Mar 19, 2019 steven spielberg war movie gets green light for filming at govan docks a new hollywood blockbuster, in the shape of a first world war epic by steven spielberg and sam mendes, will be filmed in glasgow. After being stuck in development for years, world war z found a new life this past spring when additional financing saved the project from being shut down altogether. Brad pitt is on his way to glasgow, scotland to begin filming for his new zombie horror movie world war z, reports metro. Parts of glasgow are being turned into wartorn ruins for the next two weeks as filming for a new hollywood blockbuster gets under way. The 20 zombie thriller, starring brad pitt, was partially shot in glasgow, with the city centre getting a. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Dramatic world war z crash scene shot in glasgow bbc news.
World war z trailer reveals incredible footage of glasgow while filming in glasgow, architecture buff pitt spent time visiting charles rennie mackintosh buildings with his thenwife angelina jolie and their children, including a trip to hill house in helensburgh. George square in glasgow closed for world war z filming bbc news. Glasgow philadelphia world war z theyre filming the. Steven spielberg has been granted permission to film scenes for a new war movie in glasgow. All that is about to change this year with parts of the city centre undergoing a transformation into a postapocalyptic zombie land for the filming of world war z, featuring director of. Extras dressed as swat police stand together during the filming of zombie movie world war z in glasgow, scotland august 24. World war z behind the scenes video shows zombies run. Jun 18, 2017 world war z is a 20 american science fiction apocalyptic action horror film directed by marc forster. Oct 09, 2011 the postapocalyptic horror novel, world war z, by max brooks, has been adapted into a film starring brad pitt and mireille enos and directed by marc forster. London brad pitts anticipated arrival in glasgow, scotland, to shoot more footage for postapocalyptic zombie thriller world war z is. The locations for world war z appear to range around the world, but the film was made, apart from second unit shots, in europe fans of the book will be disappointed that the geopolitical observation is largely dumped in favour of bigscale action sequences, and these are danny boylestyle fast zombies rather than oldschool george a romero slow zombies, but its great finally. Aug 23, 2011 world war z filming in glasgow yes we know, youve seen loads of news items about this by now, it is after all very exciting to have a true hollywood legend like brad pitt in glasgow. Glasgow has unkindly been described as looking like a war zone in the past, but today it became a reality thanks to the filming of brad pitts new film. Bradd pitt movie world war z filming crash scene in glasgows merchant city share this video.
Scotland the movie location guide world war z, glasgow. Prior to his arrival, the citys george square has been turned. Jun 21, 20 brad pitt during the filming of world war z in glasgow, august 24, 2011. Full take during filming wwz on location in glasgow, scotland. Zombie costumes on set during the filming of world war z in george square, glasgow. World war z filming glasgow camper van crashes into bus duration. Brad pitt will spend most of his summer filming world war z, about zombies invading philadelphia, only he wont be filming in philly, but in glasgow, scotland according to hollywood a. The streets of glasgow were americanised to depict philadelphia. A pair of fanshot videos from the glasgow set of brad pitts upcoming zombie epic world war z have surfaced online. Roads in glasgow city centre will be closed to traffic over the weekend as filming for world war z continues. The first thing i saw upon leaving the train station in glasgow last summer. World war z filming in glasgow view from the corner. Check out this short clip to see how the city centre was transformed. World war z filming crash scene in glasgows merchant city daily.
Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Explore this photo album by alan partridge on flickr. As jeremy kleiner, producer of world war z, said a while back. Going to flickr and searching for world war z will bring up a huge number of photos. World war z filming crash scene in glasgows merchant city. Aug 25, 2011 the postapocalyptic horror novel, world war z, by max brooks, has been adapted into a film starring brad pitt and mireille enos and directed by marc forster. Steven spielberg war movie gets green light for filming at govan docks a new hollywood blockbuster, in the shape of a first world war epic by steven. Glasgow is hosting its last day of filming for hollywood zombie movie world war z which stars brad pitt. World war z 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Parts of the city have been transformed to replicate philadelphia where the. Filming continued for brad pitts world war z yesterday on george square as hundreds of extras took to the streets as the zombies were set loose for the first time. For the movie fanatics among us, here are nine movies filmed within 90 minutes of glasgow.
Filming was set to move to glasgow, scotland in august with the production company looking to recruit 2,000 local extras for the shoot. People walk past a blocked off street on the set of world war z in glasgow, august 17, 2011. World war z is set in philadelphia but will be filmed in. Filming locations 25 filming dates 2 production dates 1 filming locations. They set up camp briefly over a month ago then moved on to inverness after glasgow. Brad pitt during the filming of world war z in glasgow, august 24, 2011. Gk films, paramount, hemisphere media capital, 2dux. Glasgow philadelphia world war z theyre filming the movie world war z in glasgow right now. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. George square has been converted into philadelphia with lots of american road signs, traffic lights, cars, swat police vans and hummers, its pretty exciting. Jun 21, 20 the making of world war z glasgow colin laurie. Much to philadelphias upset, glasgow was chosen to represent philadelphia due to similarities in the architecture, and i suspect the relative ease with which the location can be closed off.
Aug 26, 2011 a scene shot from john street for the movie world war z on george street in glasgow on the friday 26th august 2011. The film stars brad pitt as gerry lane, a former united. A scene shot from john street for the movie world war z on george street in glasgow on the friday 26th august 2011. World war z behind the scenes video shows zombies run amok. Glasgow philadelphia world war z theyre filming the m. The filming location of world war z in glasgow united kingdom at george square credits. We are ready to welcome the world war z production to glasgow. Theres a pierce fire truck, a ford eseries ambulance and a notamerican neoplan dressed up as a philadelphia bus.
George square in glasgow closed for world war z filming bbc. Michael straczynski, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by max brooks. The new zombie movie world war z, starring actor brad pitt will be moving their production to their next location. World war z 20 everything you want to know about filming world war z 20 at cochrane street in glasgow is right here. Filming for hollywood blockbuster world war z sees the staging of a dramatic crash scene in the centre of scotlands largest city. Theyre filming the movie world war z in glasgow right now. Contentsshow plot former usaf dfac services employee gerry lane and his family sit in heavy traffic in philadelphia while the radio reports on a rabies outbreak that has spread internationally. The postapocalyptic horror novel, world war z, by max brooks, has been adapted into a film starring brad pitt and mireille enos and directed by marc forster. World war z brad pitt during the filming of world war z in george square. Bradd pitt movie world war z filming crash scene in glasgow s merchant city share this video.
Filming of a world war z scene on the streets of glasgow duration. World war z to be filmed in glasgow with locallysourced. Aug 31, 2011 image caption filming for the movie has been taking place in glasgow city centre. Filming locations 25 filming dates 2 production dates 1. Brad pitt will spend most of his summer filming world war z, about zombies invading philadelphia, only he wont be filming in philly, but in glasgow, scotland. The production crew will transform parts of the city into wartorn ruins as over 1,200 cast and crew members film scenes in george square and numerous other locations around town. Glasgow film office facilitated the filming of world war z in august 2011. World war z 20 everything you want to know about filming world war z 20 at george square in glasgow is right here. World war z is a 20 american science fiction apocalyptic action horror film directed by marc forster. Filming of a world war z scene on the streets of glasgow. Aug 15, 2011 brad pitt is on his way to glasgow, scotland to begin filming for his new zombie horror movie world war z, reports metro. Aug 27, 2011 image caption filming for the movie has been taking place in glasgow city centre.
The streets of glasgow can get a little quieter with the onset of the edinburgh festival in august. Steven spielberg war movie gets green light for filming at. George square, glasgow, strathyclyde, scotland, uk. Filming locations for the movie world war z in glasgow. World war z 20 glasgow in scotland was a stand in for the american city of philadelphia in world war z, a zombie end of the world type movie starring brad pitt. Aug 15, 2011 filming for a zombie movie starring brad pitt is taking place in glasgow over the next fortnight, involving a cast and crew of about 1,200 people. At the moment everyone is milling about taking loads of photos and hoping for a sighting of brad pitt. Jun 21, 20 world war z is an american postapocalyptic horror film starring brad pitt, based on the novel by the same name by max brooks. Loads of usspec lhd cars of various sorts and us emergency vehicles my guess from what little i could see from the wrong side of all the barriers was at least 40 civilian and police cars, trucks, fire. Glasgow in scotland was a stand in for the american city of philadelphia in world war z, a zombie end of the world type movie starring brad pitt. The scottish city is standing in for philadelphia in this film directed by marc. An oral history of the zombie war, which is set in philadelphia in the aftermath of a war between humans and zombies. World war z glasgow film set, george square youtube.
Pedestrians flee as dustcart ploughs into line of stationary traffic on glasgow street. Filming starts in glasgow for brad pitt zombie movie bbc. Jul 19, 2011 the streets of glasgow will no doubt be a little quieter with the onset of the edinburgh festival this august. The actor has begun filming on his postapocalyptic horror flick, world war z, in glasgow, scotland. World war z is a 20 american apocalyptic action horror film directed by marc forster, with a screenplay by matthew michael carnahan, drew goddard, and damon lindelof, from a screen story by carnahan and j. Image caption filming for the movie has been taking place in glasgow city centre. There is great anticipation in the city ahead of such a huge filming coming here. The filming location of world war z in glasgow united kingdom at cochrane street credits. Filming starts in glasgow for brad pitt zombie movie bbc news. The film is based on max brooks 2006 novel world war z. Aug 24, 2011 filming continued for brad pitts world war z yesterday on george square as hundreds of extras took to the streets as the zombies were set loose for the first time. In 2011 heartthrob brad pitt was in glasgow filming zombie blockbuster world war z. Actress mireille enos walks beside her husband alan ruck and their daughter vesper during the filming of world war z in glasgow, august 24, 2011.
Brad pitt zombie filming finishes in glasgow bbc news. Why brad pitt brought world war z to glasgow heraldscotland. Photographs below show george square and other streets nearby in glasgow dressed with philadelphia road sign and street furniture with the final photo. Bradd pitt movie world war z filming crash scene in glasgows merchant city. Steven spielberg to film in glasgow heart scotland. World war z filming in city centre glasgow message board. World war z filming crash scene in glasgow s merchant city. Like many bigbudget hollywood films its costs have been put at between. Streets closed off with props to create usstyle traffic lights, street signs etc. World war z is an american postapocalyptic horror film starring brad pitt, based on the novel by the same name by max brooks. Filming world war z in and around george square, glasgow august 2011. So weve scoured around to find some of our favourite pictures of the filming of the movie just along from us at george square in glasgow.
The screenplay by matthew michael carnahan, drew goddard, and damon lindelof is from a screen story by carnahan and j. As we reported a few weeks back, world war z is set in philadelphia but is filming in various locations across europe, including glasgow, where the street around george square are currently. Glasgow was used as a backdrop for philadelphia due to it having similar architecture. Filming for a zombie movie starring brad pitt is taking place in glasgow over the next fortnight, involving a cast and crew of about 1,200 people. Eight major films and tv series filmed in glasgow glasgow live. Batman has already been and gone as far as filming is concerned. Film locations for world war z 20, in malta, hungary and the united kingdom. The american city gridlike layout around george square makes it the ideal filming location in glasgow to stand in for an urban, modern american city like philadelphia.
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