It's hard to miss Hollywood's presence in Atlanta, whether it's Fairlie-Poplar transformed into San Francisco's Chinatown for Ant-Man or Reese Witherspoon handcuffed after scuffling with a traffic cop on Peachtree Road. The local film and television industry-which, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, generated $5.1 billion in economic impact for fiscal year 2014-is spawning a surge in lower-profile businesses: production complexes.

The man behind the Madea franchise and the biggest series on OWN took to social media tonight to confirm that the shuttered Army base that he bought this year will be the future home of Tyler Perry Studios: Perry didn't offer a timeline for when his studios might open, but he plans to continue business as usual at his current production facilities - a 200,000-square-foot complex in southwest Atlanta that includes five soundstages and a 400-seat theater.

This article is about the film industry in the U.S. state of Georgia. For the film industry in the Republic of Georgia, see Cinema of Georgia. The film industry in Georgia was, in 2010, the fourth largest among U.S. states, eclipsed only by California, New York State, and Texas.