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The Avengers

Production has commenced in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated movie “Marvel’s The Avengers,” directed by Joss Whedon (“Serenity”) from a screenplay by Whedon.  The film will continue principal photography in Cleveland, Ohio and New York City. Robert Downey, Jr. (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2”) returns as the iconic Tony Stark/Iron Man along with Chris Hemsworth (“Thor”) as Thor, Chris Evans (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) as Captain America, Jeremy Renner (“Thor,” “The Hurt Locker”) as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo (“The Kids Are Alright”) as Hulk, Scarlett Johansson (“Iron Man 2”) as Black Widow, Clark Gregg (“Iron Man,” “Thor”) as Agent Phil Coulson, and Samuel L. Jackson (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2”) as Nick Fury.  Set for release in the US on May 4, 2012, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is the first feature to be fully owned, marketed and distributed by Disney, which acquired Marvel in 2009.

Death Race 2 - Blueray and DVDA deadly driving competition spawns a racing legend in Death Race 2, an all-out action thrill ride, which has arrived on Blu-ray and DVD, released by Reliance Home Video. Danny Trejo (Machete), Ving Rhames (Piranha 3D), Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Luke Goss (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army), star along with returning cast members Fred Koehler ("Lost") and Robin Shou (Beverly Hills Ninja), in an all-new prequel to Paul W.S. Anderson's 2008 adrenaline-fueled action-thriller, Death Race. Packed with more of the heart-stopping action, spectacular stunts and shocking twists that propelled the original to cult status, Death Race 2 Blu-ray™ will include in-depth bonus features that go behind the scenes of the thrill-packed story of the greatest Death Race driver of all time.

Mothership logoAs it expands its talent and capabilities, Digital Domain's hybrid production company Mothership has moved into new headquarters in Marina del Rey, California. The spacious new studio space gives Mothership directors and the company's advertising, videogame and entertainment clientele access to live action and state-of-the-art virtual production capabilities and extended art, conceptual and creative development firepower.

Fast Five ImaxIMAX Corporation and Universal Pictures announced today that Fast Five will be released in the immersive IMAX(R) format on Friday, April 29th. In this fifth installment, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed. The film will open on 245 IMAX screens in USA, simultaneous with its North American wide release. The film is also getting released simultaneously at Big Cinemas, Mumbai and at Prasad IMAX, Hyderabad.

Prime Focus LogoPrime Focus has announced that Ramki Sankaranarayanan, President and CEO of Prime Focus Technologies (a part of the Prime Focus Group), has been appointed CEO of Prime Focus India. The appointment, which is effective immediately, will see Ramki become responsible for all of the operations and business lines of Prime Focus in India, in addition to maintaining his leadership of Prime Focus Technologies.