‘Paste’ Staff Writer On Atlanta’s Starring Role In ‘Baby Driver’

Actor Ansel Elgort poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Baby Driver’ in London, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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According to FilmL.A.’s annual Feature Film Study, 17 major motion pictures were filmed here in 2016, making Georgia the top location for feature film production – much of it in and around Atlanta.

But if the city is in a shot, Atlanta is usually standing in for somewhere else: most recently for New York City in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”