Studio with Star Wars and James Bond link, teams up with Limerick studio

Pinewood Studios, linked with lucrative film franchises such as Star Wars and James Bond, has agreed a worldwide marketing deal with the new studios about to open in Limerick.

It is seen as a major boost for Troy Studios, which is being developed into a film and TV studio facility at an old Dell industrial site near the University of Limerick.

Work on converting the industrial site into a 6,500 sq m studio is nearing completion. When it is fully armed and operational, the studio will give jobs to more than 500 people. Already one major US producer has visited the site.