Blockbuster film set for Sydney
The latest Planet of the Apes blockbuster film will be produced in Sydney at a renamed studio and has been granted $17m in federal government funding.
Sydney's Fox Studios Australia is being renamed Disney Studios Australia to produce the latest Planet of the Apes. Photo: AAP/Nikki Short
The film will be produced at the eastern suburbs’ Fox Studios, which have been rebadged as Disney Studios Australia.
Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke announced 20th Century Studios’ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will receive $17 million in support from the Australian government, as well as funding through Screen NSW’s Made In NSW fund.
Directed by Wes Ball, the film is the latest chapter in the Planet of the Apes saga – picking up after the conclusion of 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes.
The production will create more than 400 local jobs, inject more than $128 million into the Australian economy and use the services of more than 1000 local businesses.
Burke said the funding was part of the government’s commitment to supporting Australian screen workers.
“This production will support jobs and give our leading digital and visual effects workers the opportunity to showcase their talents to global audiences,” he said on Monday.
-AAP
