The next film in the Narnia franchise Cronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader has ‘jumped ship’ from Mexico to Australia.�

With the fall of the local dollar, Australia is once again becoming a hot location for Hollywood productions.

According to�The Sydney Morning Herald, Warner Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast is favored to win the contract for filming on “The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader” thanks to its giant water tank.

Shooting was to begin in Mexico next month at Baja Studios. However difficult conditions, including a rise in violence associated with a drug war, are believed to have led Disney and Walden Media to hunt for a new location for the $100 million film.

The production needs studios, beaches, jungles and other locations for a five-month shoot. The producers investigated Australia as a location before they settled on Mexico.

Makes perfect sense, the film should be out May 7th. 2010.

Source: Dark Horizons

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