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TAGE News TAG Entertainment's 'Supercross: the Movie' Released in North America by Twentieth Century Fox; Film Stars Steve Howey, Mike Vogel, Cameron Richardson and Sophia Bush
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2005--TAG Entertainment Corp. (OTCBB: TAGE), a full service entertainment company specializing in the production and distribution of family oriented motion pictures, in association with Clear Channel Entertainment Motor Sports, announced that domestic distributor Twentieth Century Fox released "Supercross: The Movie" nationwide on August 17th. The film will expand into international theatres during the week of September 12, 2005.
"We are very excited about TAG Entertainment's largest theatrical release to date, "Supercross: The Movie," said Steve Austin, Chairman and CEO of TAG Entertainment. "I was overwhelmed by the highly positive response we received at our World Premiere in Los Angeles on August 15th and from our earlier screenings. This movie succeeds in bringing the intensity of Supercross competition and the passion of the riders to the big screen in a universally appealing story."
"Supercross: The Movie" tells the story of two brothers, KC and Trip Carlyle, who overcome emotional and physical obstacles to achieve success in the competitive world of Supercross racing. Portraying these two leads characters are two bright young talents: Steve Howey ("Reba") and Mike Vogel ("Grounded for Life") who star as the two brothers whose paths collide in the high-stakes world of Supercross; and Cameron Richardson ("Skin") and Sophia Bush ("One Tree Hill") as the women who help change their lives. Also starring are actor/recording artist Aaron Carter, Channing Tatum ("Coach Carter"), with Robert Patrick ("Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "The X-Files") and Robert Carradine ("Revenge of the Nerds").
Showcasing the exciting world of Supercross competition, "Supercross: The Movie" is the second in a planned series of theatrical releases that have been inspired by Clear Channel Entertainment's popular live motor sports events. The TAG/Clear Channel partnership focuses on a core audience of power sports enthusiasts, while broadening its reach to more mainstream audiences through major studio distribution.
TAG Entertainment Corp. is a fully integrated family film company based in Beverly Hills, California. TAG's principal business is the development and production of high quality family-oriented feature films for worldwide distribution in the theatrical motion picture and video markets. In addition, the company develops and produces television programming, including movies-for-television for the major networks, basic cable, pay cable, first-run syndication, and international markets. Established in 1999, TAG has fully financed and distributed five live action family films and has acquired certain rights to additional motion pictures.
NOTE: The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements under federal securities laws that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Therefore, the actual results of future events described in such forward-looking statements could differ materially from those stated in such forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, TAG's ability to develop and produce additional feature length films; the continued contributions of partners in the promotion of future film projects; TAG's ability to effectively implement its business strategy; and TAG's ability to raise additional capital to fund planned movie projects..
