With the release of the movie just around the corner… in 2009… no, seriously, filming has started and naturally, the locals are excited. We’ll collect here a selection of news reports which are fun to read and in any case more interesting than doing the laundry. Bits and pieces about “The Boat That Rocked”, so if you’re a spoilerphobe, stay away. All that aside, pubs are always a good thing to write about. Or visit. Cheers!
Dorset Echo: Pub will feature in pirate radio film
“(…) “The crew hope to build a mast outside on May 12 and then a couple of weeks later on May 22 start filming. (…)”
Dorset Echo: Watch people lining up for the extra-casting! (Video)
The Cheers: Rhys Ifans is to star as a ‘pirate’ in his new movie
“(…) The Welsh star has been cast as an illegal DJ in the ‘The Boat That Rocked’, the true story of Radio Caroline which famously hijacked the British airways from an offshore boat in the 60s. (…)”
Dorset Echo: Ship for new film arrives in harbour
Rex Features: First pictures of the ship / filmset
Motor Boats Monthly: Pirate radio ships in Weymouth Bay
Dorset Echo: Movie’s cameras to record Trawler Race
Dorset Echo: Launch returns for film star role
