Cast and crew set up on the Gold Coast for Ron Howard’s Hollywood movie

A Hollywood movie has moved into the Gold Coast with a base being set up in the city. SEE THE PICTURES

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Hidden in the Gold Coast Hinterland is the city’s next Hollywood production.

A location has been set up for Ron Howard’s latest movie ‘Thirteen Lives’ in Springbrook National Park, it can be revealed.

Machinery captured carving out a film location off little Nerang Road for Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives production. Pictures: Channel 7

The cast and crew for Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives production has set up base around Mudgeeraba. Pictures: Channel 7

Cast and crew members are set to film the movie based on the 2018 Thai caves rescue and have set up around Mudgeeraba, footage by 7 News Gold Coast shows.

Machinery was captured on Tuesday carving out a film location off little Nerang Road.

Machinery captured carving out a film location off little Nerang Road for Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives production. Pictures: Channel 7

It comes following suggestions by Mayor Tom Tate that the Gold Coast needs to build a second giant sound stage to keep the industry that has injected more than a quarter of a billion dollars in the city’s economy in the past year.

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