Game of Thrones star James Cosmo launches new Scottish film location guide
04.11.2022 - 22:41
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Game of Thrones star James Cosmo has spoken of the "magical quality" of films shot in his homeland as Scotland's tourist board launches its new guide to big screen locations.
The actor, who has also starred in Trainspotting and Braveheart, has penned the foreword to VisitScotland's revamped guidebook Set In Scotland.
The 52-page guide takes visitors through the more than 150 films which have been shot entirely or partly in Scotland, and details 100 film locations. It includes locations for Braveheart, Harry Potter, Skyfall and the Fast And Furious saga.
To mark the launch, Cosmo visited Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, which has appeared in several film and television productions including Outlander, Cloud Atlas and The Railway Man.
Speaking by the tracks, which are home to steam and heritage trains, the actor said: "A lot of my career, especially my earlier career, was based in Scotland.
"It's such a wonderful country to make movies in, and it's only getting better.
"I was astonished when I looked at the brochure Visit Scotland has produced; the number of films we have made here is quite extraordinary, and it doesn't seem to be diminishing, we're making more and more.
"People are becoming more aware that Scotland is a fantastic place to make movies; we have the most magnificent countryside, such different urban landscapes, wonderful technicians, great directors, actors, craftsmen, it's all there waiting to be used."
Clydebank-born Cosmo, whose film career has spanned six decades, said his connection with his home country runs deep, adding: "I am very proud of the way Scotland has developed its film industry and the number of terrific actors and directors."
He gave a mention to Outlaw King director David Mackenzie, and spoke