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Christian Slater To Voice Igor Short Film

Christian Slater has signed on to lend his voice for the title character, IGOR, in Exodus Film Groups CGI-animated short film, IGOR: UNHOLY FRIJOLES that precedes the feature length theatrical version Igor, due out in 2007.

The irreverent comedy tells the story of a mad scientists hunchbacked lab assistant who has big dreams of becoming a mad scientist in his own right and winning the first place award at the annual Evil Science Fair. Exodus award-winning partner ElectroAge is creating the cutting edge animation for IGOR. Both the IGOR short and feature were written by Chris McKenna. The short is being directed by Emmy winner Fil Barlow.

The films are exec produced by animation veteran Max Howard, who collaborated on such animated hits as Disneys LION KING, ALADDIN, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LITTLE MERMAID, POCAHONTAS and WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, as well as Warner Bros. SPACE JAM and THE IRON GIANT.

Christians instantly recognizable and dynamic voice will lend itself perfectly for the endearing, yet slightly quirky Igor, said Howard. He is the first of several terrific voices we have planned for the film.

Slater recently joined the cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of THE GLASS MENAGERIE, starring Jessica Lange, following his successful run of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST ON Londons West End for which he received the Theatregoers Choice Award for Best Actor. His film credits include TRUE ROMANCE, BROKEN ARROW and HARD RAIN. Last year, he and Mary Jo Slater started a production company, Clean Slate Productions.

The seven-minute IGOR: UNHOLY FRIJOLES will be entered in the film festival circuit with distribution plans to follow.

In addition to IGOR, Exodus' slate of films includes: PAUL BUNYAN AND BABE THE BLUE OX, 55 HOLLY STAR and MY LIFE WITH 3 WOMEN. IGOR, along with 55 HOLLY STAR and MY LIFE WITH 3 WOMEN, is being financed by a film fund launched by Exodus earlier this year.

ElectroAge is Exodus inhouse studio digital artists have won numerous awards for their work, including an Emmy and several Emmy nominations. Projects include THE REAL ADVENTURES OF JONNY QUEST (Hanna-Barbera), ROUGHNECKS STARSHIP TROOPERS CHRONICLES (Sony Television), STAR TREK VOYAGER (Paramount) MYSTIC KNIGHTS (Saban), THE VISITOR (20th Century Fox/Centropolis Television) and DEEP RISING (Hollywood Pictures).

Venice, California-based Exodus Film Group (www.exodusfilmgroup.com) was founded in 2001 to create a one-stop entertainment company capable of producing content equal in quality to the studios and networks on a realistic budget. Exodus acquires and develops intellectual properties, taking them from inception to distribution.

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