{"id":2068304,"date":"2025-10-04T06:43:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2068304"},"modified":"2025-10-04T06:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:43:19","slug":"hollywood-actors-to-star-in-film-set-on-dartmoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hollywood-actors-to-star-in-film-set-on-dartmoor\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood actors to star in film set on Dartmoor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A major motion picture starring Hollywood star Willem Dafoe is set to be filmed on Dartmoor, Devon, this autumn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Werwulf, set in 13th Century England, will be directed by Robert Eggers &#8211; known for his movies Nosferatu and The Lighthouse. The movie will also star Lily-Rose Depp and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Dartmoor National Park Authority&#8217;s development management committee gave permission for two temporary movie sets to be created near Widecombe in the Moor and Postbridge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_191p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_291p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The committee said it was told the crew would be in Dartmoor for 11 weeks and would help boost the economy from hotel stays, restaurant bookings and taxi patronages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Temporary medieval-style buildings and farmsteads will be erected as part of the film set, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/lnp\/ldrs?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Local Democracy Reporting Service;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Local Democracy Reporting Service<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Planning officers said there was no planned disturbance of the land but there would be a watching brief by archaeologists and applicants Mirage Pictures Ltd would be required to return the land to its former condition within six months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Location manager Alex Gladstone expressed thanks to authorities in Dartmoor and Devon for allowing them to film there and said he only wanted to leave &#8220;positive public relations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_1a9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2a9p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added he would be happy to work with the national park to look at more filming opportunities in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Devon on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcspotlight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DevonBBC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcdevon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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Werwulf, set in 13th Century England, will be directed by Robert Eggers &#8211; known for his movies Nosferatu and The Lighthouse. The movie will also star Lily-Rose Depp and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. 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