It’s ‘Lights, camera, South Side,’ as ground breaks on South Shore film studio

Two people stand next to a rendering of Regal Chicago Studios during a ground-breaking ceremony at the future site of Regal Mile Studios in a lot at 7824 South Chicago Avenue. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and elected officials broke ground earlier this week on a $100 million film studio planned for a long-abandoned wedge of land at 78th Street and South Chicago Avenue.

For the sake of South Shore and the city’s growing film industry, we hope the effort — like an upbeat movie — turns out well in the end.