After emerging from a two-hour meeting with Warner Brothers executives this evening, Mr Key confirmed industrial relations law changes and bigger financial incentives were the two issues under consideration by the studio as it weighed up whether to shoot the two Hobbit movies here or offshore.Read more »
"If we could make the deal sweeter for them that would help; that's something we would consider… but we can't bridge the gap that is potentially on offer from other locations around the world. We're not prepared to do that and… I don't think the New Zealand taxpayer would want us to do that," Mr. Key said.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Actor Boycott
Warner Bros. Ask for More
What started as a bid for more money and requiring the joining of the union for New Zealand Actors Equity is now potentially ending much the same, only now with a demand of more money from Warner Bros. In an effort to take advantage of New Zealand's movie industry's now suddenly very weakened movie industry and the many offers of tax incentives from the United Kingdom and Ireland, the studio has asked the NZ government to sweeten their own deal before considering leaving The Hobbit production in the country. From NZ Stuff: