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March 10, 2008: Australian Film Commissioner Talks JLA Movie

IESB.net caught up with Ausfilm Commissioner Tracey Vieira to talk about the status of the Justice League film and whether production would remain in Australia.

Q: There was a rumor early-on when Warner Bros. said they were pulling out because of the tax-breaks that Australia came back and said, "No, no, no. It was because of the script." Then we hear later that it was possibly because of the script but then that they're maybe going to shoot in Canada. Is there a battle going on now to decide?

Vieira: My understanding is that there's not yet a decision been made. Certainly the actors are still training and there's a lot of Australian actors involved. My understanding is that the government still hasn't made a decision or whether the producers have said or not. They're certainly eligible for the other incentive we have.

Q: Which is which one?

Vieira: 15 percent. It's a location off-set. But, obviously, 40 percent is a lot bigger.

Q: And that's what they're after? The 40 percent?

Vieira: Absolutely. There's a lot of Australian elements to it but what the government needs to figure out is the significant Australian content and where on the scales is it really falling? Is it somewhere in the middle ground because, if so, it's probably not considered significant. What they don't want to do is take rebranded American films with a change of names and a few attachments and give away such a huge amount of money that would just disappear for us.

Read the complete interview at IESB.net.