baby-driver-loves-atlanta|title='Baby Driver' Is a High Octane Love Letter to Atlanta|first=Justin|last=Days|date=June 28, 2017|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref> It was announced in 2022 a film about the [[1956 Sugar Bowl]] and Atlanta riots would be produced here.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2021/12/29/pitts-bobby-grier-sr-became-first-black-play-sugar-bowl-in-1956/9025252002/ | title=Pitt football player changed course of history at 1956 Sugar Bowl }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bowlgamearmageddon.com/investors/ | title=Investors | access-date=December 20, 2022 | archive-date=November 30, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130094700/https://bowlgamearmageddon.com/investors/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> The city also provides the backdrop for shows such as ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]'', ''[[Watchmen (TV series)|Watchmen]]'', ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'', ''[[Stranger Things]]'', ''[[Love Is Blind (TV series)|Love Is Blind]]'', ''[[Star (TV series)|Star]]'', ''[[Dolly Parton's Heartstrings]]'', ''[[The Outsider (miniseries)|The Outsider]]'', ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'', ''[[The Real Housewives of Atlanta]]'', ''[[Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta]]'' and ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]'', in addition to a myriad of [[animated series|animated]] and [[reality television]] programming.<ref name="TVfilm" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Marquez |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/why-reality-tv-shows-flocking-to-atlanta/ |title=Here's why reality TV shows keep flocking to Atlanta |work=[[Atlanta (magazine)|Atlanta]] |date=May 9, 2017 |access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/four-animated-shows-you-didn-know-were-made-atlanta/vDAvYrrG5naHeSRLTiUimK/|title= Four animated shows you didn't know were made in Atlanta|last=Watson|first=Melanie|date=April 1, 2015|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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