Miley Cyrus and her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, are hoping to make the “Hannah Montana” film in Tennessee. They’re just waiting for state officials to sign off on the venture. With the film expected to start shooting in April and a release date of early 2009, time’s ticking to get their location lined up. Since the movie takes place in Tennessee, it only makes sense to film it there, and according to daddy Cyrus, “The thing of it is, Walt Disney really wants to film this movie in Tennessee.”

And of course, the state of Tennessee could get a bump in tourism if the wildly successful “Hannah Montana” was shot there. Perry Gibson, executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission, said, “It would mean a real impact on tourism and it would be a family friendly film that would come to the state.”