According to The Guardian, the pair filmed scenes for a new Jamie Adams project at the Saltwater Inn and a church in nearby Newton. Adams has been collaborating with Tarantino; his last film premiered at Tribeca this month.
Small-town Britain is landing on the global map for something other than decline or nostalgia. A production like this brings cash, crew jobs, and the kind of prestige that tourism boards cannot manufacture. More importantly, it signals a shift in how films get made.
The question is whether this stays a location-spotting story or becomes a real release with festival momentum and distribution. If Adams keeps pulling recognizable names into fast, lean productions, more towns like Porthcawl will start looking like viable sets rather than forgotten corners.
The celebrity angle is the headline. The business angle is the story. Film production has split in two: franchise machinery at scale, and nimble director-led projects that move fast. This Welsh shoot shows the second model working exactly as it should. Big names, short schedules, real places, lower overhead. If that formula holds, the winners aren't just Adams or Tarantino. They're the places that can host a movie without becoming a theme park first. Starting with Porthcawl.
Filed to the World desk · Jun 22