Lionsgate Newark Studios is a 350,000 square foot film and television production studio under construction in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.[Dayton
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...]
in the
South Ward on of land overlooking
Weequahic Golf Course west of
Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport , originally Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport straddling the boundary between the cities of Newark in Essex County and Elizabeth in Union Count ...
.
Lionsgate
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...
is to be the key tenant with naming rights, and the project is being built by Great Point Studios.
The studio is billed as the first purpose-built studio in New Jersey to be constructed for TV and film production using tax credits. It includes five soundstages ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 square feet and additional space for on-site production support services such as catering, offices, and prop handling.
Development
In 2022, the city of
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.[Seth Boyden housing projects
The Seth Boyden Terrace, named after Seth Boyden, was a former public housing complex in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey.
The project, one of the city of Newark's first attempts at providing public housing, opened in 1941. The three-story bu ...]
site (along
New Jersey Route 27
Route 27 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. It runs from U.S. Route 206 (US 206) in Princeton, Mercer County northeast to an interchange with Route 21 (McCarter Highway) and Broad Street in Newark, Essex County. The route p ...
) in the
Dayton
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
section of the city. It is adjacent to
Weequahic Park
Weequahic Park ( (pronounced , or WEEK-wake "when spoken rapidly") is a park located in the South Ward of Newark, New Jersey, USA, designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm, (who also designed Branch Brook Park in Newark). The park is 311.33 acres inc ...
and
Weequahic Golf Course near
Evergreen Cemetery and the airport. Governor
Phil Murphy
Philip Dunton Murphy (born August 16, 1957) is an American financier, diplomat, and politician serving as the 56th governor of New Jersey since January 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the United States ambassador to Germa ...
and Mayor
Ras Baraka
Ras Jua Baraka (born April 9, 1970) is an American educator, author, and politician who is the 40th and current Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He was previously a member of the Municipal Council of Newark and the principal of the city's Central H ...
praised the project.
The venture is billed as likely to generate up to 600 jobs and up to $800 million in economic impact for Newark and the state.
Lionsgate Newark will partner on public relations and community affairs with the
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), in downtown Newark, New Jersey, United States, is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. Home to the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO), more than nine million visitors (i ...
.
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See also
*1888 Studios
1888 Studios is a proposed film and television studio planned to be built on a site at Bergen Point in Bayonne, New Jersey. Its name is a nod to the year the movie camera was invented. At 22 million gross square feet, reports say it will be the l ...
* Netflix Fort Monmouth
*New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission
The New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission is a U.S. state government entity that promotes and facilitates film and television production in New Jersey. Its chair is ''Batman'' film producer Michael Uslan, who was appointed in 2016. As ...
*America's first motion picture industry
Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop the Palisades.
As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 40,191. As of the 2010 U.S. census, th ...
*Television and film in New Jersey
There is a long history of television and film in New Jersey, which is considered the birthplace of the movie picture industry.
Film and television "firsts"
The roots of the industry started in Newark with Hannibal Goodwin's patent of nitrocellu ...
References
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Film studios and soundstages in New Jersey
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