Numerous articles have been written about the many projects of filming international blockbuster TV shows and movies in Croatia. Game of Thrones was the first one in the recent years that started the trend, and now it seems that not a week goes by without another major show being filmed in Croatia. And today we report that another highly anticipated show made by one of the biggest showbusiness companies in the world, Amazon's The Dark Tower (based on the series of novels by Stephen King) will be filmed in Croatia soon!

And not only that, but the show's production is actively searching for extras! The filming of the show's pilot should take place in Rijeka in the period between May 22nd and June 14th of this year. The production agency in charge of casting has posted on their Facebook profile that they still need some extras for the pilot (not disclosing which show it's for, but Novi list reported that it's about The Dark Tower). They've already done one round of auditions, but in the second they are looking for ethnic adults, strong, athletic men and women, nurses, people with dwarfism or extremely high people, people with musical experience (trumpets, drums) and people with dancing experience.

The fee is not as high as one might expect, it's 185 kuna for a day's work for "regular" extras, 375 kuna if you're an extra with a task, and 400 kuna for extras from various ethnic groups.

Not much is known about the production of the series, as Amazon is keeping the details close to the vest. It is supposed that Sam Strike and Jasper Pääkkönen will be in the leading roles, and Glen Mazzara, an industry veteran, is supposed to have the position of the showrunner.

The Dark Tower is a series of 8 novels written by Stephen King over 40 years, and it follows an epic battle between the Gunslinger and a Man in Black.

The Hitman's' Bodyguard, a movie released in 2017 starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson was a sleeper hit, making well over a hundred million dollars worldwide, despite mixed reviews. And, as we know is the case in today's Hollywood, any movie even remotely resembling a hit will get a sequel sooner or later. So, here comes The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard!

The key figures in the production of the sequel are more or less the same: two of the biggest stars are here, so is Salma Hayek (probably with the even bigger role in the sequel, based solely on the title of the movie) and directing again is a talented young director Patrick Hughes. After several complications and delays, the filming of the sequel finally started last week, and the reason we're reporting on that is that one of the locations where the scenes of the movie will be shot is the Istrian town of Rovinj! 

Rovinj will, reportedly, double for a town in Italy. Some scenes will be shot in Italy as well, in Bulgaria, the UK and in early May the production is supposed to move to Rijeka and Zagreb, as some scenes will also be shot in those towns! So far there have not been any reports of the stars' sightings in Rovinj, where they are supposed to arrive this weekend. Jutarnji list reports that they have arrived on Saturday afternoon, but they've not yet been seen. They are expected to be staying in Hotel Lone or Grand Park Hotel Rovinj, the newest and the most luxurious hotel in the town. 

Croatia is still, obviously, doing some good work that is continually bringing several big TV or movie productions to get filmed here. One of the first big shows to be filmed in Croatia in recent years was the Game of Thrones, whose final season is just about to be premiered, and even after that production has wrapped-up, we still see big stars filming in Croatia! The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is just the latest in the long list.