Moore Park is set to be in the spotlight in the next few years as it becomes the new Hollywood hub. Big studios from the United States, including Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), are set to move their production to the suburb’s studios.
Reports cited that Marvel boss Kevin Feige wants the MCU to relocate to Moore Park in the next five years. At least four productions are already planned whilst more movies and television shows are still in development:
- Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 (Chris Pratt)
- Captain Marvel sequel (Brie Larson)
- Dr Strange sequel (Benedict Cumberbatch)
- Black Panther sequel
Fox Studios Australia’s head office in Moore Park is on Driver Avenue but it has nine massive sound stages for hire by local or international productions. Filming Disney/MCU movies in any of these sound stages is done using green screen technology. According to reports, most of these facilities are fully booked for the next two years.
The Moore Park site is also within walking distance of The Entertainment Quarter, the precinct that has heaps of bars, cafes, restaurants, and other retail stores, which are projected to get more business when Hollywood moves in.
The MCU previously filmed in Georgia, Atlanta, and London in the U.K. but a source from the studio said that Mr Feige wants Sydney to be their new home. A major reason for the move is due to productions shutting down in the U.S. and the U.K. as their COVID-19 cases have yet to go down.
Other Hollywood megastars like Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts and Sean Penn are coming to Sydney in the next few weeks as well.
Ms Lawrence is filming the Fantastic Four franchise reboot under the MCU, whilst Ms Roberts and Mr Penn are working on a TV show, titled Gaslit, with Australian actor-brothers Joel and Nash Edgerton.