Global Search: Hugh Jackman
Latest News (66)
Dwayne Johnson disaster feature San Andreas prepares for Australia filming
Production is gearing up in Queensland, Australia, for disaster movie San Andreas, which will feature action star Dwayne Johnson. Queensland will double for California in the story of a helicopter pilot searching for his daughter in the aftermath of a…
BBC films new period adventure The Musketeers on location in Czech Republic
The BBC chose to film on location in the Czech Republic for its new ten-part adventure series The Musketeers. Based on Alexander Dumas’ classic novel The Three Musketeers, the country doubled for 17th Century Paris. Paris was never seriously considered…
Los Angeles film czar to prepare California filming plan before May 2014
Los Angeles’ new ‘film czar’ has said that a plan to boost filming in California will be prepared before May this year. Tom Sherak is a former movie studio boss and has been appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti…
Modern Family TV comedy to film holiday episode on location in Australia
Hit Los Angeles-based comedy show Modern Family is to film a holiday episode on location in Australia. Twentieth Century Fox Television has made an agreement with airline Qantas to fly the cast out for two weeks of location filming that…
Angelina Jolie shifts location filming of Unbroken to Sydney
Angelina Jolie has shifted location filming of her World War II feature Unbroken to Sydney in New South Wales (NSW), having completed scenes in Queensland. The film tells the story of US airman Louis Zamperini who survived weeks adrift at…
Tsunami feature Magnitude 9 plans Japan location filming
A feature set against the backdrop of the tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 will film on location in the country. Magnitude 9 is being co-produced by Alvernia Studios in Poland and RatPac Entertainment, a new company set up by…
Gods of Egypt to choose between Sydney and Melbourne filming locations
Epic new feature Gods of Egypt will film on location in Australia in either Sydney or Melbourne, depending which offers the best filming incentive. The production will star 300 veteran Gerard Butler and tell the story of the murderous and…
Angelina Jolie films at sea in Queensland’s Moreton Bay for Unbroken
Angelina Jolie has been directing at sea in Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia, for World War II drama Unbroken. The film tells the true story of downed US airman Louis Zamperini, who survived weeks adrift in the Pacific in 1943…
The Wolverine helps boost international filming figures in Australia
Production on Hugh Jackman’s X-Men spin-off The Wolverine helped boost Australia’s international filming figures for 2012/13 after two years with no big-budget foreign shoots. However, the high Australian dollar prompted a slump in post-production work for the year. Australia’s domestic…
Rescue drama SAF3 films on location in Cape Town doubling California
New rescue drama SAF3 (pronounced ‘Safe’) is filming on location in Cape Town, doubling the South African city for California. The drama focuses on an elite unit of Malibu’s fire department that encompasses specialists in sea, air and fire rescues.…