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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Tom Pegden

Production firm behind Kick-Ass, Kingsman and Rocketman plans £13m studio and stunt school

A production company which has worked on blockbuster British films is in talks about opening a studio and stunt school in Derby.

MARV Studios has approached Derby City Council about building the film studio and stunt training facility in the empty Aida Bliss factory, in Chester Green, in the north of the city.

It wants to put £13 million in the scheme which could also include a fitness and rehabilitation centre, a gym and sports facility – open to the public – and what would be Europe’s first ever dedicated stunt training facility.

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