A remake of classic western The Magnificent Seven is filming on location in New Mexico. The original movie was released in 1960 – itself a remake of Japanese masterpiece Seven Samurai – and the film quickly became an enduring cornerstone of the western genre.
American firm Fox 21 Television Studios has finalised a deal for a long-term lease of Dragon International Film Studios in Wales. Fox is already filming TV show The Bastard Executioner at the facility. Historical feature Ironclad is the only feature to have ever shot there.
Scotland has announced a new fund to encourage more film and TV productions to shoot on location north of the border. The country has attracted high-profile shoots like the historical romance Outlander, but the government is under pressure to do more to entice productions.
Michael Fassbender has started filming a long-awaited movie adaptation of the videogame franchise Assassin’s Creed in Malta. The production reunites Fassbender with director Justin Kurzel and co-star Marion Cotillard, all of whom worked together on the upcoming Macbeth.
American drama series Cuba will film on location on the eponymous island nation. Cuba recently hosted the feature film Papa, shot as a Canadian-Cuban production, and earlier this year Conan O’Brien became the first talk show host in decades to film in the country.
New US thriller The Shallows will be among the latest international features to shoot in Queensland. The announcement comes days after plans were unveiled for an extra stage facility for the Gold Coast area, which has recently hosted Unbroken and San Andreas.
An old army base in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, is being looked at as a potential film studio facility. Northern Ireland is best known as the home of Game of Thrones, but it’s also popular for British TV shows like crime drama The Fall, with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan.
Barcelona-based directing collective Kinopravda filmed in Barcelona and Budapest for a new promo for Hungarian electro composer Yvein Monq. TWUN features a series of women struggling to stay upright in flamboyant heels to Monq’s skittish music.