First Look Pictures Announces Theatrical Distribution Deal for Adult Swim's 'AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS'

First Look Pictures Announces Theatrical Distribution Deal for Adult Swim's 'AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS'

Popular Animated Comedy Created by Matt Maiellaro & Dave Willis Set for 800+ Screen Wide Release March 2007

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Adult Swim's highly anticipated theatrical film AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS is scheduled to hit movie theaters in March 2007. Written, produced and directed by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, the movie will be distributed by First Look Pictures and marks the studio's initial theatrical foray into animation, as well as Adult Swim's first feature under the Williams Street banner.

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AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS is an action-adventure epic that reveals the mysterious origins of Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake. When an immortal piece of exercise equipment threatens the balance of galactic peace, it is up to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force to run away from it. Peril escalates when the Plutonians team up with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past to strive for ultimate control of the sinister deadly device.

"Matt and Dave's AQUA TEEN movie shows how edgy, inventive, and hilarious contemporary animation can be," says First Look Studios Chairman, CEO and President Henry Winterstern. "Given Matt and Dave's unique vision and their boundless imagination, I know First Look is the right company to bring this cult favorite to a completely new audience."

"The first AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE feature is truly one of a kind," says Ruth Vitale, President of First Look Pictures. "Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake simply demand the big screen."

"We've enjoyed tremendous success with Adult Swim's 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' on both television and DVD over the past five years and we are excited to extend this franchise and bring Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake to the big screen," said John Friend, Senior Vice President of Cartoon Network Enterprises, the global consumer products arm of Cartoon Network. "We're pleased to have First Look on board and I could not imagine a more ideal distribution partner to work with us to bring the next chapter of 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' to movie theaters across the country."

"Never before will the silver screen be engaged in such a celebration of animation," said creators Maiellaro and Willis simultaneously and in unison.

AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS was written and produced by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis. Reprising their roles in the big screen movie are Maiellaro (Err, Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past); Willis (voice of Carl, Meatwad and Ignignokt); Dana Snyder (Master Shake); Carey Means (Frylock); and Andy Merrill and Mike Schatz (The Plutonians). Guest stars Bruce Campbell and Neil Peart of power trio Rush lend their voices to THE AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS.

'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' is an original comedy series that is part of Adult Swim, Cartoon Network's top-rated late-night sister service which presents programming six nights per week for a total of 45 hours. 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' had its series premiere in September 2001, when Adult Swim launched. More than 60 episodes of the series have been completed. The latest season is currently airing through January 2007.

ABOUT FIRST LOOK STUDIOS

First Look Studios, led by Chairman, CEO and President Henry Winterstern, is a leading independent entertainment studio with five key operating divisions: First Look Pictures, the U.S. theatrical distribution and production operation; First Look Home Entertainment, the U.S. video and DVD distribution operation; First Look International, the company's international sales operation; First Look Media, a branded entertainment arm; and First Look Television. The company (www.firstlookstudios.com) is headquartered in Hollywood, CA.

First Look Pictures' most recent release was Karen Moncrieff's THE DEAD GIRL, starring Toni Collette, Marcia Gay Harden, Brittany Murphy, and Mary Beth Hurt. THE DEAD GIRL opened in New York and Los Angeles in December and will be released nationally in January. In 2007, the company will release its recent productions SMILEY FACE, the new film from Gregg Araki, starring Anna Faris; and AN AMERICAN CRIME directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Academy Award(R) Nominee Catherine Keener, Ellen Page and James Franco. Other recent theatrical releases from First Look Pictures include Dito Montiel's Sundance multi-award winner A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS, starring Robert Downey Jr., Channing Tatum, Shia LaBeouf, Dianne Weist and Chazz Palminteri; THE PROPOSITION, a critically-acclaimed Australian western written by Nick Cave and starring Guy Pearce and Danny Huston, and WASSUP ROCKERS, produced by Henry Winterstern and directed by Larry Clark.

ABOUT ADULT SWIM

Adult Swim (www.AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s network offering original and acquired animated comedy and action series for young adults. Airing overnights six days a week for a total of 45 hours weekly, Adult Swim shares channel space with Cartoon Network, home to the best in original, classic and acquired programming for children and families, and is seen in 91 million U.S. homes. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.

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CONTACT: Kristin Cosmai, +1-323-822-4828, or Barry Dale Johnson,
+1-323-822-4813, both of IDPR, for First Look Pictures; or Dan Goldberg of
First Look Pictures, +1-323-337-1006; or James Anderson of Adult Swim,
+1-404-885-4205; or Sal Petruzzi of Cartoon Network Enterprise,
+1-212-275-6897

Web site: http://www.adultswim.com/

Web site: http://www.firstlookstudios.com/

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