Protected from intrusions by fences and hills of sand, the site of the future studios of Coulommiers, in Seine-et-Marne, is for the moment a vast field of grass with, in the center, an aerodrome for tourist planes.
Only Dany Boon has already come to work there.
He shot the scenes for his latest comedy Life for Real in the cabin of an Airbus A300, posed on the edge of the runway.
“I sign the purchase of the land at the end of next May and the first pickaxe should be given in June”
, announces Thierry de Segonzac, CEO of TSF, one of the French specialists in equipment rental for filming.
If all goes well, by early 2024, entire districts of the capital will have sprung up from the ground.
These will be permanent outdoor sets,
“backlots”
in the jargon.
"To date the French films which occur mainly between 1970 and today, a vast stock of bus shelters, lampposts and facades will be available"
, explains Florent Goursat, director of the site.
TSF negotiates…
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