Inception to Film at the Airship Shed in Bedfordshire

Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 5:32 pm by TeddyBlass

We’ve received some inside tips informing us that director Christopher Nolan will be returning to the Cardington Airship Shed (in which he filmed parts of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight) to film his latest movie, Inception. The large Airship hanger was leased to Warner Bros back in 2003 for use on various television and film projects. It was used to build large sets of Gotham City for Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and is now reportedly the home of a nearly completed set for next year’s Inception. Reports are that the crew often hang at the local pub, and that signs pointing towards the production can be seen around town. We’ve also been told that two large living accommodation caravans arrived this past weekend, and that set designers have been working with shed door partly open. Production on the big-budget “contemporary sci-fi actioner” began last month in Tokyo, Japan and will reportedly run until late November this year. Inception is set to hit theaters July 16, 2010.

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There have been 9 responses to “Inception to Film at the Airship Shed in Bedfordshire”

DHOPW42
on July 13, 2009 at 6:20 pm

I didn't know that they were filming there for The Dark Knight too. I knew that the scenes in the Narrow were filmed here for Batman Begins, but I didn't know about TDK-scenes. Interesting!

somefan
on July 13, 2009 at 6:43 pm

just wondering are you sure its for inception or for batman 3?!

TeddyBlass
on July 13, 2009 at 6:56 pm

Pretty sure it's Inception. Signs around town seem to reference the working title. If batman 3 was in pre-production it would be all over the internet.

Peter
on July 13, 2009 at 8:18 pm

Yeah, they used the hangar for the end sequence of Dark Knight. IT was for the interior scene in the Prewitt Building where Batman uses his sonar technology and fights off SWAT guys, also where he has his final confrontation with The Joker.

DHOPW42
on July 13, 2009 at 9:15 pm

Really? Thanks for the information!

[thiago]
on July 14, 2009 at 2:35 pm

thanks for the info teddy and alex. and it looks like the site is growing. slash film linked to the news and in no time you'll probably be getting a lot more traffic. congratulations guys, the site is wonderful and deserves it. now that you have inside tips, i hope we'll be getting a lot more fresh news as they shoot what it looks to be an amazing film. but wait… i know nothing about it… damn!! but i trust nolan, so i don't care if the expectation is too high.

Justin
on July 15, 2009 at 2:31 pm

Wow…awesome news! Thanks for the info. I knew the finale scenes in TDK were set, but I didn't know that's where they were filmed. Here's hoping to another great film from Mr. Nolan! *downs a shot*

Adi
on July 15, 2009 at 7:20 pm

They are currently filming at University College London, we get a lot of crews through here (including Nolan's Batman) but this looks like one of the biggest. My office looks over the catering area but I haven't seen any of the main cast, just crew and extras.

Mr. X
on July 15, 2009 at 8:21 pm

They shot on Monday and Tuesday and will be back for a 4 week stint later on in the summer. Shooting went well, with Nolan particularly happy with the sets that have been built. I've been working there on the site, i can't tell you anything about the film or the sets (It's being kept secret, no one's allowed to see the script except the 'inner circle'), but i can tell you Nolan is the only person in the entire hangar to not wear a safety helmet whilst construction is going on

Inception to Film at the Airship Shed in Bedfordshire

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