On Location
Ridley Scott production Child 44 gets location filming incentive in Prague
4 Jun 2013 by Nick Goundry
New Stalin-era spy thriller Child 44, produced by Ridley Scott, has secured a location filming incentive payment to shoot in Prague in Czech Republic. The city is likely doubling for the Soviet Union and the production will get an incentive payment of about USD2.3 million. More ...
Fargo TV series to double North Dakota setting filming on location in Canada
4 Jun 2013 by Nick Goundry
A new TV miniseries based on the Oscar-winning crime drama Fargo will be filmed on location in Canada. The original movie was made by the Coen Brothers and filmed mainly in Minnesota although it takes its name from a city in nearby North Dakota. More ...
Ashford Film Studios in Ireland eyes expansion to target high-end television
3 Jun 2013 by Nick Goundry
Ashford Film Studios in Ireland could be expanded to help boost the country’s location filming appeal. Situated in County Wicklow near Dublin, the studio already offers three stages - the largest of which is 28,400 square feet - and it hosts hit TV show Vikings. More ...
Thriller White House Down films besieged Washington DC on location in Montreal
3 Jun 2013 by Nick Goundry
Thriller White House Down built its Washington, DC, setting on location at Mel's Cite du Cinema in Montreal, Canada. The big-budget studio feature follows a heroic cop struggling to save the President of the United States from a paramilitary invasion of the White House. More ...
Legendary East makes co-production filming deal with China Film Co
31 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
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 and international release.
Pinewood Studios appeals against expansion plan development refusal
31 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Pinewood Studios has appealed against a decision to refuse planning permission for its expansion plan. Local authority South Bucks District Council rejected the GBP200 million Pinewood Studios Development Framework earlier this month after staunch local opposition. More ...
Johnny Depp movie Transcendence films in New Mexico doubling for California
30 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Johnny Depp’s new movie Transcendence is filming partly in New Mexico, doubling Albuquerque for Berkeley in California. Depp previously filmed The Lone Ranger in the south-west state and his new movie is directed by star cinematographer Wally Pfister. More ...
Pirate TV drama Black Sails boosts location filming in South Africa
29 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
New pirate TV drama Black Sails helped boost South Africa’s production industry. The eight-part series used all four sound stages at Cape Town Film Studios and built sets including an artificial beach and a period village for the Caribbean-set story. More ...
BBC’s Ripper Street returns for second series location filming in Dublin
28 May 2013 by Nick Goundry
Hit period drama Ripper Street has returned to Dublin for location filming following another series commission from the BBC. The second season is set in the 1890s, with the Irish capital once again doubling for Victorian London. More ...
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 ...
