Columbus officially struck oil today, folks!
According to Ken Gordon of Dispatch.com, the producers of a $10 million budget film, I Am Wrath, and the Greater Columbus Film Commission struck a deal to bring large swaths of the movie's filming to Columbus. Scenes will be shot at The Ohio State University's campus, German Village, and the Statehouse.
What is I Am Wrath, exactly? Take it away, MovieInsider.com:
Following the murder of his wife, Stanley [Travolta] finds that the police are unable to catch the perpetrators. He uncovers a thick plot of police corruption and realizes that he will have to find justice on his own. As he awakens to the level of degradation of the people sworn to serve and protect, we get a little Rage in the Cage as he becomes a vigilante out to destroy those who abuse their power.
While I am happy to learn of Columbus' come-up, it was tempered when I learned Nicholas Cage, the greatest American actor of his generation, was poised to star in this role. (Alas, I will take John Travolta.)
The film, by the way, earned up to a 35% tax credit for filming in Ohio; Columbus mayor Mike Coleman told Dispatch.com the film industry is the city's "new frontier."
