Tom Cruise’s new sci-fi war movie All You Need Is Kill has filmed on location in London’s Trafalgar Square. The star was taken to the location by helicopter for the Sunday shoot that closed the square for several hours.
A new Bollywood movie has filmed on location in Oman with star Harman Baweja. Dhishkiyaon spent ten days shooting near Muscat in the north of the sultanate, which lies on the eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
Pinewood Shepperton Studios near London has announced increased revenue for 2012 and “encouraging” bookings for 2013. The company has also upgraded its digital television facilities, while also starting work on new studio space.
Creative Scotland has invested in the initial stage of planning for a potential studio facility in Scotland. The organisation has put forward GBP75,000 for a feasibility study and an initial GBP1 million has also been set aside towards the cost of the development.
Elstree Studios in north-west London has secured a GBP2 million loan to help fund an expansion plan. In recent years the facility has hosted Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Oscar-winning feature The King’s Speech.
Film tourism from the UK to Mumbai is growing, due partly to an increase in the number of Bollywood productions filming in Britain. Virgin Atlantic launched a new daily flight from London to Mumbai in late October 2012 and credits Bollywood for driving demand.
[slideshow id=325]An Iceland native, Einar has been the Icelandic Film Commissioner since 2004. The Film in Iceland project was started in 2002 when Iceland decided to launch its filming incentive programme to help stimulate its vibrant film industry.
[slideshow id=323]Firecracker Films in London has filmed an epic Far East road-trip in a campaign for Heineken. The journey follows backpacker Justin and his challenge was to get by using bottles of Heineken as payment for his travels, in place of hard currency.