Home Depot is opening a new store in south metro Atlanta next month, but the public won't be allowed to shop there.

The Atlanta home improvement chain has built a 45,000-square-foot store dedicated solely to Pinewood Studios, the British filmmaker behind James Bond and the Harry Potter series, and its associates.

"It's a new venture for us," said J.T. Rieves, vice president of pro business for the retailer. "What they (Pinewood Studios) are trying to do is to create a level of control of predictability for someone who wants to make a movie."

Pinewood is building a movie studio, its first in the United States, on more than 220 acres in Fayette County. The dedicated Home Depot store will open April 3.

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