Mark wahlberg is shooting his new film in cardiff the latest movie to use a welsh backdrop. In this fantasy adventure based on the perseus myth, the harriet hole in dinorwic slate quarry was used to. The dinorwig slate quarry in snowdonia is a fairly popular shooting location in north wales, as it can be transformed to look like almost anywhere, including ancient greece. Clash of the titans also filmed in teide national park in tenerife for a variety of impressive landscape shots, as well as footage captured in lanzarote. How wales became popular as backdrop for hollywood films bbc. How welsh quarrymen created a clash of the titans film set and home to an engineering marvel dinorwig quarry closed 50 years ago but what came afterwards is just as amazing and it makes sure our. The bbc tv series merlin filmed many episodes at trefil quarry and the feature film wrath of the titans was filmed there in june 2011. Perseus demigod, son of zeus, battles the minions of the underworld to stop them from conquering heaven and earth. Sign up to free email alerts from wales online daily. The dramatic area is in the heart of snowdonia and is blessed with steep inclines, towering mountains and deep valleys that will leave you in awe.
The sequel to the clash of the titans featured above was partially shot at the trefil quarry in blaenau gwent. Filming began april 27, 2009, near london, at shepperton studios, and also at pinewood studios and at longcross studios, near chertsey, in surrey. He was aware of newborough forest, having visited there previously. Click on a map pin for more information about what was filmed there. Outside the studio, filming has taken place at the beautiful gower peninsula, with scenes from the hit show featuring rhossili villages famous worms head in the background. The untouched beauty makes the national park ideal for historic films, whilst the dynamic mountains enable the park to represent other destinations. Clash of the titans will begin filming in studios outside london and will later shoot in various locations in wales and in the spanish canary islands, predominantly on tenerife, off the coast of. Follow in the footsteps of angelina jolie or russell crowe, by visiting the actual locations where major productions have filmed in wales. In fact, the titans are slightly more accurately conceived in immortals and wrath of the titans, the 2012 sequel to the clash remake.
Things happening at dinorwic in preparation for filming scenes for clash of the titans from june 29th onwards. Bbc film buff behind the scenes on clash of the titans. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. We found the spot from clash of the titans and snapped a lovely frame from the movie.
Filming also took place in wales, the canary islands spain primarily at the. Its a small island off the coast of anglesey, in northwest wales. Download this image for free in highdefinition resolution the choice download button below. New clash of the titans filming locations movieweb. Shooting for clash of the titans took place at dinorwic quarry in the village of llanberis, where more than 200 cast and crew members stayed for 10 days to shoot a fourminute sequence. Clash of the titans is a classic tale of the heros journey. Mar 30, 2010 film buff behind the scenes on clash of the titans the new film is a remake of the 1981 version which starred laurence olivier. Over the past three weeks there has been frantic activity in the national park area as gemma arterton playing io and sam worthington perseus filmed their scenes against the magnificent backdrop of teide itself, now a world heritage site.
Tv shows including doctor who, casualty, sherlock and other hit tv shows are brought to life in wales. Filming of volcano scenes at the harriet hole in dinorwic slate quarry in wales wrapped at the end of july. North wales locations on film and tv lyons holiday parks. Doctor who, which is filmed all over wales, has its home base at roath lock in cardiff bay, a 16,000squaremetre purposebuilt bbc site where casualty is also filmed.
The former slate quarry near llanberis was once the second largest slate quarry in wales, covering 700 acres, and its tumbling rocks make for a dramatic backdrop in fantasy movies. The film features the final work of stop motion visual effects artist ray harryhausen. Of particular note is the derby between trefil and tredegar which is traditionally a strongly contested affair. It is said that in 2009 a scene for clash of the titans was filmed there. Clash of the titans is a 2010 britishamerican fantasy adventure film remake of. The beaches are beautiful, and the view of snowdonia is quite magnificent. The bbc loved it so much they built their bbc wales studios in the heart of cardiff bay. Clash of the titans was the third hollywood epic to shoot key sequences in wales last summer, alongside robin hood and the latest harry potter instalment the wales screen commission first became involved with the project in november 2008 when the films location manager was seeking woodland locations in north wales. The village is the site of trefile rugby welfare club who play in wru division 3c east.
A wartime romantic comedy filmed extensively in wales, funded by the welsh governments media investment budget. Jun 18, 2009 clash of the titans remake to be filmed in gwynedd. Clash of the titans, as harryhausens swan song, is a highly polished and well crafted britishamerican fantasy film. Clash of the titans remake to be filmed in gwynedd north. How wales became popular as backdrop for hollywood films. He plays halfman, half god in the 3d adventure set in ancient greece, which sam says has a good. Snowdonia national park, snowdonia, gwynedd, wales, uk. A film buff got to go behind the scenes of clash of the titans during location shooting in snowdonia and anglesey, then mingled with the stars at the premiere in london this week.
Preparation works began at dinorwig quarry last week for the remake of the 1981 movie, clash of the titans. Clash of the titans behind the scenes with sam worthington. The quarry, near trefil, tredegar, was the film set for parts of the sequel to clash of the titans and has also been a location in bbcs dr who. Jun 18, 2009 the production is gearing up to start filming in north wales. Apr 28, 2009 clash of the titans will begin filming in studios outside london and will later shoot in various locations in wales and in the spanish canary islands, predominantly on tenerife, off the coast of. Clash of the titans behind the scenes movie trailer hd. The story is very loosely based on the greek myth of perseus. Warner bros has just finished filming the remake of clash of the titans in tenerife. Nov 25, 2014 the quarry, near trefil, tredegar, was the film set for parts of the sequel to clash of the titans and has also been a location in bbcs dr who, merlin and the cult movie the hitchhikers. A wartime romantic comedy filmed extensively in wales, funded by the welsh governments media investment budget alongside bbc films and the pinewood group. Local companies said the presence of the clash of the titans. May 31, 2011 all three starred in the 2010 remake of clash of the titans, part of which was filmed at dinorwig quarry in the snowdonia national park. Danny huston, gemma arterton, hans matheson, jason flemyng, kaya scodelario, liam cunningham, liam neeson, luke evans, mads mikkelsen, nicholas hoult, pete postlethwaite, ralph fiennes, sam worthington. Apr 01, 2010 sam, 33, also discovered he wasnt a big fan of wales, where parts of clash of the titans were filmed.
Wrath of the titans blaenau gwent film location up for auction. View topic filming clash of the titans at dinorwig. Keira knightley, sienna miller and matthew rhys star in this film set in london and wales and based loosely on events in the life of the poet dylan thomas. It filmed lots of exteriors in wales, including llanddwyn island and the dinorwic quarry in gwynedd, standing in for the stygian mountains and. Dinorwig quarry, gwynedd, wales, uk 15 of 15 found this interesting interesting. Clash of the titans 2010 film wikipedia where was clash of the titans filmed is important information accompanied by photo and hd pictures sourced from all websites in the world. Liam neeson clash of the titans sequels bat problem bbc news. It stars harry hamlin, judi bowker, burgess meredith, maggie smith and laurence olivier.
The 2010 version of clash of the titans begins with the infant perseus discovered afloat at sea by a poor fisherman. Over the past three weeks there has been frantic activity in the national park area as gemma arterton playing io and sam worthington perseus filmed their scenes against the magnificent backdrop. A tredegar quarry, used as the film set for the adventure fantasty. Bbc north west wales clash of the titans in north wales.
Clash of the titans was a concert tour coheadlined by american thrash metal bands megadeth and slayer, which took place in september and october 1990 and again from may to july 1991. Filming locations 7 filming dates 1 filming locations. Sam, 33, also discovered he wasnt a big fan of wales, where parts of clash of the titans were filmed. C ue the dry ice, the flaming torches, the swirling stormclouds, for here comes clash of the titans, an amiable upgrade of the camp 80s epic about.
Snowdonia national park, snowdonia, gwynedd, wales, uk 17 of 17 found this interesting interesting. Key scenes were filmed in the charming seaside town of new quay during 2007. There are too many greek gods for me to keep straight, since as a child i didnt have action figures as a learning tool. Wrath of the titans blaenau gwent film location up for. Clash of the titans 2010 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Alan hughes from anglesey explained how he was granted special access. Oct 27, 2019 clash of the titans image alamy dinorwig slate quarry in snowdonia provided a dramatic backdrop for the volcano scenes in the film starring liam neeson, ralph fiennes and sam worthington. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Dinorwic quarry has seen many blockbuster films set up camp, from the legend of tarzan 2016, clash of the titans 2010, and willow 1988. As can often happen with a film such as clash of the titans that relies heavily on special effects, the story development as well as the direction of the cast and as well as their. Clash of the titans to be filmed at llanberis quarry. He plays halfman, half god in the 3d adventure set in.
Pictures will film scenes for clash of the titans in a north wales quarry and the woods in newborough on anglesey. Preparation works began at dinorwig quarry last week for the. Perseus played by sam worthington, recently from terminator salvation 2009 and avatar 2009, is born a demigod son of zeus, half human half god, and must find a way to stop hades from destroying the city of argos and awakening the fearsome kraken, a mythic sea creature that lives. All three starred in the 2010 remake of clash of the titans, part of which was filmed at dinorwig quarry in the snowdonia national park. A quarry used as a film location for blockbusters such as liam neesons adventure fantasy wrath of the titans is up for sale. I know i was intended to be terrified by the release of the kraken, but all i could think of was obrien shouting release the bear.
Clash of the titans remake to be filmed in gwynedd. Wales is an obvious choice for stunning outdoor locations including the rolling hills and long white sandy beaches, but its also the backdrop for many tv and film productions for its city locations. Jun 18, 2009 clash of the titans to be filmed at llanberis quarry. Did you know these movies were filmed in north wales. Clash of the titans to be filmed at llanberis quarry north.
Avatar star sam worthington lives up to his action hero tag with new film the clash of the titans. Jun 18, 2009 the daily post is reporting that warner bros. I love the welsh, and wales is a beautiful place, but not when its a fing slate mine with rain pouring down. Mar 31, 2010 avatar star sam worthington lives up to his action hero tag with new film the clash of the titans. Azur window, gozo island, malta final scene with the kraken 14 of 14 found this interesting interesting. According to the daily mail, clash of the titans is preparing. Wales, uk 17 of 17 found this interesting interesting. Jun 18, 2018 dinorwic quarry has seen many blockbuster films set up camp, from the legend of tarzan 2016, clash of the titans 2010, and willow 1988. Jun 10, 2019 the 1900 island was filmed on llanddwyn island. From clash of the titans to tomb raider, discover film and tv locations in north wales. View topic filming clash of the titans at dinorwig july. A hollywood blockbuster being filmed in a north wales quarry is set to channel over. With sam worthington, liam neeson, ralph fiennes, jason flemyng.
Clash of the titans hopped all over the place, with interiors mostly shot in both pinewood and shepperton studios in the uk. How accurate were the myths in clash of the titans. The brecon beacons national park authority said it had. How welsh quarrymen created a clash of the titans film set and home to an engineering marvel dinorwig quarry closed 50 years ago but what came afterwards is just as amazing. Apr 28, 2020 clash of the titans hopped all over the place, with interiors mostly shot in both pinewood and shepperton studios in the uk. Clash of the titans is a 2010 fantasy actionadventure film and remake of the 1981 film of the same name produced by mgm the rights to which had been acquired by warner bros. Clash of the titans filming at llanddwyn, anglesey july 2009. British filming locations for the movie clash of the titans 1981 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Directed by louis leterrier and starring sam worthington, liam neeson, and ralph fiennes, the film was originally set for standard release on. Productions that have drawn on his expertise include sherlock, dr who, torchwood and the acclaimed detective series y gwyllhinterland, filmed in both welsh and english. Clash of the titans image alamy dinorwig slate quarry in snowdonia provided a dramatic backdrop for the volcano scenes in the film starring. It filmed lots of exteriors in wales, including llanddwyn island and the dinorwic quarry in gwynedd, standing in for the stygian mountains and other locations. Wales screen played a key role in finding the perfect locations and hosted numerous recces before filming began. The production is gearing up to start filming in north wales.
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