Inside Vancouver

Filming in Vancouver: Jurassic World, The Stand, Helstrom, Kung Fu, and more

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on March 9, 2020

James Marsden

In this week’s look at what’s filming in Vancouver, there’s everything from prehistoric creatures and martial arts to satanic superbeings and post-apocalyptic drama.

A dinosaur blockbuster has departed from this part of the world for shoots elsewhere, taking with it some big Hollywood names.

In its place are several other projects, including a TV pilot in which part of a family finds themselves immersed in a mysterious primeval world after a sinkhole rips open in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, the 1970s are a recurring theme in source material this week.

A TV adaptation of a 1970s post-apocalyptic horror-fantasy novel calls it a wrap while a ‘70s martial-arts TV series gets rebooted with an update for the identity of the lead character.

Speaking of adaptations, two hellish Marvel Comics characters are making the transition from page to screen with a fiery new TV series.

So if any or all of this interests you, here’s our roundup of what’s happening in Vancouver’s screen scene.

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Filming in Vancouver: Jurassic World, The Stand, Helstrom, Kung Fu, and more

Filming in Vancouver: When Calls the Heart and The Detour wrap, Undying to come

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on October 29, 2018

Kevin McGarry is one of the new faces on When Calls the Heart.

In this week’s roundup of what’s going on in the local screen scene, two TV series call it a wrap—bringing them that much closer to hitting a home screen near you with their latest episodes.

One is a historical romance-drama that is carrying on in the aftermath of a surprising twist of events to one of its main characters.

The other is a comedy series about a family on the lam that has filmed in a different location for each season—with Vancouver being its latest.

Meanwhile, a fantasy-romance feature is coming to film in the province.

So after the jump, here’s a look at some of the latest developments in Hollywood North.

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Filming in Vancouver: When Calls the Heart and The Detour wrap, Undying to come

Filming in Vancouver: Lost in Space, Cosmos, Monkey Beach, and the Detour

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on September 4, 2018

Lost in Space

So this week’s roundup of what’s happening in Vancouver’s screen scene is kind of spacey.

Well, what we mean by that is that we take a look at two TV series shooting here, one about science and space while the other is a science-fiction series about a family in space.

Speaking of families, there’s another series in the mix about a family on the run that has wound up in Vancouver this season.

Meanwhile on the local talent front, an Indigenous cinematic production will take a novel by a B.C. First Nations writer to the big screen.

So if you want to know more about all of this stuff, here’s a quick look at what’s shooting in Vancouver this week and in the weeks to come.

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Filming in Vancouver: Lost in Space, Cosmos, Monkey Beach, and the Detour

Filming in Vancouver: Keri Russell, Elijah Wood, Charmed, The Detour, and more

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on August 13, 2018

Keri Russell will come to Vancouver to star in the supernatural horror Antlers.

A spooky theme runs through this week’s roundup of what’s filming in (or coming to) Vancouver.

There’s a new supernatural horror feature film and a much-buzzed TV series reboot about a trio of witches.

There’s also a feature black comedy thriller, and two sci-fi TV series. But in the mix, there’s also a comedy about a family on the run that’s moving to Vancouver.

Here’s the rundown on what’s happening in Vancouver’s screen scene.

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Filming in Vancouver: Keri Russell, Elijah Wood, Charmed, The Detour, and more