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Lionsgate To Take Happily N'ever After To Big Screen Ball

Lionsgate announced its acquisition of U.S. and Canadian rights to the computer-animated family comedy HAPPILY NEVER AFTER is directed by Paul J. Bolger and written by Robert Moreland. The film was produced by John H. Williams (Oscar-winning SHREK), BAF Berlin Animation Film and BFC Berliner Film Companie, co-exec produced by Ralph Kamp and Louise Goodsill of Odyssey Ent., and exec produced by Rainer Soehnlein, ceo of BFC Berliner Film Companie. It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sigourney Weaver, Freddie Prinze Jr., George Carlin, Wallace Shawn and Andy Dick.

HAPPILY NEVER AFTER fractures a classic fairy tale in a way that is fresh, funny and immensely entertaining, said Lionsgate president of theatrical films Tom Ortenberg. When a films Cinderella and Evil Stepmother characters are played by action heroines Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sigourney Weaver, you know youre in for a different kind of enchantment. We think audiences of all ages will get a big kick out of HAPPILY NEVER AFTER.

Ken Katsumoto, evp of Lionsgate Family Ent., added, HAPPILY NEVER AFTER epitomizes the kind of quality films that Lionsgate seeks to bring to families everywhere. Its bursting with clever ideas, great jokes and delightful characters, and the animation is first-rate. Paul J. Bolger, Robert Moreland and an inspired cast have made a film thats sure to be a hit with the whole family.

We are thrilled that Lionsgate will be bringing HAPPILY NEVER AFTER to the U.S. and Canada, said co-exec producer Kamp. We couldnt have found a better home for our movie, and are looking forward to a great relationship with Lionsgate and a big box office success.

The film is a satirical retelling of the classic Cinderella story. It is set in Fairy Tale Land, where the age-old balance between good and evil has been thrown out of whack. Commanded by Frieda, Cinderellas power-mad stepmother, an unholy alliance of bad guys is taking on the good guys. When Cinderella (aka Ella) sees her own fairy tale take a radical left turn, she sheds her damsel-in-distress trappings to lead the resistance.

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