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Paramount Pictures Announces Agreement to Acquire Worldwide Film
Rights to Midway Games' 'Fear & Respect'
Innovative Urban/Action Adventure Game Currently Being Developed in
Collaboration With Writer/Director John Singleton
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paramount Pictures has
reached an agreement to acquire the worldwide film rights to Midway Games'
(NYSE:MWY) "Fear & Respect," a state-of-the-art videogame based in the intense
urban environment of South Central Los Angeles. Currently being developed in
collaboration with writer/director John Singleton ("Boyz N the Hood," "Baby
Boy," "2 Fast 2 Furious," "Shaft"), the exciting urban/action adventure game is
scheduled to be available in the fourth quarter of 2005 for the PlayStation(R)2
computer entertainment system and the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft.
Christine Peters ("How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days") will be collaborating with
the game developer to produce the film.
"'Fear & Respect' brings the unique urban experience of South Central Los
Angeles to the gaming world in a way that is both realistic and exciting," says
Peters. "I'm thrilled to be working with Midway Games to turn this riveting
game into an equally exciting major motion picture."
"Fear & Respect," is a "3rd person" video game about a young man who has to
make survival choices in the urban world of Los Angeles: Does he survive by
inspiring fear, or does he survive by inspiring respect in the characters he
encounters -- and what lessons does he teach by his actions? The decisions the
player makes influences the events (and ultimately the outcome) of the story.
Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one
of the world's largest entertainment and media companies and a leader in the
production, promotion and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and
music.
Midway Games Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive
entertainment software. Midway videogames are available for play on all major
video game platforms, including the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment
system, Xbox (TM) video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(TM) and
Game Boy (R) Advance. "Fear & Respect" is a trademark of Midway Home
Entertainment Inc.
DATASOURCE: Paramount Pictures
CONTACT: Contact: Nancy Kirkpatrick, Executive Vice President, Paramount
Worldwide Publicity, +1-323-956-5824; or Reilly Brennan, Director of Media
Relations of Midway Amusement Games, LLC, +1-773-961-2557,
Web site: http://www.paramount.com/