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Paramount Pictures Announces Agreement to Acquire Worldwide Film Rights to Midway Games' 'Fear & Respect'
Innovative Urban/Action Adventure Game Currently Being Developed in Collaboration with Writer/Director John Singleton
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 24 / PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paramount Pictures has reached an agreement to acquire the worldwide film rights to Midway Games' (NYSE: MWY - News) "Fear & Respect," a state-of-the-art videogame based in the intense urban environment of South Central Los Angeles. Currently being developed in collaboration with writer/director John Singleton ("Boyz N the Hood," "Baby Boy," "2 Fast 2 Furious," "Shaft"), the exciting urban/action adventure game is scheduled to be available in the fourth quarter of 2005 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. Christine Peters ("How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days") will be collaborating with the game developer to produce the film.
"'Fear & Respect' brings the unique urban experience of South Central Los Angeles to the gaming world in a way that is both realistic and exciting," says Peters. "I'm thrilled to be working with Midway Games to turn this riveting game into an equally exciting major motion picture."
"Fear & Respect," is a "3rd person" video game about a young man who has to make survival choices in the urban world of Los Angeles: Does he survive by inspiring fear, or does he survive by inspiring respect in the characters he encounters -- and what lessons does he teach by his actions? The decisions the player makes influences the events (and ultimately the outcome) of the story.
Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and media companies and a leader in the production, promotion and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and music.
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Also Paramount is making an AREA 51 movie... wonder if the voice talent in the game will also appear in the movie?
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) today announced that it has gathered a blockbuster Hollywood cast to lend their award-winning talents to its greatly anticipated new action-thriller, AREA 51. Featuring the voice talent of David Duchovny, Powers Boothe, and Marilyn Manson, Midways AREA 51 is scheduled to be available in the first half 2005 for the PlayStation ®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.
Todays top games must deliver a complete and engrossing entertainment experience, said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer at Midway. By utilizing the voice talents of some of Hollywoods most recognizable names combined with stunning graphics and sound, AREA 51 will deliver a polished experience in all phases on par with the best games available.
Cast in the lead role is David Duchovny, star of the ultimate conspiracy-theory television show, The X-Files, who will bring his instantly recognizable voice to AREA 51slead character Specialist Ethan Cole, a special forces soldier specializing in hazardous materials investigations. Powers Boothe, who currently appears in the HBO mini-series Deadwood, will provide the voice of Major Bridges, while infamous recording artist Marilyn Manson will deliver an unforgettable performance as Edgar, the gray alien. It will be revealed that the conspiracy theories and alien autopsies the world has speculated about related to Area 51 are far worse than anyone could ever imagine.
The U.S. Army has received a distress signal from Area 51 where a viral outbreak has just shut down the research facility and the automated quarantine procedures have locked all scientific and military personnel inside.
A small Special Forces unit including Specialist Ethan Cole of the HAZMAT (hazardous materials) Division is sent to investigate. As Cole, players will delve into the massive levels within the confines of Area 51, discovering a deadly mutagenic side effect of the virus that controls the minds of those infected, as well as an ancient alien colony buried beneath the facility. Players will uncover the truth behind chilling conspiracies as they come across the remnants of the extraterrestrial crash at Roswell, alien autopsies, and the faked lunar landing. Cole must solve the enigma of Area 51 before the viral mutagen is released and irrevocably mutates all life on Earth.
Innovative Urban/Action Adventure Game Currently Being Developed in Collaboration with Writer/Director John Singleton
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 24 / PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paramount Pictures has reached an agreement to acquire the worldwide film rights to Midway Games' (NYSE: MWY - News) "Fear & Respect," a state-of-the-art videogame based in the intense urban environment of South Central Los Angeles. Currently being developed in collaboration with writer/director John Singleton ("Boyz N the Hood," "Baby Boy," "2 Fast 2 Furious," "Shaft"), the exciting urban/action adventure game is scheduled to be available in the fourth quarter of 2005 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. Christine Peters ("How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days") will be collaborating with the game developer to produce the film.
"'Fear & Respect' brings the unique urban experience of South Central Los Angeles to the gaming world in a way that is both realistic and exciting," says Peters. "I'm thrilled to be working with Midway Games to turn this riveting game into an equally exciting major motion picture."
"Fear & Respect," is a "3rd person" video game about a young man who has to make survival choices in the urban world of Los Angeles: Does he survive by inspiring fear, or does he survive by inspiring respect in the characters he encounters -- and what lessons does he teach by his actions? The decisions the player makes influences the events (and ultimately the outcome) of the story.
Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and media companies and a leader in the production, promotion and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and music.
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Also Paramount is making an AREA 51 movie... wonder if the voice talent in the game will also appear in the movie?
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) today announced that it has gathered a blockbuster Hollywood cast to lend their award-winning talents to its greatly anticipated new action-thriller, AREA 51. Featuring the voice talent of David Duchovny, Powers Boothe, and Marilyn Manson, Midways AREA 51 is scheduled to be available in the first half 2005 for the PlayStation ®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.
Todays top games must deliver a complete and engrossing entertainment experience, said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer at Midway. By utilizing the voice talents of some of Hollywoods most recognizable names combined with stunning graphics and sound, AREA 51 will deliver a polished experience in all phases on par with the best games available.
Cast in the lead role is David Duchovny, star of the ultimate conspiracy-theory television show, The X-Files, who will bring his instantly recognizable voice to AREA 51slead character Specialist Ethan Cole, a special forces soldier specializing in hazardous materials investigations. Powers Boothe, who currently appears in the HBO mini-series Deadwood, will provide the voice of Major Bridges, while infamous recording artist Marilyn Manson will deliver an unforgettable performance as Edgar, the gray alien. It will be revealed that the conspiracy theories and alien autopsies the world has speculated about related to Area 51 are far worse than anyone could ever imagine.
The U.S. Army has received a distress signal from Area 51 where a viral outbreak has just shut down the research facility and the automated quarantine procedures have locked all scientific and military personnel inside.
A small Special Forces unit including Specialist Ethan Cole of the HAZMAT (hazardous materials) Division is sent to investigate. As Cole, players will delve into the massive levels within the confines of Area 51, discovering a deadly mutagenic side effect of the virus that controls the minds of those infected, as well as an ancient alien colony buried beneath the facility. Players will uncover the truth behind chilling conspiracies as they come across the remnants of the extraterrestrial crash at Roswell, alien autopsies, and the faked lunar landing. Cole must solve the enigma of Area 51 before the viral mutagen is released and irrevocably mutates all life on Earth.