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Star J Entertainment in South Korea to film adaptation of original Homeland
Star J Entertainment in South Korea will film an adaptation of Israeli TV drama series Prisoners of War, which was remade in the US as Homeland. The new show will mark the original programme’s fourth adaptation and will focus on…
The Avengers 2 announces South Korea as additional filming location
Marvel has announced South Korea’s capital city Seoul as an additional filming location for its big-budget superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The movie brings together Marvel’s most popular comic book heroes for a second adventure. “South Korea is…
Angry Birds feature film follows digital animation incentives to Vancouver
A film version of video game franchise Angry Birds will follow British Columbia’s digital animation incentive to film in Vancouver with Sony Pictures Imageworks. The game was first launched as a smart-phone app in 2009 and has since been downloaded…
The Avengers sequel to film second-unit footage on location in South Africa
Marvel will shoot second-unit footage on location in Johannesburg in South Africa for its upcoming superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Filming will last two weeks for the movie that will bring together Marvel’s biggest superhero stars for a…
New TV tax credit helps boost UK’s international location filming for 2013
Shoots for international shows like Elementary accounted for most of the TV spending in the UK in 2013 as a result of the new TV tax credit, according to the British Film Institute. Just over GBP230 million was spent by…
Mark Wahlberg war film Lone Survivor doubles New Mexico for Afghanistan
Mark Wahlberg’s true-life Special Forces drama Lone Survivor chased a competitive filming incentive programme to double the mountains of New Mexico for Afghanistan. The film tells the story of a failed 2005 mission where Navy SEALs set out to capture…
Filming for new Cate Blanchett feature to double Cincinnati for New York
Cate Blanchett’s new relationship drama Carol will film on location in Ohio, recreating 1950s New York in Cincinnati. The production team has previous experience of filming in the city and the film will get local incentive support. “We are delighted…
UK government opens up filming incentive programme and boosts visual effects
The UK government has opened up its filming incentive programme and has introduced support for visual effects. Chancellor George Osborne’s enhancements to the filming incentive included reducing the minimum production spend needed to access the tax credits. Productions will now…
Sony Pictures to scale back film production in favour of high-end TV
Sony Pictures is to scale back feature film production in order to focus on more high-end TV content like Breaking Bad. Several of the studio’s recent big-budget movies have under-performed at the global box-office, while revenue from TV productions has…
Pinewood Studios launches appeal to expand London filming facilities
Pinewood Studios has launched its appeal for authorisation to expand its London filming facilities. The studio wants to begin work on a GBP200 million project that will increase the scope of the facilities currently on offer and enable more productions…