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SCI FI Kicks Off Casting Call For Who Wants To Be A Superhero?

SCI FI Channel is partnering with legendary comic book creator Stan Lee's production company POW! Ent. Inc., and Bruce Nash's Nash Ent. to cast a six-episode, one-hour reality series that will challenge a lucky few to create their very own superhero.

Potential heroes from all walks of life are encouraged to submit their audition tapes by mail or attend a one-time, in-person open casting call in Los Angeles on April 4, 2006, attended by Lee. The winner of this six-week competition will walk away with their superhero identity immortalized in a new comic book created by Lee. The winning superhero will also be featured in one of SCI FI Channel's original Saturday night action movies. Log onto www.whowantstobeasuperhero.com for entry requirements and updates.

"While no one is expected to leap tall buildings in a single bound, our aspiring heroes will be tested on their courage, integrity, self-sacrifice, compassion and resourcefulness the stuff of all true superheroes," stated Lee.

Lee will choose 11 lucky finalists to move into a secret lair and compete for the opportunity to become a real-life superhero. Finalists will leave their former lives behind and live as their brainchild heroes 24/7, all under Lee's watchful eye. In the end, only one aspiring superhero will have the strength and nobility to open the gates to comic book immortality.

"It is such an honor to be working with the legendary Stan Lee," said exec producer Nash. "He has practically written the superhero code. With his expert guidance, we're sure to find the world's next superhero."

"We are looking forward to joining forces with Stan and Bruce to search the universe for these fearless competitors," said Mark Stern, evp, programming, SCI FI Channel. "At some point in their lives, everyone has wanted to break out and be heroic, and now is the chance for a chosen few to shed their every-day identities and truly express their inner superhero."

WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO? is a production of Nash Ent., in association with POW! Nash, Lee and Scott Satin serve as exec producers.

Lee, world famous comic book and motion picture icon, founded POW! (Purveyors of Wonder) Ent. Inc. (POWN.PK), an advanced media and entertainment company, together with award winning producer Gill Champion and intellectual property specialist Arthur Lieberman, Esq.

SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI airs original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as produces a website (www.scifi.com) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and in 85 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.

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