A FILM crew that was in Winchester to shoot scenes for a new Disney series has left its temporary city centre base.
The car park at the Barfield Close Park and Ride was taken over by scores of extras and film crews on Monday, June 6.
The outdoor part of the car park was closed throughout Tuesday, June 6 - and reopened as usual on Wednesday, June 8.
Crew were setting up, including large catering trailers and make-up studios, for the production, rumoured to be Disney's Never Let Me Go.
However staff at the site were staying tight-lipped about the production.
Antony Zuri and Sam Thomas, from Antonio's TV and Film Catering, which is based in Cardiff, with their huge silver mobile catering unit.
Antony said: "We are thrilled to be here in Winchester. We have been doing all sorts, we have fed thousands of people throughout the pandemic and we feed homeless people everyday, we love our business and we love what we do. We are chuffed to be here."
Antony said they are expecting to stay for at least a day, but he could not divulge what is being filmed, where or who, or how many people they were expecting to feed.
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A separate source, who did not want to be named, told the Hampshire Chronicle that the production has two other sites nearby, and that the Barfield site will be used for catering and make-up, with extras bussed in from another site in the area.
They said the production was 'possibly linked to Disney', and that it had an '£11m budget to film the pilot'.
They said that the film had already shot scenes at Minley Manor, a Grade II listed country manor house in Camberley.
Filming for the series, which is a spin off from the popular 2010 movie, took place at various locations with crews spotted in Alresford and in nearby village Ashley, next to Kings Somborne.
A resident, who is part of the Friends of Ashley Church group, said: "There certainly was filming going on over the weekend, in St Mary's Church. The roads have been closed on and off while they been filming."
The series is being developed by FX, based on the 2010 Searchlight Pictures film.
As reported on website variety.com, Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich, who served as producers on the original film, will executive produce the series.
Never Let Me Go, was based on the Kazuo Ishiguro novel, and was directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by Alex Garland. The cast included Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield.
A spokesperson for Winchester City Council said: "We closed the car park to facilitate a production company who are filming in the area. Barfield Park & Ride will be used as a base for the crew.”
Hampshire has been the backdrop for several previous famous productions, including Downton Abbey, Netflix’s The Crown, Top Gear, Wars of the Roses and Avengers, Age of Ultron.
Film Hampshire is operated by Hampshire County Council and works to promote and encourage filming within the county, supporting local film-makers, festivals and industry related events.
The council was contacted for comment.
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