From Deseret News archives:
Apple Valley is location for a new movie studio
Next Entertainment and affiliated companies Lone Wolf Productions Group and Imagic Technologies said Wednesday that the Sky of Dreams Ranch hailed as "a blend of arts, culture and nature" will be on 2,700 acres in Apple Valley, east of Hurricane in Washington County.
Company officials had first announced plans for the development during the Sundance Film Festival, but at the time said only that the ranch would be near St. George.
While construction on two sound stages could begin this fall and be ready by next spring, the full development could take five to 10 years. Plans include a resort hotel and spa, a golf course, a private jet park, an equestrian center, restaurants and retail, an amphitheater, a natural-healing center, a mustang preserve, a American Indian cultural center, a Southwest science center, a fresh- and saltwater aquatic center and a technology research campus. All elements will use earth-friendly themes and green technology.
The production facilities will include a facilities for computer-generated imagery and post-production work, as well as a back lot with a Western street, small-town square and large-city square.
On a plateau overlooking Zion National Park, Sky of Dreams Ranch will have one sound stage devoted to a half-hour, syndicated TV series that will "teach the lessons of nature," Steadman said.
The other sound stage will be used initially for the "The Mystical World of Nebe" movie trilogy based on Adamson's novels that will have installments released annually beginning in the summer of 2009.
"This will be to fulfill our own needs for our own productions right now," Adamson said Wednesday after a news conference in Salt Lake City. "We will make it available for independent films and other productions based on usage and when we're not using the facility. But the primary purpose is using it for our own needs.
"Eventually down there, it could become a real film mecca," he said. The completion of the new St. George airport nearby will help make it attractive, with 45-minute flights from Los Angeles.
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