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"As the exclusive telecom sponsor of AMERICAN IDOL, Cingular is thrilled
to work with Telescope to bring the excitement of the big screen onto the
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McElroy is no stranger to adapting comics to film, as he worked closely
with comic book superstar Todd McFarlane, writing both the "Spawn" feature
film and the Emmy-winning first season of the animated series."
Founded by Chairman Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Platinum Studios is known
for comic-to-film adaptations and currently has motion pictures in development
at all the major studios. One celebrity
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Participants enter a chat room where
they send and receive messages on their wireless handset via text messaging."
"There is a huge fan base who want to interact with our show, as the 360
million telephone votes we received last season shows," said Keith Hindle,
Vice President of Integrated Marketing + Interactive at FremantleMedia.

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redefine what CGI storytelling is all about and to show the world how far you
can go," said The Shop's co-founder Ian Pearson. "Land of The Dead" is set to open in theaters Halloween of 2005. Information and
schedules for both Idol Chat and Idol Interview are also available online at
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Production is set to begin in early 2006, and be completed Fall 2007.
Based on Rob Moran's upcoming graphic novel, "Bonesaw" is about a
horror-fantasy writer who discovers that her hit novels are about to release
the villain Bonesaw and the other hellish creatures she 's been writing about
into our world. "'Bonesaw' and Platinum's upcoming CG
thriller 'Dylan Dog: The Fourth Kingdom,' both based on comics, are already
looking strong across the markets.

About The Shop Productions(http://www.ca)
The Shop is a Vancouver based, independent feature -film production
company, specializing in creating, developing, and producing computer-animated
content for theatrical distribution in 35mm, Digital Hi-Def and 3D
large-format 70mm stereoscopic (IMAX) .

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"'Bonesaw' will do for animation what 'Sin City' has done for live action:
set a new paradigm for visual style. Other properties in development include:

- "Cowboys + Aliens" -- Sony

- "Unique" -- Disney

- "Mal Chance" -- Miramax

- "Dylan Dog" + "Storm" -- The Shop

- "Dead of Night" -- by "Sahara" scribes Thomas Dean Donnelly and
Joshua Oppenheimer

- 10 Picture $200 Million slate with Gold Circle

- Recent rights acquisition of Europe's largest creator-owned comic book
syndicate , Hexagon Comics

About Platinum Studios (http://www.com)
Platinum Studios is an entertainment company that controls the world's
largest independent library of comic book characters, which it adapts and
produces for film, television and all other media. Platinum Studios' library
contains more than 2,500 characters representing over 50 years of comics
publishing and a full range of genres and styles in 100's of millions of
comics printed in 50 countries. "Fully
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beyond the show itself. and 19 TV Ltd. All five titles in the Collection,
including "Blood Alley," "McQ," "The Sea Chase," "Tall in the Saddle"
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killers and uncovering a plan to inherit the dead employer's riches. However, once they cross the border into Mexico to recover the
loot, they discover two very different pursuers: a large group of
bandidos and a lone horseman (Montalban ), both of whom know their
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Platinum's director of development, Aaron
Severson, and director of production, Jay Burns, will co-produce.shopinc., a mobile
solutions company, part of the Bertelsmann group, announce the availability of
a new premium text messaging (SMS) chat service for fans of AMERICAN IDOL --
the top-rated show owned and produced by Fremantle Media and 19 Entertainment .
"As the company who has managed the voting process since the first season
of AMERICAN IDOL , we are excited to offer this new program to the millions of
AMERICAN IDOL fans," said Troy Sample , Managing Director of Telescope.com

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Today, 19 is recognized as a leading creator, provider and promoter of
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"The Sea Chase" -- John Wayne and Lana Turner are a formidable
romantic team in this harrowing action-adventure directed by Academy
Award-nominee John Farrow ("Wake Island ").
"The Train Robbers" -- The action never stops in this western
starring John Wayne, Ann-Margret and Ricardo Montalban.

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" McElroy's other recent credits include the recently-wrapped
upcoming Fox release "The Marine" from the producers of "Walking Tall" and
"The Rundown. By bringing the UK company, Stream
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About FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia Licensing Americas (FMLA) is the US licensing arm of
FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of
program brands in the world, with leading prime time drama, serial drama ,
entertainment and factual entertainment programming in over 40 territories.
Directed by John Sturges ("Ice Station Zebra," "The Magnificent
Seven"), "McQ" also stars Eddie Albert ("Roman Holiday ") and Colleen
Dewhurst ("Annie Hall," "Dying Young").
"Tall in the Saddle" -- In this fast-paced western, John Wayne
stars as Rocklin, a cowboy who, upon arriving at a ranch to work as a
cowhand , finds his employer was just murdered.com

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Fans of AMERICAN IDOL Can Chat With Each Other and With Stars of the Show Via
the Text Messaging Capabilities of Their Cingular Phone

ATLANTA and LOS ANGELES, Cingular Wireless, the
nation's largest wireless service provider , and Telescope, Inc. To participate, Cingular
customers send in a user name and confirm their understanding they are joining
a premium service. Standard
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The Shop boasts a superior team of
proven computer animators, visual effects artists and experienced film
executives with a history of running multi -million dollar companies.
Every message is read and cleared by trained community moderators before being
sent to the public group, thereby eliminating all inappropriate messages."
The Idol Chat service is available Wednesdays from 4:00pm PT / 7:00 pm ET
to 12:00 am PT / 3:00 am ET. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(SM), the wireless plan that lets
customers keep their unused monthly minutes .

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Screenplay to Be Written by McElroy and Based on Moran Graphic Novel

LOS ANGELES and VANCOUVER, Canada, Platinum
Studios, an entertainment company that controls the world's largest
independent library of comic book characters, and The Shop Productions, an
innovative feature -film production company specializing in computer-animation,
have chosen Alan McElroy to write the screenplay for the $18 million budgeted
first ever CG theatrical horror feature, "Bonesaw," based on the Platinum
Studios graphic novel by acclaimed Scots writer Rob Moran. Relativity's
client list to date includes such notable production companies as, Mark
Canton's Atmosphere Entertainment , Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney's
Section Eight Productions, Company Films, Exception Wild Bunch and Dean
Zanuck's DFZ Productions.
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Rosenberg is responsible for bringing the "Men In
Black" comic book to Sony Pictures where it became a billion-dollar franchise.
"Producing a CG horror movie on a live action horror budget is brilliant,"
says Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh.
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This comes on the heels of Platinum and The Shop's recent announcement
that they were producing the first CGI thriller, "Dylan Dog: The Fourth
Kingdom," entering pre-production in June. McElroy also
was nominated for a Saturn award for his work on "Halloween 4: The Return of
Michael Myers . The company brought
Belgium graphic novel series "Jeremiah" to TV screens with a 35-hour
maxi -series starring Luke Perry and Sean Astin and is currently working on a
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Telescope is a management solutions company providing services for the
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"McQ" -- John Wayne forcefully enforces the law in this
high-velocity thriller that's a revenge western set in the big city.

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Platinum and The Shop Announce First Ever CG Horror Film

The
Company is currently active on computer animated theatrical and 3D
large-format films. With millions secured for some of Hollywood's A-list talent and
production firms, Relativity focuses on bridging an inherent gap that existed
between the worlds of traditional finance and independent Hollywood
production . Relativity represents the career interests of high-profile
directors, producers, writers, and entertainment companies. JOIN, LEAVE etc. The cost is $. "With these two new text
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