Bastrop - Cedar Creek Edition | July 2025

New studios, big ambitions From the cover

Wyldwood Studios

5 Pond swimming zone 6 Pond cabins with shared outdoor space 7 Orchard 8 The Farm Greenhouse and Edible Planting Gardens 9 Beachfront

12 Boutique Hotel/Health and Wellness Center/Restaurant Act 2

Zooming in

Act 1 1 Sound Stage 1 2 Sound Stage 2 3 Mill 4 Post Oak Savannah Meadows

13 Amphitheater 3 14 Treehouse club 15 Lodging 16 Boathouse

Dori Kelley, the business attraction, retention and expansion manager for the Bastrop Economic Development Corporation, or BEDC, said developments like Wyldwood Studios will have a signicant local economic impact. “They don’t just bring lm crews; they bring jobs, tourism and long-term investment,” she said. “A lot of small businesses will see the ripple eect.” Bastrop County created a Media Production Development Zone through the Texas Film Commission and the Texas Comptroller’s Oce—a designation that allows Wyldwood Studios to apply to the state for approval of a qualied Media Production Location. If the application is approved, the project could receive a sales tax exemption for certain purchases over a two-year period, according to ocials. Both Lyndsey Schroeder, Bastrop County public information ocer, and Kelley said Levi has not requested any additional tax abatements or incentives from the county or BEDC. Kelley said BEDC has not called for an economic impact report, as the development will be located within Bastrop’s 1-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction—an area outside of the city’s incorporated limits.

10 Amphitheater 1 11 Amphitheater 2

Act 1 , or Phase 1, will fill 45 acres and should begin construction in December. Act 2 , or Phase 2, will follow, filling the remaining 30 acres.

Wyldwood Studios Act 2

Wyldwood Studios Act 1

Creative studios

Amphitheater

Lodging

SOURCE: WYLDWOOD STUDIOSCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Movies filmed in Bastrop County A handful of films from over the years have already relied on Bastrop County as a backdrop, including: “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974)

What the experts say

location scouting, local vendors, lodging, permit assistance and production support. “You have Alton Butler’s 552 film studios coming [as well], and I think that’s going to provide a lot of jobs for Bastrop County,” she said.

Business owner and Bastrop resident Tammy Johnson Finn launched Film Bastrop County. com in late June—a website designed to further showcase Bastrop County as a destination for the film industry with online tools, such as those for

“Hope Floats” (1998) “The Alamo” (2004) “Bernie” (2011) “The Tree of Life” (2011)

SOURCE: FILM BASTROP COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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