Huge Sound Stage Coming to the Gold Coast, Australia
The Queensland government has approved AU$11 million (US$8 million) toward the construction of one of the largest sound stages in the world.
The facility is set to be built at Village Roadshow's Oxenford Studios on the Gold Coast, approved as a 4,000 m2 stage. While the stage will initially be used for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, it will return to its primary use as a film and TV production facility afterward.
State premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the new facility will "position Queensland strongly against competitors interstate and overseas, growing the local industry, building local expertise and increasing employment opportunities".
Having been the site of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' sequel's production recently, the facility promises to add another string to the bow of Australia's growing film industry.
Source: (http://variety.com/2015/film/asia/australia-to-build-super-sized-stage-1...)
