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Bastard Executioner creator drawn to Wales by castles and filming incentive
The creator of new TV drama The Bastard Executioner was drawn to film in Wales because of the country’s historical castles, and by the UK’s TV tax credit. Kurt Sutter is most famous for the California-set biker drama Sons of…
Action thriller sequel The Purge 3 to film on location in Rhode Island
A second follow-up to hit 2013 action thriller The Purge is set to film in Rhode Island in the eastern US. The franchise follows disparate characters in a dystopian future where for one night each year all crime is legal.…
Liverpool plans new film studio
Authorities in Liverpool in north-west England are to consider a plan to create an adapted studio facility. The city is a popular filming location particularly for British TV productions but has also hosted big-budget Hollywood shoots like Captain America: The…
Boardwalk Empire doubles New York for Cuba in final season filming
Prohibition drama Boardwalk Empire has ended after its fifth season, and has been rewarded with ten Emmy nominations. Set in Atlantic City in the 1920s and 30s, the series tells a story of gangsters and political corruption. New York doubled…
BBC filming new series of period drama Poldark at Bottle Yard Studios
A second series of the BBC’s period drama Poldark is filming at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol in the west of England. The new series is set in 1790 and follows Ross Poldark’s attempts to save his tin mine…
Matt Damon filming new Jason Bourne action movie sequel in Tenerife
Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass are filming scenes for a new Jason Bourne action adventure in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The movie is the third the pair has made together in the gritty spy franchise that follows the…
Markenfilm and Lewis Hamilton shoot for Mercedes-Benz in Spain and Portugal
Markenfilm recruited Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton as one of their famous faces for a new Mercedes-Benz spot that filmed in Spain and Portugal. Inspiration follows a group of high-profile individuals putting Mercedes Benz SUVs through their paces. The…
BBC films Lady Chatterley’s Lover adaptation on location in Wales
The BBC’s new TV movie adaptation of classic novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover was shot in Wales. Merthyr Mawr House and Estate in Bridgend, between Swansea and Cardiff in South Wales, were the principal filming locations. Hartswood Films co-produced the one-off…
First World War movie Theeb tackles desert location filming in Jordan
First World War story Theeb filmed entirely on location in Jordan. The director and producer spent a year living with the Bedouin to tell their story, set in 1916, of young Bedouin boy Theeb and his older brother who escort…
Scotland announces new fund as national film and TV incentive
Scotland has announced a new fund to encourage more film and TV productions to shoot on location north of the border. The country has attracted high-profile shoots like the historical romance Outlander, but the government is under pressure to do…