Hollywood heavyweights including Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, John Travolta, Kate Beckinsale, Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz and Catherine Zeta-Jones were in attendance at the official launch of the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis in China. A-list Chinese stars included Zhang Ziyi, Jet Li, Tony Leung, Donnie Yen, Huang Xiaoming and Vicki Zhao.

The property costing US$8.17 billion to build will serve as both a film center and family theme park.

The 200 hectare Film Industry Park will also include several outdoor lots (in European, Ming & Qing dynasty Chinese and Middle Eastern styles), seven hotels, an indoor theme park, an IMAX research laboratory, a massive film exhibition unit capable of hosting a film festival, a film museum and waxworks, as well as a year-round automobile show and a yacht trading center.