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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

How pound slump could spark £3bn film and TV investment boom

Pinewood-owned Shepperton Studios produced Mary Poppins Returns, starring Emily Blunt.
Pinewood-owned Shepperton Studios produced Mary Poppins Returns, starring Emily Blunt. Photograph: Photo Credit: Jay Maidment/Walt Disney Pictures/Allstar

The UK’s film and TV production industry could receive an almost £3bn increase in investment by Hollywood studios and streaming companies annually by 2025, as the pound’s decline against the dollar in recent months makes Britain a bargain location for shooting big-budget movies and TV series.

The UK production industry is enjoying a post-Covid boom with a record £5.6bn spent in the past year, making films such as Tom Cruise’s action title Mission: Impossible 7 and dramas including Bridgerton and Star Wars: Andor.

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