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Japanese Godzilla confirmed for filming as Hollywood prepares US sequel
A new Japanese version of Godzilla is to be made by Toho Studios since the success of last year’s US remake revealed a continued appetite for the classic monster. The new film will be made by renowned Japanese filmmakers Hideaki…
Pinewood Studios to raise £30m to part fund London expansion plan
Pinewood Studios near London is set to raise nearly GBP 30 million to part-fund its major expansion plan. The company will place eight million shares and create new bank facilities to fund the first part of the three-phase Pinewood Studios…
TV series of YA fantasy story The Mortal Instruments to film in Toronto
A new TV series of the popular Young Adult (YA) fantasy novel franchise The Mortal Instruments will film in Toronto from this May as Shadowhunters. The Ontario capital got a production spending boost last year hosting Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson…
Red Planet Pictures films BBC biblical tale The Ark on location in Morocco
The BBC’s new one-off biblical drama The Ark filmed entirely on location in Morocco. Starring David Threlfall, the drama follows Noah’s mission to build an ark in the desert to survive a devastating flood. Producer Jules Hussey had previous experience…
New James Bond movie Spectre films opening sequence in Mexico City
New Bond movie Spectre has filmed its opening sequence on location in Mexico City, recreating the country’s Day of the Dead celebrations, which in reality fall at the end of October. The production team has already filmed on location in…
BBC signs agreement to support Northern Ireland filming industry
The BBC has signed an agreement to support Northern Ireland’s production sector by making closer ties with Northern Ireland Screen. Northern Ireland is known internationally as the home of Game of Thrones and the BBC films locally for crime drama…
History Channel drama Vikings to film fourth season in Ireland
History Channel’s scripted drama Vikings will film a fourth season on location in Ireland this spring. The show is based at Ashford Studios outside Dublin and tells the story of the Nordic race. “Vikings has raided the hearts of both…
Adam Sandler and Guillermo del Toro boost Ontario location filming for 2014
Adam Sandler’s big-budget comedy Pixels and Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror Crimson Peak helped boost international production spending in Ontario in 2014. Del Toro returns to Canada having also shot his 2013 monster movie Pacific Rim at Pinewood Studios Toronto.…
Cold War drama The Americans doubles New York for 1980s Washington DC
Popular Cold War spy series The Americans doubles New York for 1980s Washington, DC. Currently in its third season, the drama follows two Russian KGB agents living undercover as an American married couple in northern Virginia towards the end of…
Outlander boosts film tourism for Scotland
Historical romance Outlander has already had a big impact on film tourism in Scotland and its appeal could grow when the show launches in the UK later this week. Outlander tells the story of a woman caught between lives and…