PLATINUM STUDIOS, INC.
The Platinum Gazette: Vol I, Issue III: April 2009

September 2009

A note from the Chairman & CEO, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg...

Yesterday, Disney announced that it was acquiring Marvel Comics for $4 billion. (Variety article) What does this mean for Platinum Studios, Inc? While Marvel is tied to Disney and DC to Warner Brothers, Platinum Studios, with over 5000 characters, is free to work with any and all studios!

I am also proud to say that we just wrapped principal photography on “DEAD OF NIGHT," the first film that we have ever been 100% responsible for - from financing, to physical production, through post production (post and visual effects should take us through March 2010). I want to thank everyone involved in making the shoot a success - and for finishing on time and under budget! We rewarded our fans with a sample of what's to come by debutinga short reel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, and we received great feedback.

It's an exciting time here, so please READ ON...

 

"COWBOY & ALIENS" On Slate At DreamWorks

Cowboys and Aliens posterDreamWorks just secured and finalized $825 billion in financing from JP Morgan, Reliance Big Entertainment, and distribution partner The Walt Disney Company, The Hollywood Reporter recently announced. This allows DreamWorks to now begin production on its slate of development projects which includes Platinum Studios’ “COWBOYS & ALIENS.” The project is far along in development at DreamWorks, with an impressive script recently drafted by arguably the hottest writing team in Hollywood, Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci, writers of “Transformers" (Worldwide Box Office: $828M) and the newly resurrected “Star Trek” franchise (Worldwide Box Office: $383M) and Damon Lindelof (Lost).

"DreamWorks gets go ahead for action" Los Angeles Times

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"DEAD OF NIGHT" Wraps Principal Photography

Brandon Routh as Dylan DogPrincipal photography recently wrapped in New Orleans on Platinum Studios’ first feature film production, “DEAD OF NIGHT,” a gothic thriller based on the beloved, best-selling Italian comic book series “Dylan Dog”.

Brandon Routh (“Superman Returns”) plays Dylan Dog, the world’s only private investigator of the supernatural whose business card clearly read “investigator of the paranormal: no pulse, no problem”. A missing artifact, a beautiful heiress and a brutal murder conspire to drag Dylan into the dark world of the undead. Using his Indiana Jones bravado and Sherlock Holmes brainpower, can Dylan conquer the evil that surrounds him and solve his most difficult case?

The film also stars Sam Huntington (“Superman Returns,” “Fanboys”), Anita Briem (“Journey to the Center of the Earth”), Taye Diggs (“Private Practice”) and Peter Stormare (“Constantine”). Behind the scenes talent includes Academy Award®-winning editor Paul Hirsch (“Star Wars”) and make-up effects supervisors Harvey Lowry and Martin Astles from three-time Academy Award®-winning DRAC Studios, which most recently won the Oscar® for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

Stay up to date on the current status of “DEAD OF NIGHT” at the movie’s website!

SET VISIT: We Creep Into the Dead of Night with Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington! MovieWeb

Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Platinum Studios' "DEAD OF NIGHT," helmed by Kevin Munroe, Wraps Principal Photography in New Orleans Fox Businessback to top

Exclusive "Dead of Night" Footage at Comic-Con

Dead of Night poster As usual, Platinum Studios made the annual trip to the Comic-Con International in San Diego, a weekend filled with celebrity panels, preview screenings, and anything and everything related to pop culture and comic books. We showed an exclusive three-minute promotional reel from “DEAD OF NIGHT” that was edited exclusively for attendees at Comic-Con and unveiled the production teaser poster for the film (see image to the left).

Watch this interview on MTV.com of Brandon Routh describing his character as similar to that of a certain "Star Wars" character.

Support the film by inviting your friends to join the fan club mailing list at http://www.deadofnight-themovie.com/fanclub

 

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"MAGDALENA" on Way to Silver Screen

MagdalenaFrom its overall exclusive deal with Top Cow Productions, Inc., Platinum Studios has teamed up with Executive Producer Marc Silvestri of “Wanted” (Worldwide Box Office: $341M) and Valhalla Motion Pictures’ Gale Ann Hurd (“Terminator,” “Aliens”) to produce “MAGDALENA,” based on the Top Cow comic book of the same name. "MAGDALENA" is about a young woman named Patience who discovers that she is part of a lineage of female warriors descended from Mary Magdalene. Patience must accept her destiny in time to save the world from a supernatural evil.

Helmer, scribe follow 'Magdalena' The Hollywood Reporter

Kitamura, Brix Board Magdalena Adaptation Super Hero Hype

 

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Stay tuned for more Platinum Studios news as the company continues growing and sealing deals all over Hollywood!

Contact Platinum Studios:

Public Relations
Randy Greenberg

(310)807-8100

Licensing
Dan Forcey
(310)807-8100

Business Development
Brian Altounian
(310)807-8100

Investor Relations
Thomas Becker
(702)478-7363


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