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Production is currently underway on THE MONGOOSE in Victoria, Australia, with filming centered at Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome and extending to several other locations including Castlemaine, Bangholme, Melbourne CBD, North Melbourne, Kensington, and Moorabbin. The production is based at Melbourne Screen Hub in Footscray and is expected to make a significant economic impact, creating over 450 jobs for Victorian screen workers and injecting more than $19 million into the local economy. The project has received support from both VicScreen’s Victorian Screen Rebate and the Federal Government’s Location Offset.

The film stars Neeson as Ryan ‘Fang’ Flanagan, a war hero who finds himself wrongly accused of a crime. The story follows him as he leads police on an epic televised cross-country car chase, assisted by members of his former Special Forces battalion, while capturing the public’s imagination. The impressive cast includes Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames, and Michael Chiklis, with veteran stunt professional Mark Vanselow directing from a script by Thompson Evans.

Behind the scenes, Code Entertainment’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso are producing the film, with executive producers including Jonathan Dana, Rich Freeman, Steven Shapiro, and Liz and Ken Whitney of Jupiter Peak Productions. The Solution Entertainment Group’s Lisa Wilson and Craig Chapman are also serving as executive producers.

This marks Neeson’s third film in Victoria in four years, following his work on ICE ROAD 2 (2023) and BLACKLIGHT (2022). While those previous productions generated over $55 million in economic value for the state and created more than 1,300 jobs, the release date for “The Mongoose” has not yet been announced.