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American remake of The Intouchables swaps Paris for Philadelphia
An American remake of the critically acclaimed French film, The Intouchables, is currently being filmed in Philadelphia. Entitled, Untouchable, the remake stars Bryan Cranston as a quadriplegic millionaire who hires a younger man, played by Kevin Hart, to be his…
Stranger Things and Denzel Washington score surprise wins at the 2017 SAG awards
Netflix’s homage to 1980’s science-fiction, Stranger Things, was this year’s surprise TV winner at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking home the accolade for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. The new series brought an end…
Pittsburgh urged to develop more film studios and commit to long-term incentive
A new report has urged Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania to expand its studio infrastructure and commit to a long-term filming incentive. Productions recently shot in the city include TV drama Banshee and Vin Diesel’s supernatural action movie The Last Witch Hunter.…
Breaking Bad star films Philadelphia as New York for Wall Street drama
Anna Gunn’s new Wall Street drama Equity is doubling Philadelphia for New York City. Gunn is best known for her role as Skyler White in Breaking Bad and in her new film is playing an investment banker facing the challenges…
Delaware to open new film and TV commission
Delaware in the eastern US is to set up a Motion Picture and Television Development Commission. A small number of features have shot locally over the years, including the 1989 coming-of-age drama Dead Poets Society, starring the late Robin Williams.…
Crime drama Banshee chooses Pennsylvania base for new season filming
American crime drama Banshee is counting the benefits of filming in Pennsylvania, with its first single-town base. The series previously shot in North Carolina where several different locations had to be used to create the show’s Pennsylvania setting. Banshee relocated…
New Kentucky-set drama series Outsiders uses Pennsylvania filming incentives
New US drama series Outsiders will use Pennsylvania’s filming incentives to shoot on location in the Pittsburgh area, using the region as a stand-in for Kentucky. Pittsburgh’s recent screen appearances include standing in for Gotham City in The Dark Knight…
Crime drama Banshee starts filming new season in Pittsburgh
Long-running US crime drama Banshee has started filming its new season on location in Pittsburgh. The city has in recent years featured in Tom Cruise’s vigilante drama Jack Reacher, and also stood in for Gotham in Christopher Nolan’s Batman sequel…
House of Cards delivers boost for Maryland with Baltimore filmed as Washington
Political drama House of Cards has returned to Netflix and is likely to raise Maryland’s production profile as a double for Washington, DC. Baltimore doubles for the US capital in the popular drama and has now hosted the show for…
Filming for Rocky spinoff movie doubles Philadelphia for Liverpool and California
A new movie spinoff from Sylvester Stallone’s iconic Rocky franchise has filmed in Philadelphia, and also doubled the city for Liverpool and California. As a state, Pennsylvania has hosted movies like The Dark Knight Rises and Tom Cruise’s vigilante drama…
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Political drama House of Cards has returned to Netflix and is likely to raise Maryland’s production profile as a double for Washington, DC. Baltimore doubles for the US capital in the popular drama and has now hosted the show for…
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Pennsylvania has recently featured in two major feature films, M. Night Shyamalan's Split and the Golden Globe winning Fences. Being so close to New York, Pennsylvania is well connected to other major production hubs. The state boasts an array of…
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Going into 2017, the majority of US states offer filming incentives of some kind, but only a few have ever offered strong enough support to attract high-profile productions. The balance of US filming is likely to continue shifting. California has…