Posted AT 4:20 AM EST on 21/08/08
Can a mega-studio lure Hollywood back north?
Toronto's film industry champions rose from directors' chairs perched in front of the city's new mega-studio yesterday and opened their arms to Batman, the Terminator and Harry Potter.
But Filmport, designed to lure big-budget Hollywood features, officially opened without any of the blockbuster films it craves signed up to break in its seven new sound stages. In fact, the centre's debut comes at a time when Hollywood North's bright lights have dimmed to a flicker.
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