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Superhero follow-up Batman Vs Superman to film on location in Detroit
Upcoming Man of Steel follow-up Batman Vs Superman will film on location in Detroit, Michigan. Shooting will take place in the first quarter of 2014 and the movie will get a filming incentive payment of around USD35 million on planned…
Sci-fi movie Division 19 gets filming incentive payment for shooting in Detroit
Dystopian feature Division 19 has been awarded a filming incentive payment to shoot on location in Detroit, Michigan, this month. The production will spend around USD840,000 locally and will get an incentive payment of around USD261,000. “The compelling locations found…
Detroit filming incentives helped secure TV drama Low Winter Sun
Filming incentives in Detroit helped secure new TV drama Low Winter Sun for Michigan, the show’s executive producer has revealed. The series received an incentive payment of USD7.5 million to chart a story of police corruption in the city. “I…
Transformers 4 builds Hong Kong set filming on location in Detroit
Michael Bay’s Transformers 4 has started filming in Michigan, building a Hong Kong set in Detroit as a double for the Chinese city. Filming will continue through to mid-August and the production has been awarded a substantial incentive payment on…
Chicago prepares for Transformers 4 and Jupiter Ascending location filming
Chicago is hosting a summer of location filming spearheaded by the latest Transformers movie and the Wachowski siblings’ new sci-fi feature Jupiter Ascending. The city will also be hosting six ongoing television series. “We’ve always known that Chicago has beautiful…
Lori Balton first location professional accepted for Academy membership
Lori Balton has become the first location professional to be accepted as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the US. Balton is an industry veteran and has worked on productions including the Pirates of…
China and South Korea agree filming co-production deal
China and South Korea have made a filming co-production deal meaning that features produced under the agreement will be released in each market as domestic projects. The move will help bypass international release restrictions in each country. “When the final…
Supervising Location Manager Bill Doyle scouts China’s Hengdian World Studios
Supervising Location Manager Bill Doyle recently scouted filming locations across China and visited the facilities at Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang Province in the east. He talks to The Location Guide about what China has to offer. Doyle scouted China…
Legendary East makes co-production filming deal with China Film Co
Legendary East, producer of films including the Dark Knight trilogy, has made a co-production deal with China Film Co, the country’s largest producer and distributor. Signed in Beijing, the agreement means the two companies will co-produce films for both Chinese…
Michigan may keep location filming fund at $50m for another year
Michigan is likely to keep its location filming fund at USD50 million for the next year. The northern-US state is hosting several high-profile productions in 2013, including Michael Bay’s Transformers 4 and Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut How to Catch a…