For East End Capital, it’s “lights, camera, action” across Los Angeles, with $130 million in new construction financing to build a 250,000-square-foot film studio near Downtown. East End Studios, a unit of the New York-based investor, landed the loans to build the East End Studios Mission Campus at 2233-2241 Jesse Street, in Boyle Heights, the […]
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Move over, Paramount Pictures. Starbucks is coming to Hollywood. The coffee chain just announced that it’s throwing its mug into the filmmaking business. It’s officially launching its own production company, Starbucks Studios. According to a statement on the brand’s website, the coffee giant has always been a proponent of storytelling. Christy Cain, vice president of brand […]
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The film and television industry is booming in Cape Town, South Africa, and nowhere is that more evident than at the bustling NV Film Studios. The new state-of-the-art facility is currently a hive of activity, playing host to a diverse range of productions that showcase the city’s growing appeal as a global filming destination. A […]
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Universal Pictures’ “Jurassic World 4” movie is set to make use of locations in Thailand as well as studios in Malta and the U.K. The Gareth Edwards-directed picture, produced by Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, is expected to star Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mahershala Ali, Rupert Friend, Luna Blaise and David Iacono. The “Jurassic […]
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Netflix viewership isn’t the only thing “Bridgerton” has boosted. According to Netflix, the Shonda Rhimes-produced series has added over a quarter of a billion dollars to the U.K. economy since its launch in December 2020, benefitting over 5,000 local businesses. To mark the milestone, Rhimes will open markets for trading at the London Stock Exchange on […]
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The planned 1888 Studios in Bayonne took a major step forward Wednesday when the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) board approved $400 million in tax credits under the Aspire Program. The 1.5 million-square-foot facility was designed by leading architecture firm Gensler to evoke the imagery of Golden Age Hollywood. Togus Urban Renewal is the developer. The project will be the […]
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Plans to build a huge film and TV studios in Eastern England have taken another step forward. North East mayor Kim McGuinness and the region’s council leaders gave the sign-off on Tuesday afternoon to progress their initial $32m funding for the Crown Works Studios – and are preparing to make more investment in the “transformational” project. […]
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Talpa Studios, the company founded by “The Voice” and “Big Brother” creator John de Mol, has recommissioned its hit reality show “Million Dollar Island” for new seasons in the Middle East and the Netherlands, produced at Saudi Arabia’s innovative Neom production hub. The upcoming seasons, respectively titled “Million Dollar Land” for Middle East broadcaster MBC and “Million Dollar Desert” for NET5 in […]
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Disney has spent £3.5B ($4.5B) on production in the UK since 2019, EMEA boss Jan Koeppen has revealed. Koeppen, who has been in the role for five years, rolled out a wealth of stats that focused on Disney’s long connection with, and long-term commitment to, the UK, as he addressed the Deloitte and Enders Media and Telecoms 2024 […]
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Focus Features and the UK’s Carnival Films have announced the start of production on a third Downton Abbey feature, with Paul Giamatti among new cast members and Simon Curtis once again directing. Giamatti, recently Oscar-nominated for The Holdovers, will reprise the role he played in an episode of the fourth season of the Downton Abbey TV series. Also joining the […]
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