Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Signs Deal With Renowned Hollywood Casting Director, Louis Digiamo
07 Mai 2004 - 5:07PM
PR Newswire (US)
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Signs Deal With Renowned Hollywood
Casting Director, Louis Digiamo Casting Expert Behind 'The
Godfather,' 'Donnie Brasco,' 'The Exorcist' and 'Gladiator' to
Secure Talent for Two New Action Video Game Brands to be Announced
During E3 2004 GLEN COVE, N.Y., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Expanding its ties to the entertainment capital of the world,
Hollywood, CA, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. today announced that it
has signed a deal with Louis DiGiamo, a world renowned casting
director who possesses more than 25 years and 50 feature films to
his credit. Having casted such critically acclaimed and
commercially successful films as The Godfather, The Exorcist,
Gladiator, Donnie Brasco, Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam and Thelma
& Louise, DiGiamo is currently working with Acclaim to secure
Hollywood talent for inclusion two new action video game brands
that will be announced during this year's E3 show being held in Los
Angeles next month. "As interactive entertainment continues to
rival the production values of feature films, Acclaim will
aggressively look to harness the power of Hollywood to deliver
experiences which captivate consumers and deliver all the thrills
of the big screen," said, Rod Cousens, Chief Executive Officer for
Acclaim. "We are very pleased to be working with Lou, who will play
an important role in helping find the perfect actors to bring these
exciting new brands to life." "The lines between Hollywood and
video games are increasingly converging, and Acclaim is committed
to leveraging the strength from each to create truly unique
properties," added DiGiamo. "Both of these brands have all of the
elements that make for great feature films -deep stories, dramatic
character arcs and high-action scenes -- and I am excited to be
working on their virtual backlot." About Acclaim Entertainment
Based in Glen Cove, NY, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a worldwide
developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with
interactive entertainment game consoles, including those
manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft
Corporation as well as personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim
owns and operates five studios located in the United States and the
United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software through
its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany,
France and Spain. The Company uses regional distributors worldwide.
Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other
publishers worldwide, publishes software gaming strategy guides and
issues "special edition" comic magazines periodically. Acclaim's
corporate headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York, and Acclaim's
common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AKLM.
For more information please visit our website at
http://www.acclaim.com/. The statements contained in this release
which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements."
Acclaim cautions readers of this press release that a number of
important factors could cause Acclaim's actual future results to
differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking
statements. These important factors, including, without limitation,
the financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry,
dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain
the scheduling of such introductions, technological changes,
dependence on major platform manufacturers and other factors that
could affect Acclaim, are described in Acclaim's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, and Acclaim's
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which were filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers
of this press release are referred to such filings. Contact: Alan
B. Lewis Tara Monahan Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Acclaim
Entertainment, Inc. (516) 656-5000 (516) 656-5000 DATASOURCE:
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. CONTACT: Alan B. Lewis, , Tara Monahan,
, both of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., +1-516-656-5000 Web site:
http://www.acclaim.com/
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