When I think of Pinewood Studios, I think of James Bond movies, and I think of classic British cinema which has been around for years and I hope will be around for many more to come. Just look at this awesome image of Gregory Peck at Pinewood. Love it!
I’ve come across this excellent article over on Televisual magazine’s blog (Tim Dams’ to be more specific) which is titled ‘Hollywood Shoots Flock To The UK’. It looks specifically at movies that have been shot on our fair isle over the past couple of years and looks to the future which is, at the moment, looking as equally bright.
In the coming year, the final 2 Harry Potter films, Martin Scorsese’s new movie, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Captain America (as yet unconfirmed by Pinewood but we pretty much know it to be true) and Frankenweenie, Tim Burton’s new movie, all of which will be filmed at Pinewood, Leavesden, Shepperton and Elstree Studios. Why is this you may ask, well, Televisual tell us:
They’re attracted by the UK’s film talent and facilities, as well as the favourable exchange rate and our film tax break which is worth 20% of budget.
According to the Televisual report (which was provided by the Office of the British Film Commissioner, Colin Brown), the US studios spent £728.5m on film production in the UK last year (2009) and go on to say that spending in 2010 is looking pretty much similar to that figurue again.
Movies that have either show here and have not yet been released or that are shooting in the coming months are:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- John Carter of Mars (Walt Disney Pictures)
- Frankenweenie (Walt Disney Pictures)
- 127 Hours (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Pirates! (Sony Pictures Entertainment/Aardman Animations)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret (GK Films)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Walt Disney Pictures)
- The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company)
- Your Highness (Universal Pictures)
- Inception (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Never Let Me Go (Fox Searchlight)
With the new Government, things may change with regards to the tax breaks but I hope that things stay the same to continue attracting these huge American Studios to Great Britain.
Thanks a lot for putting this up here,
Jake (features editor, Televisual).
Thanks a lot for putting this up here,
Jake (features editor, Televisual).
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