EUE/Screen Gems Studios has been the local industry’s heartbeat since the first production, “Firestarter,” set up in 1984. Two months later another production called. The space was empty, so of course we said, ‘Gladly, come on in.’” “And the first call that came was Hollywood,” he said. Englebright had been sitting on the property for six months. and The Mattress Capital in the area.Ĭovid-19 hit by March 2020. The business deal included 11.5 acres and a 90,000-plus-square-foot warehouse and office structure, as well as a 5,000-square-foot office on Green Meadows Drive.Įnglebright was going to rent out the property to tenants and utilize some of it for his other retail businesses - A Goodnight Sleepstore, Wilmington Furniture and Mattress Co. facility on Harley Road for $4.8 million, according to the Wilmington Business Journal, under Englebright and Long Holdings, for which he is a managing partner. In November 2019, Englebright purchased the former Coastal Beverage Co.
Dark Horse is fully functional and has booked seven productions in 18 months, even though the studio has yet to be officially unveiled. It’s the latest addition to the Wilmington film industry, owned and operated by Kirk Englebright. Sparks were flying for Christmas at Dark Horse Studios on Harley Road. The Carolinian Inn worked for interior and exterior motel scenes. Popular Ruth’s Kitchen was a backdrop for diner scenes. Starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain, it’s one of the few productions that wrapped in Wilmington in 2022 and utilized multiple locations during its five-month stint.Ī 2 nd Street alleyway became Nashville’s music row. But in March a unique request was put in for the Paramount production of “George and Tammy” - a mini-series about ‘70s country crooners George Jones and Tammy Wynette.