[NEohioPAL] avengers movie to be filmed in cleveland ohio

[roger priebe]

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http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/03/upcoming_avengers_movie_will_b.html

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Avengers are coming to Cleveland. 
Gov. John Kasich announced that the upcoming Marvel movie featuring 
the superhero team The Avengers, scheduled for a 2012 release, will be 
filmed in Cleveland. 
He made the announcement before Mayor Frank Jackson's State of the City address this afternoon at the City Club. 
"I'm really pleased that the city is going to get this movie," he 
said. "It's fantastic. It required quick and hard work between the 
community here and the state of Ohio, something that hasn't always 
happened. We won another one from Michigan. I'm thrilled we are going to
 have this here. I'm just bucking for a part as Governator 2." 
The news was also confirmed by Katie Sabatino, publicist for the Ohio
 Film Office, who said the agreement was made with Marvel Comics after 
negotiations. 
"We have been in dialogue with Marvel Comics all week and we finally 
reached an agreement," she said. "We're very excited about it." 
The Avengers movie, directed by Joss Whedon, will feature big-name 
actors reprising their superhero roles from previous films, including 
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man; Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and 
Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow. 
The Avengers movie will
 also feature Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Chris Evans as Captain 
America. Both men are also appearing in films about their characters 
this year. 
Hemsworth stars as Thor in a highly anticipated movie opening in May and Evans stars as Captain America in the movie, "Captain America, The First Avenger" opening in July. 
Wayne Hill, chairman of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission, said 
the Avengers movie will be the largest film ever made in Ohio and that 
filming is expected to start in the fall. 
Reportedly, people associated with the film are already in Cleveland scouting out locations. 
Ivan Schwarz, executive director of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission, said the movie also means jobs. 
"It's tremendous for the city's and the regional effort to have films
 made here," he said. "It means a lot of jobs for people in our area." 
The film was to have been shot in Detroit, but was moved to Cleveland
 after reports that Michigan's governor planned to eliminate the tax 
credits. 
"Marvel has stated publicly that the change was because of the tax 
credit loss," said Hill. "The fact that we have it in Ohio has made a 
huge difference." 
The Avengers movie is the film that all the recent Marvel movies have
 been leading up to. After the closing credits of the movies featuring 
Iron Man, The Hulk and other heroes, there are hints of the formation of
 a superhero team featuring the powerhouse characters. 
 		 	   		  
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