2026 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers.
Sebastian Stan in talks to join UK-shot ‘The Batman: Part II’
The DC Studios sequel is expected to start shooting this year at Warner Bros Leavesden.
Amazon’s ‘Tomb Raider’ series adds Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs as it preps UK-based shoot
Celia Imrie and Bill Paterson also join the cast.
Lionsgate readies ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’ to shoot this year
Director Paul Feig and stars Sydney Sweeney and Michele Morrone are expected to return for the sequel to ‘The Housemaid’.
Charades unveils slate of new French projects for Unifrance Rendez-Vous
EXCLUSIVE: New titles from Stephane Demoustier, Mikhael Hers and Cedric Kahn will be introduced to buyers
Women directed lowest share of top 100 films in US in seven years, study finds
Universal leads studios in terms of hiring women and underrepresented directors over last 19 years.
Claes Bang joins kidnap thriller ‘Painter’, production wraps in Serbia
James Cameron among executive producers.
Colombia allocates record amount for CINA incentive in 2026
Boost bolsters South American country’s status as expanding regional production hub.
99% of UK film and TV performers prepared to take industrial action over AI, reveals Equity vote
Performers voted yes to refuse to be digitally scanned on set to secure AI protections.
Norwegian true crime drama ‘The Horsemen Of The Apocalypse’ wraps shoot, adds sales agent
EXCLUSIVE: Lene Berg’s film examines her father, film director Arnljot Berg’s arrest for murder in 1975.
Canal+ unveils 2026 slate and global strategy at Paris showcase
The French media giant revealed two new major English-language projects.
“Robust measures” in place to prevent film tax credit fraud following allegations against some producers
A small number of UK producers have been accused of making fraudulent claims for UK film tax credit support.
Yvonne Ibazebo, Daisy Allsop among UK producers to participate in Get It Seen 2026 programme
EXCLUSIVE: The programme aims to help producers develop ambitious slates of film projects.
Gurinder Chadha, Shane Meadows, Amma Asante on board for ‘London, I Love You’
Production to begin in April 2026 for BK Studios, Culmination Productions, Pathfinder.
Christophe Honore and Emmanuel Mouret prep new films for Pyramide International
EXCLUSIVE: They are the 1970s-set family drama ‘Orange-Flavoured Wedding’ and murder mystery ‘Dr Albertini’s Office’, respectively.
Screen International’s Global Production Awards to return for 2026
The awards ceremony will take place during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on May 18.
Idris Elba to stop acting “eventually to transfer to being a director fully”
Elba discussed his Ghana-filmed Apple feature ‘This Is How It Goes’.
‘Shankly’, about Liverpool football legend Bill Shankly, in the works from MetFilm
EXCLUSIVE: The film will be a dramatisation of Shankly’s life, played by actors.
Pact appoints former UK government advisor Nigel Warner as CEO
John McVay departs in March 2026.
Rufus Love, Harry Richards’ UK feature ‘Yamas!’ wraps Greek island shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Film shot for three weeks on island of Evia.
