Skye is certainly not the limit when it comes to films.
The Scottish island featured in numerous Hollywood blockbusters is set for yet another starring role.
This time it is believed Skye may be the setting for the next instalment in the ‘Transformers’ series.
Highland Council has confirmed temporary road closures later this month on a 7850 metre section of the Brogaig to Idrigill Road.
The affected area will be blocked off at 8am on August 22 and remain closed until 1pm the next day.
The council would not give details of the filming that was taking place, but confirmed the closures were for a shoot. Locals will be allowed through when there are breaks in shooting.
But speculation has been circulating on Skye that filming for ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ – the fifth in the blockbuster series of science fiction films based on the popular 1980s toys – is due to take place.
Filming also took place along the same road in May, but that was for a car advert.
In recent years the island has provided the backdrop for a number of film and TV productions – most recently the Disney adaptation of Roald Dahl’s ‘BFG’, which was directed by Steven Spielberg.
Scenes for ‘Macbeth’, which stars Michael Fassbender, were shot in Trotternish, while the Old Man of Storr was used in Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ prequel ‘Prometheus’. Keanu Reeves 2013 film ’47 Ronin’ had scenes shot near Neist Point, and the landscapes of Skye and Wester Ross also had big screen exposure on ‘Stardust’, which featured Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.
‘Transformers 5: The Last Knight’ will star Mark Wahlberg alongside Sir Anthony Hopkins, and is due for release in 2017.
The island’s landscapes have also featured in ‘Flash Gordon’, ‘Highlander’ and ‘The Land That Time Forgot’.