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Pharrell Williams kicked off his three-day Mighty Dream Forum in Norfolk on Nov. 1. Photo by Robyn Sidersky/Virginia Business.
Apr 5, 2024

Pharrell biopic musical to film in Va. this year

Virginia Beach-born-and-bred entertainment superstar Pharrell Williams will film a movie this spring and summer in Virginia based on his childhood, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. There had been rumors about the musical film project, called “Atlantis” in movie trade publications recently, but Youngkin confirmed the feature is being made in Central Virginia and Hampton Roads, [&he[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: ANDY EDMUNDS

When Hollywood productions like “Dopesick,” “Cold Mountain,” “Wonder Woman 1984” and others want to film in Virginia, they come to Edmunds to get the ball rolling. As director of the Virginia Film Office since 2011 — and the office’s locations manager for 14 years before that — Edmunds helps productions access economic incentives and works […]

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