Nu Boyana Film Studios ( bg, Ню Бояна Филм) are film studios situated in
Sofia
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, Bulgaria.
The film production complex was opened in 1962 and was state owned until 2005 when it was bought by one of the longest-running independent film companies in Hollywood,
Nu Image
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and
Millennium Films
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. With an approximate area of 30 hectares (75 acres), the complex features 10 sound stages and various standing sets – New York, London, Middle Eastern street,
St Paul's Cathedral
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and a big ancient set, complete with a
Roman colosseum
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.
Boyana Film was the main location for film production during the communist regime when Bulgarian cinema was at its peak.
Productions
Film
Most internationally popular films serviced at the studio:
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The Black Dahlia
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'' (2006)
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Hitman
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'' (2007)
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War, Inc.
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Plot
The film opens in a bar in Nunavut when hitman Brand Hauser shoot ...
'' (2008)
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Universal Soldier: Regeneration'' (2009)
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Ninja
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'' (2009)
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Thick as Thieves'' (2009)
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The Grudge 3
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'' (2009)
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The Fourth Kind
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'' (2009)
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The Way Back'' (2010)
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Conan the Barbarian
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'' (2011)
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The Expendables 2
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'' (2012)
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Kon-Tiki
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'' (2012)
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Getaway'' (2013)
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Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013)
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The Expendables 3
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'' (2014)
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300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014)
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Automata
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'' (2014)
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The Legend of Hercules
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'' (2014)
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Stonehearst Asylum'' (2014)
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Survivor'' (2015)
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Septembers of Shiraz
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'' (2015)
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Kung Fury
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'' (2015)
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Boyka: Undisputed'' (2016)
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London Has Fallen
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'' (2016)
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Mechanic: Resurrection'' (2016)
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The Bleeder'' (2016)
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Criminal
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'' (2016)
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Vivegam
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'' (2017)
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Loving Pablo
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'' (2017)
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Leatherface
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'' (2017)
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Hunter Killer'' (2017)
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The Hitman's Bodyguard
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'' (2017)
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Bullet Head
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Plot
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'' (2017)
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Security
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'' (2017)
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Acts of Vengeance
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Publication history
This company-wide fall crossover was centered on the Avengers and Fantast ...
'' (2017)
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The Wild Pear Tree
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'' (2018)
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Rambo: Last Blood'' (2018)
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The Angel'' (2018)
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211'' (2018)
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Hellboy
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'' (2019)
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Angel Has Fallen'' (2019)
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After We Fell
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'' (2021)
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'' (2021)
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The Devil's Light'' (2021)
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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
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'' (2021)
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After Ever Happy
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'' (2022)
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Television
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Absentia'' (2017) –
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– Sony Pictures
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Section Zero
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'' (2016) – Canal + Europa Corp.
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Plebs
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire'' (2006) –
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Nu Boyana Studios started a program to help refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. They sent vehicles to pick up refugees crossing the Ukraine border to Moldova, and transported them to Bulgaria. Nu Boyana CEO Yariv Lerner said he put a call out that said, "To all those in need in the film industry, and if you're looking for work, we welcome you here."
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