Weak pound and tax breaks attract film makers to Pinewood

By Rupert Neate Sterling's slide against the dollar and tax breaks for the film industry have helped Pinewood Shepperton studios attract more Hollywood directors to Britain. Half-year pre-tax profits at the studios, which produced the latest James Bond movie Quantum of Solace, jumped 31pc to £3.8m on revenue up 19pc to £21.7m. Other major productions including Richard Curtis's The Boat That Rocked and a remake... [read full story]