Britain's fabled Pinewood Studios is in such demand by filmmakers that the studio is turning away a traditional source of revenue, TV productions, in favor of expensive, big-screen films. Revenue has been soaring over the past months as major films such as Dark Shadows, Woman in Black, The Iron Lady and Prometheus have gone into production at the studio, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary shortly. Pinewood is also investing in films with small budgets in hopes of finding the next King's Speech, a modestly-budgeted production that has grossed over $135 million to date. The new James Bond flick is expected to lens there later this year. For more click here
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