Macon Film & TV
Macon' It to the Big Screen
You can find a quick look at some of the locations that served as a filming set in Macon below OR find an interactive, accessible mobile app that takes you through over 40 film set locations in Macon by downloading the "Tour Macon" app today!
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Need for Speed (2014)
Scenes of racing were filmed throughout Downtown Macon. The “racing” took place at relatively low speeds. In addition, the exit from Interstate 75 that leads to Hardeman Avenue and Forsyth Roads was used. None of the businesses on those streets were changed, and many of the present-day businesses, and their signs, can be seen in those scenes.
![Need for speed film picture taken in Macon Ga](https://macon.imgix.net/images/Need_For_Speed.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=320&q=80&w=320&s=315b78e059a0477b5453ad82ca27357f 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/Need_For_Speed.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=540&q=80&w=540&s=1a033820019ba5d2792fe784811a81ca 350w)
Black Widow (2021)
The Terminal Station is used as a bus station in Albany, New York. Scenes were filmed in the lobby and restrooms of the Terminal Station and viewers can see a SWAT Team member stationed on the roof of the Tubman Museum as William Hurt is seen walking into the Terminal. Macon was initially scouted for school buildings and neighborhoods, as well, to play for schools and neighborhoods in Ohio..
![Black Widow movie scene filmed in the Macon Terminal Station](https://macon.imgix.net/images/5399_black-widow_macon-terminal-station_1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=320&q=80&w=320&s=1f5927c8bdd99d741f148f23578ba6d8 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/5399_black-widow_macon-terminal-station_1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=540&q=80&w=540&s=b2bf6faca800bb3ca31ed87f1e2883b2 340w)
42 (2013)
This biopic tells the life story of baseball player Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first African American to play Major League Baseball. Produced by Legendary Entertainment.
If you go....Visit Luther Williams Field in Carolyn Crayton Park. Second Street, also featured in the film, was beautifully transformed into 1940s Brooklyn. The Macon Terminal Station stands-in as an airport. The photo below was taken at Third and Plum Street.
The Color Purple (2023)
Scenes were filmed at the Douglass Theatre and at the corner of Third and Poplar Streets. A gas station was constructed in the park at the corner of Third and Poplar, just for the production.
![The color purple promotional pictures](https://macon.imgix.net/images/The-Color-Purple-6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=320&q=80&w=320&s=8100a4974225a11b58a1c6954ac2b997 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/The-Color-Purple-6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=540&q=80&w=540&s=35468272cb749c318f5db88c2affc390 540w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/The-Color-Purple-6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=768&q=80&w=768&s=c7024b89b7f0d66ec53e25a2ce18424c 768w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/The-Color-Purple-6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1024&q=80&w=1024&s=bf50e28d44b4e4a2127e0c46b27bd42f 862w)
Lovecraft Country (2021)
Episode 9 features pyrotechnics on Second Street, which played for Tulsa, OK during the 1921 Tulsa race riots. A large green screen was used to enable the film to “place” the Dempsey Hotel (at the corner of Third and Cherry Streets) at the end of Second Street. Filming in Macon was delayed multiple times due to inclement weather. Ultimately, the production had to move to another community and come back to Macon nearly a week after originally scheduled.
![Love Craft Country filming photo](https://macon.imgix.net/images/lovecraftcountry.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=320&q=80&w=320&s=b9c12279524c99246954d31595b5ecf4 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/lovecraftcountry.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=540&q=80&w=540&s=bf1c5bd8e74163af487f9f6df5a7ae67 540w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/lovecraftcountry.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=768&q=80&w=768&s=d7fd14c15bfc3b844436df0aca8fe7c7 768w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/lovecraftcountry.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1024&q=80&w=1024&s=95a5ecab6ccd47bc60aa8ba5656691e7 1024w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/lovecraftcountry.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1200&q=80&w=1200&s=b3921b9d45ceb7305eaa5b1af0f38373 1200w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/lovecraftcountry.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1440&q=80&w=1440&s=11fc0387aa1c27616d398b6f663dc1f8 1440w)
The Originals (2015) (Season 3, Episode 4)
Characters, Elijah and Hayley, attend a gala thrown by a mysterious group of ancient vampires, The Strix, in order to discover why an old acquaintance is in New Orleans. This scene was shot inside the beautiful Hay House!
![The originals tv show promo content](https://macon.imgix.net/images/The-Originals-IMDb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=320&q=80&w=320&s=2121b0baa65e44fb2e172e08a051fd7e 320w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/The-Originals-IMDb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=540&q=80&w=540&s=ec2cde4b0214643b5a72377f90261797 540w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/The-Originals-IMDb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=768&q=80&w=768&s=c22e72c3cf59b4844437765fb900fa3c 768w, https://macon.imgix.net/images/The-Originals-IMDb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1024&q=80&w=1024&s=1864d19601858111537eabc5ce57057e 802w)
Macon-Bibb County has been certified as a Camera Ready Community by the Georgia Film, Music, and Digital Entertainment Office
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