Denham studios, the legendary British film studio where Star Wars and many James Bond film were produced, is being turned into a housing development.
Weston Homes, the developer that has acquired the 80-year-old Buckinghamshire studio, says it plans to transform it into a £120 million ($174 million) "Art Deco and movie inspired residential address."
The new complex will have 224 homes — 154 will be one, two and three bedroom apartments while the other 70 will be four and five bedroom family townhouses. Prices will range up to £1.5 million ($2.2 million).
Denham studios was known for its world famous film laboratory (above), where some of Hollywood's biggest films were reviewed and edited, including "Star Wars", the first two "Alien" films, Stanley Kubrick's last two features and a number of James Bond movies.
Weston Homes is aiming to keep the studio's film heritage alive by creating a mini "Beverley Hills," along with installations depicting movie scenes dotted around the complex.
One room in the old studio housed all the original film footage and scripts for the James Bond films. "GoldenEye,""Tomorrow Never Dies,""Quantum of Solace" and "Skyfall" were among the many big productions edited in the film lab.
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