It was the supervising locations manager for Morbius who approached Screen Manchester and the team responded by putting together a brochure of different options. You’ve got the architecture and the buildings, it really gives you that canvas to come in and dress the street.” “The beauty of Manchester is that it can double for New York, period and modern day, the same for London, and people are becoming more aware, nationally and internationally, that the Northern Quarter’s a great spot to do that. Numerous enquiries are received each day, which can be challenging, but “the high volume shows the city’s appealing and as a film office, there’s nothing better”.Īlthough productions often work to tight timescales – “you have to be reactive to what they want” – that wasn’t the case for Morbius, which involved months of planning before the first yellow cab arrived in the Northern Quarter. That creates the foundation for any production to come into the city and shoot.” “You can see all the enquiries coming in for both location and studio and you can make sure they’re getting a first-class service for both. These can be anything from a single camera and tripod set up to a big screen production involving hundreds of people. “Having a dedicated sound stage outside London where you can start to build some really magnificent sets has definitely got the interest of those international clients.” “It’s a bit of a game changer in terms of the type of productions the city can facilitate now,” says Bobby, who deals with location enquiries and applications along with the Screen Manchester team. It’s based on the same site as the Space Studios Manchester in Gorton, the purpose-built facility that houses six stages, including the 30,000sq ft Stage Six.
The film office was set up in 2017 in response to the growing demand from production companies looking to produce content in the region.
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“Manchester’s always been the home of TV drama, with Granada and the BBC based here, but in recent years we’ve been noticing a bit of a shift in terms of that national and international drama looking at Manchester and the infrastructure and climate that’s being created,” says Bobby Cochrane, development manager for Screen Manchester. The Stranger, a new drama for Netflix, was filmed in Manchester recently, as was Amazon’s The Feed, and the BBC period drama World on Fire. Some of the scenes in Official Secrets, the new true-life thriller starring Keira Knightley and Matt Smith, were shot in Spring Gardens, Barbirolli Square and the Midland Hotel.īack in March, the Northern Quarter was transformed into New York when Morbius, the new Spider-Man spin-off featuring Jared Leto, moved in, and both Tolkien and Darkest Hour utilised parts of the city as backdrops. Manchester’s fast becoming the go-to place for big budget productions.
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