CLEVELAND — Lights… Camera… Action!
Get ready, Northeast Ohio! Big plans are in place for some “major movies” to bring their productions to Cleveland.
“People are going to be happy,” teases Cleveland Film Commission President Bill Garvey. “Some iconic, major movies are coming.”
Garvey didn’t offer many additional details, but said there’s “a great slate of productions lined up for the next year.”
“It’s going to be busy. You’re going to know we’re here because there’s a lot coming.”
Garvey’s update comes after news surfaced Wednesday night that a tentative deal had been reached to end the actors strike.
“Throughout the strike, it didn’t mean that we stopped working at the Film Commission,” Garvey tells 3News. “We were always prepping and reaching out to studios and engaging with producers to seek out new production. That production has to prep to shoot before anything can happen. So there has been work going on. We work tireless to try to get more production here -- and we have been.”
Cleveland has been home to some major motion pictures throughout the years with features like A Christmas Story and The Deer Hunter. More recently, Marvel productions brought lots of attention to the city with movies like The Avengers and Captain America.
What's next on the slate? Stay tuned…