, ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁screen writer ▁Stuart ▁Be att ie ▁( Austral ia , ▁Coll ater al , ▁Pir ates ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean : ▁The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pear l ), ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Mason ▁for ▁Am bi ence ▁Entertainment , ▁reported ly ▁to ▁begin ▁production ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Raymond ▁Terra ce ▁in ▁the ▁Hunter ▁Region ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁location ▁for ▁producing ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Australian ▁cin emas ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Re ception ▁for ▁the ▁movie ▁was ▁mixed . ▁Review ▁aggregate ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁reports ▁that ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁critics ▁have ▁given ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 . 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁Review ers ▁frequently ▁c ited ▁a ▁poor ▁script ▁and ▁poor ▁acting ▁as ▁fla ws . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁in ▁Australia ▁but ▁" failed ▁to ▁find ▁an ▁international ▁audience " ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁A ▁television ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁the ▁Tom orrow ▁series ▁has ▁been ▁produced , ▁though ▁the ▁cast ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁ad a ption ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁repr ising ▁their ▁roles . ▁The ▁series ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁episodes ▁and ▁air s ▁on ▁ABC 3 . ▁Fil ming ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁and ▁premier ed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April