HOLLYWOOD STRIKE
COULD BOOST UK
Copyright 2001 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ January 31st 2001 ]
With
a potential strike by Hollywood actors and writers
poised to grip the American film economy and grind
film production to a halt, the British film industry,
which exceeded revenue projections in 2000, looks
set again to leave an indelible mark on the entertainment
industry as it capitalises on it's large and relatively
low-paid pool of both acting and writing talent.
The financial
injection into British film making dramatically
increased during 2000 with around half a billion
being invested into productions, and with the
dollar strong and a potential Hollywood wind down
threatening to starve U.S. cinema goers, studios
will be looking for viable options to plug the
gap of big screen movies.
This
years most anticipated movie is Paramount Pictures
silver screen adaptation of Tomb Raider, with
Oscar winner Angelina Jolie heading an all star
cast as she steps into the boots of cyber babe
Lara Croft. The £120m production which utilised
Britain's Pinewood Studios wrapped up late last
week, and looks on course for it's June 15 world-wide
premier.
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