The Mansfield area is once again the location of a major film. This movie is the first of a planned trilogy called the Ohio Heartland Chronicles. Local director, producer and writer Gary Jones is filming "Dead Run: Detour" starting June 3 in Richland County.
Jones, who has been a Crestline resident since 2005, has an office in the Braintree Building in downtown Mansfield. He said there is nothing better than working close to home. In 2021, Jones filmed "Escape From Death Block 13," in the Mansfield area, with the bulk of the scenes taking place in the historic prison-turned-museum known as The Ohio State Reformatory.