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Crime drama Ripper Street returning to film on location in Dublin
Period crime drama Ripper Street is returning and will continue to film in Dublin, using the Irish capital as a stand-in for Victorian London. Originally a BBC production, the series was cancelled and then dramatically resurrected by Amazon for online.…
Comic book TV pilot Preacher to film on location in New Mexico
A TV pilot of the comic book series Preacher is set to film on location in New Mexico, co-directed by comedy star Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. New Mexico is a hugely popular US filming location and doubled for Afghanistan…
Period comedy A Royal Night Out films East Yorkshire as 1940s London
New period comedy A Royal Night Out filmed on location in Hull in East Yorkshire, doubling the city for 1940s London. A fictional take on the events of Victory in Europe Day in 1945, the film tells a story of…
Ron Howard and Tom Hanks filming Dan Brown novel Inferno in Italy
Ron Howard and Tom Hanks are filming the movie adaptation of Dan Brown’s Inferno on location in Italy, and in Budapest. Hanks resumes the role of Harvard professor Robert Langdon that he previously played in The Da Vinci Code and…
Filming for Walking Dead zombie spinoff doubles Vancouver for Los Angeles
A spinoff of hugely successful zombie drama The Walking Dead is filming in Vancouver, doubling the Canadian city for Los Angeles. Fear the Walking Dead is a companion series set in California and follows a new set of characters during…
Director James Cameron supports drone filming innovation in New Zealand
Filmmaker James Cameron and his Avatar producer Jon Landau have voiced their support for a New Zealand technology competition encouraging innovations in drone filming. Propeller Studios in Wellington launched the competition last week. The C-Prize competition is encouraging New Zealanders…
Los Angeles calls on TV companies to apply for boosted filming incentive
The Mayor of Los Angeles has called on TV companies to apply for California’s boosted filming incentive programme. Producers have until next Sunday (17 May) to apply for the new financial support for this year, which is designed to tackle…
Jerusalem Mayor plans new film studio
The Mayor of Jerusalem has announced plans to develop a film studio in his city to help boost the local economy. Jerusalem recently hosted productions from Natalie Portman and Richard Gere, and was also the initial filming location for the…
Kentucky expands state filming incentives
Kentucky in the eastern US has increased its filming incentive from 20% to 30% and has made the programme more accessible by lowering spending thresholds. Over the past decade productions filmed in Kentucky have included George Clooney’s The Ides of…
Epic BBC drama Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell films in Yorkshire
The BBC’s epic spring drama Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell spent four months filming on location in Yorkshire in northern England. Set in an alternative early-19th century England, the series tells a story of practical magic being brought back into…