Looks like the film is not going to be made in America if they are shopping for a spot in Canada.
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/259324 Quote:
One upside to a looming strike by the 120,000-member Screen Actors Guild is that it works in favour of Toronto as a production site. Filming would have to be stopped on productions by June 30 in the event of a strike south of the border. As a result, despite the strong Canadian dollar, studios have been booking space in Canada to put as much product in the pipeline as possible.
"We have been busier over the last three months than we have been in three years," Ferguson said. "It would be great if we could have Filmport open right now."
He said his studio has turned away two major movies because of the lack of large sound studio space: action film G.I. Joe The Movie, and the musical Nine.
Ferguson's Toronto Film Studios is fully booked this summer, with the shooting of the $100-million-plus Incredible Hulk.
The studio boss estimates the average big studio film spends about $1.5 million to $2 million renting studio space when they book with his company. In addition to the direct costs, the city estimates the economic impact becomes about 2 1/2 times greater as studios and stars spend money in the city.
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