The studio also opened with a large building for special effects and set design, and a 30 acres (0.12 km2) backlot for outdoor filming.
[6][7][8] In March 2021, Blackhall Global Partners (BGP), a partnership between Millsap and Commonwealth Real Estate LP, unveiled plans to greatly expand the studio's footprint in DeKalb County, Georgia.
[9] BGP wants to build 18 new soundstages totaling 1.2 million square feet on a 155 acre greenfield site adjacent to the existing Blackhall Studios complex.
[10] Blackhall Studios was acquired by Los Angeles-based private equity firm Commonwealth Group for $120 million in April 2021.
[11] In 2022, the company received a $500 million investment from tech investor Silver Lake and announced its new name, Shadowbox Studios.