Oklahoma Film Commission Discusses Filming of 'Bringing Up Bobby'

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Friday, August 6th 2010, 7:27 pm

By: News 9


By Ed Murray, NEWS 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Production is underway on another movie being filmed in Oklahoma. It stars Milla Jovovich and Bill Pullman.

It's just another example of Oklahoma becoming more competitive when it comes to landing Hollywood productions. That's due, in part, to a 35 percent cash rebate to the film makers for expenditures while in Oklahoma; an incentive that was more than doubled a year ago.

"Well, I love Oklahoma," actor Bill Pullman said.

Pullman certainly is getting to see a lot of Oklahoma and the state's people. He took time out this week from filming "Bringing Up Bobby" in Oklahoma City to talk to the Boys & Girls Club. It was about this time last year he was wrapping up another film "The Killer Inside Me" in Guthrie.

"It feels like just stepping back out of time and that town is a real treasure, so it was great to kind of see that," said Pullman. "But in this one, I'm seeing a lot more of the diversity. I realized this is kind of an interesting city that's in the center of America has got a great kind of community spirit and I thought that's the kind of thing I only would hear about. I wonder if I'll ever get a chance to see it."

Pullman's excitement about Oklahoma didn't surprise Jill Simpson at all. Simpson is the director of the Oklahoma Film and Music Office.

The good thing that's helping us is film makers that are coming in here to work are enjoying their experiences tremendously and talking to other film makers and that producer to producer word of mouth is what really will change things for us," Simpson said.

Something that is changing things for Oklahoma is those bigger incentives. But a cap on payouts of $5 million a year is still a handicap when it comes to landing a major studio production. Still, Oklahoma can now be considered a player.

"We're going from a situation where there were many micro budgeted films to there being a lesser quantity but bigger, more high-profile productions and our rebate is attracting A-list directors, A-list talent," said Simpson. "I'm really proud of our program. We seem to be fitting a niche and that is A-list independent films so I see that as a really great thing for our future."

As for Pullman, he plans to see even more of Oklahoma before production on "Bringing Up Bobby" wraps on August 14.

"I'm actually going to go to a wool-a-roc which I have always heard about and I'm going to try to get up there before I leave," Pullman said.

Simpson says there are six to eight productions planned for the coming year and rebate money is already starting to be earmarked for 2012. She hopes Oklahoma's economic situation will eventually allow the state to lift the yearly cap so Hollywood can take full advantage of what Oklahoma have to offer.

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