The Austin Decider still wonders how well the Michigan local production will fill in for Austin, where the film (and the book it was based on Derby Girl) take place.

Is Michigan ready for all this Hollywood work rush (Variety sure thinks so)?

Variety also highlights a Michigan native who has recently come back to the state to open up shop in Holland, Michigan.

Variety has also created a impressive list of all the recent big studio movies shot in the last ten years in the state of Michigan. It should be noted that what took ten years, the new Michigan incentives will more then double this list in just under six months.

The Detroit Free Press reports on the star sightings all over the Detroit Metro area these past few months. They report that photos and blurbs form the stars of Whip it living it up at such local rock “hotspots” as Jacoby’s and The Elbow Room have recently been featured in People and US Weekly.