{"id":2074558,"date":"2025-10-07T10:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2074558"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:30:53","slug":"pub-used-as-filming-venue-for-new-movie-with-landlord-cameo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/pub-used-as-filming-venue-for-new-movie-with-landlord-cameo\/","title":{"rendered":"Pub used as filming venue for new movie with landlord cameo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A mysterious new movie meant a pub in Witney became a filming venue over the weekend, and may feature a cameo from the landlord.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Eagle Tavern had an &#8220;exciting&#8221; start to Saturday morning when a film crew descended to use its classic pub interior in a feature length piece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lights, cameras and actors were all part of the job which went ahead as the venue&#8217;s regular staff prepared to open for a busy afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25521689.man-threatened-kill-woman-dog-cumnor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Man 'threatened to kill woman and her dog' near Oxford;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Man &#8216;threatened to kill woman and her dog&#8217; near Oxford<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A spokesperson for the pub said: &#8220;Yesterday got off to a really fun start. A film crew and actors came in a couple of hours before we opened, to film a scene for a new movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">The film crew in The Eagle Tavern on Saturday(Image: The Eagle Tavern)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was interesting to see and listen to their work while we got on with ours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There might even be a little \u2018cameo\u2019 by landlord Paul in the final cut.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Help support trusted local news<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for a digital subscription now:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/subscribe\/;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/subscribe\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As a digital subscriber you will get:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unlimited access to the\u00a0Oxford\u00a0Mail website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film is a small, no-budget independent feature from a Bicester director, Gurdeep Samra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said they&#8217;re filming most weekends and hope to complete the project with their small team by spring or summer next year, but he declined to reveal what the film is about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25520667.oxford-off-licence-open-new-business-illegal-sales\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oxford off-licence opens as new business after illegal sales;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oxford off-licence opens as new business after illegal sales<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mr Samra thanked the landlord for being &#8220;kind enough to allow us to film a scene there&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is not the first time the picturesque Eagle Tavern has seen a glimpse of showbiz with an industry information film also choosing the venue as its set of choice previously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The historic pub, known locally as The Tav, first opened as a coaching house in the 1700s, and remains a quintessential Cotswolds pub with charming historic features.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mysterious new movie meant a pub in Witney became a filming venue over the weekend, and may feature a cameo from the landlord. 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