Australian film industry hopes for 'Wolverine' boost
- Published: 8 Aug 2012 at 12.48
- Online news: Asia
Australia was once a regular destination for top Hollywood producers making big-budget blockbusters until it was priced out by its soaring currency -- but a clawed mutant could herald a revival.
Actor Hugh Jackman gestures on the set of the movie 'The Wolverine' in Sydney in July. X-Men comics spin-off "The Wolverine" is being shot in Sydney, the home town of star Hugh Jackman, courtesy of a Aus$12.8 million government subsidy.
X-Men comics spin-off "The Wolverine" is being shot in Sydney, the home town of star Hugh Jackman, courtesy of a Aus$12.8 million (US$13.4 million) government subsidy.
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