The Walt Disney Studios has asked the federal government for a 30% incentive to shoot a big budget feature in Australia next year.
The fifth edition of the Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean franchise easily topped the Aussie box office last weekend although the debut was well below the previous installment.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales looks set to shoot in Australia in early 2015.
Brenton Thwaites is in final negotiations to play a lead role in Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
When David Wenham was offered the role of the police sergeant Jock Crawford in the miniseries 'Wake in Fright' he initially recoiled at the idea.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is set to shoot in Queensland in early 2015 in a major economic boost for the State.
The federal government has agreed to offer the Walt Disney Studios a $21.6 million incentive to shoot Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in Australia.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has begun shooting at the Village Roadshow Studios and on locations in Queensland, a major boost to employment in the State.