In May 2021 a small town on the North West coast of England became the focal point of Star Wars fans around the world. Cleveleys - a seaside town just north of Blackpool, Lancashire was chosen as a location for the Disney+ Star Wars show ‘Andor’. This is the prequel TV show to the 2016 … Continue reading Cleveleys – a new hope
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This October parts of Liverpool were transformed into Gotham City. Filming for ‘The Batman’, the latest movie version of the caped crusader story was supposed take place earlier this year in March, but well, something got in the way. However, not even a global pandemic and the lead actor coming down with Coronavirus will ever … Continue reading A day out in Gotham City
There’s a moment of delight when you discover that somewhere you assumed was just set turns out to be a real place. This happened when my now husband and I were planning our trip to New York in 2018 and I bought a copy of a New York DK Eyewitness Guide to do some research. … Continue reading Real Fake News Building
It’s very rare that I get to see filming as it happens. I often visit locations years, even decades after they’re used in a film or TV programme. But last month you could barely move in Cardiff for camera crews. A trip first planned back in August to visit friends in the Welsh capital and … Continue reading NYC in the ‘Diff – Cardiff doubles as New York City!
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