With the budget that the Batman/Superman film will have, you can be sure that there’s going to be the same level of merchandising and branding going into it that we got with Man of Steel. And there’s also going to be a slew of incentives to get the project to film in certain places, and when achieved, they’ll crow about. Such is the case of the Michigan Film Office which has landed the deal with Warner Bros. Pictures to get the film to work there in early 2014 for its on-location shoot.
“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.”
According to the information from the Michigan Film Office, the feature has been 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.”
