By Brooks Welch
According to Black Enterprise, ‘Captain America’ actor Anthony Mackie purchased 20 acres of land to build a film and television production studio in his hometown of New Orleans.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans spoke of the significant choice of New Orleans for the actor’s newest venture in a recent tweet.
The New Orleans East is making a comeback, bam💥👏
New Orleans own Anthony Mackie is opening a HUGE 20-acre film studio!
This is INCREDIBLE !!💛⚜️
The influx of productions will not only bring economic growth but job opportunities! pic.twitter.com/h0hlswdh1g
— Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) March 18, 2022
Yahoo! News reports, Councilman Oliver Thomas is also ecstatic about Mackie’s investment. “Years ago, we talked about us being Hollywood South. I think maybe we’re finally in a position to make it happen and for New Orleans East to be the foundation for that to happen,” said Thomas.
Mackie’s sense of responsibility to his hometown came to a crux after 2008 hurricane devastated his hometown. In a 2011 interview with ‘The Guardian‘, Mackie stated, “Every time I go home now, I feel it with everybody who’s stayed and rebuilt, the magnitude of we did it. We did it on our own. We’re in a position where we can say we did it without your help…”
According to land records by New Orleans based news source WBRZ, the actor purchased 20 acres on the I-10 Service Road at Read Boulevard, close to the Little Woods neighborhood.
