Amazon bought a cult film studio in Great Britain
Amazon Prime Video has acquired a UK film studio that has been making films for over 70 years. The US-based company has been recording at Bray Studios in Berkshire since 2022 and has now bought it.
This means that Amazon will become more present in the area, as well as providing a boost to the local economy.
Leslie-Ann McFarlane, director of production at Resource Productions, which runs the Berkshire Film Office, said it “brings a lot more possibilities and exciting things”.
Her non-profit organization helps bring productions to life in this area.
“It shows investment in people and the community,” she said.
McFarlane believes Amazon’s presence in the region will only grow over the next few years and become more expansive.
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Bray Film Studios
Bray Film Studios, located on the banks of the River Thames, is only 42 km from central London. A former English country house from the 18th century is located in the heart of the studio, it says BBC.
The studios were home to Hamer Films, which moved there in 1951. Over the course of two decades, Hamer created more than 100 distinctive fantasy and horror films.
Movies such as The Mummy, The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula became worldwide box office hits with actors including the late Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
Ridley Scott created and shot miniatures for his Academy Award-winning sci-fi thriller, Alien, at the studios in 1978 and a few years before that, in 1974, the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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Purchase of studies
Amazon has worked on some of the video service’s biggest hits over the past two years at Bray Studios – titles like The Ring of Power, which is a spin-off of The Lord of the Rings and the first season of The Citadel.
“With Bray as our UK creative home, we are committed to deepening our relationship with the UK creative community, which is rich with world-class storytellers and creative talent of all kinds,” said Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. .
“Buying a studio with such a legendary heritage not only gives us the power to produce more films and series in the UK, but also unlocks a wealth of opportunities in the local community in terms of jobs and training at all levels of the production process,” he added.
Source: BIZLife
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