On Location
Bonnie and Clyde TV miniseries films gangster tale on location in Louisiana
24 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
A new TV miniseries telling the story of infamous Great Depression gangsters Bonnie and Clyde has filmed on location in Louisiana. Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive also doubled the state for various Mid-West locations, including Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and Iowa. More ...
Kenya agrees filming Memorandum of Understanding with South Africa
21 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Kenya Film Commission and South Africa’s Film & Video Foundation have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding in Cannes. The agreement is intended to facilitate greater co-operation between the two countries in terms of location filming, training and their wider production industries. More ...
New Dracula movie confirmed for location filming in Northern Ireland
21 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Universal’s new Dracula movie will spend three months filming on location in Northern Ireland, using Belfast as a production base. Shooting will begin in August 2013 with GBP1.65 million in support from Northern Ireland Screen and the film is expected to spend around GBP15 million locally. More ...
Saturday Night Live veteran films New Jersey-set story in New York
20 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Actress Kristen Wiig, a veteran of comedy show Saturday Night Live, has filmed her new feature largely on location in New York, doubling for New Jersey. New Jersey lacks funds for its filming incentive and local authorities know this is losing them business. More ...
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes films on location in Louisiana
17 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Sci-fi sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes will film partly on location in Louisiana. The movie will double the southern state for San Francisco as it takes advantage of a filming incentive worth a base rate of 30%. More ...
Tampa Bay pushes to host new Florida-set feature from Ben Affleck
16 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Tampa Bay & Company in western Florida is pushing to host location filming for Ben Affleck’s next directing project following his success with Argo. Live by Night will be an adaptation of a Dennis Lehane novel that unfolds partly in Tampa Bay and nearby Ybor City. More ...
Yukon-set Discovery Channel TV miniseries films on location in Alberta
15 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Discovery Channel has built a film set near Calgary in Alberta, western Canada, for its new TV miniseries Klondike. The region is doubling for Dawson City in the northern province of Yukon and the show is based on the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. More ...
TV drama Revolution leaves North Carolina for Texas filming locations
15 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Drama series Revolution will be leaving Wilmington, North Carolina, to film on location in Texas for its second season. The show portrays humanity's struggles in a dystopian future where the world's electrical power has been lost. More ...
Pinewood warns of James Bond filming loss without studio expansion
13 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Pinewood Studios has warned that without permission to expand its facilities, the James Bond franchise could decide to film future instalments in studios outside the UK. Local authorities will decide this week whether Pinewood can go ahead with a GBP200 million expansion plan. More ...
JJ Abrams and Lucasfilm to shoot new Star Wars movie on location in UK
13 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Director JJ Abrams and production company Lucasfilm will shoot the new Star Wars movie on location in the UK. The news marks a homecoming for the sci-fi franchise that was based at Elstree Studios outside London when George Lucas started work on the first film in the mid-70s. More ...
