Midwest Movie Maker

The Avengers – Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Nick Fury – are set to tear up Cleveland . Marvel Studios’ biggest film to date announced that it will bring the superhero production to the Northcoast this spring and summer. Principal photography could begin as early as late spring and continue through September, according to Katie Sabatino, spokesperson for the Ohio Film Office . “Cleveland is the primary location for the production,” says Sabatino. Several scenes will be shot throughout the city, but expect to see a familiar sight: Downtown Cleveland dressed up to look like New York City. Clevelanders got a taste of New York City superheroes by way of Marvel’s famous webslinger, Spider-Man. A second unit from Spider-Man 3 shot an armored car chase down city streets in the fall of 2007. This time – and these heroes – promise to be different. “This will be a much more involved shoot than Spider-Man 3 ,” says Sabatino. Which means you might ca...

Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx in a scene from 'The Soloist' The Soloist , starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr., tells the true story of Cleveland native Nathaniel Ayers , a gifted young musician whose life falls into chaos when he is overtaken by schizophrenia. Foxx plays Ayers and Downey Jr. plays journalist Steve Lopez, an L.A. Times columnist who encounters Ayers, now homeless, in downtown L.A. Lopez takes on Ayers' story - not believing, at first, that this talented homeless man once went to the Julliard School in New York - and the two form a bond of friendship unexpected by both. Scenes of Ayers childhood were shot in Cleveland. Foxx was on hand for the shoot. LeBron James and his St. Vincent-St. Mary teammates LeBron documentary 'More Than a Game' Another film coming soon about another Northeast Ohio phenomenon is More Than a Game . The documentary paints a portrait of Cleveland Cavaliers great LeBron James during his days at St. Vincent-St. Mary Hi...