10/26/2026
This summer brought a lot of, “lights, camera, action,” to a charming Kentucky town. Three movies were filmed in Glasgow, which is in Barren County.
Kirby Adams of the Courier Journal chats with Glasgow-Barren County KY Tourism Exec. Director MacLean Lessenberry about the impressive economic impact of Glasgow being on the big screen.
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/10/19/rural-kentucky-towns-become-a-hollywood-film-hub/91808862007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115701p002550l115250c002550e1181xxv115701d--76--b--76--&gca-ft=195&gca-ds=sophi&fbclid=IwZnRzaAVEe4xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUQow1K81RqfuEubW9e61tbBySCU4AnNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4GK0IRy9uayymMHtqxYG0HiEUHXL48ELlXuTEXVXXi4SxuiRUs6hokY1aX_Q_aem_LaMx7QaaB-qJpFFydLmiVA
Major film productions, starring actors including Kate Beckinsale and Nicolas Cage, are bringing millions to rural Kentucky towns like Glasgow.