Hounslow Borough Council has approved plans for the development of the former Gillette Factory in Isleworth, West London. The plans would create a production and technology hub, with six sound stages and virtual production capacity, with an emphasis on digital content creation.
The Vinyl Factory has run Gillette Studios since 2013 with 10 major productions, including Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Fox) – 2015, Allied (Paramount Pictures) – 2016, Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox) – 2018, Infinite (Paramount Pictures) – 2020 and All the Old Knives (Amazon) – 2021.
On its website, the reason for the development is a response to “an acute shortage of high-quality, virtual production, film studio, and digital content creation space. There is an estimated need for 2.3 million sq ft of new sound stage space across the UK by 2033, and with London and the Southeast being a particular focus for this need.”
Pippa Considine
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