Regions West | Los Angeles
May 15, 2008
The United States' largest independent movie studio, a $125 million facility, is slated to break ground in April, 2009, with a projected 18-month construction period, Commonwealth Studios has announced. When completed, its will have 14 state-of-the-art soundstages and an exterior backlot that will feature city and residential streets, plumbed for rain and fire effects, and all on a 37-acre lot that will ease the acute soundstage shortage in Southern California. The facility will be located 30 minutes from Hollywood in the City of Moorpark on California Highway 118. Two entertainment industry veterans are the driving force behind the project. Commonwealth Studios chairman & CEO Bernard Weitzman has held senior executive positions at several major studios. President & COO John Marshall is an independent producer with 32 years experience in the industry.
The United States' largest independent movie studio, a $125 million facility, is slated to break ground in April, 2009, with a projected 18-month construction period, Commonwealth Studios has announced. When completed, its will have 14 state-of-the-art soundstages and an exterior backlot that will feature city and residential streets, plumbed for rain and fire effects, and all on a 37-acre lot that will ease the acute soundstage shortage in Southern California. The facility will be located 30 minutes from Hollywood in the City of Moorpark on California Highway 118. Two entertainment industry veterans are the driving force behind the project. Commonwealth Studios chairman & CEO Bernard Weitzman has held senior executive positions at several major studios. President & COO John Marshall is an independent producer with 32 years experience in the industry.
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