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        in      Wilmington






        When Stephen King’s horror tale
        Firestarter was filmed in Wilmington
        in 1983, it inspired a string of
        films and television shows that
        transformed Wilmington into
        “Hollywood East.”




        Wilmington has hosted locations for many       One Tree Hill Locations Tour
        films, such as The Secret Life of Bees,

        Halloween Kills and Iron Man 3.       TRIC Nightclub
                                           (One Tree Hill)     Scan for more
        TOUR WILMYWOOD                        Dawson’s Creek   famous film sites
        “Set jetters” can tour the sets where some   Locations Tour
        of your favorite movies and TV shows were
        filmed: The Summer I Turned Pretty, One Tree      The Summer I Turned
        Hill, Dawson’s Creek and The Runarounds.   Pretty Locations Tour
        Enjoy a 90-minute tour through Wilmington’s
        most iconic film sites with the Wilmywood   CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL
        Movie & TV Location Walk.         For over 30 years, Downtown Wilmington
        See Airlie Gardens, one of Wilmington’s most   has welcomed folks to celebrate our
        popular film locations, where King Kong   local film industry and unconventional
        Lives, Sleepy Hollow and Nicholas Sparks’ The   storytelling. Cucalorus features more than
        Choice were filmed.               100 films over five days in November.
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