The Motion Picture Association of Canada said $170 million was spent on making the live-action version of the 1953 Disney cartoon classic in B.C., Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“British Columbia was the perfect home for the scale and scope of this breathtaking new movie event shot over 99 days,” said a statement from the MPA-Canada. “The motion picture industry is an important economic engine in British Columbia, and productions like Peter Pan & Wendy demonstrate the impact for workers and businesses throughout the province,” said Lana Popham, B.C.’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sport.