Yet another NBCUniversal and Universal Studio Group series is headed to Australia, with drama 'La Brea' to film in Melbourne over the next few months.
The NSW production sector has received a welcome boost amid the ongoing Greater Sydney lockdown, with the news that HBO Films' 'Days of Abandonment', starring Natalie Portman, will commence filming in the state this month.
The ego is set to land in Victoria next year, with the news that the state will house production on Michael Gracey's Robbie Williams biopic, 'Better Man'.
Victoria will again open itself up for NBCUniversal drama 'La Brea', which is returning to the state for a second season.
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AppleTV+'s 'Metropolis' will shoot in Victoria, with both state and federal governments also investing in new virtual production infrastructure and training at Docklands Studios Melbourne to support.
'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson', 'Peter Rabbit 2', 'Wyrmwood: Apocalypse', 'Mortal Kombat' and 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' lead the feature film nominees for the upcoming Australian Production Design Guild Awards, while 'La Brea', 'Firebite', 'Pieces of Her', 'Frayed' and 'New Gold Mountain' lead in TV.
NBCUniversal's second season of 'La Brea', currently shooting in Melbourne, is believed to be one of the first productions globally to use a hybrid lithium-ion battery system to power its unit base - saving up to an estimated 20,000 litres of diesel fuel a month.