John Cena Hustles to Salt Lake Comic Con 2016

WWE Superstar John Cena to Bring His Hustle, Loyalty and Respect to Salt Lake Comic Con 2016

- More guests to come with less than a month to Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 -

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salt Lake Comic Con (http://saltlakecomiccon.com/) took a page out of its next guest’s book and never gave up. As a result, John Cena, the face of the WWE, will be at Salt Lake Comic Con 2016.

    “Having John Cena at Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 is a huge win for our fans”

Cena is a WWE Superstar, actor, rapper and reality TV show host. Cena joined the WWE in 2001 and has since become the face of the organization. During his career he has won 24 championships and transcended the industry to become a global icon.

Cena’s movie career includes The Marine, 12 Rounds, Legendary and Trainwreck.. He’s an accomplished musician. His debut album, You Can’t See Me was released in March 2005 by Columbia Records and he has performed five WWE theme songs. Cena’s also involved in a number of charities, including the Make–A-Wish Foundation, granting more than 500 wishes for kids with life threatening illnesses; the most wishes granted in history.

“Having John Cena at Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 is a huge win for our fans,” said Dan Farr, Salt Lake Comic Con Founder and Show Producer. “We know many of our fans are wrestling and WWE fans, but Cena is so such more than a wrestler. He’s an entertainer that has created a huge fan base in film, TV, music and fashion. He understands what it means to interact with his fans and will be a natural fit for comic con and fans of pop culture of all genres.”

Cena is a pop culture fan himself, specifically Japanese anime and lists his favorite anime movie as Fist of the North Star. He’s also a video game fan, particularly the Command & Conquer series.

Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 is less than 30 days away and promises to be another epic event. In addition to Cena, some of the other celebrity, artist and author guests include William Shatner, Michael Rooker, Lou Ferrigno, Billy Boyd, Lennie James, Seth Gilliam, Liam McIntyre, Tom Wopat, John Schneider and Catherine Bach, Emma Caulfield, Jim Beaver, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder, Chad Hardin, Bill Galvan, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Aaron Lee Yeager, Ally Carter and Aaron Michael Ritchey. Click here for a complete list of celebrity, artist and author attendees.

“We’re confident that John Cena will be a fan favorite and will make a lot of dreams come true for attendees of Salt Lake Comic Con,“ said Bryan Brandenburg, Salt Lake Comic Con Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. “With over 42 million fans on Facebook, he’s one of the most admired pop culture heroes in the world. We’re excited to have Cena join an already stellar lineup and have more high profile guests like him to announce as we get closer to our comic con in September. Like Cena, we never give up and are committed to making our fans’ dreams come true.”

Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 is September 1-3, 2016 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. For more information about Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 or to buy your ticket(s) now, visit http://www.saltlakecomiccon.com/.


ABOUT SALT LAKE COMIC CON:
Salt Lake Comic Con is organized by Dan Farr Productions, in partnership with ABC4/CW30 of the Nexstar Broadcasting Group and was founded by Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg. Dan Farr Productions is an event and marketing group devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium celebrities and brands in the pop culture arena. Dan Farr Productions is dedicated to producing spectacular celebrations of popular culture that lead the market in providing exceptional and rewarding experiences for our consumers, fans, celebrity guests, vendors and partners. Find out more at: www.SaltLakeComicCon.com, www.abc4.com.

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Mark Hamill to Appear at Salt Lake City Comic Con 2016

The Force Awakens in Salt Lake City: Mark Hamill Coming to Salt Lake Comic Con 2016

- Mark Hamill will make his only comic con appearance in the United States in 2016 at Salt Lake Comic Con on September 1 2016 -

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The search for Luke Skywalker will end at Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 (http://saltlakecomiccon.com/) as show organizers announced today that Mark Hamill will make his only comic con appearance in the United States in 2016 at Salt Lake Comic Con on September 1, 2016.

    “For fans that felt a disturbance in the Force, it was Salt Lake Comic Con fans catching their breath when they heard Luke Skywalker is coming to Salt Lake City.”

Hamill is best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars episodes IV, V and VI and most recently Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens. He is a prolific voice actor and is easily as popular in the comic book world as the voice of the Joker, commencing with Batman: The Animated Series and as recently as Batman: The Killing Joke. In addition to Star Wars, Hamill’s other film roles include Corvette Summer, The Big Red One and Kingsman: The Secret Service.

At Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 Hamill will take photo ops with fans and provide autographs as well as a panel with 4,500 excited attendees. Click here for more information.

“Star Wars is one of our fans’ favorites and the fact that Mark is making his only U.S. comic con appearance in 2016 at our show is huge for us,” said Dan Farr, Salt Lake Comic Con Founder and Show Producer. “For fans that felt a disturbance in the Force, it was Salt Lake Comic Con fans catching their breath when they heard Luke Skywalker is coming to Salt Lake City.”

The Star Wars franchise began in 1977 with the release of Star Wars: A New Hope. In 1980 the second movie, The Empire Strikes Back was released, followed by Return of the Jedi in 1983. In 2012 The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm and announced a new trilogy, with the first film, Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens being released in 2015.

The Force Awakens is set 30 years after Return of the Jedi and focuses on the search for Luke Skywalker who disappeared after a student at his Jedi training school turns to the dark side, kills all the other students and destroys the school. The Force Awakens has grossed more than $2 billion in box office sales. Episode VIII is scheduled for release in 2017 and Hamill is back with a leading role.

Since 1977 the Star Wars saga has generated more than $6.4 billion, making it the fourth highest-grossing film series of all-time.

“We promised our fans that there were more guests to come and we’re delivering on that promise in a big way,” said Bryan Brandenburg, Salt Lake Comic Con Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. “It says a lot about our attendees and the reputation we’ve built amongst celebrities that a star as big as Mark Hamill would make Salt Lake Comic Con his only United States comic con appearance in 2016. Star Wars: A New Hope is the Highest Grossing Film in history*. To bring in the movie’s top star of a film so successful is a tribute to how far we’ve come in a few short years.”

Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 is September 1-3, 2016 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. For more information about Salt Lake Comic Con 2016 or to buy your ticket(s) now, visit http://www.saltlakecomiccon.com/.


ABOUT SALT LAKE COMIC CON:
Salt Lake Comic Con is organized by Dan Farr Productions, in partnership with ABC4/CW30 of the Nexstar Broadcasting Group and was founded by Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg. Dan Farr Productions is an event and marketing group devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium celebrities and brands in the pop culture arena. Dan Farr Productions is dedicated to producing spectacular celebrations of popular culture that lead the market in providing exceptional and rewarding experiences for our consumers, fans, celebrity guests, vendors and partners. Find out more at: www.SaltLakeComicCon.com, www.abc4.com/.

Salt Lake Comic Con - http://www.saltlakecomiccon.com
Salt Lake Comic Con Tickets - http://saltlakecomiccon.com/slcc-2016-tickets/
Salt Lake Comic Con Master Guest List - http://saltlakecomiccon.com/slcc16-master-guest-schedule/
Salt Lake Comic Con Xperiences - http://saltlakecomiccon.com/fanxperiences/

* When adjusted for inflation, domestic box office, in the last 50 years

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"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" 3D Collector's Edition Due November 2015 - Updated

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - OWN THE 3D COLLECTOR’S EDITION THIS FALL

Fans can fully immerse themselves in “The Force Awakens” through breathtaking 3D, new bonus features and collectible packaging

BURBANK, Calif. — This fall, Star Wars fans around the world, will experience a galaxy far, far away—up close and in eye-popping 3D—through the highly anticipated “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 3D Collector’s Edition, rolling out beginning October 31, 2016 and arriving in the United States and Canada on November 15, 2016.

For the first time—and just in time for the holidays—viewers can bring home Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 3D, encased in stunning, collectible packaging. The exclusive four-disc 3D Collector’s Edition contains the original theatrical release on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, Digital HD and DVD, along with originally released bonus features and brand-new bonus material, including additional deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes conversations with cast and crew and revealing, never-before released audio commentary by director J.J. Abrams*.

*Collector’s Edition configuration may vary by territory

Upon its debut last December, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” received rave reviews from both critics and audiences, and shattered box office records with over $936 million domestic and $2 billion worldwide. The film has since been nominated for five Academy Awards® and took home the BAFTA Award for Special Visual Effects. “The Force Awakens” re-ignited the Star Wars franchise and fans eagerly await the next installment, arriving in theaters Dec. 2017, as well as the first in a series of standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” premiering on Dec. 16, 2016.

Bonus features include*:
3D COLLECTOR’S EDITION BONUS FEATURES:

• Audio Commentary with J.J. Abrams – Enter the mind of visionary director J.J. Abrams as he reveals the creative and complex choices made while developing the first film in the new Star Wars trilogy.
• Foley: A Sonic Tale – Foley artists, consisting of old pros and new talent, unite to bring the world of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” alive through the matching of sound to action.
• Sounds of the Resistance – Hear how the epic sound design of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” moves the Star Wars legacy forward.
• Deleted Scenes – View never-before-shared scenes that didn’t make the film’s final cut.
• Dressing the Galaxy – Costume Designer Michael Kaplan reveals how the costumes of the original Star Wars movies were re-envisioned for a new generation.
• The Scavenger and the Stormtrooper: A Conversation with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega – The two new stars share the thrill of working together on the adventure of a lifetime and becoming part of the Star Wars legacy.
• Inside the Armory – Take a fascinating tour through the design and creation of the weaponry in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
• Classic Bonus Features – These offerings from the April release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” include the complete story behind the making of the film, an unforgettable cast table read, insights from legendary composer John Williams and deleted scenes, as well as features that dig deeper into the creation of new characters such as BB-8, the design of the climactic lightsaber battle between Rey and Kylo Ren, the film’s remarkable digital artistry and the Star Wars: Force for Change global aid initiative.

* Digital bonus offerings may vary by retailer. New bonus content is available in the 3D Collector’s Edition package only.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 3D Collector’s Edition global release dates include:

Australia - Nov. 9

Holland - Oct. 31

Sweden - Oct. 31

Brazil - Nov. 16

Italy - Nov. 2

US and Canada - Nov. 15, 2015

Germany - Nov. 24

Spain - Nov. 2

France - Oct. 31

United Kingdom - Oct. 31

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” saw the eagerly anticipated reteaming of original Star Wars stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill, along with Anthony Daniels, the only actor to have been in all seven Star Wars films, and Peter Mayhew. The returning cast was joined by newcomer Daisy Ridley, who beat out fierce competition to take the principal role of Rey; BAFTA Rising Star Award winner John Boyega (“Attack the Block,” “Imperial Dreams”) as reluctant stormtrooper Finn; Emmy® nominee Adam Driver (“Lincoln,” “Girls”) as the villainous Kylo Ren, and Golden Globe® winner Oscar Isaac (“Inside Llewyn Davis,” “The Bourne Legacy”) as Resistance pilot Poe Dameron.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt. Lucasfilm president and eight-time Academy Award® nominee Kathleen Kennedy and J.J. Abrams, along with his longtime producing partner Bryan Burk, are the film’s producers.

Having established a musical legacy with his iconic scores for the previous six films in the Star Wars saga, acclaimed composer John Williams returned to score “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” ultimately garnering his 50th Oscar® nomination for it.

DISC SPECIFICATIONS:
FEATURE RUN TIME: Approximately 136 min.
RATING: PG-13 in U.S.; PG in CE; G in CF

ASPECT RATIO:
Blu-ray Feature Film = 2.40:1
DVD Feature Film = 2.40:1

AUDIO: Blu-ray = English 7.1 DTS-HDMA, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio,
French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks
DVD = English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital,
English 2.0 Descriptive Audio Language Tracks

LANGUAGES: English, French & Spanish
SUBTITLES: English SDH, French & Spanish

SOCIAL MEDIA:
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Website: http://instagram.com/StarWarsMovies


ABOUT “STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS”:
Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. The screenplay is written by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt.

ABOUT LUCASFILM LTD.
Lucasfilm Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is a global leader in film, television and digital entertainment production. In addition to its motion-picture and television production, the company's activities include visual effects and audio post-production, cutting-edge digital animation, interactive entertainment software, and the management of the global merchandising activities for its entertainment properties including the legendary STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES franchises. Lucasfilm Ltd. is headquartered in northern California.

ABOUT DISNEY MOVIES ANYWHERE (DMA):
Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) is an engaging and family-friendly cloud-based digital movie service that makes it simple to buy your favorite Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars movies once and watch them anywhere.  With DMA you can explore Disney’s library of over 450 eligible digital movies, discover hours of new and exclusive short-form content, and watch your digital movies from the comfort of the living room or across multiple mobile devices.   You can add the free DMA app to a multitude of devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android mobile phones and tablets, Android TV, Amazon’s Fire tablets, Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Roku, and Xbox 360. Then, connect your DMA account with participating providers including iTunes, Amazon Video, VUDU, Google Play, and Microsoft Movies & TV and your eligible movies will be shared across all your connected platforms.  In addition, you can redeem Digital Copy codes found in Disney, Pixar and Marvel Blu-rays and DVDs, as well as earn Disney Movie Rewards points with every digital purchase.

ABOUT THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS:
For over 90 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under the following banners: Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios; Disneynature; Marvel Studios; Lucasfilm; and Touchstone Pictures. The Disney Music Group encompasses the Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records labels, as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Disney on Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!

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Cartoonist Dash Shaw Makes His Directorial Debut at Toronto International Film Festival

Dash Shaw's directorial debut premieres in September

SEATTLE, WA—As reported in The Hollywood Reporter, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and New York Film Festival (NYFF) held press conferences today to announce their 2016 schedules, and each have accepted cartoonist Dash Shaw’s feature film directorial debut, My Entire High School is Sinking Into the Sea, starring Jason Schwartzman (who plays the “Dash Shaw” character), Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph, and Susan Sarandon. The animated feature, adapted from a short story originally published in Fantagraphics’ MOME anthology and later collected in Shaw’s book, The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century, will make its world premiere at TIFF in September 2016 and U.S. premiere at NYFF in October 2016.

As the New York Film Festival describes the film, “No matter your age, part of you never outgrows high school, for better or worse. My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea showcases Shaw’s subjective and dreamlike sense of narrative; his empathy for outsiders and their desire to connect; and his rich, expressive drawing style. Packed with action but seen from the inside out, My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea is about friends overcoming their differences and having each other’s backs in times of crisis, and its marvelously complex characters are voiced by an all-star cast.”

Best known for his celebrated graphic novels Bottomless Belly Button, New School, and Doctors (which is currently in development as a live action feature with David Goyer for Twentieth Century Fox), Shaw’s first feature film will premiere the same month as Shaw’s latest graphic novel, Cosplayers (Fantagraphics). This November will also see the release of an all-new Cosplayers one-shot comic book, A Cosplayers Christmas. Artfully celebrating both fandom culture’s obvious theatricality and uniquely D.I.Y. beauty, as well as its often awkward conflation of fantasy and reality, Cosplayers explores these delicate psychological balancing acts via a series of interconnected short stories surrounding two talented young women (Annie and Verti; the latter is also a character in My Entire High School…, voiced by Maya Rudolph) who combine their love of cosplaying with their love of social media and film in order to deepen their relationship with the popular culture they celebrate. Cosplayers depicts their stories in an affectionately funny way, celebrating how much more inclusive and humanistic fandom can be than most of the stories and characters it is built upon.

To support his film and new books, Shaw will be making several public appearances in the Fall, including a conversation with critic Dan Nadel at New York’s Strand Bookstore on August 31st at 7 p.m., and an event at Toronto’s The Beguiling during TIFF (details T.B.A.).

My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea
Directed by Dash Shaw
USA 2016, DCP, 75m

Dash Shaw comics from http://www.fantagraphics.com/

Cosplayers
By Dash Shaw
$22.99 Hardcover
116 pages, full-color
ISBN 978-1-60699-948-6
Pub Date: Sept. 6, 2016

A Cosplayers Christmas (Nov.)
By Dash Shaw
$3.99
32 pages, full-color
Pub Date: Nov. 6, 2016

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"Rob Zombie's 31" to Have Special Event Showing on September 1st

Rob Zombie’s ‘31’ Brings a Warped Game of Horror to Cinemas Nationwide for One Night on September 1

Fathom Events and Saban Films Bring the Vision of Rock Icon and Filmmaker Rob Zombie to U.S. Movie Theaters for One Terrifying Night This Fall

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From the visionary mind of Rob Zombie comes the horrific story of five carnival workers who are kidnapped on Halloween night and held hostage in an industrial Hell. The captives are then forced to play the terrifying game called “31.” Zombie’s highly-anticipated seventh feature, “31” made its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, and on September 1, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. local time, horror fans nationwide can catch the film during a special one-night event. Presented in cinemas by Fathom Events and Saban Films, “Rob Zombie’s 31” will also include two exclusive music video premieres: “The Hideous Exhibitions of a Dedicated Gore Whore” and “Get Your Boots On! That’s The End of Rock and Roll,” along with a never-before-seen making-of “31” featurette and a Q&A with Rob Zombie filmed specifically for the cinema event. This event will keep audiences across the country on the edge of their seats as the five-some must fight for their lives against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs on Halloween.

    @FathomEvents News: Be the first to catch Rob Zombie's terrifying flick "31" in cinemas with the #RobZombie31 event

Tickets for “Rob Zombie’s 31” can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 400 select movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

“I think this is the one the Zombie-heads have been waiting for - a nonstop barrage of insane characters trapped in an intensely violent situation,” said Zombie. “I am thrilled to finally get this out to the fans.”

A rock icon and filmmaker with a unique vision, Zombie has continuously challenged audiences as he stretches the boundaries of both music and film. He has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide and is the only artist to experience unprecedented success in both music and film as the writer/director of six feature films with a worldwide gross totaling more than $150 million. Zombie’s “Halloween,” released in 2007, earned the no. 1 spot at the box office in its opening weekend, and his first two films, “House of 1,000 Corpses” and “The Devil’s Rejects,” have become cult favorites among critics and fans. Zombie is currently on tour to support his sixth studio album, The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (released on April 29 via UMe/T-Boy Records).

“Rob Zombie continues to both scare and impress with his filmmaking. His latest project, ‘31,’ is no exception – it has all the fans talking and ready to be terrified,” Fathom Events CEO John Rubey said. “We are excited to partner with Saban Films to bring this chilling thriller to movie theaters nationwide.”

Following this one-night event, “31” will have a wide theatrical release on October 21, 2016.

“Rob Zombie is a creative visionary like no other,” said Bill Bromiley, President of Saban Films. “We are thrilled to have Fathom Events as a partner in providing a preview of ‘31’ to horror fans with this extraordinary one-night event.”


About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event cinema, and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content to movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre productions such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live’s Hamlet, sporting events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and One Direction, the TCM Presents classic film series and faith-based events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 885 locations and 1,348 screens in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.

About Saban Films
Launched in 2014, Saban Films is a boutique North American acquisition and distribution company based in Los Angeles, California that has built an impressive slate of high-quality feature films. The company has built an impressive slate of high-quality feature films they distribute in conjunction with their studio partner, Lionsgate. Focusing on commercial, talent-driven films, the company looks at projects in all stages of production for strategic release across multiple platforms. Saban Films tailors each release based on the unique characteristics of their films, ranging from day-and-date VOD releases to mid-scale traditional theatricals. Saban Films was established by Haim Saban, and is led by Bill Bromiley who serves as President and Shanan Becker as Chief Financial Officer.

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Image Kills Again with Second Printing of "Kill or Be Killed #1"

KILL OR BE KILLED MARKED FOR SUCCESS

The first issue is rushed to a second printing

“When Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Elizabeth Breitweiser get together, good things happen. Their latest collaboration looks to continue that winning streak, the debut propelled by its unique premise and solid early characterization.” —IGN

The bestselling team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (THE FADE OUT, CRIMINAL, FATALE) have hit the mark again with another hot new crime series in KILL OR BE KILLED. Image Comics is pleased to announce that the first issue is being rushed to a second printing in order to keep up with increased customer demand.

KILL OR BE KILLED follows a young man who is forced to kill bad people and how he struggles to keep his secret as it slowly ruins his life and the lives of his friends and loved ones. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is a departure from Brubaker and Phillips’ noir roots and is unlike anything the creative team has ever done.

Nerdist called the series: “So much darker and more twisted than anybody guessed. It’s also freaking glorious and an awesome first issue of a promising new series.”

KILL OR BE KILLED #1 remains available for purchase across all digital platforms, including the Image Comics website (imagecomics.com), the official Image Comics iOS app, Comixology’s website (comixology.com), iOS, Android, and Google Play.

KILL OR BE KILLED #1, 2nd printing (Diamond Code JUN169199) will be available in stores on Wednesday, September 7th, 2016. The final order cutoff date for retailers is Monday, August 15th, 2016.

KILL OR BE KILLED # 2 (Diamond Code JUL160757) hits stores on Wednesday, September 7th and the final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, August 15th.


ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

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Paramount Pictures Announces Special Showing of "Florence Foster Jenkins"

GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF “FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS” WITH SPECIAL CURTAIN CALL SCREENINGS ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 11

THE EVENT WILL FEATURE A Q&A WITH STARS MERYL STREEP, HUGH GRANT AND SIMON HELBERG AND EXCLUSIVE BONUS FOOTAGE

HOLLYWOOD, CA – To celebrate the release of “FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS,” Paramount Pictures is taking audiences behind the scenes of the film with a one-night-only CURTAIN CALL event, a special 10-minute theatrical experience offered to ticketholders on Thursday, August 11, 2016.

The event features a Q&A taped exclusively for the Curtain Call with the film’s stars Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant and Simon Helberg on the making of the film, along with bonus behind-the-scenes footage. The Curtain Call screenings are playing in theaters nationwide as part of the regular admission for all showings of the film that evening.

Tickets are on sale online and at theater box offices. Please check local listings for showtimes.

Set in 1940s New York, “FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS,” from Paramount Pictures, Pathé and BBC Films, is the true story of the legendary New York heiress and socialite (Meryl Streep) who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. The voice she heard in her head was beautiful, but to everyone else it was hilariously awful. Her “husband” and manager, St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), an aristocratic English actor, was determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence decided to give a public concert at Carnegie Hall, St. Clair knew he faced his greatest challenge. The film stars Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson and Nina Arianda.

Produced by Michael Kuhn and Tracey Seaward. Written by Nicholas Martin. Directed by Stephen Frears. Executive Producers Cameron McCracken, Christine Langan and Malcolm Ritchie.

“FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS” is in theaters August 12, 2016.


About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.

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