UK Loses Reign Of Fire

Low-cost Ireland wins the day


by Willow Green |
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Britain has lost the battle to host the $80 million blockbuster Reign of Fire. Spyglass Pictures, which is responsible for the action movie starring Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale, has chosen to film at the Ardmore studios outside Dublin instead, despite the fact that the story is based in England. According to ScreenDaily.com, the decision to shoot the film in Ireland was made following Spyglass's positive experiences with The Count of Monte Cristo - which finished shooting at Ardmore in November. As Monte Cristo's art director, Mark Geraghty explains: 'The Americans can

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