With some saxophone, singing and ceremonial ribbon-cutting, MVP3 Studios officially opened the first phase of its massive planned development Thursday, a fitting beginning for a project its creators hope will become an “entertainment mecca.”
The team behind MVP3 Studios, author and film producer Marie Pizano and Darnell Stitts, president and CEO of ATWEC Technologies, plan to transform the old Malco Majestic theater in Hickory Hill into a hub of music, film, theater and art and develop the land around it into movie soundstages, a sports facility, hotel and indoor theme park.