Tom Holland joins the Russo Bros for 'Cherry' For a while, it looked as though Cleveland’s own Russo Brothers ( Avengers: Endgame, Community ) and Tom Holland ( Spider-Man: Far From Home ) were headed to Cleveland to shoot the drama Cherry , based on Nico Walker’s semi-autobiographical novel. Then, in mid-August, it was announced that the film would shoot in Los Angeles instead, the Russos citing concerns over whether the Ohio Film Tax Credit would remain in the state budget. The film received application approval for the tax credit in late July. "While we believed there was a chance that the tax incentive was going to be re-instated in Ohio, we didn't know for sure, and we had to develop some plan B's,” the Russos said. “We ended up qualifying for the California tax incentive and being able to shoot in L.A. We also ended up qualifying for the Ohio tax incentive, but by the time they reinstated it, it was too late for us to change tracks." Then, on A...
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