Former Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook is set to make two fantasy adventure films in Melbourne, Australia, through his production shingle Dick Cook Studios after securing upward of $20.5 million (AUS$30 million) in incentives from the Australian and Victoria region governments. Dick Cook Studios (DCS) will establish its Asia-Pacific base at Docklands Studios Melbourne and will be headed up by Melbourne-born managing director Kate McLean.
The production company has a pipeline of major family-focused projects in development. Production will start in the second half of 2020 on its first feature, Ranger’s Apprentice, based on the adventure book series by Australian author John Flanagan, which follows the adventures of a young orphan chosen as an apprentice ranger to keep his kingdom safe.
