Gerard Butler on location in Alton for new film

Image source, Charles Loble-Dott
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Gerard Butler, Scottish star of 300 and Olympus Has Fallen, plays John Garrity in Greenland: Migration.
Image source, Charles Loble-Dott
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Market Street up to Lenten Street, and The Market Square in Alton, were closed to the public, along with Anstey Field and parts of Anstey Park.
Image source, Charles Loble-Dott
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The film is expected to be released in 2025 and will see the surviving Garrity family members leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a journey across a frozen wasteland to find a new home.
Image source, Charles Loble-Dott
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Photographer Charles Loble-Dott said there had been a lot of interest in the town ahead of the day of filming.

At a glance

Fans of actor Gerard Butler gathered in a Hampshire market town as he filmed scenes for an upcoming Hollywood movie
The Scottish actor is staring in Greenland: Migration, scenes for which were filmed in Alton in Hampshire
The town was transformed into a post-apocalyptic town for the sequel to the 2020 thriller Greenland
Photographer Charles Loble-Dott, from Alton, captured images of the cast and crew at work

9 May 2024

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