Planners give nod to studio bylaw
May 7 Plymouth Rock Studios took another step forward Monday with planning board members recommending town meeting approve the board’s zoning bylaw for 1,000 town-owned acres eyed for the proposed movie and television production campus. The bylaw goes to selectmen and finance committee members before town meeting votes it June 9.

Air base developer wants a piece of studio action
May 2 The company redeveloping the South Weymouth Naval Air Station is likely to help finance the construction of a movie and television production facility proposed by a group of Hollywood producers

Studio zoning hearing begins in Plymouth
Apr. 29 Helicopter access, hotel heights, special permit authority, and defining the zoning area prompted the most debate during the planning board’s first public hearing on a proposed zoning bylaw for the proposed Plymouth Rock Studios project.

Studio officials press for support
Apr. 24 Three town boards had few questions for Plymouth Rock studio officials who say they need town meeting support to move forward with their proposed studio plans. A town meeting June 9 will face five requests on the movie studio project.

Movie studio bylaw ready for scrutiny
Apr. 18 A draft zoning bylaw that would allow a movie studio complex to be built on a portion of a 1,000-acre parcel of town-owned land off Route 25 is ready for review and discussion.

Can 2 local studios co-exist?
Apr. 17 Movie production studios proposed in Weymouth and Plymouth will complement rather than compete with each other, developers say.

Hundreds flock to ‘Yes to the Rock’ meeting in support of movie studio project
Apr. 16 Hollywood’s lure worked its charms on about 600 Plymouth residents who showed up Tuesday night to hear about a proposed movie studio.

Residents get first look at new Route 25 interchange options
Apr. 10 A proposed Route 25 highway interchange faces a lengthy permitting process, but residents, developers, and engineers basically agree on an initial design. The ramp would accommodate the proposed Plymouth Rock Studios project on 300 acres of a 1,000 acre parcel of town-owned property off Route 25.

‘We’re ready to go’ with movie studio
Apr. 10 A group of Hollywood-based investors has made it official: they plan to build a $300 million state-of-the-art movie making complex at the old South Weymouth Naval Air Station. But first, they want the state to give them more tax breaks.

Forum on Route 25 ramp, Plymouth studio plan
Apr. 8 Designs for a new Route 25 interchange near the Plymouth-Bourne border and a planned movie studio will be discussed at a meeting Wednesday night.

Legislators stump for studio project
Apr. 7 Jobs, tax revenues, and a recession-proof industry make State Senate President Therese Murray and State Rep Vinnie deMacedo bullish on Plymouth Rock Studios.

South Shore Chamber lobbies on behalf of Plymouth studio project
Mar. 27 The South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s board voted to recommend to Plymouth town meeting voters that they support a zoning change and land transfer necessary for the Plymouth Rock studio project.

Enterprise cars signs with proposed studio in Plymouth
Mar. 25 Enterprise Rent-A-Car has signed on as a “green alliance partner” with Plymouth Rock Studios and will offer hybrid rental cars for people who work at the proposed studio project in Plymouth.

Heated words on studio plan
Mar. 21 About 200 people, nearly all cheering for a proposed movie studio project, clashed Thursday night with a committee of 14 precinct chairmen.

International development company joins Plymouth Rock Studios
Mar. 20 A major California real estate development company has joined Plymouth Rock Studio’s construction team to help build the mixed-use studio complex proposed for 1,000 acres of town-owned land off Route 25.

A wish to replace Hollywood sleaze with art sparks business relationship
Mar. 20 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.

Studio exec makes a union vow
Mar. 14 The proposed Plymouth Rock Studios project, if it is built, will be built with union labor, founder David Kirkpatrick Thursday promised.

Kirkpatrick promises to protect Plymouth’s rural charm
Mar. 8 Plymouth Rock Studios founder David Kirkpatrick says the studio project would have a stunning effect on local tourism.

South Shore has enjoyed rich history of theater
Jan. 29 The South Shore and Cape Cod have a rich history of theater arts, a bond that goes back to summer stock theater starting in the 1930s.

A major film studio in Plymouth could play huge economic role
Jan. 28 A major movie studio in Plymouth could generate as many as 2,000 well-paying jobs and stimulate the tourism and service industries in the region, potentially becoming the largest private employer in the Plymouth area.

South Shore tradespeople prepared for movie studio
Jan 28 Bring it on, say the local carpenters, actors and technicians who hope to work there.

Is Plymouth Rock the reel deal or a pipe dream?
Jan. 26 Film industry veterans see the 1,000 wooded acres in the middle-of-nowhere as the perfect spot for a 1 million-square-foot, $300 million film studio complex. Is it just a Hollywood dream?

Getting their chance: 300 turn out to hear about studio plans
Jan. 23 Nearly 300 Plymouth residents were presented with information and the chance to ask questions about the Plymouth Rock Studio project on Tuesday during a presentation at Plymouth South Elementary School.

Hollywood East: SouthField eyed
Jan. 17 The former director of the state Sports and Entertainment Commission and a group of Hollywood studio executives are negotiating with the developer of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station to build a movie and television production complex on the property.