The Louisiana-set spinoff to the long-running US crime drama NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) will film on location in New Orleans. A two-part pilot filmed scenes in the city earlier this year, but studio work was shot in Los Angeles.
Actor Don Cheadle is doubling Cincinnati, Ohio, for a period New York in his upcoming film Miles Ahead, based on the life of jazz innovator Miles Davis. The actor, best known recently for his work in Marvel’s Iron Man franchise, will direct the film as well as star.
The New Mexico Film Office has confirmed that Better Call Saul, a spinoff series from the crime drama Breaking Bad, will film in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Better Call Saul will follow the exploits of criminal lawyer Saul Goodman before he met crystal meth dealer Walter White.
Ohio’s filming incentive programme has helped attract a biopic of the jazz innovator Miles Davis to Cincinnati. Iron Man franchise co-star Don Cheadle – also a talented saxophonist – will direct and produce Miles Ahead, and will also star as the famous musician.
Filming on the new Terminator movie has started on location in New Orleans. Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the franchise that first made him a movie superstar back in the mid-80s. The film will be the fourth sequel to James Cameron’s original sci-fi classic.
John Travolta’s new thriller Criminal Activities will film on location in Cleveland, Ohio, after securing a filming incentive payment. Ohio offers a base filming incentive of 25% and recent high-profile features have included The Avengers and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Gaumont International Television has announced a miniseries based on the life of infamous Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar. Filming for Narcos will take place on location in Colombia and will reunite key talent from the hit Rio-set Elite Squad movies.
Popular TV crime drama NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) has filmed scenes for a planned New Orleans spinoff on location in Louisiana. Should the episodes prove a success, producers will likely double Los Angeles for New Orleans in the new series.