WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A movie filmed in Wilmington will hit theaters here this weekend.

Arthur Newman, which stars Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth and Emily Blunt, will be on the big screen at Carmike Cinemas 16 in Wilmington starting Friday.

The movie follows a man (Firth) who, disappointed with his sub-par life, fakes his own death and assumes a new identity. While on the road, he meets a woman (Blunt) who is also fleeing from her own turmoil.

It's billed as a "cross-country odyssey of self-discovery and renewal."

Tager said the filmmakers picked Wilmington because of the incentives and it ended up exceeding expectations.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Actors usually move to Hollywood to make it big in the film business but a couple in Wilmington actually did the opposite.

Ron Fallica and Allie McCulloch, who are married, moved to Wilmington from LA to get more auditions and open a school for aspiring actors.

The school, called the Actor's Arsenal, opened a few weeks ago.

"We saw a lot of big productions were coming here and we always heard about these films and TV shows being filmed here," said Fallica. "We wanted to be a part of it."

Both Ron and Allie worked for 10 years as actors in LA.

The two actually met in an acting class.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Star sightings in Wilmington are going to become less common. That's because NBC’s Revolution has wrapped production.

Saturday night, the cast and crew celebrated at a wrap party at Ten Pin Alley.

Film permits from the city show the last two shoots were at Bijou Park and the Water Street Parking Deck.