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Top producer considers Norway filming locations for new Viking epic
Norway is being considered as a filming location for an epic new Viking production telling the story of 11th Century Viking king Harald Hardrada. Producer Barrie Osborne has visited the country and is reportedly looking for filming incentive support for…
Fast & Furious 7 to film stunt work on location on Colorado highway
Fast & Furious 7 will spend about three weeks filming second-unit stunt work on location in Colorado, having secured an incentive payment. Shooting will focus on the dramatic Pikes Peak Highway near Colorado Springs and the production will spend around…
Bang TV stages European road trip filming on location in Chile for Bridgestone
London-based Bang TV has staged a European-set road trip filming on location in and around Santiago in Chile for Bridgestone tyres. Everywhere features a bored young office worker abandoning his cubicle for a wild road trip by bus, motorbike and…
Superhero follow-up Batman Vs Superman to film on location in Detroit
Upcoming Man of Steel follow-up Batman Vs Superman will film on location in Detroit, Michigan. Shooting will take place in the first quarter of 2014 and the movie will get a filming incentive payment of around USD35 million on planned…
Vinnie Jones films Russian sci-fi thriller Calculator on location in Iceland
Russian production company Unified Media Group has filmed sci-fi thriller Calculator partly on location in Iceland with footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones. The Icelandic leg of the shoot lasted around three weeks, with the country standing in for an alien planet. “We…
George Clooney and director Brad Bird film Tomorrowland in Vancouver
George Clooney and filmmaker Brad Bird have begun shooting their new Disney feature Tomorrowland on location in Vancouver. Very little has been revealed about the production, but the project is a welcome boost for British Columbia’s filming industry. “Tomorrowland is…
Jack in the Box Worldwide opens Delhi office
Jack in the Box Worldwide, the integrated communications brand of The 120 Media Collective, has expanded its presence in India by opening a new office in Delhi. Jack in the Box was founded in 2009 in Mumbai and has developed…
James Brown biopic to film on location in southern state of Mississippi
A feature biopic of legendary musician James Brown will film on location in Mississippi and will also double the state for scenes set in Paris and Vietnam. The shoot will be directed by Mississippi native Tate Taylor, who also worked…
Filming in Chile with Raimundo Alemparte of Film Commission Chile
Raimundo has a background in freelance journalism and has extensive experience of travelling the length and breadth of Chile. He became part of Film Commission Chile in 2010 at the invitation of the country’s National Council of Culture and Arts.…
Pinewood Shepperton boss reiterates need for strategic expansion
Pinewood Shepperton’s chief executive has reiterated the need for strategic global expansion. Ivan Dunleavy also said that the studios must continue to offer world-class filming facilities in order to continue boosting the UK economy. “The Pinewood brand is very well…