While 'Justice League' director George Miller is trying to convince the Australian government to extend a tax credit to lure big-budget Hollywood productions to that country, 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' producer Ralph Winter is singing the praises of such a tax break offered in neighboring New Zealand.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine producer Ralph Winter, who cut his teeth on the Star Trek films and has produced the other three X-Men movies, told The Press from Sydney that the New Zealand Government's grant of 15 per cent made a huge difference.
"Particularly when the US dollar is taking a beating around the world and you're spending $15 million to $20m in New Zealand.
"We keep track of those things very, very carefully in our accounting department because those are big dollars."
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