PETER JACKSON'S SECRET SCI-FI MOTION PICTURE "DISTRICT 9"

SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN AND ALL ENGLISH- LANGUAGE DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS
TO PETER JACKSON'S SECRET SCI-FI MOTION PICTURE "DISTRICT 9"

Deal Includes Distribution Rights
in a Significant Number of Foreign Territories



Los Angeles, CA - November 9, 2007 - Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights as well as distribution rights in a significant number of foreign territories, including all English speaking territories, to the Peter Jackson produced sci-fi motion picture "District 9" from QED International. The announcement was jointly made today by Peter Schlessel, President of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group, and QED International CEO Bill Block.

Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson is producing "District 9" through his WingNut Films production banner. QED International, the Los Angeles based production, financing and international sales company, is fully financing the film. Jackson 's manager Ken Kamins of Key Creatives is serving as executive producer along with Bill Block.

Neill Blomkamp makes his feature film directing debut with "District 9", which he co-wrote with partner Terri Tatchell. The film is scheduled to begin shooting in Spring 2008 in South Africa . Details of the film's plot are being tightly guarded while pre-production is underway.

Bill Block says, "Amy Pascal, Michael Lynton and Jeff Blake and the entire team at Sony really understand this film and we couldn't be more excited to be in business with them. They are completely committed to the unique vision Neill and Peter have for ‘District 9.’

"We have seen some of Neil's enormously creative work launching Halo 3 and he is a true talent who understands how to use visual effects in full service of the story. With Peter Jackson and his team at WETA workshop working with Neil, we believe District 9 can be a true event tentpole on our release slate," said Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Negotiating the acquisition were Peter Schlessel for Sony Pictures Entertainment; Ken Kamins and attorneys Peter Nelson and Eric Suddleson on behalf of Peter Jackson; and Bill Block and Paul Hanson for QED International. Lara Thompson, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group, was also integral in securing the rights to the film for the studio.

WES ANDERSON'S SHORT FILM "HOTEL CHEVALIER" TO JOIN

LOS ANGELES, CA, October 22, 2007 – Due to overwhelming demand, Fox Searchlight Pictures announced today that it will add director Wes Anderson's short film HOTEL CHEVALIER, starring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman, to Anderson's hit comedy THE DARJEELING LIMITED beginning on Friday, October 26. The short is a companion piece to the main feature and details the life of one of the three brothers in the film played by Schwartzman, Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody. The short has been a popular download on iTunes during its month long availability which ends October 23. The film, together with the short, will expand into approximately 650 theatres.

Fox Searchlight Pictures’ THE DARJEELING LIMITED set the all time record 2-day opening theatre average when it opened in New York theatres on Saturday, September 29. The film had its premiere as the opening night film of the New York film festival on Friday, September 28 and to date has grossed over $3.9 million on only 200 screens.

HOTEL CHEVALIER was screened in four select Apple stores on September 25, with Anderson, Schwartzman and Portman at the Soho store in Manhattan to introduce the film and answer questions following the screening and Roman Coppola (co-writer, THE DARJEELING LIMITED) at the Chicago store as well as in Los Angeles and San Francisco stores. On September 26, following the in store premiere, HOTEL CHEVALIER became available for download online exclusively at www.apple.com/itunes and has received hundreds of thousands of downloads.

“Wes has crafted a brilliant companion piece to The Darjeeling Limited, adding to an already engaging and funny film,” said Peter Rice, President of Fox Searchlight Pictures. “After generating enormous buzz from festivals worldwide, we are thrilled to be showing these two films together in theatres for the first time.”

HOTEL CHEVALIER was shot on location at the Hotel Raphaël in Paris approximately one year before THE DARJEELING LIMITED feature, and has been shown at numerous festivals worldwide. HOTEL CHEVALIER was written and directed by Wes Anderson. The thirteen minute short is set in a hotel room in France and stars Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman. It is the brief coda to a doomed romance and the prologue to THE DARJEELING LIMITED.

In THE DARJEELING LIMITED, three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins. Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman star in this film about their adventure and their friendship. The film was written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Jason Schwartzman, produced by Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Roman Coppola and Lydia Dean Pilcher and executive produced by Steven Rale

Jerry Seinfeld was in Detroit!

Jerry Seinfeld was in Detroit on October first to promote his new animated film Bee Movie. Bee Movie is a promising film about Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld), a bee that is not happy with his career, who goes out into the world and discovers that humans are stealing honey without compensating the bees. So with the help of Vanessa (Renee Zellweger), Barry sues the Honey company and it's affiliates. Little do they know the ramifications of their victory.

Seinfeld is very passionate about this film. For him to come to Detroit and do a presentation like this with little to no fanfare is proof of that. He has spent the last four years writing, acting and just dipping his fingers into every aspect of the making of this film. Along with directors Spike Feresten and Barry Marder, they have created an interesting take on bee life in general and the production of honey. As ludicrous as the plot sounds, it does have a point. We steal the bee's honey, plain and simple. Most other natural resources are either the resource themselves or byproducts, while honey is actually made by bees. We just take it without a thought. Now I know that in real life bee's don't really have feelings but since we are talking about an animated film, we can stretch our sensibilities a little and ask, “How would you like it if it happened to you?” I'd sue too.

Seinfeld came out and entertained us with some stand up like banter before getting to the honey, such as where has Seinfeld been for almost nine years? Well, this movie explains four of those years, two on the script alone! The other five saw a return to stand up as well as spending time with his family. Can't blame a man for that can we? After his short presentation he introduced us to the directors, Spike Feresten and Barry Marter, who proceeded to walk us through the clips they had brought. A courtroom scene in which Ray Liotta, playing a caricature of himself, was hilarious. And, it looked just like him! Gotta give a guy credit for being able to make fun of himself, right? Another showed the first meeting between Barry and Vanessa which showcased Seinfelds specific brand of humor as well as some close up shots of everyday objects with amazing detail. Water drops, blades of grass, even the texture of Vanessa's was realistic. Yet another showed a group of bees flying around, swooping around things, it almost made me dizzy. Ok, not really but it was a fun ride.

So that is my take based on the clips that we saw. With an all-star cast including Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Ray Liotta, Patrick Warburton, Oprah and more, Bee movie will be sure to entertain the whole family.

Bee Movie buzzes into theaters Nov. 6^th. In the meantime , visit the official site at http://www.beemovie.com/ and watch out for “Bee Movie TV Juniors” on NBC. TV Juniors are short little comical spots by Jerry about his experience making the film. We had the pleasure of viewing two of these and I must say they are just as entertaining as the film clips we saw.

I hope to see you at the theater!

Mitch Emerson
mitchemerson@hotmail.com

Indiana Jones and the....

New Indiana Jones Adventure to be Titled
Indiana Jones and the

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

HOLLYWOOD , Calif. (Sept. 10, 2007) – The title of the new Indiana Jones adventure, now in production under the direction of Steven Spielberg, is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it was revealed today by actor Shia LaBeouf.

LaBeouf, who stars in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone and John Hurt, announced the title during today’s MTV Video Music Awards, which were broadcast live from Las Vegas .

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a Lucasfilm Ltd. and is being distributed by Paramount Pictures. It will be released in the U.S. and simultaneously in most territories worldwide on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Frank Marshall returns as producer, with Kathleen Kennedy joining George Lucas as executive producer.

Breaking news about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull can be found at http://www.indianajones.com.

News: FOX ATOMIC ANNOUNCES PRESENCE AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2007

FOX ATOMIC ANNOUNCES PRESENCE AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2007



LOS ANGELES, CA, JULY 23, 2007 – Fox Atomic announced today its plans for the upcoming Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego, CA on July 26-29. The initiatives planned will include signings and giveaways on behalf of the Fox Atomic graphic novels The Nightmare Factory (retails 9/07), 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, and The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning; an online sweepstakes to win the 1969 Ford Mustang from the film Death Sentence (8/31), starring Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, and Kelly Preston, and directed by James Wan (Saw); and a contest at the Fox Atomic booth where fans enter to win a Fender Stratocaster guitar signed by the cast of The Rocker, which stars Rainn Wilson and Christina Applegate.

On September 4, 2007, Fox Atomic Comics will release The Nightmare Factory, a compilation of short stories based on the work of horror writer Thomas Ligotti. The Nightmare Factory is the third graphic novel to be released by Fox Atomic Comics, the graphic novel publishing arm of the studio that enjoyed glowing reviews and exceptional sales for its debut book 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, written by horror master Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), as well as for their second novel The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning, written by comics veterans Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray. On hand at the booth throughout the day to discuss these novels will be artists Ben Templesmith, Ted McKeever, and Michael Gaydos, and writers Joe Harris and Stuart Moore (The Nightmare Factory); writer Steve Niles and cover artist Tim Bradstreet (28 Days Later: The Aftermath); and writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning).

On behalf of Fox Atomic’s upcoming film Death Sentence (8/31), Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, and director James Wan (Saw) will be participating in a booth signing on Saturday, 7/28 at 3 PM. Fox Atomic will also launch an online sweepstakes to win the 1969 Ford Mustang from the film. The contest officially begins when the doors to Comic-Con open on Wednesday, 7/25. Fans can enter to win at the computer kiosks set up at the booth or at the official movie website, deathsentencemovie.com, until opening day, 8/31. Moreover, Fox Atomic will release a limited edition poster of the film that will be exclusive to Comic-Con.

In anticipation of the forthcoming film The Rocker, starring Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Josh Gad, Emma Stone, and Jeff Garlin, Fox Atomic will launch a contest at the booth where fans enter to win a Fender Stratocaster guitar signed by the cast. The contest commences when the doors to Comic-Con open on Wednesday, 7/25 and closes when the Convention ends on Sunday, 7/29.


About Fox Atomic
Fox Atomic is a culturally branded entertainment company providing theatrical movies and digital content targeting the 17-24 year old demographic. Their next release will be the sports comedy The Comebacks (October 26th). Atomic also houses a graphic novel division, with distribution through sister company HarperCollins. Their next graphic novel, “The Nightmare Factory,” will be released on September 4th. “28 Days Later: The Aftermath,” Atomic’s first graphic novel, hit shelves on April 3rd. Shortly following was “The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning” (July ’07). Formed in 2006, this new entity of Fox Filmed Entertainment produces and acquires product spanning all media platforms, and various genres.

Go YELLOW on July 27th in support of the Simpsons!

GO YELLOW

FRIDAY JULY 27^TH

in support of

THE SIMPSONS MOVIE

It takes a wide screen to fully capture Homer Simpson’s stupidity, and THE SIMPSONS MOVIE does it. On Friday, July 27^th, 20^th Century Fox will release the eagerly-awaited animated feature film based on the hit TV series, worldwide! In support of the world’s first family of comedy, The Simpson’s, everyone will be encouraged to GO YELLOW by simply……..wearing YELLOW on Friday, July 27^th! So pull out your favorite YELLOW t-shirt, sweater, baseball hat or even that itsy-bitsy tiny weenie YELLOW polka dot bikini, and show Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie how much we love them!

In THE SIMPSONS MOVIE, Homer must save the world from a catastrophe he himself created. Starring in the animated film are Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, and Albert Brooks. Producing the feature are “The Simpsons” series executive producer James L. Brooks, creator Matt Groening, current showrunner Al Jean, Mike Scully and Richard Sakai. The script is written by Groening, Brooks, Jean, Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, and Jon Vitti – all series veterans. David Silverman (MONSTERS, INC.), the series’ supervising animation director, is helming the feature. THE SIMPSONS MOVIE is rated PG-13 and opens in theaters on July 27^th.

GO YELLOW – FRIDAY JULY 27th