Netflix's 'Gray Man' and Universal's next Jordan Peele project are among nine new films that will take advantage of the state's tax incentives.
— are the first feature projects to qualify for tax credits since the program's third iteration launched at the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. It's unclear the projects are beginning production., a big-budget Netflix movie starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, represents a major win for the state, which has long lost out on major studio features to other more incentives-friendly filming locales like Georgia and the U.K.
In total, the nine films are on track to generate a total of nearly $284 million in qualified in-state expenditures. They're expected to employ an estimated 1,340 crew, 342 cast and 14,397 background actors and stand ins over a combined 374 filming days in California. And that doesn't even include the post-production jobs and revenue they'll bring in for in-state VFX artists, sound editors, sound mixers, musicians and other workers.
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