The Walt Disney Studios, The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd., and Oscar(R)-Winning Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis Dive Into New Magical 3D Adaptation of the 1968 Classic Yellow Submarine

The Walt Disney Studios, The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd., and Oscar(R)-Winning Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis Dive Into New Magical 3D Adaptation of the 1968 Classic Yellow Submarine

ANAHEIM, California, September 11/PRNewswire/ --

The Walt Disney Studios has made a deal with Apple Corps Ltd. to develop
a new 3D performance capture adaptation of the 1968 hit animated film "Yellow
Submarine" to be written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, it was announced
today at the D23 Expo by Dick Cook, chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. The
film will be created by ImageMovers Digital, Disney's state-of-the-art
performance capture animation studio operated in conjunction with Zemeckis
and his partners, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey, who will serve as producers
on the project.

For this fantastic new voyage to Pepperland, Zemeckis will incorporate
the 16 Beatles songs and recordings from the original motion picture licensed
from Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and EMI-Capitol Records, respectively. The
songs include "All Together Now," "All You Need Is Love," "Eleanor Rigby,"
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "With A Little Help From My Friends"
while combining his unique vision and style to bring this dazzling tale to
life.

In making the announcement, Cook said, "This is truly an inspired
collaboration, and a wonderful opportunity to revisit one of the most
imaginative and memorable musical fantasies of all time. To be working with
the amazing folks at Apple Corps, and to have Bob helming the sub is truly as
good as it gets. With all those incredible Beatles songs and imagery, the
spectacular vision of Bob and his pioneering team at ImageMovers Digital, and
a classic adventure full of wit and action, we're sure that moviegoers are
going to have a great time on this latest trip to Pepperland."

Zemeckis said, "'Yellow Submarine' is one of the greatest fantasy films
of all time, and making this new 3D performance capture movie is a dream come
true for me. With the latest advances in technology, we will be able to take
moviegoers on a voyage unlike any other, and bring new excitement and
dimension to Pepperland and the various sea worlds they encounter. I'm
thrilled to be working with the good folks at Apple Corps and our partners at
Disney on this epic retelling of one of my all time favorite films."

Jeff Jones, CEO, Apple Corps Ltd., said, "With The Beatles and Walt
Disney Studios, we have a partnership between two of the best loved creative
entities in the world. We're very excited about the magical fantasy that will
result from this collaboration. The marriage of the music of The Beatles with
the talent and technical wizardry of Robert Zemeckis and ImageMovers Digital
should produce something very special. We look forward to working with Bob
and his team on realising his new vision for 'Yellow Submarine'".

The original motion picture (released in the U.S. on November 13, 1968)
based on the music of The Beatles was directed by George Dunning and featured
the inspired art direction and design of Heinz Edelmann. The movie is set in
Pepperland, an undersea paradise inhabited by music lovers who live in peace
and harmony and are protected by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. That
is... until they are threatened by the music hating Blue Meanies. It's up to
John, Paul, George and Ringo to set off on a magical adventure in their
yellow submarine and bring music and harmony back to Pepperland.

About The Walt Disney Studios

The Walt Disney Studios is a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS)
and produces and distributes motion pictures under the following banners:
Walt Disney Pictures (which include live-action movies, animated feature
films from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios) as well
as Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Miramax Films. Walt Disney
Studios Motion Pictures International serves as the Studio's international
distribution arm. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment distributes Disney
and other film titles to the rental and sell-through home entertainment
markets. Disney Theatrical Group is among the world's most successful
commercial theatre enterprises producing or licensing live entertainment
events that reach a global annual audience of more than 20 million people in
more than 40 countries, and the Disney Music Group distributes original music
and motion picture soundtracks under its three record labels: Walt Disney
Records, Hollywood Records and Lyric Street Records.

About Apple Corps. Ltd.

Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by The Beatles in 1968 to look after the
group's own affairs. The London-based company has administered the catalogue
of The Beatles releases of the 1960s that have sold to date more than 600
million records, tapes and CDs. Since the 1990s Apple has piloted new Beatles
projects that have become benchmarks for pioneering accomplishment and which
have included The Beatles Anthology projects, the 28 million-selling album
The Beatles 1 and the The Beatles LOVE show and CD. Further information on
The Beatles' projects can be found at http://www.thebeatles.com.

Source: The Walt Disney Studios

Heidi Trotta of The Walt Disney Studios, +1-818-560-7280, heidi.trotta@disney.com; or Jeff Jones of Apple Corps Ltd., +44-0207-761-9601, fax, +44-0207-225-0661, jeff@applecorpsltd.com

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