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Victoria Hosts Gerard Butler's 'Empire City' Filming, Boosts Economy

11/10/2025

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Victoria, Australia, will host filming of Empire City, starring Gerard Butler, with production beginning this month at Melbourne and Docklands Studios.
The plot centers on a hostage crisis in New York's Clybourn Building, with Butler as firefighter Rhett.
The project will create 350 crew jobs and 860 cast and extras, injecting over $35 million into the local economy, with support from the Victorian Screen Rebate and the federal Location Offset.

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Story summary

Victoria, Australia, will host filming of Empire City, starring Gerard Butler, with production beginning this month at Melbourne and Docklands Studios.
The plot centers on a hostage crisis in New York's Clybourn Building, with Butler as firefighter Rhett.
The project will create 350 crew jobs and 860 cast and extras, injecting over $35 million into the local economy, with support from the Victorian Screen Rebate and the federal Location Offset.