Premier Gladys Berejiklian says NSW has cemented itself as Australia's cultural capital, after revealing a blockbuster new instalment to the Mad Max franchise will be filmed in her state.
Key points:
- The film is being supported by federal and state incentives that aim to bring more movies to Australia
- Some scenes will be shot in Broken Hill where rain thwarted plans to film the last Mad Max film
- The blockbuster will create 850 local jobs and inject $350 million into the NSW economy
The movie, starring Chris Hemsworth, is set to be the biggest ever to be made in NSW.
Director George Miller said the movie, titled Furiosa, would be released in mid-2023 and filmed "all over NSW", including parts of Broken Hill.
"This has always been our home, Sydney and NSW, and we have shot so much here," he said.
"It means we are keeping the really brilliant talent here who previously went overseas."
The post-apocalyptic action film will be released in cinemas, unlike many which have gone straight to streaming services during COVID-19.
Hemsworth, who recently moved to Sydney from Byron Bay to film the new Thor movie, said like most Australians, he grew up watching Mad Max and felt a "lot of pressure" to do the franchise proud.
"It's something I'm going to put my heart and soul into because it really is for me, out of everything I've done, the biggest pinch-myself moment because I've grown up watching it."
The actor said the fact the film was being made on home soil was a huge driving factor for him signing on.
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)The first three Mad Max films (released between 1979 and 1985) launched the career of actor Mel Gibson and the first instalment held the record for the most profitable film ever created for a decade.
Hemsworth said he couldn't give anything away about his character in Furiosa but said he might give Gibson a call for advice.
A fourth Mad Max film, Fury Road, was released in 2015 and grossed around $US 375 million ($486 million) at the box office.
Producer Doug Mitchell said it wouldn't be possible to make the film in NSW without state and federal government incentives.
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)NSW Treasurer Dom Perrottet said Furiosa was being partly paid for by the "Made in NSW" fund, which was worth $175 million per film over five years.
"The reality is, if you want to make a movie in Australia, you don't want to make it in Queensland, you want to make it in NSW," Mr Perrottet said.
"We are by far the most generous when it come to film investment."
Mr Mitchell concurred and said no other state could match the sum.
Ms Berejiklian said the movie would create 850 local jobs and inject at least $350 million into the state's economy.
"Most importantly it reinforces NSW as the economic capital of Australia, but also, I believe, the cultural capital of Australia," she said.
Federal Minister for Arts Paul Fletcher said Australia was experiencing a boom in the film industry thanks to the country's virtual elimination of COVID-19.
A location incentive established by the federal government, worth $540 million over eight years, had brought 22 productions down under so far, Mr Fletcher said.
"And there's no more iconic Australian franchise than Mad Max," he said.
The last instalment in the Mad Max series, Fury Road, was supposed to be filmed around Broken Hill but unusual rainfall meant the landscape was too green and the film had to be relocated to Namibia in Africa.
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2021-04-19 01:48:18Z
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