[Movies] Paul WS Anderson Set to Shoot Pompeii in Toronto
Posted by Jeffrey Harris on 01.31.2013
Large scale sets are being built...
Cinespace Film Studios Inc. announced their 30-acre Kipling Avenue Studio facility in Toronto has signed with the film Pompeii with Impact Pictures Inc.
The movie is a Germany-Canada co-production by Germany's Constantin Film and Canada's Don Carmody Productions. The movie will be directed Paul WS Anderson. It is set in the days leading up to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. It will involve a significant construction builds of ancient Roman architecture and considerable visual effects and CGI. The live action portions for the picture will be filmed in native 3D.
Steve Mirkopoulos President of Cinespace says: "This is the third Germany/Canada co-production by this same revered team to grace our newest, largest film campus in West Toronto, and we are thrilled to have them back. We see this as a growing partnership between some of the most talented film producers and crew in the industry, and the highly experienced facility operators and staff here at Cinespace."
