Zachary Levi is building a $100 million Texas film hub as Hollywood alternative
Actor Zachary Levi is developing Wyldwood Studios, a $100 million film and lifestyle campus near Austin, Texas, intended as an alternative to the Hollywood studio system. Levi cites his dissatisfaction with California's political and industrial environment as the primary motivation for creating this artist-owned community.
Why it matters
The project reflects a growing trend of entertainment industry figures decentralizing production away from traditional hubs like Los Angeles in favor of more affordable or ideologically aligned regions.
“Shazam!” star Zachary Levi left Los Angeles in 2017 after selling his home and buying a 75-acre ranch outside Austin, Texas. Nearly nine years later, the actor is turning that property into Wyldwood Studios, a $100 million film and lifestyle campus that aims to offer a different way of working in the entertainment industry.Levi, 45, recently spoke about his decision to leave California during an interview with Fox News Digital alongside his “The Fix” co-star Liam Neeson. The actor said his decision was influenced both by his views about California and by his long-standing belief that the entertainment industry could work differently. “I grew up in California. I love California. It is a failed state,” Levi said. “It is literally and figuratively on fire.”Levi said he had wanted to change the way the entertainment industry worked since he began working in Hollywood.
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