I found an interview with Mark Millar in which he tells about his plans for the new superhero movie entitled "Miracle Park". The film was entirely filmed in Scotland. Some pictures were shot in Glasgow!Mark started his project in September 2010 and used crew from Glasgow and Edinburgh. Despite famous actors Mark employed people who the audience never seen before.
In his interview (I found it on STV website) Mark says that “The plan with the Scottish movie was that I realised that everything I’d written, even though I’m a Scottish guy from Coatbridge, everything I’d written was set in New York or Los Angeles. I just thought that’s quite weird; normally people will do something that is a wee bit to do with where they came from, so I thought that it was quite odd that I’ve never done that. It’s a lazy shorthand to always set something in America that everybody understands.” (http://entertainment.stv.tv/film/161379-mark-millar-gets-set-to-shoot-epic-scottish-superhero-movie-this-summer/)
I think it's very good idea to film in Scotland. There are thousands (or even millions!) of movies filmed in the USA and it becomes boring! There are many equally interesting towns and places in the world, so why do people always film in New York or Hollywood?
Moreover what I like in Mark’s ideas is that he did his film with unknown actors. This could be a great opportunity for new talents and novice actors to start their careers in the world of cinema. (Again, Hollywood actors create most of today’s cinema…)
I'm keeping my fingers crossed and looking forward to see this film soon.
