British broadcaster Channel 4 will produce more content on location in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from 2020, under the terms of its new licensing agreement from regulator Ofcom.
Scarlett Johansson and filmmaker Jonathan Glazer shot on location in Scotland for new alien drama Under the Skin. Based on a novel by Michel Faber, the broad story follows Johansson’s sinister extraterrestrial as she assumes human form and preys on lonely hitchhikers.
Cable network HBO Asia is filming horror miniseries Grace on location in Singapore. The production is being co-produced by HBO Asia and Singapore-based production company Infocus Asia, with additional support from the Media Development Authority of Singapore.
Miami is to get a new film studio facility through an USD11.5 million deal between city authorities and EUE/Screen Gems Studios. The Miami Entertainment Complex (MEC) could help attract productions on the scale of the long-running spy drama Burn Notice, which filmed in the city.
California took the fourth spot behind Louisiana, Canada and the UK for its popularity as a filming location in 2013, according to a new report from FilmLA. The west coast state’s share of the biggest 25 movies of the year slipped to just 8%, down from 64% fifteen years ago.
New gothic drama series Penny Dreadful filmed entirely in Dublin and County Wicklow, recreating Victorian London in the Irish capital. Created by John Logan, the drama features famous literary characters such as Victor Frankenstein and Dorian Gray in a dark psychosexual drama.
Pinewood Studios has made a deal to advise on the design of the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis, a new filming facility being built in the Shandong region of eastern China. The consultancy service agreement is with the Dalian Wanda Group, which plans to open the new studio in 2016.
A third series of period drama Mr Selfridge has been commissioned by British broadcaster ITV and will return to filming locations in north London and the Historic Chatham Dockyard in Kent. The series stars US actor Jeremy Piven as the real-life founder of department store Selfridge & Co.