NUSAJAYA, June 14: 2014 - Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS)

NUSAJAYA, June 14: 2014

Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS) here is officially opened and ready to serve regional and international production clients.

A collaboration between the world famous Pinewood Studios Group and Malaysia’s investment holding arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd, the studio is expected to contribute up to RM1.8 billion in terms of local spending and create up to 1,700 freelance jobs for Malaysians over the next eight years.

At the opening ceremony graced by Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar here today, PIMS Director Datuk Mohd Badlisham Ghazali said the studio had closed a deal with The Weinstein Company for the filming of Marco Polo epic series.

“The 10-episode series with some battlefield and martial art scenes will have its debut in the United States in the fourth quarter of this year. It will witness a local spending of RM100 million,” he said.