From Ferris to Fort Worth, Hollywood is rolling cameras across North Texas. Billy Bob Thornton has been spotted filming in Dallas, Taylor Sheridan's Landman is filming in Fort Worth, and a new series is kicking off in Ferris. The surge highlights Texas' push to become a national film hub — not just a filming location.

Dallas school feeds local talent

Much of the talent feeding that boom comes from KD Conservatory, a Dallas film and acting school that has trained performers for nearly 50 years. Its alumni include Selena Gomez, Julio Cedillo, and Arlington native Jordan Walker Ross.

Ross said his acting journey began by chance.

"So I started, I just kind of, by chance, auditioned for a community theater production of A Christmas Carol in Mansfield, Texas, and I got the role of Ti

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