Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly used the previous name of Nevada State University.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Warner Bros. Discovery is still pursuing options for a completely different site in Las Vegas, while a second Nevada bill to back tax credits at the Harry Reid Research & Technology Park has been introduced into the Senate.
A spokesperson for Warner Bros. tells FOX5, Wednesday, the company is still seeking another site in Las Vegas. That would mean three plans are in the works for three movie studios across the Las Vegas Valley, with a third site for Warner Bros. still undetermined. FOX5 is working to learn if and how Warner Bros. will ask lawmakers to back their plans.
A spokesperson with Warner Bros. Discovery stated the following:
Warner Bros. confirms that it is no longer working with Birtcher on development of the sprawling studio complex that had been described as a game-changer for feature and television production in the state. However, the studio is said to be evaluating partners for a potential complex for what would be called Warner Bros. Studios Nevada but will be starting over with a new developer.
“We remain committed to creating Warner Bros. Studios Nevada, and excited about the opportunity to bring great jobs, workforce and economic development, and educational opportunities to the state.”
According to Lange, S.B. 220 and the “Nevada Film Infrastructure, Workforce Development, Education and Economic Diversification Act” will provide $100 million in tax credits for 15 years, with a three-year “ramp-up.”
Lange said the $50 million training facility at Harry Reid Research & Technology Park will instruct young adults from UNLV, CSN and Nevada State University. Students can even train at the facility for two years, Lange said. Working and studying parents can also utilize the daycare and medical facility on site.
“We are also going to be able to train kids who don’t want to go to college that want to be in the film industry,” Lange tells FOX5, emphasizing the need for diverse industries and available jobs for Nevada graduates and young adults.
“We want to have students get their education in Nevada and stay in Nevada,” she said.
Last fall, Warner Bros. Discovery said it will make Las Vegas its next filming headquarters. Warner Bros. tells FOX5, it will still partner with UNLV on educational opportunities.
FOX5 told you about the separate Assembly bill for Summerlin Studios, A.B. 238. The proposal promises $105 million in tax credits for Summerlin Studios (with $25 million set aside for independent productions). Jauregui said the bill would mandate that at least half of the 15,000-person annual workforce must be from Nevada.
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