Production has commenced in Northern Ireland on James Gray’s ‘Lost City of Z’ starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson, and Tom Holland.
The film will first be filmed in Belfast for five weeks and continue filming in Colombia throughout September and October.
David Grann's acclaimed New York Times best-selling book serves as the basis for the movie which MICA Entertainment is financing. Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are producing via Plan B Entertainment along with Anthony Katagas and Dale Johnson. MadRiver Pictures’ Marc Butan is executive producing as are MICA Entertainment’s Julie B. May and Glenn Murray. Sierra/Affinity is representing international sales of the title with CAA overseeing domestic rights to the film. Mark Huffam (Exec Producer) and Aidan Elliott (Co-Producer) are servicing the Northern Ireland portion of the film through production company Bounder & Cad. Lost City of Z received funding from Northern Ireland Screen.
‘Lost City of Z’ follows Percy Fawcett, a conscripted soldier and born explorer who disappeared in the 1920s while searching for a mythical city in the Amazon jungles of Brazil that he believed he discovered on a prior expedition.
Richard Williams, Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Screen, said; “We are delighted to welcome Plan B Entertainment to Northern Ireland to film ‘Lost City of Z’. With the likes of the Oscar-winning ‘12 Years a Slave’ and critically acclaimed titles such as ‘Selma’, ‘World War Z’, ‘The Departed’ and many more in its back catalogue, Plan B’s reputation precedes it. This is another strong vote of confidence in our local film industry and further cements Northern Ireland’s reputation as a world-class production location. We wish the entire team all the best for their shoot.”
