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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Decision on major film studios pushed back
A decision on whether one of the UK's biggest film and TV studios is granted planning permission should be made next month. Investment company Greystoke Land submitted plans to build sound stages, offices and workshops near the village of Holyport, near Maidenhead, Berkshire. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead refused the application last year, citing its impact on the green belt. Officials on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said a decision on the plan was delayed until on or before 26 June. It had been expected by Thursday. The project, first announced in 2022, could create 1,500 jobs. It would extend over 43 hectares (106 acres) of land on Gays Lane in three areas. The sound stages, workshops and offices would allow multiple film and TV productions to be shot on the same day and at the same time. A "media village" would include a virtual reality studio offering CGI creation, augmented and virtual reality and gaming, while there would also be an area for open-air filming. Greystoke Land appealed to the government's planning inspectorate after the council dismissed its application. The council previously said that the case for the studios was "overstated" as a number of others have already been built in the south east of England. It cited statistics from the British Film Institute that film and TV production volumes fell by 25% between 2022 and 2024. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Government intervenes over film studio proposals Film studios proposal to go to planning inquiry Hollywood-backed film studio is refused permission Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Decision on major Holyport Studios pushed back by government
A decision on whether one of the UK's biggest film and TV studios is granted planning permission should be made next company Greystoke Land submitted plans to build sound stages, offices and workshops near the village of Holyport, near Maidenhead, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead refused the application last year, citing its impact on the green on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said a decision on the plan was delayed until on or before 26 June. It had been expected by Thursday. The project, first announced in 2022, could create 1,500 would extend over 43 hectares (106 acres) of land on Gays Lane in three sound stages, workshops and offices would allow multiple film and TV productions to be shot on the same day and at the same time.A "media village" would include a virtual reality studio offering CGI creation, augmented and virtual reality and gaming, while there would also be an area for open-air Land appealed to the government's planning inspectorate after the council dismissed its application. The council previously said that the case for the studios was "overstated" as a number of others have already been built in the south east of cited statistics from the British Film Institute that film and TV production volumes fell by 25% between 2022 and 2024. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Wales Online
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Lilo & Stitch beats Mission Impossible in UK box office battle
Lilo & Stitch beats Mission Impossible in UK box office battle Lilo & Stitch took £9.6 million at the combined box office in both countries on its first weekend of release, beating the £8.6 million grossed by Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Disney have released the trailer for the live action Lilo & Stitch movie (Image: Disney ) A sci-fi comedy about a koala-like alien is proving more of a hit with cinemagoers in the UK and Ireland than Tom Cruise's latest spy thriller. Lilo & Stitch took £9.6 million at the combined box office in both countries on its first weekend of release, beating the £8.6 million grossed by Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Both films were released in cinemas in time for the long bank holiday weekend, with The Final Reckoning – tipped to be Tom Cruise's last outing as secret agent Ethan Hunt – the favourite to pull in the crowds. But Cruise has been outperformed by furry blue extra-terrestrial Stitch and his adventures on Earth with young girl Lilo, who adopts the unpredictable and somewhat tempestuous creature as her pet. The Final Reckoning is the eighth instalment in the Mission: Impossible film franchise – the first appeared in 1996 – and continues the storyline of the preceding movie, Dead Reckoning Part One. Lilo & Stitch is also part of a franchise, but one that is neither as long nor as convoluted as Cruise's decade-spanning blockbusters. The characters first appeared in an animated film of the same name in 2002, which led to a TV series and several direct-to-video sequels. Box office figures have been published by the British Film Institute using data from Comscore. Article continues below They cover the period up to May 25, so do not include screenings on Monday, which was a bank holiday in the UK but not in Ireland. The highest-grossing film so far this year at the combined UK and Ireland box office is A Minecraft Movie, which has now taken £55.8 million. The second biggest film is Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, which has taken £46.4 million.
South Wales Guardian
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Lilo & Stitch beats Mission Impossible in UK box office battle
Lilo & Stitch took £9.6 million at the combined box office in both countries on its first weekend of release, beating the £8.6 million grossed by Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Both films were released in cinemas in time for the long bank holiday weekend, with The Final Reckoning – tipped to be Tom Cruise's last outing as secret agent Ethan Hunt – the favourite to pull in the crowds. But Cruise has been outperformed by furry blue extra-terrestrial Stitch and his adventures on Earth with young girl Lilo, who adopts the unpredictable and somewhat tempestuous creature as her pet. The Final Reckoning is the eighth instalment in the Mission: Impossible film franchise – the first appeared in 1996 – and continues the storyline of the preceding movie, Dead Reckoning Part One. Lilo & Stitch is also part of a franchise, but one that is neither as long nor as convoluted as Cruise's decade-spanning blockbusters. The characters first appeared in an animated film of the same name in 2002, which led to a TV series and several direct-to-video sequels. Box office figures have been published by the British Film Institute using data from Comscore. They cover the period up to May 25, so do not include screenings on Monday, which was a bank holiday in the UK but not in Ireland. The highest-grossing film so far this year at the combined UK and Ireland box office is A Minecraft Movie, which has now taken £55.8 million. The second biggest film is Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, which has taken £46.4 million.
Leader Live
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Lilo & Stitch beats Mission Impossible in UK box office battle
Lilo & Stitch took £9.6 million at the combined box office in both countries on its first weekend of release, beating the £8.6 million grossed by Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Both films were released in cinemas in time for the long bank holiday weekend, with The Final Reckoning – tipped to be Tom Cruise's last outing as secret agent Ethan Hunt – the favourite to pull in the crowds. But Cruise has been outperformed by furry blue extra-terrestrial Stitch and his adventures on Earth with young girl Lilo, who adopts the unpredictable and somewhat tempestuous creature as her pet. The Final Reckoning is the eighth instalment in the Mission: Impossible film franchise – the first appeared in 1996 – and continues the storyline of the preceding movie, Dead Reckoning Part One. Lilo & Stitch is also part of a franchise, but one that is neither as long nor as convoluted as Cruise's decade-spanning blockbusters. The characters first appeared in an animated film of the same name in 2002, which led to a TV series and several direct-to-video sequels. Box office figures have been published by the British Film Institute using data from Comscore. They cover the period up to May 25, so do not include screenings on Monday, which was a bank holiday in the UK but not in Ireland. The highest-grossing film so far this year at the combined UK and Ireland box office is A Minecraft Movie, which has now taken £55.8 million. The second biggest film is Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, which has taken £46.4 million.
