The British film studio behind Star Wars and James Bond is being turned into a housing development

Denham studios, the legendary British film studio where Star Wars and many James Bond film were produced, is being turned into a housing development.

Weston Homes, the developer that has acquired the 80-year-old Buckinghamshire studio, says it plans to transform it into a £120 million ($174 million) "Art Deco and movie inspired residential address."

The new complex will have 224 homes - 154 will be one, two and three bedroom apartments while the other 70 will be four and five bedroom family townhouses. Prices will range up to £1.5 million ($2.2 million).