Producer Tony Buckley has challenged the Government to verify the economic benefits it claims will be generated by the Walt Disney Co. shooting 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo in Australia.
The Australian technicians' union is at loggerheads with the producers of Gods of Egypt, Alex Proyas' fantasy adventure starring Gerard Butler, Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Geoffrey Rush and Brenton Thwaites.
The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance and the Walt Disney Studios are finalising a landmark deal for the crew who will work on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Caption Nemo.
The Australian technicians' union is confident it will sign a landmark deal with Universal for crew employed on Unbroken, the Angelina Jolie-directed drama based on the true story of US Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini who was captured by the Japanese in
The Walt Disney Studios has asked the federal government for a 30% incentive to shoot a big budget feature in Australia next year.
The weaker Australian dollar won't help attract offshore productions to Australia unless the location rebate is lifted from 16.5% to 30%, according to Ausfilm, studios and post production executives.
The Walt Disney Co. has assured the Australian government that it's committed to shooting 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo Down Under next year.