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Updated Tuesday, March 2, 2010 2:19 pm TWN, By Alex Jiang, CNA

Taiwan to build Universal Studio-like theme park

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- The director of a popular TV action series has unveiled a plan to build a theme park in Kaohsiung modeled on that of Hollywood's Universal Studios, a local report said Tuesday, in what could be a big step forward for Taiwan's entertainment industry.

"We will build a theme park next to our film studio. It will something like Universal Studios, " said Tsai Yueh-hsun, who is currently turning his award-winning police drama Black and White into a full-length motion picture.

"We have already sent people to Universal Studios and other theme parks to learn from their expertise, " the director of Taiwan's first Hollywood-style TV drama said during a recent interview with Taiwan's Chinese-language daily Liberty Times.

Tsai estimated that the project, to be located in Kaohsiung where his TV drama is based, will be completed in five to 10 years at a cost of NT$5 billion (US$156 million).

He said that his film studio will be opened to other film crews in the future, and he also revealed a plan to construct an underwater studio.

Tsai's film, which will incorporate popular 3-D technology, is expected to hit the big screen early next year.

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