Australia's Queensland state wins over int'l filmmakers
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E-mail Xinhua, August 25, 2021
International moviemakers are gearing up to use the Australian state of Queensland as a scenic backdrop for several big-budget shows.
Screen Queensland announced on Tuesday that Disney+ would film a live-action science-fiction adventure TV series at Village Roadshow Studios near the state capital city of Brisbane and surrounding Gold Coast locations.
Disney executive producer Johanna Devereaux said the 10-part series, Nautilus, would be based on Jules Verne's classic novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.
"It's a huge privilege to bring the Nautilus and her crew to life again in such a bold, exciting way, with a diverse team of creative talent and on-screen characters," Devereaux said of the production which is due to start early next year.
Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich said Nautilus would be a "complex production requiring the construction of large-scale sets, together with heavy visual effects and a highly technical set-up for computer-generated creatures and worlds - it's an epic project."
Another major TV production will be filmed in the state's tropical Far North, with the streaming giant Netflix announcing its own 10-part drama series Irreverent, which will be about an American criminal masquerading as the new church reverend in an idyllic seaside community.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has welcomed the announcement of the two productions, estimating that the filming of Nautilus, alone, would bring about 96 million Australian dollars (about 69.25 million U.S. dollars) into the state's economy and create about 240 jobs for local cast and crew.
Palaszczuk said Irreverent would stream the natural beauty of the state's Far North into "living rooms across the world, affirming the region's status not only as a production paradise but also as a bucket-list destination for future travel."
Munnich said that the Far North was a unique production location and was subsequently in high demand from both domestic and international productions.
One of the most anticipated projects is Universal Pictures' Ticket To Paradise, starring Academy Award winners Julia Roberts and George Clooney, which is due to start filming in Queensland later this year.
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