StageRunner reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
Productions that are still on hold following the SAG-AFTRA strike (which concluded earlier this month) are noted.
Films
How To Train Your Dragon
Live-action remake of the 2010 animation about a hapless Viking who befriends a dragon.
Dir: Dean DeBlois
Production company: Universal, Marc Platt
Where: Titanic Studios, Belfast
When: January 2024
Distributor: Universal
Cast: Mason Thames, Nico Parker
Above The Below
A trio of astronauts end up trapped in the middle of the ocean.
Dir: Idris Elba, Martin Owen
Production company: Future Artists Entertainment
Where: Pinewood
When: November – ongoing
Distributor: Lionsgate
Cast: Idris Elba, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Caitlin Fitzgerald
Heavyweight
Surrounds a boxer and his cornermen in the hours leading up to an important fight
Dir: Christopher M. Anthony
Production company: Blackwater Pictures, Silver Milk Productions
Where: London
When: Dec – ongoing
Distributor:
Cast: Nicholas Pinnock, Jordan Bolger
Amateur
A CIA cryptographer is desperate to avenge the death of his wife after she’s killed in a London terror attack.
Dir: James Hawes
Production company: 20th Century Studios
Where: UK
When: June – July; Dec – ongoing
Distributor:
Cast: Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan Laurence Fishburne
Deadpool 3
The third instalment in the comedic superhero franchise, this time joined by Wolverine.
Dir: Shawn Levy
Production company: Marvel Studios
Where: Pinewood Studios
When: May – July, Nov – ongoing
Distributor: Disney
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Matthew Macfayden
Speak No Evil
Remake of the Danish thriller about two families who go on a vacation together that quickly turns sinister.
Dir: James Watkins
Production company: Blumhouse Productions
Where: Gloucester
When: May – July, Nov
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Cast: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis
Land Of Legend
A misfit teenager travels through a magical portal where he discovers his destiny as a warrior.
Dir: Niall Johnson
Production company: Straightwire Entertainment Group, Baldoni Entertainment, Brit Film Services
Where: South Wales, Gloucestershire
When: Nov – Dec
Distributor: N/A
Cast: Rupert Everett, Tamsin Greig, Harry Gilby
Hamlet
A modern re-telling of the Shakespeare classic, set in London.
Dir: Aneil Karia
Production company: Left Handed Films, Storyteller Productions
Where: London
When: Nov – Dec
Sales: WME Entertainement
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark and Joe Alwyn
Cleaner
A group of activists ambush an energy company’s meeting at the Shard and take 300 people hostage.
Dir: Martin Campbell
Production company: Anton
Where: London
When: September – ongoing
Sales: Anton
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen, Taz Skylar
By The Throat
Horror follows a carer who has been booked by a couple grappling with the loss of their daughter.
Dir: David Luke Rees
Producers: David Luke Rees, Richard Fletcher and Simon Crowe
Where: Yorkshire
When: Oct 17 – ongoing
Sales: SC Films International
Cast: Patricia Allison, Jeany Spark, Rupert Young and Matthew Cottle
Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Plot under wraps. Filming was taking place without actors during the strike.
Dir: Jeff Fowler
Production company: Blur Studio, Sega
Where: Pinewood Studios
When: Sep – ongoing
Distributor: Paramount
Cast: Idris Elba, James Marsden, Ben Schwartz
Albion
Two old friends reunite across four seasons.
Dir: Giles Borg
Production company: Far Away Films
Where: Buckinghamshire
When: summer – ongoing
Distributor:
Cast: Ian Bonar, Ankur Bahl
Hedda ON HOLD
Adaptation of the Herick Ibsen play surrounding a woman trapped in a marriage.
Dir: Nia DaCosta
Production company: Plan B, Orion Pictures, Viva Maude
Where: UK
When: Late summer
Distributor:
Cast: Tessa Thomspon, Eve Hewson, Callum Turner
Wicked ON HOLD
A film adaptation of the popular musical that serves as a prequel to The Wizard Of Oz.
Dir: Jon M. Chu
Production company: Marc Platt Productions, Universal
Where: London, Sky Studios Elstree
When: Dec 2022 – ongoing
Distributor: Universal
Cast: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey
TV Series
Silo (season two)
The second series in AppleTV’s hit sci-fi set in the future where people are forced to live underground
Series creator: Graham Yost
Where: Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
When: June – July, Nov – ongoing
Production company: AMC Studios
Distributor: AppleTV
Cast: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins
The Diplomat (season two)
Political thriller following the US ambassador the to the UK.
Series creator: Debora Cahn
Where: London, North London studios
When: June – July, Nov – ongoing
Production company: Netflix Studios
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, Rory Kinnear
The Sandman (season two)
The second series of the comic book adaptation about metaphysical entities.
Series creator: Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, Allan Heinberg
Where: Pinewood Group, Shepperton
When: June – July, Nov – ongoing
Production company: PurePop Inc, The Blank Corporation, Phantom Four, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros Television
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Tom Sturridge, Patton Oswalt, Boyd Holbrook
Black Doves
A spy and wife to a politician has her life turned upside down when her secret lover mysteriously dies.
Series creator: Joe Barton
Production company: Sister Productions, Noisy Bear
Where: UK
When: October – March
Distributor: Netflix
Cast: Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire
Gangs Of London (season three)
The third series in the London-set crime drama following rivalling gangs.
Series creators: Gareth Evans, Matt Flannery
Production company: Pulse Films
Where: London
When: October – ongoing
Distributor: Sky
Cast: Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
A dramatisation of the manhunt for the terrorists involved in the 2005 London bombings.
Series writer: Jeff Pope
Production company: Etta Pictures
Where: London
When: October – ongoing
Distributor: Disney
Cast: TBC
Insomnia
A woman, about to turn 40, stops sleeping and fears she may suffer a psychotic breakdown.
Series director: Börkur Sigthorsson
Production company: Left Bank Pictures, Build Your Own Films
Where: London
When: September – ongoing
Distributor: Sony Pictures Television
Cast: Vicky McClure, Tom Cullen, Leanne Best
The Day Of The Jackal
Inspired by Fred Zinnemann’s 1973 film. Also shooting in Budapest, Croatia and Austria.
Series creator: Ronan Bennett
Where: London
When: June – Dec
Production company: Carnival Films, Sky
Distributor: Sky/Peacock
Cast: Eddie Redmayne
