Baldwin Brother Plans Company In Portland
POSTED: 7:47 am PDT June 29, 2009
UPDATED: 10:31 am PDT June 29, 2009
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Daniel Baldwin, one of Hollywood's four Baldwin brothers, announced plans for a major production company in Portland on Sunday.
Baldwin said he's ready to leave Hollywood behind and would like to shoot three movies in Oregon. He and production partner Charles Wall plan to launch their yet-to-be-named production company within the next year.
Vancouver, B.C., has long been the movie-shooting hotbed in the region and many production companies exist in the Canadian city.
"For years, Oregon has turned around and watched the trucks roll right past this state and go up to Vancouver," Baldwin said.
But Baldwin said he has high hopes for what his production company can bring to Oregon. A self-proclaimed fan of Oregon Ducks, Baldwin said the recent success of the movie "Coraline" and the TNT show "Leverage" makes Oregon a no-brainer destination.
If everything goes according to plan, Baldwin said, the state could see millions of dollars in revenue.
"We will not only make the film from pre-production and post-production, we will sell the film from Oregon," Baldwin said.
On Sunday night, Baldwin and Wall hosted a movie premier at the Morrison Bar. Tentatively, the duo plans to shoot three movies, a documentary and a Portland-based reality show.
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