The 90 minute comedy-drama about a six-year-old Roald Dahl who meets his idol Beatrix Potter will air on Sky One as part of its Christmas schedule. Hartswood Films produced the series for Sky Studios. Filming took place on location in Wales and at Seren Studios (former Pinewood Studios) in Cardiff.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia doubled as Singapore for the adaptation of JG Farrell’s 1978 novel set during the period of the battle of Singapore in World War II. The miniseries was written and adapted by Oscar winner Christopher Hampton (Atonement, Dangerous Liasons) who was present on set during the filming in Malaysia.
Principal production on the tenth anniversary series of Death in Paradise has begun production in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Safety measures have been implemented and a full-time Covid-19 Supervisor is on set to make sure protocols are correctly implemented.
The stunt, VFX and SFX heavy TVC for Bayer was Panda Film’s first big shoot since Covid-19 disrupted the market. With only one half of the directing duo able to travel to Turkey, the hybrid remote / on-set system used shows how flexible productions are becoming.
Markus Bensch production executive at Studio Babelsberg speaks to TLG as the Berlin studio prepares for principal production to resume.
As the rest of the world awaits to emerge from lockdown, Chinese production companies have been shooting in a post Covid-19 world for some months. On location shoots and filming in studios are possible but ways of working have changed.
James Gunn's The Suicide Squad has wrapped filming after principal production took place in Panama and in Atlanta, Georgia. Production began in late 2019, and is scheduled for release in summer 2021.
Scouting a Georgian-era house that would allow extensive set decoration and production design was key to fulfilling director Autumn De Wilde’s vision of a "heightened colourful world" for Emma.