According to reports, the project will be filming across Europe with principle photography taking place in both Bulgaria and England. That's brilliant news for fans of the original comic, as it was always heavily rooted in European mythology, with most of the action taking place outside of the greater United States.
The aforementioned Storm and the Fury storyline all took place in the British isles, but filming in Eastern Europe will do wonders for the film too, especially if Marshall is really trying to convey both the look and feel of the original comic as authentically as possible. That one set photo Harbour released (and later retracted) certainly showed off a gothic looking interior, so expect the horror vibe to permeate throughout the feature.
Better still, the decision to shoot on location will ensure the film feels genuine, and again, with the bulk of the action taking place away from the US, it's clear that it won't be like its predecessors. That's not to slight the del Toro films in anyway, but moving production to a European setting will only benefit the reboot.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
