Actors including Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro and Emma Blunt have major roles in the new movie The Wolfman, a remake of the 1941 horror classic. A scene was being shot at Stowe from the Tuesday to Friday.

Click on Play to watch a photo slideshow by Steven Prouse of the filming of The Wolfman at Stowe Gardens

Produced by Universal Pictures, The Wolfman, scheduled for release next year, follows the story of a man who falls victim to a terrible curse after returning to his family's country estate to investigate the disappearance of his brother.

Del Toro stars in the lead role of Lawrence Talbot, while Hopkins – who was on set at Stowe last week – plays his estranged father John.

A team of scouts began scouring the country in the autumn last year for potential filming locations, and the Temple of Ancient Virtue in Stowe Landscape Gardens was among the first chosen for one of the scenes.

Garden owner, the National Trust, says the filming will provide income as well as further promoting the beauty of Stowe to a worldwide audience.

Stowe has provided backdrops in several other films, including The World is Not Enough, Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade, and Stardust. Programmes include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Jeeves and Wooster.