Also on the MFO list of anticipated projects, are the second session of the HBO hit comedy Hung and Salvation Boulevard starring the ensamble cast of Jennifer Connelly, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, Ed Harris and funny man Jim Gaffigan. (Harris and Connely shot What’s Wrong with Virginia in near Holland Michigan this past fall).

With what’s shaping up to be the biggest Michigan movie production year thus far (Real Steal, Scream 4, State of The Union, Hit Somebody), it’s clear there will be no shortage of movie star sightings in Southeastern Michigan this summer.

“Since many neighborhoods in Michigan have changed little over the decades, finding locations in Detroit and the state to match places in the book could prove fairly easy.” – Variety

This would make the second show series to use Detroit, since HBO’s new comedy hit Hung is already set and shot in and around the metro area.

Real Detroit Weekly talks with Hung creator Colette Burson about why he chose to set and shot the new hit HBO series in Detroit.

Also, all this week is Christopher Coppola’s PAH MoTown Film Festival on the campus of Madonna University in Livonia.

What If starring Kevin Sorbo, Kristy Swanson and John Ratzenberger, will possibly be shot in Grand Rapids this year.

HBO’s Hung (which was shot in Metro Detroit), is a ratings banaza.

DetNews looks at the diverse film locations of Michigan.

This coming Sunday is the “Michigan Makes Movies Expo” at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi.

1. Actor Robert De Niro at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) yesterday.  De Niro is currently both shooting and producing two separate movies in Southeast Michigan.
2. Actor Thomas Jane was seen shooting the opening sequence for the upcoming HBO series Hung at Detroit’s Small Plates’ outdoor patio.
3. Brove is looking to shoot the next installment of their TV series in Metro Detroit and call it Real Housewives of Oakland County.
4. Actor Danny Glover was recently seen with a tableful of Hollywood producers at Bacco in Southfield working on a slate of new films project to be shot in Metro Detroit.

The Michigan made TV series Hung will premiere at 10 p.m. on Sunday June 28, on HBO.  The show stars Thomas Jane (“The Mist”) as a guy who relies on his physical attributes when his financial prospects start to look bleak.

Rapper Eminem recenlty shot his viral web video Eminem, Where Have You Been? in Royal Oak and Berkley Michigan. The video is set to be shown during the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, May 31st.

Also, HBO recently shot their new, original dark comedy Hung in Oakland County, Michigan.