Activision and Lionhead Studios have announced that "The Movies: Stunts and Effects", and expansion to The Movies, has been shipped.

"The Movies: Stunts & Effects Expansion Pack allows players to create scenes that will have audiences on the edge their seats," said Dusty Welch, vice president of global brand management, Activision, Inc. "From car scenes that end in epic explosions to sci-fi thrillers that feature alien spaceships destroying an entire city, The Movies: Stunts & Effects gives fans what they need to make runaway smash hits."

"The Movies: Stunts & Effects Expansion Pack allows players to enhance each scene with a variety of options, including death-defying stunts and various particle and visual effects such as fireball explosions, shattering glass, smoke and lasers. Miniature sets, blue screens and green screens add to the spectacular action with dramatic sweeping angles, larger-than-life scale and the illusion of flying across diverse landscapes. Gamers 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.

The Movies: Stunts & Effects Expansion Pack is available for Windows® PC for a suggested retail price of $29.99 and is rated "T"."