A data center could be built at the UK’s iconic Pinewood Studios as part of a redevelopment of the site in Buckinghamshire.

Pinewood Group, which runs the site at Iver near Slough, west of London, has announced plans to expand the studios. The project will incorporate additional film stages and production facilities alongside the development of a data center, the company said.

“This mixed-use development project provides a compelling blend of two of the government’s focus industries as set out in their Modern Industrial Strategy – digital technologies and the creative industries,” a Pinewood Group statement said.

Classic titles including Day of the Jackal and Alien, as well as many of the James Bond movies, were filmed at Pinewood Studios. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the studios as “the spiritual home of the British film industry” when he visited the site in January. But a decline in content production means the company is seeking other income streams.

Details of the size and capacity of the planned data center have not been disclosed, but the studios are located close to Slough, which is the UK’s largest digital infrastructure hub.

David Conway, CEO of Pinewood Group, said: “We are a dynamic business in a fast-moving industry, and we are committed to invest[ing] in the ongoing expansion of Pinewood Studios.

“The reduction in global content production, combined with rising construction costs and business rates, triggered a review of our existing planning consent and we believe the revised proposals provide a credible alternative.”

Pinewood is not the only film studio in Buckinghamshire which could soon be home to a data center. Last month, Wycombe Film Studios announced it would be developing land south of the Wycombe Air Park, which had been earmarked for an eight-stage film studio, into a data center campus.

The site could house six data centers, an electricity substation, and a gatehouse.