Sam Mendes Is Set To Direct
Steven Spielberg has been given permission to film his latest movie in Glasgow. World War One drama 1917 will be shot at the city’s A-listed Govan Graving Docks.
Glasgow City Council on Tuesday approved planning permissions and documents show the movie, to be directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes, will feature a film set which includes a bridge over a canal.
The land is expected to be used for 10 weeks – from 22 April until 28 June – to set up, film on and dismantle the set and filming is due to take place over the course of four days, from 11 to 14 June.
It is hoped the Spielberg production could bring a major economic boost to Glasgow. A spokesman for the council said:
“We don’t know for sure the economic impact of all the films, broadcast productions, that come to the city. It’s difficult to do until after the production. Production on this scale will use local functional support. I can imagine there will be a significant economic impact out of this.”
The dry docks were originally built for the Clyde Navigation Trust between 1869 to 1898 and were in use until 1988.
Plans for the site’s redevelopment were rejected last year.
More on this to follow.
