 Scorsese began shooting the film in London at Shepperton Studios in June 2010.It was produced in 3D, with its theatrical release on November 23, 2011, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.Asa Butterfield played the lead role of Hugo, with Ben Kingsley as Papa Georges (Méliès), Chloë Grace Moretz as Isabelle and Sacha Baron Cohen as the station inspector.