By Ryan Parsons | Image property of respective holders, Variety
Justice League
Not that Justice League needs another bump in the road, but what can I say, when you're hot you're hot.
Turns out that the production isn't going to be getting the rebate George Miller was hoping for in Australia and, in response, the director has threatened to take it elsewhere.
Justice League Discounted
George Miller is threatening to lense the WB-backed superhero blockbuster in New Zealand or Canada if the Film Finance Corp. Australia, which issues provisional certificates, does not award one to the project.
In radio and newspaper interviews Wednesday, Miller said: "We don't know officially that we've been knocked back, but it's not looking good. It's taken too long to make a decision, and the film's going overseas now, which is incredibly wasteful for the Australian film industry."
The FFC -- no, not the that FFC -- is split about whether the rebate should fund all films made by Aussie filmmakers in Australia or only those that tell Australian stories and genuinely originated there.
Sounds like a hard line, I know, but it looks like the FFC (Film Finance Corp. Australia) is sticking to it.
"That shows how rigid the thinking is here in Australia; that's working to a paradigm that's 30 years old and brought down the Australian film industry," Miller said.
Add to Heffee!
