Warner Bros. Studios is one of the largest and most iconic movie complexes in the world. A true city within a city, at the heart of the Hollywood dream machine.
Warner Bros. Studios is one of the largest and most iconic movie complexes in the world. A true city within a city, at the heart of the Hollywood dream machine.
Built in 1926 for First National Pictures, the Burbank studios were acquired by Warner Bros. in 1928. Today, the complex has nearly 35 sets spread over 25 hectares. Many films and series have been shot there, such as Back to the Future, Blade Runner, The Dark Knight, Jurassic Park, Friends, ER and The Big Bang Theory. It is possible to visit the studios with the Warner Bros Studio Tour Hollywood program. Definitely a must for any stay in the city of angels.
Since the dawn of cinema, films have invaded the world and highlighted sometimes unexpected places. Every film location has its secrets. The latter are sometimes as exciting as the feature films themselves.
Did you know that the cemetery where the final duel of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was built from scratch and that no body lies there? Or that the bus ofInto The Wild has been moved to discourage fans from spending the night there? From the story of the construction of The Bridge on the River Kwai to the incredible encounter during the shooting of the last scene ofIndiana Jones and the Last Crusadeembark on an exciting world tour with the greatest stars of the seventh art. Shiver in the real haunted house ofAmityville and discover the terrifying anecdotes of the making ofApocalypse Now in the Philippines. Visit the building of Blade Runner before stopping at Hogwarts and finally landing in Jurassic Parkin the middle of the Hawaiian archipelago. What if we also took you behind the scenes of the making of the Hobbits’ village of Lord of the Rings ?
Produced by a team of pop-culture specialists and enhanced by numerous anecdotes, Cult! movies tells the secrets of the places that made the history of cinema.
