The Movies expansion is official @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on March 15, 2006

News: 'Stunts and Effects' will be published by Activision after all.

While Activision made no bones about their disappointment with The Movies franchise during their last financial statement, Lionhead assured everyone that an exapnsion was on the way. Today, Activision and Lionhead have revealed that expansion, titled The Movies: Stunts & Effects.

The expansion is currently scheduled for a Spring release and gives players everything they wanted from the original game; namely, more control. Pfft, directors.

Activision had this to say:

"The Movies: Stunts & Effects ups the ante on movie production with the addition of stuntmen to the lot, a movie-making toolset, a diverse selection of dangerous stunts, astounding visual effects, impressive new sets and a number of brand-new techniques and technologies that can be used when making a movie.

The Movies: Stunts & Effects allows players to hone their movie making skills with features that can turn an ordinary script into an extraordinary blockbuster. In addition to stunts and effects, the game introduces new backdrops, costumes and props, as well as upgrades to the Advanced Movie Making mode that lets players take control of even more movie features. Players are further immersed into the Hollywood lifestyle as they train and manage stuntmen, as well as compete for industry awards and achievements by uploading their movies to www.themoviesgame.com for the entire world to see."

We'll have more on The Movies: Stunts & Effects soon.