Posted by MrsVincent69 on Jul 3, 2009 in
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JUNE 26, 2009, 2:48 P.M. ET
By Rachel Feintzeig
Of DOW JONES DAILY BANKRUPTCY REVIEW
Tigon Studios Inc., which licensed Vin Diesel’s voice and name for use in Midway Games Inc.’s (MWYGQ) Wheelman videogame, is objecting to the company’s upcoming auction, saying Midway hasn’t made its plans for the sale clear and already owes more than $200,000 under the contract.
Tigon, a production company founded by the action star in 2002, wants to make sure its rights are preserved if its deal with Midway is auctioned off as part of the videogame maker’s upcoming sale. But it said it can’t even tell if the two agreements it entered into with Midway are to be placed on the auction block on June 29 alongside Midway’s others assets.
There is a “lack of clarity in the sale motion as to how it proposes to treat the licenses,” Tigon said in court papers filed Thursday.
Tigon gave Midway permission to use Vin Diesel’s “name, voice, signature” and “computer-generated likeness” in its Wheelman videogame, in exchange for an undisclosed fee. But Tigon retained the exclusive right to “assign, transfer and sell to any studio the right to produce a theatrical motion picture and television production based on Wheelman,” and it wants to make sure it stays that way, no matter the outcome of the sale.
“Tigon expressly reserved the right, among other things, to license the movie and television production rights to Wheelman,” it said.
Tigon is also requesting permission to keep the details of both contracts – the one governing the use of Vin Diesel’s voice and name, and the one giving Tigon the right to license the movie and TV rights – secret by filing them under seal. The company cited a confidentiality clause that it claims requires it to keep the information under wraps.
Read more at the original site: The Wall Street Journal
Posted by MrsVincent69 on Jun 28, 2009 in
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Vin Diesel Does Get Involved in Game Development
He isn’t sticking just to the studio owner position
By Andrei Dobra, Games Editor
26th of June 2009, 06:18 GMT
Video game development studios are a dime a dozen these days, even though the economic recession has made some of them close their doors and dismantle. One of the most interesting is Tigon Studios, owned by famous Hollywood actor Vin Diesel.
The company is a nice move for Diesel as it has been overseeing the production of almost all of the video games starring characters made famous by the actor, from The Chronicles of Riddick to Wheelman to name but a few.
But don’t think that the action star doesn’t like to get his hands “dirty” with the development process, as the head of the studio, Ian Stevens, has declared for GamesIndustry that Diesel likes to get involved in the creation of a new game as his film schedule allows him to, “If he’s shooting a Fast and Furious I get a lot less of his time.”
“He’ll look at these things and bring up a list of thirty things you could do to make this hour of gameplay, from a narrative standpoint, more immersive, more interesting,” said Stevens about Diesel’s contribution. “So we take it back to shop, and maybe half of them are things we can do, and half of them aren’t – but it’s an interesting bit of feedback that otherwise wouldn’t exist, wouldn’t be solicited, that happens because he’s involved in the process.”
Also, Stevens has revealed that Vin Diesel is “not quite the meat-head action star that a lot of people see him as.” This is really emphasized by the fact that Diesel was one of the first few actors to truly embrace gaming and get involved with development as early as 2002. Hopefully, more famous people will see the possibilities in this branch of entertainment and get involved more often, at least by offering their talent to studios and developers.
Original Source > Softpedia
Posted by MrsVincent69 on Jun 26, 2009 in
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Thanks VIn4Life for the heads up from New York
VIN DIESEL&LOS BANDOLEROS PREMIERE@THE NYIF FESTIVAL 7-27-09
NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ — The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) celebrates its 10th Anniversary as the premier Latino film festival in the country, unspooling in New York City from Monday, July 27 to Sunday, August 2, 2009. This year, NYILFF will debut in its new venues at the Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 9 (260 West 23rd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues) and the Visual Arts Theater (333 West 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues). Tickets go on sale July 04 and will be available at the festival’s box office at Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 9 and the festival’s web site: http://www.NYLatinoFilm.com. NYILFF is presented by HBO(TM).
Major stars that will be igniting the screens this year’s festival are Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, Calle 13, Ruben Blades, Vin Diesel, Christina Milian, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Jim Jones, Kerry Washington, Brandon Routh, Illeana Douglas, Shannyn Sossamon, Lara Flynn Boyle, Easi Morales, Ericka Alexander, Voltio, Tego Calderon, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Rasuk, Kuno Becker, Ana de la Reguera and Al Sharpton.
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LOS BANDOLEROS/FAST & FURIOUS. Los Bandoleros is the never-before-shown in theaters short film that reveals what happened to ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) after his disappearance at the end of the original adrenaline-pumping blockbuster, “The Fast and the Furious.” Living as a fugitive in the haven of the Dominican Republic, Dom’s tranquil life is eventually affected by a series of political and personal events, including his friendship with Don (Don Omar), Tego (Tego Calderon) and Han (Sung Kang), and the unexpected appearance of Letty (Michelle Rodriguez).
This leads to the latest adventure in the series, “Fast & Furious”. When a tragedy brings Dom back to Los Angeles, his long dormant feud with FBI agent Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) threatens to reignite — until they discover a common enemy. Dom and Brian declare a precarious truce, as they try to outmaneuver their adversary and exact revenge. From convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, the two men push the limits of what is possible behind the wheel as they live for speed, drive for the rush and break all the rules!
Original Source > The New York International Latino Film Festival
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You aren’t going to believe what happened this morning…
I was having coffee outside, making notes to the Hannibal script, sitting in the same spot where this photo was taken. Country mornings are perfect for creativity…
I hear something…
I look up from the script… a bear is walking towards me… yeah, a real bear… crazy huh?
