Jon Favreau Pleads with Schwarzenegger for Film Production Tax Breaks

Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood says that director Jon Favreau sat down over the weekend with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and reps from Marvel and the California Film Commission to discuss "runaway productions," meaning, films that shoot outside California. Favreau wants to shoot Iron Man 2 in Los Angeles, but if it's more cost-effective to do it elsewhere, it would leave the state, like so many other films have done in the past few years. According to Finke, Schwarzenegger pledged to try once again this week to push for tax breaks for one of California's largest industries. "Marvel got an 8-figure rebate check on The Incredible Hulk which was shot in Canada," Favreau told Deadline Hollywood. "It's hard to compete with that. But a little bit of a tax incentive in California could go a long way." Also on the table is a reported $600 million commitment from Marvel to shoot more films in and around Los Angeles, if the state plays ball.

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