Filming is under way in Queensland at the Gold Coast's Village Roadshow Studio and on location for a new feature film starring Chris Hemsworth which is expected to inject $63 million into the local economy.
The Amazon MGM Studios action thriller Subversion, which also stars Lily James, Michael Peña, Joe Cole, Simone Kessell, Robert John Burke and David Wenham, is directed by German filmmaker Patrick Vollrath (7500).
The submarine thriller, written by Andrew Ferguson, was secured for the state through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy and supported by the federal government through the Location Offset.
Hemsworth plays a naval commander blackmailed by a cartel to pilot a submarine carrying illegal cargo, while James portrays a Coast Guard officer pursuing him in an international cat-and-mouse game.
"Subversion is a high-stakes action thriller that needs scale and scope,” says producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers).
“Queensland was a natural fit because it offers incredible scenery, a great studio and a world class crew. A lot of the movie takes place on the water and Queensland has spectacular oceanscapes.”
Jacqui Feeney, Screen Queensland CEO, says Subversion is the latest in a slate of projects made in Queensland for Amazon MGM Studios.
“We are proud to continue our ongoing collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios which has recently included the productions Balls Up, The Bluff and Voltron,” says Feeney.
“Subversion further cements the trust that has been established with our local crew base. We are pleased to welcome back executive producer E. Bennett Walsh with another complex action epic that will be shot between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
“Subversion will benefit from Queensland’s growing expertise on high-end, highly technical action productions, as well as the water tank infrastructure at Village Roadshow Studios and the capabilities of our innovative virtual and post-production businesses.”
Queensland Minister for the Arts John-Paul Langbroek says the state’s investment in the creative economy ensures the “best possible outcomes” for films such as Subversion, while providing “enduring career opportunities” for the state’s film industry.
“More than 400 local cast and crew will be employed on this feature film, which will also contribute an estimated $63 million to the Queensland economy during production,” says Langbroek.
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