U.S. Outfit Blackhall Studios Plans Major UK Film & TV Site; Former Pinewood Exec Hired As President
Blackhall Studios, which runs a film production facility in Atlanta, Georgia, is planning to enter the UK market with a major development earmarked for Reading, west of London.
The company said it was proposing “the largest purpose-built film studio and digital creative hub complex in the UK” and that it would incorporate “extensive purpose-built digital production facilities” at the Thames Valley Science Park site.
It is partnering with the University of Reading on the endeavor and has hired Nick Smith, the former Executive Commercial Director at Pinewood-Shepperton, as UK President and Chief Operating Officer. The company claims it could create up to 3,000 jobs in the local boroughs, including 1,500 onsite staff, and that it could be operational by early 2022.
Blackhall’s Atlanta site has housed significant productions including Godzilla: King of Monsters, Venom, Jumanji: The Next Level, Doctor Sleep and the upcoming Jungle Cruise, and the outfit said it would leverage...
The company said it was proposing “the largest purpose-built film studio and digital creative hub complex in the UK” and that it would incorporate “extensive purpose-built digital production facilities” at the Thames Valley Science Park site.
It is partnering with the University of Reading on the endeavor and has hired Nick Smith, the former Executive Commercial Director at Pinewood-Shepperton, as UK President and Chief Operating Officer. The company claims it could create up to 3,000 jobs in the local boroughs, including 1,500 onsite staff, and that it could be operational by early 2022.
Blackhall’s Atlanta site has housed significant productions including Godzilla: King of Monsters, Venom, Jumanji: The Next Level, Doctor Sleep and the upcoming Jungle Cruise, and the outfit said it would leverage...
- 2/19/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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