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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Jaweed Kaleem

Hollywood is heading to Estonia, Bulgaria and beyond. Insiders share how it's happening

"Jurassic World Dominion" is one of the top-grossing films of the summer, the latest in the popular sci-fi franchise about dinosaurs battling humans for control of civilization.

The film was shot in British Columbia, London and Hawaii. But another spot increasingly in Hollywood's sights, Malta, also made the cut.

In one memorable scene, Chris Pratt zooms on a motorcycle around the cobbled streets of an old European city that has been overtaken by dinosaurs as a raptor chases and nearly kills him. That city is the Maltese capital, Valletta, which was chosen in part because filmmakers could get a generous 40% rebate from the government on costs — an increase from 27% just a few years ago.

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