Cayman Islands Movie Industry May Become a Reality
Cayman’s first movie to be shot since the setting up of the Cayman Islands Film Commission is edging closer to reality.
Discussions to finalise the financing of the film, a crime thriller, are being held this week in Cayman and Los Angeles, and if all goes according to plan, the film could be shooting here by autumn.
Filmmaker and actor John Shea, who starred as Lex Luther in the 1990s Superman TV series, Lois and Clark, and also featured as Adam in the TV show Mutant X, wrote the screenplay for the as^yet^titled movie and will direct it. He described the movie as an "international detective thriller".
Mr. Shea said the movie had been in development for two^and^a^half years, and he and his production partner in Hollywood were about to begin casting when he was approached by the Cayman Islands Film Commission. If financing for the movie can be put in place soon, Mr. Shea predicts that filming will begin in autumn, with a five^to^six^week shooting schedule. The film should be completed by the end of the year, he said.
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