Lionsgate Scores THE PERFECT GAME

Lionsgate Scores THE PERFECT GAME

Studio Acquires Distribution Rights To HighRoad Entertainment's Inspirational True Story About Rag-Tag Little League Team From Monterrey, Mexico

Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin And Louis Gossett, Jr. Star

Nationwide Release Scheduled For August 8, 2008

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LIONSGATE(R) (NYSE:LGF), the leading independent filmed entertainment studio, announced today that it has acquired worldwide distribution rights, excluding Mexico, from HighRoad Entertainment to THE PERFECT GAME, the true story of a scrappy Mexican Little League team that became the first non-American team to win the league's World Series.

The film is directed by William Dear from a screenplay by W. William Winokur, and is produced by David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud, Mark Koch, Daniel de Liege, Winokur and Michael Gallant. The film stars Clifton Collins, Jr. (CAPOTE, "Thief"), Cheech Marin (CARS, BORN IN EAST L.A.) and Academy Award(R) winner Louis Gossett Jr. (DADDY'S LITTLE GIRLS, AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN). The film's original score is by Academy Award(R) winner Bill Conti (ROCKY, THE RIGHT STUFF). The announcement was made today by Lionsgate's President of Theatrical Films Tom Ortenberg.

"THE PERFECT GAME belongs to the classic tradition of real-life sports films that are fundamentally about persistence and heart," said Ortenberg. "It fits squarely with the Lionsgate mandate to bring uplifting, quality fare to America's diverse families."

"We're thrilled to have Lionsgate as our partner on THE PERFECT GAME," commented producer and HighRoad Entertainment President, David Salzberg. "The Lionsgate marketing and distribution teams have an unsurpassed record of creating awareness and anticipation of movies like ours, so we know we are in the best possible hands."

The deal was negotiated for Lionsgate by Ortenberg, Wendy Jaffe, Executive Vice President Legal & Business Affairs, Acquisitions and Co-Productions, Jason Constantine, Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Co- Productions, and Eda Kowan, Vice President Acquisitions; and for the filmmakers by HighRoad Entertainment's David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud and Bill Grantham, Esq. of Greenberg Traurig.

SYNOPSIS

In 1957, a barefooted, rag-tag team of boys from poverty-stricken Monterrey, Mexico defy extraordinary odds to become the first foreign team to win Little League World Series - doing so in a perfect game, the only one in championship history. Based on a true story, THE PERFECT GAME tells the tale of how their miracle changed not only their lives, but an entire city's destiny.

ABOUT LIONSGATE

Lionsgate is the leading independent filmed entertainment studio, winning the 2005 Best Picture Academy Award(R) for CRASH, and the Company is a premier producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content. Its prestigious and prolific library of nearly 12,000 motion picture titles and television episodes is a valuable source of recurring revenue and a foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the globe.

ABOUT HIGHROAD ENTERTAINMENT

The HighRoad Entertainment Group (HREG) is based at Universal City, California. HREG is a full-service entertainment company that produces, distributes, markets, and supports entertainment content in all mediums worldwide. HREG's Principals have produced a number of films, over one hundred episodes of original television content, as well as creating and developing world-wide brand marketing and advertising campaigns. They also have built a number of multi-tiered entertainment products that are designed for released in all mediums, including new media. The content they have produced has been distributed theatrically and aired on NBC, ABC, TBS, TNT, Fox, USA Network, Fox Sports Net, ABC Family, Telemundo, ESPN, PAX, Animal Planet, as well as more than 20 networks in over 70 countries internationally.

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For further information, contact:
Sarah Greenberg
310-255-3856
sgreenberg@lionsgate.com

For corporate inquiries, please contact:
Peter D. Wilkes
pwilkes@lionsgate.com
310-255-3726

For HighRoad inquiries, please contact:
Dawn Miller/Alastair Duncan
LCO PR
E dmiller/aduncan@LCOonline.com
T 310 300 0950 x 231/223

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CONTACT: Sarah Greenberg, +1-310-255-3856, sgreenberg@lionsgate.com, or
Corporate, Peter D. Wilkes, +1-310-255-3726, pwilkes@lionsgate.com, both of
Lionsgate; or Dawn Miller, x 231, dmiller@LCOonline.com, or Alastair Duncan,
x 223, aduncan@LCOonline.com, both of LCO PR, +1-310-300-0950, for HighRoad

Web site:

http://www.lionsgate.com/

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