Australian newspaper The Age reports that ‘Happy Feet 2’ will be made entirely in Sydney, Australia in a new digital production facility that will employ an average of 438 people over three years, including some 230 computer-generated imaging artists.

The new digital production facility is expected to boost to the local movie industry, which has been criticised for a lack of investment in recent years.

Director George Miller praised the government’s assistance package and the Dr D facility, which has already attracted a number of big budget film projects in the pre-production stage.

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