New TV show Revolution, which involves Lost co-creator JJ Abrams, is starting work on location in Wilmington, North Carolina. North Carolina provided locations for The Hunger Games’ dystopian setting and Iron Man 3 is based at EUE/Screen Gems Studios.
[slideshow id=306]Biscuit Filmworks has chosen South Africa for a new spot from Axe tying in with the deodorant brand’s latest campaign. Supplies shows a parade of powerboats carrying bikini girls, ninjas, male models and cocktail waiters across the ocean towards a Caribbean island as they hum in unison.
Sam Mendes and Daniel Craig are aiming to deliver a different view of London in the upcoming Bond movie Skyfall. The film shot extensively in the English capital earlier this year, but the filmmakers are eager to avoid the usual expectations.
Actor and filmmaker James Franco will be working on a new feature project at Mississippi Film Studios in Canton. The feature, Faulkner adaptation As I Lay Dying, will be based at the studios that span 31 acres and feature a 36,000-foot sound stage.
Antwerp in Belgium is now home to Badboot, a floating facility that offers a swimming pool, restaurant and event space. It’s the biggest floating pool in the world.
Dow Griffith started his career as a Location Manager more than 30 years ago and has since worked all over the world with many of cinema’s biggest names. He talks to TLG about humble beginnings, his part in revitalising the modern spy genre and what makes Location Managers tick.
Russell Crowe is in Iceland filming Darren Aronofsky’s epic drama Noah. It’s the latest in a series of high-profile projects to have sought Iceland’s unique landscapes. Next the production heads to Oyster Bay just outside New York City where an ark is being built.
Crew working on Marvel’s Iron Man 3 have had to get clearance from the US Department of Homeland Security to film at the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina. Special federal identification clearances are needed to visit the facility without having an official escort.