Filming is to begin this week for FAST AND FURIOUS 6, with some road closures at night around Broomielaw, Cadogan Street, Wellington Street.
Filming in the city centre will begin on 29 August, with road
closures in place from 25 August.
Glasgow City Council said there would be "minimal disruption"
during the night time road closures and diversions would be put in
place. Residents and businesses in areas where filming would
take place had been consulted.
The decision to film in Glasgow was taken after representatives
from the production met with Glasgow City Council's Glasgow Film
Office a few months ago.
The production will involve around approximately 250 local and
out of town crew members when on location in Glasgow over the next
few weeks, and will bring a significant economic impact to the
city.
The shoot in Glasgow will be done by the production's secondary
film unit - the lead cast members will not be in Glasgow - and will
take place at night.
Glasgow Film Office has been working with the production over
the past few months to help secure locations and to ensure that
arrangements are in place with relevant council departments and
other public bodies to allow filming to take place with the minimum
disruption to normal city life.
Bailie Liz Cameron, Executive Member for Jobs and the Economy at
Glasgow City Council, said: "It's great that yet another major film
is being made in Glasgow, further proof of our status as the UK's
most film-friendly city. I'm sure that people in Glasgow will
be looking forward to seeing how our streets look in this movie, as
they do in so many other films!"
FAST AND FURIOUS 6 is the latest in The Fast and The Furious
series of films.
Source:
Glasgow City Council - Fast and Furious 6