Changes are coming to Pinewood Studios, and they involve the creation of a £450m visitors experience, potentially creating 3500 jobs.
Pinewood Studios wants to invest in a £450m expansion to its current site, close to Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire, and create about 3,500 jobs.
Screen Hub UK will include the Pinewood Studios Experience, a 350,000 sq ft (32,500 sq m) film-inspired attraction.
The company said it is the “right moment” for a visitor experience.
Films, TV series, adverts and pop promos have been made at Pinewood Studios for more than 80 years.
Blockbusters and much-loved classics have been filmed at the site – from Oliver Twist and the Carry On series, to thriller Alien and several of the Marvel movies.
Last year, Disney signed a deal to take over 20 stages plus other facilities at the complex for at least a decade, an agreement which came two months after Netflix announced it had taken a long-term lease at Pinewood’s Shepperton Studios.
In addition there are early plans to allow visitors to view a working set.
The Pinewood Group said Screen Hub UK will be a “screen industries global growth hub” based on a 77-acre site to the south and adjacent to the existing world famous studios.
As well as the visitor attraction it will include new film production facilities with “live” links to the experience. Planning is in the very early stages but this might include visits onto a working set, the company said.
A training and skills hub and a creative industries business growth hub are also planned.
It is estimated that it is likely to generate £230m for the economy and £125m for the tourism industry per year.
