MPMG Takes to The Stars with Academy Award Winner Mike Minkler and New Sci-Fi Epic Junior Crew
Hollywood, CA (May 25, 2011) -- Hollywood development house Moving
Pictures Media Group announced the addition of three-time Oscar winner
Michael Minkler as a partner and producer, with the expansion of
MPMG’s schedule to eight new feature films set for 2012 theatrical
release. ‘We look forward to Mike working with us as an integral part
of our team, and increasing our presence in the Hollywood film
industry – and beyond," said MPMG Producer Jean-Luc Martin.
In his 40-year film and television career, Mike’s sound engineering
brought films like Star Wars, TRON, and The Excorcist to life, in
collaboration with most of Hollywood’s elite directors. Mike received
Academy Awards for Blackhawk Down, Chicago, and Dreamgirls, and a
Career Achievement Award from the Cinema Audio Society, in recognition
of his work spanning more than 200 Films. “This is very exciting me
for me,” states Minkler, “MPMG has a formula for success I believe
in.”
The latest addition to MPMG’s development slate is Junior Crew, a new
science fiction epic adventure. Created by writer / director A.J.
Wedding, a routine museum field trip by four tenacious teens goes
awry, thrusting them into a secret, galactic war over Earth's
artifacts and the powers they possess. “Growing up, I was a huge fan
of Goonies and The Last Starfighter, and wanted to capture the same
magic in Junior Crew,” states Wedding, whose film trailer just debuted
on the AOF (Action On Film) Channel and NBC Late Night Los Angeles.
“A.J. developed his world with an adventure-rich storyline,
crafted from the start for coinciding games, books, merchandising and
sequels.” Junior Crew is being developed as one of the first MPMG
releases filmed in digital 3D.
From the “Life Imitating Art” department, as Ray Ellingsen’s
apocalyptic zombie feature film 100 Days of Death entered production,
America’s CDC (Centers for Disease Control) launched is own
Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse on their Public Health Matters
Blog, to answer the age-old question “How do I prepare for a zombie
apocalypse?” Comments Ellingsen: “The CDC raises great questions, but
you’ll have to wait ‘till next summer and see the film to get all the
answers!”
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