Netflix reveals how it recreated an Apple Store from scratch for new ‘iHostage’ thriller

In February 2022, a hostage situation unfolded at an Apple Store location in Amsterdam when a gunman demanded a $227 million ransom in cryptocurrency. The hostage and other Apple Store visitors escaped the situation safely, while the gunman died from injuries sustained when he was hit by a police vehicle. Netflix subsequently announced its plans to create a thriller based on the situation, called iHostage, which debuted this week. As part of the production of iHostage, Netflix recreated the Amsterdam Apple Store from scratch – and has shared a behind-the-scenes video of what that process entailed. In a video posted to YouTube this week, iHostage director Bobby Boermans shared the process of creating the Apple Store for the film. The development consisted of recreating the Apple Store in front of a large screen, where they digitally recreated the entire world outside of the Apple Store. “Filming in an actual Apple Store wasn’t possible, so we recconstructured an authetic Apple Store ... Read full article.