Massive TV production planned for Australia cancelled due to writers’ strike

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The big-budget TV series Metropolis, which had been expected to shoot up to three seasons in Australia, has been cancelled.

as the second booking for the new sound stage 6 at Docklands Studios Melbourne, following the Robbie Williams biopicFairfax Media

Typically, even final shooting scripts will undergo revision during the course of production. But under the conditions of the strike, no such revisions would be permitted.Matchbox Pictures’ Matt Vitins, Vicscreen’s Caroline Pitcher and Nant’s Gary Marshall at the unveiling of the virtual array at Docklands Studios.will not be moving forward. Push costs [costs arising from delays] and uncertainty relating to the strike led to us making this difficult decision.

The federal government committed to a contribution of $83.8 million as part of a deal to attract the Universal production pipeline. The Victorian state government also committed $41.

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