Two Marvel movies to film in Australia

Production is expected to begin on the next instalment of the Thor franchise in August 2020, with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings shooting later this year.

Filming will take place at Fox Studios in Sydney, with the Thor follow-up boosted by an A$24.1m location incentive grant.

Overall, the Thor film is expected to spend around A$178m and create up to 2,500 jobs, with Marvel Studios providing a trainee scheme to target skills shortages.

NSW minister for the arts Don Harwin MLC said the Made in NSW fund had again secured a major production and that the Thor movie will be the third time Marvel Studios has based production in Australia, following Thor: Ragnarok, which used Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland.

“NSW is the complete package, offering a spectacular location and skilled technicians that can support the requirements of a major blockbuster film,” he said.

The Made in NSW fund has a pot of $55 million to support features and TV projects over the next four years. The Australian government’s location incentive increases the existing location offset rate from 16.5% to 30% for eligible big-budget international productions.

The announcement is a boost to Sydney’s already film-friendly profile and comes on the back of the recent news that Industrial Light and Magic, LucasFilm’s visual effects division, is setting up a production hub adjacent to Fox Studios.

Thor: Ragnarok © Disney/Marvel.
Sydney photo: Pixabay.