Politicians and developers have said they are certain the funding will be found to turn Liverpool’s iconic Littlewoods building into a film studio complex subbed “the Hollywood of the North”.
Developer Capital and Centric’s joint managing director John Moffatt confirmed there had been interest from a financial backer to complete the project, but would not give more details.
The art deco-style building was the headquarters of the Littlewoods Football Pools in the 1930s, and 3,000 employees worked there. It closed in 1994 when the popularity of the pools dwindled.
On a visit to the site on Edge Lane, just outside the city centre, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram said he would be asking the new chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to back the project, which he said would create 3,000 jobs and bring millions of pounds to the Merseyside economy….