New Mexico Governor Richardson Announces Sex & Lies in Sin City to be filmed in New Mexico

May 30, 2008 -- SANTA FE — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today announced that the Lifetime Original Movie “Sex & Lies in Sin City,” produced by The Konigsberg Company and Sony Pictures Television, will be shot primarily in New Mexico.

Mena Suvari (“American Beauty”) and Matthew Modine (“Weeds”) are set to star in the film, based on the true story of the death of wealthy Las Vegas casino heir Ted Binion and the ensuing trial of his lover and her con artist boyfriend. The movie is based on the book Murder in Sin City by Jeff German. Frank Konigsberg (Lifetime’s “Caught in the Act,” “The Last Don”) serves as executive producer on the film, which will be directed by Peter Medak (“Romeo is Bleeding,” “Carnivàle”) from a script written by Teena Booth (Lifetime’s “A Little Thing Called Murder”).

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The production will be shot from June 2 - 28 in Santa Fe and expects to hire approximately 80 New Mexico crew members and over 650 actors and background talent.

Since Richardson took office, over 95 major feature film and television projects have shot in the state, adding over $1.6 billion dollars to New Mexico’s economy.

Source: New Mexico Governor