Where is the movie being shot?
Australia. The Making The Movie article on the official site gives more details – Doug says: “We had originally planned for Shepperton, but at the time we were told there were no studios available. We looked everywhere – Germany, Austria, Italy – and eventually Richard Taylor at Weta (Lord of the Rings) recommended Australia…We’ve been delighted by everything we’ve found out here. Australia’s the sci-fi capital of the world right now. Star Wars, The Matrix, Farscape… It’s the ideal place for Red Dwarf.” The other main reason is money, which he has explained in his DJ statement: “We can’t afford to shoot the movie in the UK and get the same production values that we will be able to get in Oz. Remember both The Matrix and the last Star Wars were made in Oz. Most Brit movies are shot on location in the UK and can’t afford the expense of months of studio hire. Movies like Harry Potter aren’t British movies, they’re American movies, funded by American studios, with Brit actors in them,
