It was the “Good News Holdings” business card that impressed Jeanette Wynne, who likes movies but has trouble finding ones appropriate for her school-age children.

By TAMARA RACE
The Patriot Ledger

It was the “Good News Holdings” business card that impressed Jeanette Wynne.

“My view of Hollywood was evil, drugs and corruption,” she said. “And here was a Hollywood producer with an interest in making family-friendly movies handing me a business card with “Good News” on it.”

Plymouth Rock Studio investors Jeanette and Bill Wynne of California are in Plymouth to explore the prospects of the proposed film studio. Photo by Greg Derr

David Kirkpatrick has since split from Good News Holdings and formed his own company, Project Julia LLC, to build Plymouth Rock Studios, a movie and television production studio, in Plymouth.

Wynne and her husband, William, own Bison Investments, an international real estate development and financial services company with offices in Moscow and Los Angeles.

The company has joined Kirkpatrick’s development team planning the mixed-use studio project.

Wynne says she likes movies, but has trouble finding movies appropriate for her school-agechildren.

She was impressed by Kirkpatrick’s wish to take the sleaze out of movies and replace it with art.

She wasn’t looking for religious movies, but movies promoting strong values, good heroes and character.

After sharing a meal with Kirkpatrick, William Wynne was similarly impressed, prompting him to investigate Kirkpatrick a little further.

“His background is impressive, and he’s very well-respected in the industry,” Wynne said. “He’s has integrity. There is a real connection between what he says and what he does.”

Plymouth Rock Studios is a business venture, and its sound stages and other facilities will be leased by other movie companies for anything except pornography, Kirkpatrick says.

Kirkpatrick says he hopes Plymouth Rock Studios will make its own movies as well.