Then in February 2011 the company announced that it was planning to open a 35-acre film and television studio in the Dominican Republic.

[13] When built the development will see replicas of streetscapes and zones replicating locations from the UK, Europe and the USA.

[14][15] Planned zones include a college campus, Amsterdam, modern European housing, Venice, Lake Como, Paris, an Amphitheatre, Prague, West coast American housing, warehousing and downtown New York sets, Chicago, Vienna, a castle, a UK canal, Chinatown and a London street market built.

[16] In addition it will also be used as residential housing, with the proposed creative community, expected to be in the region of 2000 and 2250, being integrated with the film locations.

Job creation is also a key part of the plan, helping to boost the economy of both the region and the nation as a whole.

[17] However, the planning application was rejected by South Bucks District Council in October 2009, following a prolonged opposition campaign by local residents, who formed a "Stop Project Pinewood" group.

[25] The sale was completed on 4 October 2016, and the company delisted from the London Stock Exchange the following day.

[citation needed] Pinewood Studio Wales opened in north-east Cardiff in January 2015.

In October 2019, Pinewood announced its intention to terminate its lease and management agreement with the Welsh government in March 2020.

The 11-acre site has over 250,000 sq ft of production space, comprising eight stages including North America's largest purpose-built soundstage.

In October 2020, it was announced Pinewood Group sold its stake in the studios to Chick-fil-A CEO and businessman Dan Cathy.