Harry Potter films at Glencoe
IT promises to be the immersive cinema experience which fans of a certain boy wizard have been waiting for.
A drive-in firm is to screen every Harry Potter film outside at Glencoe – one of the key locations which features in the series based on the novels by JK Rowling.
Itison Drive-in Movies will set up temporary screens to show the eight films over three days in August.
Glencoe is the location of the hut which is home to Rubeus Hagrid, the gatekeeper at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The team at Itison Glasgow revealed the drive-in on their social media pages, writing: “We’re doing all the Harry Potter movies at Itison Drive-in Movies at Glencoe from August 3 to 5.
“Go on the ultimate Potter pilgrimage and make a day of it at one of the movie’s key filming locations.
“Enjoy a magical world of tasty potions, wizard-worthy snacks and flying chairlifts.”
Oli Norman, founder of
Itison Drive In Movies, said the outdoor screenings would be an “amazing experience”.
“Glencoe is amazing to visit never mind as a setting for watching one of the world’s best loved movie franchises,” he added.
“It’s going to be an amazing experience for Harry Potter fans to watch the movies against such a spectacular backdrop we hope people will make a day of it and explore the area and enjoy all the amazing things to see and do.”
A source at the company said fans would “also be able to enjoy a spot of flying” by taking a ride on the resort’s chairlift which ascends 2,200 feet, providing dramatic views of waterfalls, Rannoch Moor and Buachaille Etive Mor. The source added: “There will also be loads of food and drink that wouldn’t be out of place at a banquet in the great hall, fire pits to toast mallows, popcorn and loads more spellbinding snacks and tasty potions to put fans in the mood for all the magic on the big screen.”
Plans for the outdoor screening at Glencoe come as the Highlands enjoy soaring popularity as a film location.
Pictures recently filmed there include Outlaw King and Mary Queen of Scots.
And as well as providing the location for content reaching global audiences, the region has hosted incoming projects from as far afield as Brazil, South Africa and the US. Demand shows no sign of letting up, with more than 200 requests already made to shoot productions in the Highlands this year.
Across Scotland as a whole, the film industry is growing strongly.
Boosted by additional Scottish Government funding and the popularity of global historical time-travelling hit Outlander, the country has become a movie hotspot.
Recent films shot north of the Border include Avengers: Infinity Wars, part of which was set and filmed in Edinburgh, and Trainspotting 2, set in Scotland’s largest cities, as well as biopic Churchill, filmed across various Scottish locations. It has also been reported that the number of enquiries about shooting here are increasing, with bigger productions now tempted by what the country has to offer.
Tickets for the outdoor screening event at Glencoe Mountain Resort are £30 per car per picture.