Michigan desperately wanted a Hollywood makeover. And for $500 million, studios were more than happy to help.
When the state started writing checks in 2008 from one of the nation’s most generous film incentive programs, productions flocked there, making box-office hits such as Clint Eastwood’s “Gran Torino,” Sam Raimi’s “Oz the Great and Powerful” and Zack Snyder’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
Then Michigan did the math.
