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History Channel could film in south-west US for new Western miniseries Texas Rising
The History Channel could film in the south-west US for its new Western miniseries, tentatively titled Texas Rising. Featuring a cast led by Bill Paxton and Brendan Fraser, the drama will be History's second Western after Hatfields & McCoys, which…
BBC starts filming new series of Gillian Anderson crime drama The Fall in Belfast
Filming has started in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the second series of BBC crime drama The Fall, which stars Gillian Anderson as a detective searching for a serial killer. The BBC recently reiterated plans to increase its Northern Ireland output…
Channel 4 to expand location filming work outside England under new licence
British broadcaster Channel 4 will produce more content on location in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from 2020, under the terms of its new licensing agreement from regulator Ofcom. “Ofcom has decided that Channel 4’s quota for programmes produced outside…
UAE producers renew calls for formal Dubai filming incentives
Producers in the United Arab Emirates have renewed calls to have formal filming incentives launched in Dubai. Shane Martin of Boomtown Productions in Dubai and Ian Ross of Central Films Dubai were speaking at the Dubai Lynx International Festival of…
Gothic drama series Penny Dreadful films in Dublin and County Wicklow
New gothic drama series Penny Dreadful filmed entirely in Dublin and County Wicklow, recreating Victorian London in the Irish capital. Created by John Logan, the drama features famous literary characters such as Victor Frankenstein and Dorian Gray in a dark…
Michael Fassbender films Macbeth adaptation at Northumberland castle
Michael Fassbender is filming a new adaptation of Macbeth at Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, northern England. The castle has a history as a film-friendly location for both film and TV, and the new film will also feature Marion Cotillard as…
Miniseries Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell starts filming in York Minster
Period fantasy miniseries Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell has started filming on location in York Minster in northern England. Based on the novel by Susanna Clarke, the drama follows two men in an alternate 19th Century who reintroduce magic to…
Period crime drama Ripper Street returns to Dublin to film third series
A third series of period crime drama Ripper Street will return to film in Dublin, using the city as a double for Victorian London. Flagging ratings had prompted the BBC to cancel the drama, but the show has been resurrected…
Goodcop films on South African plains for Toyota Land Cruiser
Production company Goodcop filmed on location on the plains of South Africa for a new spot for Toyota Land Cruiser. Border Post shows a traveller panicking his way through a Central African border post before being pursued at speed by…
The Avengers 2 announces South Korea as additional filming location
Marvel has announced South Korea’s capital city Seoul as an additional filming location for its big-budget superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The movie brings together Marvel’s most popular comic book heroes for a second adventure. “South Korea is…