Production on HBO‘s “Game of Thrones” spinoff series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” has started in Belfast, Ireland. The production will be based at Titanic Studios, where much of the original “Game of Thrones” series was filmed. Five actors are joining the cast, including Finn Bennett (“True Detective: Night Country”), Bertie Carvel (“The Crown”), Tanzyn […]
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Shinfield Studios was given planning permission in 2021, and has opened in phases over the past two years. Disney were one of the first to become a client, and it was home to the recently released Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. It is located to the east of Reading, about an hour west of downtownLondon. After completion, Shinfield […]
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Along the northeastern edge of the Amazon MGM Studios lot in Culver City, California, there’s a door that will transport you anywhere in the universe—from a sun-drenched arena filled with 80,000 cheering Romans to the frosty twilight of a tranquil boreal forest to fantastic worlds at the farthest reaches of the imagination. The portal—tall enough […]
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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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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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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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