[NEohioPAL] News: Captain America: The Winter Soldier to Film in Cleveland, Ohio

Johnny Wu johnny at mdifilm.com
Fri Sep 28 07:35:57 PDT 2012


 

This is not mine, but I'm sharing this for Greater Cleveland Film
Commission:

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Greater Cleveland Film Commission Announces Marvel's

Captain America: The Winter Soldier to Film in Cleveland, Ohio

Sequel to 2011 blockbuster starts filming next year

 

CLEVELAND, OH - (Sept. 28, 2012) The Greater Cleveland Film Commission today
announced that Marvel Studios will film portions of Marvel's Captain
America: The Winter Soldier in Cleveland, Ohio. Set for release by The Walt
Disney Studios in 2014, the movie is a sequel to the 2011 hit Captain
America: The First Avenger starring Chris Evans. Marvel Studios will film
stage work for the production in the studio's home state of California.

 

Filming for Captain America: The Winter Soldier is scheduled to begin next
year. This film projectfollows on the heels of Marvel Studio's 2012
blockbuster Marvel's The Avengers, which filmed in several locations
throughout Ohio in 2011, broke a number of box office records, and was the
fastest film ever to gross $1 billion in sales worldwide.

 

"Marvel is pleased to return to Ohio, this time with our Captain America:
The Winter Soldier production. The location, talent and people of Ohio are
sure to benefit our film, and we look forward to beginning production," said
Louis D'Esposito, Co-President, Marvel Studios.

 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier will pick up where Marvel's The Avengers
leaves off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern
world. The film will be directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo,
Cleveland natives whose credits include the movie Welcome to Collinwood, the
Fox TV series Arrested Development, and the NBC TV series Community.

 

The Greater Cleveland Film Commission was in talks with Marvel Studios for
weeks, sharing information about Ohio's physical assets and helping them
learn about the benefits of filming in Ohio -- including the recently
expanded Ohio Motion Picture Tax Incentive.

 

In June, the State of Ohio expanded the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Incentive, a
critical tool for strengthening Ohio's growing film industry and creating
jobs for Ohioans. The tax incentive provides for a refundable credit against
the corporation franchise or income tax for motion pictures produced in
Ohio.

 

"We're thrilled that Marvel Studios is bringing another major motion picture
project to Cleveland, and we're committed to showing them the very best our
region has to offer," said Ivan Schwarz, executive director of the Greater
Cleveland Film Commission. "We proved with the filming of Marvel's The
Avengers that Cleveland has the talent, architecture and amazing locations
that will provide filmmakers everything they need to ensure a successful
filming experience, and the economic impact of this new project can't be
denied. Filming will create a number of jobs for Ohioans and will give our
region another chance to demonstrate how skilled, professional and dedicated
our workforce truly is. We especially appreciate Governor Kasich and the
Ohio Film Office for their support and timely approval of these exciting
opportunities."

 

The Greater Cleveland Film Commission is committed to building a year-round,
sustainable statewide film industry through job creation, workforce
development, and attracting media production.

 

Frank G. Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, stated, "We are thrilled to host
Marvel and the filming of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2013. We
have worked diligently with the Greater Cleveland Film Commission to make
our city an attractive location for films of all sizes. Marvel's return to
Cleveland shows we can provide a film-friendly atmosphere that will
ultimately lead to a permanent presence of the film industry in Northeast
Ohio."

 

About 1,143 full-time equivalent Ohio jobs and $35.5 million in household
income are estimated to have been credited to the 27 projects that took
advantage of the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit since its 2009 inception,
and the tax incentive returns $1.20 into the Ohio economy for every $1
invested by the incentive, according to a Cleveland State University study
released earlier this year.

 

"We are thrilled that Cuyahoga County is being seen as a destination for
filmmakers," said Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald. "The resources
that we have to offer, including our skilled workforce, makes our region a
natural fit for the film industry. Projects like this means jobs and
economic development for Cuyahoga County."

 

To learn more about the Greater Cleveland Film Commission, click here.

 

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About Marvel Entertainment: Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent
character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over
8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel
utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and
publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com.

 

About the Greater Cleveland Film Commission: The Greater Cleveland Film
Commission is a private, non-profit economic and workforce development
organization committed to bringing film and other media production to
Northeast Ohio to strengthen the workforce, support the media production
industry and attract media production to the region. To learn more about the
Greater Cleveland Film Commission and for the latest updates on film and
media production in Northeast Ohio, visit www.clevelandfilm.com.

 

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