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Hungary’s Historic NFI Studios Get a Dramatic Makeover in Booming Budapest
The long-anticipated expansion of the state-owned studios gives a much-needed boost to the capacity of continental Europe's largest production hub.
“We’ve weathered pretty much every storm better than most,” says Adam Goodman, of Mid Atlantic Films, which is servicing Apple’s live-action “Matchbox” feature starring John Cena, and NBCUniversal’s Cold War spy drama “Ponies.” “ Hungary will have another busy year.” Principal photography is underway on Ruben Öslund’s “The Entertainment System Is Down,” with a star-studded cast including Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl and Keanu Reeves, while “Wicker,” a romantic fantasy starring Olivia Colman and Dev Patel, is slated to shoot later this year. Ildikó Kovács, who heads the facility, describes its refurbishment as “an incredible qualitative level-up,” noting that “everything from the entrance to the back offices have been totally renewed, turning NFI Studios into a 21st-century, high-profile complex.”
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