Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue film in Porthcawl

Filming for a new, secretive movie project brought Hollywood star power to a small Welsh town over the weekend, as director and actor Quentin Tarantino and pop icon Kylie Minogue were spotted shooting scenes in Porthcawl. The pair were seen filming a funeral at Newton Church and a subsequent wake at the Saltwater Inn pub, drawing surprised crowds of local residents.

The project is being directed by Welsh filmmaker Jamie Adams, who recently collaborated with Tarantino on the comedy-drama "Only What We Carry," which premiered at the Tribeca Festival earlier this month. For this new film, Tarantino is participating as an actor, not as a director, and will share scenes with Minogue. The production is backed by New York-based Yale Entertainment.

Details about the film’s title and plot remain tightly under wraps. The cast also includes several Welsh actors: Karen Paullada, Craig Russell, Siwan Morris, and Julian Lewis Jones. The Porthcawl Male Choir participated as extras, providing singing for the church and pub scenes. One choir member described the experience as an "absolutely fantastic day."

Adams recounted how he initially recruited Tarantino for their previous project by sending...