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Irish Daily Star
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
‘Wednesday' season two trailer offers peek at scenes filmed in Irish countryside
The official teaser trailer for Wednesday's season two has been released, and fans are excited to see the beloved show's new backdrop. Netflix released the teaser today—on a Wednesday, of course—giving fans a glimpse into the highly anticipated second season. The show stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in the gothic-comedy hit, which broke the record for the most hours viewed in a single week for an English-language series on Netflix. The second season, which will be released in two installments, will debut on August 6. The season was filmed in Ireland, where Jenna Ortega and director Tim Burton were spotted hanging out last summer. Read More Related Articles Donald Trump branded 'dumbest President ever' after six-word comment about Congo Read More Related Articles White House branded 'narcissistic' after brief 5-word tribute to Pope In the trailer, Wednesday returns for a second year at Nevermore Academy, a private school for outcasts, set in the fictional town of Jericho, Vermont. However, despite stating in the trailer that she was 'returning to the scene of a crime,' the location is different this time around. Season one was filmed in Bucharest, Romania, but production was moved to Ireland due to logistical challenges. The country is believed to have been chosen because of its attractive film industry and tax incentives. But the lush foliage, vast landscapes , and beautiful scenery were the perfect choice, particularly in Co Wicklow , where most of the scenes were shot at Ardmore Studios. The trailer shows scenes filmed on easily recognizable rural Irish roads. It seems that Powerscourt House and Gardens, a large country estate in Wicklow, was also used for some scenes. The estate fits the show's aesthetic perfectly and has a reputation for being spooky, with stories of ghosts and paranormal activity linked to its history and architecture. According to Screen Ireland, which has welcomed major films and TV shows like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Wednesday marks the 'largest production to ever film in Ireland' regarding production spend. Filming took around seven months to complete. Last April, legendary filmmaker Tim Burton visited the Guinea Pig restaurant in Dalkey in south Dublin, where he posed for pictures with the chef and owner. Ortega also ventured further than Co Wicklow during her time in Ireland. Last October, she was pictured visiting a sheepdog farm in Co Kildare. The 22-year-old was also spotted attending a music festival and a Chappell Roan concert in Dublin . For the latest local news and features on Irish America, visit our homepage here .
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rob Lowe Claims California Leadership's Handling Of Domestic Film & TV Production Exodus Is 'Criminal' As State Seeks Solutions
Rob Lowe lamented the state of film and television production in California on a recent episode of his podcast, insisting that state leadership's handling of the massive domestic production exodus over the last several years has been 'criminal.' 'It's cheaper to bring 100 American people to Ireland than to walk across the lot at Fox, past the sound stages, and do it there,' Lowe told former Parks & Recreation co-star Adam Scott, during the episode of the 'Literally!' podcast, about his game show The Floor, explaining why the production is based at Ardmore Studios outside of Dublin. More from Deadline SAG-AFTRA's Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Hopes For "Productive Bargaining" With New AMPTP President Greg Hessinger Ahead Of 2026 Negotiations Stay In LA To Hold Sun Valley Rally In April AMPTP Names Greg Hessinger As Carol Lombardini's Successor; Lawyer & Ex-SAG CEO Faces Guild Contract Talks Next Year Incredulous at the revelation that Lowe's U.S. game show shoots internationally, Scott also remarked that 'nothing shoots in Los Angeles' anymore, wondering if Parks & Recreation would be filming in the city if it were made today. 'Do you think if we shot 'Parks' right now, we'd be in Budapest?' he asked, to which Lowe answered: 'One-hundred percent we would be. We'd be in Budapest.' Lowe certainly isn't alone in his frustrations about the decline in domestic production and, more specifically, how that has impacted California. Per a recent report from FilmLA, 2024 was the second-least-productive year for L.A. production (after only pandemic-stricken 2020), down more than 30% over five-year averages. There are multiple compounding reasons why California production is no longer booming the way that it once was, and state leadership has recently turned its attention to finding solutions. During the podcast episode, Lowe claims 'there are no tax credits [in California], so like, all those other places are offering 40% — 40%. And then on top of that, there's other stuff that they do. And then, that's not even talking about union stuff. It's just tax, economics of it all, so it's criminal what California and L.A. have let happen — it's criminal. Everybody should be fired.' In fact, California does have a tax incentive program, currently offering $330M annually. Last week, the state actually handed out a total of around $114M in incentives to 51 projects — a record for any single round of production tax credit approvals ever in the history of California's TV and film incentives program. That being said, television productions in particular have long complained that the amount of money there for small screen projects is decreasing as the vast majority of past successful applicants are grandfathered in year after year as long as they remain on the air or online, leading to application periods when just a couple of new shows see any credits. In February, an impact report from the Entertainment Union Coalition revealed that, from 2015 to 2020, about 50% of the 312 productions that did not qualify for California's tax credit incentive relocated to another area, resulting in an approximate loss of 28,000 jobs and $7.7 billion in economic activity. California has increasingly had to compete with enticing tax incentives offered by other states and territories. Domestically, Louisiana and Georgia still remain among the top rivals to California, though New Jersey, Nevada, and Utah have been putting more tax credit money on the table recently as well. As Lowe and Scott mentioned, international production has also become more alluring as Canadian provinces, the UK, and more competitive than ever European nations up their own incentives. In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed expanding the tax credit to $750M annually to revitalize the program. Newsom's proposed expansion of the tax credit is also not yet set in stone, given California's 2025-26 budget is still being negotiated, though it still seems likely to be approved. The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee is set to hear testimony regarding that proposal on Wednesday morning, including from the leaders of two prominent initiatives that are aimed at bringing production back to the state. That comes as California lawmakers have finally updated a pair of bills introduced in February to 'amend, update, and modernize' the current tax incentive program beyond Newsom's proposal. With the amended language as of March 25, the bills offer a number of solutions, including increasing the available credit for an individual production to 35% for all expenses incurred in Los Angeles. The production community itself has also been committed to solving this issue. Following the devastating wildfires that brought even more financial strife to Los Angeles after years of back-to-back blows, the Entertainment Union Coalition launched Keep California Rolling around the same time that some of the industry's biggest stars as well as top film and TV writers and producers started a similar movement called Stay in LA. Both are aimed at not only calling attention to the issue but lobbying lawmakers to engage meaningfully in finding solutions. Best of Deadline How Jon Gries' Return To 'The White Lotus' Could Shape Season 3 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery How To Watch 'Wicked: Part One': Is The Film Streaming Yet?
