BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/20/08 -- Global Entertainment Acquisition Corp.
(PINKSHEETS: GEAC), founded by iconic producer Maurice Smith, announced
today that it has negotiated a deal to executive produce and co-finance the
thriller "Carjacked" with Golden Globe nominee Dan Grodnik and Academy
Award Winning Producer Albert S. Ruddy. The announcement culminates several
weeks of negotiations with veteran filmmaker Grodnik, who recently was
nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture for his production of the
independent film "Bobby" starring Anthony Hopkins, Sharon Stone, Demi
Moore, Laurence Fishburne, Lindsay Lohan and William H. Macy.
Grodnik and Albert S. Ruddy announced a partnership in Crazy Max
Productions recently at the Cannes Film Festival and "Carjacked" is the
first of several projects that will be produced by their newly formed
company.
Albert S. Ruddy has produced some of the greatest films of the past 40
years including "The Godfather," starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino;
"Million Dollar Baby," starring Clint Eastwood; and both "Longest Yard"
movies, the original with Burt Reynolds, and the remake starring Adam
Sandler, to name just a few. Mr. Ruddy is one of only three producers
living to have won two Academy Awards for Best Picture.
Grodnik's "Bobby" premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it received
a seven-minute-long standing ovation. The film was released in New York and
Los Angeles on November 17, 2006; wide release followed on Thanksgiving,
November 23, 43 years and a day after the John F. Kennedy assassination.
"Bobby" was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture.
"Carjacked" will be shot sometime in the fall of 2008 and will wrap in 4
weeks. Casting is underway and the male and female leads should be
announced within the next few weeks. The news comes on the heels of several
very promising achievements and announcements including the acquisition of
rights on both music libraries and screenplays, the addition of several key
entertainment veterans to the advisory team, the commencement of production
on "Spiderella," the super heroine screenplay developed by Maurice Smith,
and the completion on the creative of "Brand Dead," a project the company
expects to ultimately become a franchise comedy.
The company has initiated a name change and will announce when Finra makes
it official and expects to announce significant positive developments
regarding a restructuring in the coming weeks.
ABOUT GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT
Global Entertainment Acquisition Corporation is an emerging film production
company headed by Maurice Smith, a veteran filmmaker who has produced many
successful and memorable films such as "Screwballs," "Totally Blonde,"
"Alien Predator," "Recruits 1 and 2" and many other films over his
distinguished 30 year career. His films have been distributed in virtually
every country in the world and he has distribution on several films
currently with some of the largest film distributors in the world.
The company will focus on producing small budget films in the Comedy and
Sci Fi genres while searching for and developing emerging talent including
writers, directors and actors to work on their films. In an era of expanded
outlets of distribution, content is in higher demand than ever. It is
Global's mission to become a leading content provider of entertaining, high
quality films to feed the global demand.
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