Marvel Studios has signed a long-term lease with Raleigh Studios to film its four upcoming superhero movies at Raleigh's Manhattan Beach, Calif., complex, according to The Hollywood Reporter
The films to be shot in Southern California are Iron Man 2, Thor, The First Avenger: Captain America and The Avengers
As part of the agreement, Marvel will move its Beverly Hills, Calif.,-based executive and production offices to Raleigh's facility in Manhattan Beach.
The deal is a boon for Los Angeles' and California's beleaguered film industry, which has been battling runaway production for the better part of this decade, the trade paper reported.
