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"Warner Bros has formally opened its new film and TV studios in Leavesden, UK. Films such as the Harry Potter series, both Guy Ritchie&amp;#039;s Sherlock Holmes films, The Dark Knight and Inception have been filmed in the historic Leavesden Studios, which Warner officially purchased in 2010.    After a \u00C2\u00A399 million ($155m) revamp the studios have reopened, making Warner Bros the only Hollywood film studio with a permanent base in the UK, states The Hollywood Reporter.  The 250,000 square foot space, situated 18 miles from central London, houses nine stages, a 100-acre back-lot, and one of the largest heated underwater filming tanks in Europe.  It also houses the recently-opened Making of Harry Potter Warner Bros studio tour. &amp;quot;The opening of Warner Bros Studios Leavesden clearly demonstrates the company&amp;#039;s commitment to the UK, and underlines our belief in the world-class talent that resides on these shores,&amp;quot; said Josh Berger, president and managing director of Warner Bros Entertainment for the UK, Ireland and Spain.    &amp;quot;This significant infrastructure outlay - probably the single biggest the UK film industry has witnessed in decades - will further amplify the UK&amp;#039;s reputation as the go-to place for film and TV production.&amp;quot; Warner reportedly plans to use the studios to make several of its own films per year, but will also allow other productions to use the space.  &amp;quot;Back in 2000, we produced just one movie here in the UK - last year it was seven,&amp;quot; said Warner executive VP and managing director Roy Button. &amp;quot;By adding this important resource to the UK&amp;#039;s studio landscape we are helping to meet not just our own production needs, but those of the wider thriving British film industry.&amp;quot; Thanks in large part to the popularity of the Harry Potter series, Warner retained its spot as the biggest-grossing studio in the UK for the second consecutive year in 2011.  Watch a trailer for Warner&amp;#039;s upcoming The Dark Knight Rises below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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