Krug
Newshound
http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=8404
"Palladium Books is pleased to announce it has entered into an option agreement with Walt Disney Pictures to have Jerry Bruckheimer Films develop a live action, major motion picture of the Rifts® role-playing game.
Jerry Bruckheimer Films has produced some of the biggest blockbusters in film history, including such hits as, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Rock, Con Air, Armageddon, Blackhawk Down, and the hotly anticipated Pirates of the Caribbean. We expect exciting days ahead and look forward to working with Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney.
“Obviously you don’t get any bigger or better than these two giants in the film industry,” said Kevin Siembieda, President of Palladium Books Inc., “We’re thrilled.”
In addition to producing, Disney will be handling licensing for the film. Surge Comic Properties’ President, Mark Freedman, of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® marketing fame, is handling the licensing and merchandising based on the Rifts® role-playing game series.
Rifts® creator, Kevin Siembieda, will be present at the Palladium Booth throughout the 2003 Origins Game Convention, June 26-29, in Columbus Ohio, where he will be glad to talk about Palladium’s future and taking Rifts® mainstream. This is likely to be the only convention Mr. Siembieda will be attending this year."
"Palladium Books is pleased to announce it has entered into an option agreement with Walt Disney Pictures to have Jerry Bruckheimer Films develop a live action, major motion picture of the Rifts® role-playing game.
Jerry Bruckheimer Films has produced some of the biggest blockbusters in film history, including such hits as, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, The Rock, Con Air, Armageddon, Blackhawk Down, and the hotly anticipated Pirates of the Caribbean. We expect exciting days ahead and look forward to working with Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney.
“Obviously you don’t get any bigger or better than these two giants in the film industry,” said Kevin Siembieda, President of Palladium Books Inc., “We’re thrilled.”
In addition to producing, Disney will be handling licensing for the film. Surge Comic Properties’ President, Mark Freedman, of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® marketing fame, is handling the licensing and merchandising based on the Rifts® role-playing game series.
Rifts® creator, Kevin Siembieda, will be present at the Palladium Booth throughout the 2003 Origins Game Convention, June 26-29, in Columbus Ohio, where he will be glad to talk about Palladium’s future and taking Rifts® mainstream. This is likely to be the only convention Mr. Siembieda will be attending this year."
