Taking advantage of state tax breaks, production of Arthur Newman, Golf Pro made a stop in downtown Raleigh Wednesday.

Colin Firth, star of The King’s Speech, was joined by Anne Heche and Emily Blunt in shooting scenes on Fayetteville Street and in Nash Park. The actors and production crew will be in Raleigh through Saturday.

Production was taking place in Raleigh because the state offers tax breaks to film-making companies, according to Troy Blischok, B camera first assistant. He said the remainder of the filming will take place in Wilmington, N.C.

Since January, 22 films have taken advantage of the tax breaks in North Carolina. Other states, such as New Mexico, have also capitalized on increased tax revenue through incentives to filmmakers.

“New Mexico, Lousiana and Georgia have also put together incentive packages for production companies,” production sound mixer Jeff Bloomer said. “If you can shoot a $20 million feature film for $12 million, it pays for the post [production] and the