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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

One More Shot: How Stansted airport was transformed into a pop-up film set for the latest big-budget thriller

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“Guns” and “airport” sit uncomfortably in the same sentence. Yet I am airside at London Stansted, beyond the security check, in a loose scrum with 100 other people – some of whom are openly carrying firearms, from handguns to assault weapons. The airport police are in attendance, yet they are simply looking on. Or are they actually actors dressed as airport police?

Welcome to Stannywood, home to a pop-up film set.

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