Nova Scotia town buzzing with film news
Thriller ‘The Lighthouse’ will star Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson
“Looking for carpenters or handyman who might be interested in working on a set for the movie The Lighthouse which will be filming in Yarmouth!! Very exciting. They would start in 2 weeks!” Patti Durkee
The Nova Scotia seafront town of Yarmouth is buzzing at the prospect of a thriller being filmed in the community.
“The Lighthouse” is about a Nova Scotia lighthouse keeper in the early 20th century, starring actors Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.
The Hollywood Reporter says the fantasy-horror film will explore old seafaring myths and will star Dafoe as an aging lighthouse keeper. It will begin filming in the spring and Robert Eggers will direct the movie, a followup to his sleeper hit “The Witch”.
While no officials have confirmed the thriller will film in Nova Scotia, Patti Durkee, a Municipality of Yarmouth councillor and Friends of the Yarmouth Light Society director, posted a request on Facebook earlier this week, looking for people who might be interested in working on a set.
“Looking for carpenters or handyman who might be interested in working on a set for the movie The Lighthouse which will be filming in Yarmouth!! Very exciting. They would start in 2 weeks!,” Durkee wrote.
The post was shared by Town of Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood.
When Tara McClair from Screen Nova Scotia was contacted by the Tri-County Vanguard about the movie, she said Screen Nova Scotia only comments on projects when they are officially confirmed/ announced.
She supplied a link to a Feb. 15 article in the Hollywood Reporter with additional info on “The Lighthouse”.
Marly Somers, media contact for Nova Scotia Business Inc., says if the feature was to occur, and the production company applied to the Nova Scotia Film and Television Production Incentive Fund, an application would go through NSBI’s process.
“Approved applications are posted to NSBI’s disclosure page, a news release is issued, and it is posted to the province’s accountability act website. There is no disclosure for this particular application,” she said.
Screen Daily reports that RT Features’ Robert Eggers and Max Eggers wrote the screenplay, and RT Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira and Lourenço Sant’ Anna developed the project with Eggers.
They will produce alongside Parts and Labor’s Jay Van Hoy, and Youree Henley. A24 acquired worldwide rights and New Regency has joined “The Lighthouse” as a co-financier.
The Tri-County Vanguard has reached out to the producers of “The Lighthouse” for more information but has yet to receive a response.