The Greater Cleveland Film Commission has announced that Marvel Studios will shoot parts of the film The Avengers in Cleveland.

"Marvel Studios is bringing The Avengers to Ohio for two reasons: the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit and the efforts of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission. We look forward to collaborating with the Film Commission and working in the great state of Ohio," said Louis D'Esposito, Co-President of Marvel Studios.

The Ohio Film Tax Credit was passed in July 2009 and 12 projects have been approved to receive the tax credit since then. Ten of these films will be produced in Northeast Ohio and will employ more than 1,800 cast and crew as well as thousands of extras.

The Avengers will also be filmed in New Mexico and New York. The all-star cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg and Samuel L. Jackson. It will be written and directed by Joss Whedon.

"The production will be the largest feature film ever made in Ohio, as well as the largest Marvel Studios production to date. The film will employ hundreds of Ohio-based cast and crew, and use local service and supply vendors. Pre-production is already underway with principal photography scheduled to start in April 2011 and running through September 2011."

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