Productions in NZ

Avatar (41 crew, not all of whom have yet arrived) James Cameron’s first Avatar film employed more than 1500 people in New Zealand and injected about $100 million into Wellington’s economy alone. Its sequel is now being made, largely in the capital. Power of the Dog (16 crew)

Jane Campion’s film The Power of the Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst, was the second film announced as getting border exemptions to get into New Zealand. It was anticipated to spend over $30 million here.

The Lord of the Rings TV series

(93 crew plus 20 family)

The Amazon-streaming television series of The Lord

Of The Rings was already being made when lockdown came. Stuff understands many international crew weathered lockdown here but a handful have been given border exemptions. Greatest Beer Run Ever (11 crew) According to Hollywood Reporter, The Greatest Beer

Run Ever was being directed by Oscar-winning director Peter Farrelly. It’s based on a book by Joanna Molloy and John Donohue.

Power Rangers Beast Morphers

(Eight crew plus four family members)

The Power Rangers Beast Morphers television series was due out in mid-2020 – a date presumably pushed out by Covid-19.

Cowboy Bebop (19 crew plus nine family)

The Netflix show about a ragtag crew of bounty hunters does not yet have a release date.

Sweet Tooth (18 crew plus two family)

Sweet Tooth, which lists Robert Downey Jr as an executive director, is a TV movie about a half-human, half-deer boy surviving in a post-apocalyptic world with other hybrids.