The new science-fiction horror film - Alien and the third film adapted from the Marvel comics - Thor: Ragnarok, will be shot in Australia, with the Turnbull government offering Universal Studios Hollywood $AU47 million ($NZ49 million) in agreeing to attract the blockbusters, which are anticipated to make about 3000 local jobs.
Making a public and formal declaration about the projects, Julie Bishop (Foreign Affairs Minister) and Mitch Fifield (Communications Minister), stated that the films would produce about $300 million in investment in Australia.
The latest Alien film by English film director and producer - Ridley Scott, which is yet to be given a title, will be the sixth installment in the film series after 2012's science fiction film - Prometheus, which was a prequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 original. Director Ridley Scott's latest Alien movie is being made by 20th Century Fox studios.
While Thor: Ragnarok, will star Australian actor, famous for his roles as Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away, Chris Hemsworth, will be the third installment in the series. And Thor: Ragnarok is being made by the American film studio Walt Disney.
Rumor has it that director Taika Waititi of the 2006 computer-generated animation Kiwi, has been tipped to helm Hollywood blockbuster film - Thor: Ragnarok.
The production of Thor: Ragnarok and Ridley Scott's Alien will start next year, though specific locations in Australia are yet to be revealed.
Director Ridley Scott recently stated that he may come up with four films for Prometheus, at the end of which, the saga will boomerang with the beginning of the original Alien film.
In addition, Australian born actor - Chris Hemsworth and Ridley Scott made a video presentation as part of the government's announcement. And Chris Hemsworth said he was "very enthusiastic and eager to be coming back home to work."
