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Heineken builds an airport on location in Portugal filming new ad
Beer brand Heineken has turned a Portuguese cultural centre into an airport for its new ad, Gorgeous. When a beautiful woman fends off one sleazy admirer at an airport bar, a more resourceful guy uses a friend’s lipstick on a…
The Avengers and Dark Knight Rises film Cleveland and Pittsburgh
It’s a summer of superheroes in several US cities as the major studios’ 2012 release slates shape up. The Dark Knight Rises has been filming fight sequences and scenes involving the so-called Batwing in Pittsburgh, while Marvel has been wreaking…
Ikea films Braveheart charge pastiche on location near Sydney
Scottish warriors have been replaced with suburbanites looking for a break from the norm in a Braveheart pastiche from Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea. Have a Go shows homeowners charging across a field clutching Ikea furniture as they rebel against the…
Mad Max sequel to change filming location as Broken Hill loses apocalyptic feel
The long-delayed Mad Max sequel Fury Road will change its filming location for somewhere more apocalyptic. It was planning to film in and around the town of Broken Hill in New South Wales, but unseasonal heavy rains have brought the…
Plano in Illinois to become Superman’s hometown of Smallville
The latest Superman film is the other comic-book production that Christopher Nolan is helping steer towards the big screen. While Chicago will become Metropolis, the rural town of Plano, also in Illinois, is set to become Clark Kent’s adopted childhood…
New Conan the Barbarian film brings swords and sorcery to Bulgaria
Marcus Nispel’s remake of Schwarzenegger fantasy classic Conan the Barbarian has filmed across Bulgaria. Namibia and Croatia were both considered as filming locations for a few scenes, but practicality meant that Bulgaria ended up hosting the full shoot. The filming…
Success of Hangover 2 boosts interest in Thailand location filming
Director Todd Phillips took The Hangover 2 to Thailand in 2010 in a bid to perform a one-up on his previous Vegas-based adventure. The Thai Government claims it has had a big impact and reports that around 80 more international…
New studio facility planned for Massachusetts could boost local location filming
The long-term success of Massachusetts’ screen industry could get a boost from plans to develop a state-of-the-art studio facility in the north-east part of the state. MJM Development, based in Andover, plans to build over an area of nearly 30…
Tom Cruise’s Rock of Ages chases filming incentives doubling Miami for Los Angeles
The Sunset Strip of the 1980s has been recreated in Miami for the filming of Tom Cruise’s Rock of Ages. It’s another snubbing for Los Angeles, with the city apparently unable to match Miami’s incentive scheme or flexibility when it…
Marvel’s Captain America doubles Manchester and Liverpool for New York City
Period cars and decor came to Manchester and Liverpool for the filming of Marvel’s comic book adaptation Captain America: The First Avenger. Much of the film was shot in the UK, with Stanley Dock in Liverpool and Dale Street in…