The latest movies in the ‘Thor’ and ‘Alien’ franchises will begin filming in Australia next year the government said Thursday.
The government gave Twentieth Century Fox as well as Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios a total of 47.25 million Australian dollars (34 million) to woo them to Australia to make the feature films Arts Minister Mitch Fifield said.
Ridley Scott will direct the unnamed Alien movie for Fox and Australian actor Chris Hemsworth will reprise his starring role as the superhero in the third installment of the ‘Thor’ series for Disney and Marvel ‘Thor: Ragnarok.’
While locations have not been announced Disney recently finished shooting ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ at Gold Coast studios in Queensland state and Fox has studios in Sydney. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop defended the government spending to secure the movies saying Australia was competing against other countries to attract movie makers.
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