Mayor Sylvester Turner capitalizing on Super Bowl fanfare to attract filmmakers

Mayor Sylvester Turner (right) hopes to lure in filmmakers during Super Bowl media fanfare. >>Click to see movies filmed or set in Houston. Mayor Sylvester Turner (right) hopes to lure in filmmakers during Super Bowl media fanfare. >>Click to see movies filmed or set in Houston. Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 39 Caption Close Mayor Sylvester Turner capitalizing on Super Bowl fanfare to attract filmmakers 1 / 39 Back to Gallery

Mayor Sylvester Turner wants to turn Super Bowl 51 attention into a long-term opportunity for Houston.

Turner hosted Hollywood film industry stars Thursday night at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Houston. His goal? Highlight the city as a place where filmmakers need to be shooting movies.

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"Last time Super Bowl was in Houston was 2004. I'm glad that it's coming, but what do we do in the interim? Wait for another Super Bowl? No. The assets are still here," Mayor Turner told the press. "We cannot build a city for yesterday, and you just can't build a city for today. You have to build a city for Millennial's and others who are here and want to come to the city. We have to build a city for tomorrow."

Actor and producer Obba Babatunde told Fox News that he sees the potential for diverse shooting locations around town.

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"One of the things about the architecture here is you can go to one part of the city and be in the South. You go to another part of the city and you're in the North," he told the station.

Conference attendees will on Friday tour potential filming locations around Houston.