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Have Hollywood Stars Found Their New Home?

Photo from Matthew McConaughey’s Instagram

Have Hollywood Stars Found Their New Home?

By Movieguide® Staff

Could Hollywood’s most popular stars have found their new home?

Traditionally, Los Angeles, California, is synonymous with entertainment’s biggest names. However, Zachary Levi, Matthew McConaughey, and others are flocking to Texas’ capital city, Austin.

“It’s absolutely insane,” WALKER star Jared Padalecki said. “It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. It’s growth and expansion on a turbocharger. You’re just going like … whoa.”

The Hollywood Reporter comments:

The Texas capital has undergone a pandemic influx unlike anywhere else in the country thanks to a flood of invading tech companies (Samsung, Oracle) along with quarantine-exhausted, remote-working transplants from major cities seeking a lifestyle upgrade — including some notable actors who, like Padalecki (an Austin resident since 2010), suddenly decided that the Texas Hill Country was more alluring than the Hollywood Hills.

“I’ve been just waiting for the secret to get out,” Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey said. “I’m excited for the growth. We’re not going back. We don’t have a landmark like Niagara Falls or Disney World or the Eiffel Tower. They’re all coming for the vibe — we’ve got people.”

According to THR, new Hollywood talent to leave Silicon Valley for Austin includes Zachary Levi, Scott Eastwood, Adrianne Palicki, Adrian Grenier, and James Van Der Beek.

“At the park in Beverly Hills near the house we just moved away from, you were not allowed to fly a KITE,” Van Der Beek wrote on Instagram groused on Instagram. “Also not allowed at any park in Beverly Hills: Riding a bicycle, climbing a tree, learning anything from an instructor, using weights … when people ask why we’re moving our kids out of L.A., these are just some of the reasons.”

According to new residents, Austin natives are proud of the laid-back reputation which has attracted Hollywood talent away from the hustle of New York and L.A.

“What we have to watch in Austin is the preservation of our DNA,” McConaughey added. “I’ve talked to quite a few people before and since they came here and the two words I hear over and over again are ‘hospitality’ and ‘optimism.’ So my line has been, ‘Don’t turn here into why you left there.’ Our challenge is going to be how we handle this great influx. If any place has an identity in the soul that we need to preserve, it’s Austin.”

“The unwritten motto of Austin has been to Keep Austin Weird,” Padalecki agreed. “The landscape has changed, but I hope that doesn’t change. It’s a cool spot. Hopefully it stays that way.”

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.