Bastrop film studios expected to fully open in 2025

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A major film studio project in Bastrop County is on track to open in late 2025, the studio CEO said.

Alton Butler, CEO and owner of Line 204, said the first studios could be ready before the end of 2024, but the full project is expected to finish in late 2025.

Details of the project were first shared in 2021. The development along the Colorado River will have stages, office space, warehouses, roadways for filming and more.

Butler said the building permit process should start in a few weeks.

He previously said the studios would be self-sustaining with nearly everything needed for film production — including grip and lighting equipment, truck rentals and a working ranch.

Butler also said what will make this project different from other studios in the country is a “film-play-stay” concept, allowing crews to come to the studios to work and then stay on-site.

A second film studio development is planned in San Marcos. The $267 million project will have film and virtual production studios, according to the city in 2022.