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Benedict Cumberbatch films The Imitation Game in recreated wartime London
Benedict Cumberbatch filmed The Imitation Game partly on location in central London, recreating the capital’s wartime appearance. Cumberbatch plays maths genius Alan Turing, who cracked the Nazi Enigma code and helped significantly shorten World War Two. Several key scenes were…
Sean Bean drama The Frankenstein Chronicles to film in Northern Ireland
Sean Bean is set to star in ITV drama The Frankenstein Chronicles. The miniseries will film in Northern Ireland, where it will recreate Regency London of the early 19th century. Bean previously starred in the opening season of Game of…
Middle East dramas in vogue but Israel loses location filming to Malta and Croatia
Biblical screen stories are enjoying a surge in popularity, with Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings planning to emulate the global success of Darren Arronofsky’s Noah. However, a summer of violence in the Middle East means Israel is now losing…
Film London leads EuroScreen conference on screen tourism across the continent
Film London has led a EuroScreen conference looking into the economic impact of screen tourism around the world. The event looked at how films like the Harry Potter series and TV dramas such as Wallander and Game of Thrones have…
Oliver Stone and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to film Edward Snowden movie in Munich
Filmmaker Oliver Stone will shoot in Munich, Germany, for a movie based on the story of former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden. Actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt will play the analyst who leaked secret government documents to the…
Period crime drama Ripper Street returns for Dublin filming in third series
Victorian crime series Ripper Street returned to shoot its third season on location in Dublin, using the Irish capital as a stand-in for London. Filming locations included Clancy Barracks, Trinity College, Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol, and the new series…
Bollywood movie Baby doubles Abu Dhabi for Turkey in pick-up filming
Bollywood movie Baby has doubled Abu Dhabi for the streets of Istanbul for pick-up filming. Star Akshay Kumar filmed scenes in the emirate city in September, but the production returned for additional shooting for the upcoming thriller, mostly for scenes…
Assassin movie Hunter’s Prayer to film Harrogate in North Yorkshire as Europe
Sam Worthington’s new film, the assassin thriller Hunter’s Prayer, is set to double Harrogate in North Yorkshire for the streets of Switzerland. Filming locations across Yorkshire in northern England will double for mainland Europe for the story of an assassin…
Savannah in Georgia appoints veteran filmmaker to promote city as movie location
Authorities in Savannah, Georgia, have appointed a veteran filmmaker to promote the city as a key US movie location. Savannah recently hosted Channing Tatum’s male-stripper drama Magic Mike XXL and Ralph Singleton will work to continue boosting the city’s filmmaking…
Savannah in Georgia plans broader film crew base as city hosts Magic Mike XXL
Savannah in Georgia is enjoying a profile boost as a filming location for Channing Tatum’s male-stripper sequel Magic Mike XXL, but the city has acknowledged the need for a larger local crew base. The movie is again based on Tatum’s…