As a film shooting destination, Mauritius will be the exclusive spot for the first Hollywood movie to be filmed in its entirety on the island.
The Board of Investment has approved its first big-budget Hollywood movie entitled “Serenity”. This ambitious project worth MUR 629 million will feature Hollywood stars including Matthew Mcconaughey, Anne Hathaway and Uma Thurman, all of them Oscar nominated actors and winners. The film will be produced by Greg Shapiro.
Following the project’s approval under the Film Rebate Scheme, shooting is due to start in July 2017. Around 80 local crew will be involved in this production which is expected to create further business linkages with local financial institutions and other suppliers of services.
The island will be at the heart of the story and the film will be shot exclusively in Mauritius. Consequently, the island’s visibility and image as a competitive film-shooting destination will be strengthened.
Actress Uma Thurman will romance Matthew McConaughey in new thriller Serenity.
The Kill Bill star is the latest big name to join the cast of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s new directorial project, after Anne Hathaway signed on in January (17) to portray McConaughey’s ex-wife, reports Deadline.com.
Actors Jason Clarke and Djimon Hounsou have also boarded the picture, which will centre on a fishing boat captain, played by McConaughey, whose life on a small island is turned upside down when he is confronted by people from his past.
Clarke’s Zero Dark Thirty producer Greg Shapiro will work on Serenity alongside Locke’s Guy Heeley.
The movie will also reunite Hathaway with her Interstellar co-star McConaughey.