Bernie Weitzman has a grand script in the works for Moorpark.

Step by step, Weitzman, chairman and chief executive officer of Commonwealth Studios and an independent film industry veteran, is bringing his massive film studio dream to fruition on the outskirts of the Ventura County city.

And it is a big dream. Weitzman and Commonwealth Studios President John Marshall hope that their venture — slated to be the largest independent film studio in the country — will break ground this November, about six months later than initially planned.

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