Where have Hollywood stars Tom Holland and Matt Damon been filming in Scotland?
Jason Bourne and The Martian actor Damon plays Odysseus, while Spider-Man star Holland has been cast as his son Telemachus.On Monday, the actors were spotted in Burghead in Moray.The historic coastal village has the remains of a large 1,000-year-old Pictish fort, and is well-known for a tradition called the Burning of the Clavie.The celebration held on 11 January marks the "old" New Year.
From Burghead, Holland and Damon were ferried in small boats to nearby Culbin Forest where a car park has been closed due to filming for several days.Culbin is large area of sandy beaches, salt marsh and forestry east of Burghead.
Filming of The Odyssey has been taking place over several weeks.Other locations have included the fishing port of Buckie and the ruins of Findlater Castle near Cullen.Draken Harald Hårfagre - a boat described as the world's largest Viking ship to be built in modern times - has been moored in Inverness and seen in the Cromarty Firth.
During breaks in filming, Damon and Holland have visited other parts of Scotland.Damon has popped up in and around Edinburgh.On visit with his family to the Alpine Coaster visitor attraction at Midlothian Snowsports Centre he posed with a shirt of local Lowland League club Bonnyrigg Rose.Holland visited Inverness with his partner and The Odyssey co-star Zendaya. The Inverness Courier said the couple enjoyed coffees and ice creams.Director Christopher Nolan has also been out and about, including to a small cinema in Elgin.He watched F1 The Movie starring Brad Pitt, according to the Press and Journal.The Odyssey is due to be released next July.
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