The brand new the new sony Pictures' 'Smurfs 2,' 'Houdini' and 'Singularity' to Shoot in Montreal

TORONTO - Studio movie shoots in Canada nowadays progressively can be found in bunches for further production savings.our editor recommendsForeign Box Office: 'The Smurfs' Remains No. 1 A Couple of Days Ago Overseas Columbia's 'Houdini' Project Taps Author Scott Frank (Exclusive) Roland Emmerich may have postponed production on his sci-fi epic Singularity in Montreal, but which has not stopped The brand new the new sony Pictures piling into Quebec with yet more large-budget movie shoots. The studio is becoming vulnerable to shoot the $175 million Singularity picture in fall 2012, before a May 2013 release, after Steven Spielberg systems production on Robopocalypse within the Cite' du Cinema studio in summer season 2012. Now there's word The brand new the new sony Pictures is always to shoot the arrival follow-up for the Smurfs which is Houdini project in Montreal since it uses Quebec's generous all-spend tax credit and additional digital media tax incentives for live action/CG compounds. The studio is near to beginning pre-production round the Smurfs 2, which has an August 2, 2013 release, and Jordan Kerner returning as producer. And Also The new the new sony Pictures may also be delivering to Montreal director Francis Lawrence's much spoken about film about Houdini, the famous escape artist and magician. The studio is just the latest La producer to secure economic climates of scale by shooting movies 1 by 1 in Canada, frequently concentrating on the same local production deckie's and facilties. Relativity Media had Tarsem Singh shoot the CGI-heavy epic Immortals inside the Cite' du Cinema studio in Montreal, then output of next year's Jennifer Aniston-starring Snow White-colored movie Mirror, Mirror, also in Montreal. And Universal Pictures similarly chose Montreal to shoot Mummy 3 and Dying Race 1 by 1 in 2007. Related Subjects Jennifer Aniston Worldwide The Smurfs The brand new the new sony Pictures Entertainment Singularity Immortals