One of
the most anticipated and controversial (Ben Affleck) movies of 2015, Batman Vs.
Superman will begin shooting in early 2014. The movie that has Henry Cavill,
Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane and NO Bryan Cranston,
will have a massive tax incentive of 35 million dollars by the State of Michigan.
Press
Release:
The
Michigan Film Office announced today that the next DC Entertainment Super Hero
movie from Warner Bros. Pictures has been approved for a film incentive from
the state.
The
film, from director Zack Snyder, brings together the two greatest Super Heroes
of all time—Superman and Batman—for the first time on the big screen.
Production on the new film is expected to begin in metro Detroit and throughout
Michigan sometime in the first quarter of 2014. Snyder is co-writing the story
with David S. Goyer, who is writing the screenplay. Charles Roven and Deborah
Snyder are producing the film, which will star Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Amy
Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane.
“This
project will further strengthen the reputation of Michigan and metro Detroit as
a premier film destination,” said Margaret O’Riley, director of the Michigan
Film Office. “We look forward to the spotlight shining on our incredibly
talented workforce and the businesses that support our film industry here in
Michigan.”
“Detroit
is a great example of a quintessential American city, and I know it will make
the perfect backdrop for our movie,” stated filmmaker Zack Snyder. “Detroit and
the entire state of Michigan have been fantastic collaborators, and we are
looking forward to working together on this film.”
The
as-yet-untitled feature film was awarded an incentive of $35 million on $131
million of projected in-state expenditures. The production is expected to hire
406 Michigan workers, with a full time equivalent of 426 jobs, plus an
additional 6,000 man/days of extra work. The production anticipates using
approximately 500 local Michigan vendors during the course of production and
spending $5.1 million on local hotels, as well as an additional $3.5 million in
out-of-town cast and crew per diem payments that will be spent in the local
economy but which fall outside of the incentive program.
The
incentive funding for the project will be allocated out of the Fiscal Year 2014
budget. However, any funding remaining from the budget at the end of the
current fiscal year will be directed to offset the full incentive amount for
this project.
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