State-of-the-art Sky of Dreams Ranch, announced for southern Utah

PARK CITY — There was a lot of talk at a press conference Tuesday about dreams, healing, being "blessed" and energy, but in the end a big part of what everyone involved in the planned Sky of Dreams Ranch wants is a state-of-the art place to make movies in southern Utah near St. George.

Construction on what investors are calling an arts and entertainment community is supposed to begin by the end of 2008. As for a dollar amount for the project, it will be in the "multi, multi millions." No one will say at this point exactly where it will be located, only that it will be located on 50 acres of a 1,700-acre multi-use, master-planned community already in existence.

Native American healer Ramona Sierra called the many partners in the concept her "spiritual warriors." Sierra will be part of a what project planners are calling a "Life Healing and Discovery Preserve" component of the development.

Sky of Dreams, which is also the name of a movie currently in production, will have two sound stages, a back lot for use in simulating western towns, five-star lodging and everything under the sun that a filmmaker would need from pre- to post-production.

"Now is the time to bring this concept and this project to the world," said Gary Wilson, a partner in Celerity Investments, which is handling the real estate end of the whole deal.

Other names connected to the development include Next Entertainment, Lone Wolf Productions Group and Imagic Technologies. The first movie being produced in conjunction with the new development is called "Sky of Dreams," based on the Mac Adamson trilogy "The Mystical World of Nebe."

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