While "Hollywood" is still synonymous with the American film industry, few films and TV shows actually film in Los Angeles. Marvel Studios, one of the most prolific production companies in recent years, is shifting many of its projects out of the country, even after states lavished it with free money from taxpayers.
"Marvel is one of many Hollywood companies that have shot in Georgia to take advantage of the state's generous production tax credits," Ben Fritz reported this week at The Wall Street Journal. "It made nearly two dozen superhero movies and TV shows in the Atlanta area. But beginning with this summer's 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' Marvel is making most of its upcoming content in the United Kingdom."
Marvel isn't the only one: While DC Studios' recent blockbuster Superman filmed at Trilith Studios just outside metro Atlanta, its next two films—Supergirl and Clayface—will each instead film in the U.K.