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The Small UK Town That Became a Hollywood Hotspot: Watford’s Rise to Fame

Slow Horses filming sees Watford take the limelight The mayor said his town had been put "on the map" as a filming destination after crews from the series Slow Horses…

Can Hollywood Be Sustainable? A Look at Netflix’s Greener Production Efforts

There’s a soft, afternoon glow suffusing an intimate scene between the plucky protagonist and her wood-chopping, flannel-shirted love interest’s mother on the Vancouver set of the Netflix Inc. show, Virgin…

Mr. Beast Just Built a Miniature City in Toronto for His New Amazon Prime Series; Stagerunner has the Photos

This month, a strange sight appeared in Toronto's north end: a massive compound containing what looked like a walled-off miniature town, complete with a line of identical houses.Though it looks…

London Based Virtual Production Studio Behind Whitney Houston Biopic Secures Multi-Million Dollar Funding

A London-based virtual production studio known for its work on blockbuster films and such as Whitney Houston biopic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ has received a “multi-million dollar” investment as…

$830 Million UK Film Studio Seeks to Overcome Environmental Obstacles

Supported by Filmmaker, James Cameron, Marlow Film Studios will test the government's pledge to relax planning regulations to boost business Developers behind an $830m (£750mn) film studio near London will…

Amazon In Talks To Sell MGM Alternative, Production Group Behind ‘The Voice’ & ‘Vanderpump Rules’

MGM Alternative may soon be under new ownership. Stagerunner understands that the company is considering a sale of its unscripted production studio. The unit is behind shows such as NBC’s The…

New Film Studio From Bungalow Projects Takes Shape in Williamsburg Brooklyn

Hollywood is taking over Brooklyn as another major movie studio comes to town. Bungalow Projects, led by co-founders Travis Feehan and Susi Yu, has filed plans for a 307,443-square-foot movie studio with five…

Las Vegas on the Verge of Hollywood Boom: Tax Credits Could Spark Studio Expansion

LAS VEGAS - Sony Pictures Entertainment is "shovel-ready" to break ground on a new studio in the Summerlin area while Warner Brothers is planning to come to the southwest part of the valley. All…

Chick-fil-A is Launching a Studio and Streaming Service

Chick-Fil-A is moving aggressively into the entertainment space with plans to launch a slate of originals for its own streaming platform. The fast-food firm has been working with a number of major production…

Vancouver Island Film Industry Thrives Despite Strikes

The film industry on central and northern Vancouver Island has been able to withstand the effects of last year's Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes and the future looks promising.…

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