Paradox Entertainment Sets Up `Conan' Movies at Millennium Films.BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Paradox Entertainment announced today that the company has sold the option for 'Conan' movies to Millennium Films. Development has started and discussions are underway for domestic and international distribution. "It is time for the Cimmerian to return to the big screen. Robert E. Howard's 'Conan' is undoubtedly one of the greatest fantasy characters in our time and with the right filmmaker this movie will be huge. We're very happy to be working with Millennium Films as they share our passion and are fasttracking the project," said Fredrik Malmberg, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Paradox Entertainment. Producers are Fredrik Malmberg from Paradox Entertainment and Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, Joe Gatta and George Furla from Millennium Films. Paradox Entertainment was represented by Frederick Fierst at Fierst, Pucci & Kane, and Jon Levin and Charles Melniker at CAA Caa See CCC. . Among Millennium Films' previous productions are '16 Blocks' (Bruce Willis) and 'The Black Dahlia' (Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson). Presently, the studio is working on 'Righteous Kill' (Al Pacino, Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro ), 'King of California' (Michael Douglas) and 'John Rambo' (Sylvester Stallone). Paradox Entertainment, through its subsidiary Conan Properties International LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , has owned the rights to 'Conan' since 2002 and acquired the rest of the Howard library in early 2006. 'Conan' has been making a comeback the past couple of years in publishing, gaming and collectibles. This fall sees the release of the action-packed 'Conan' videogame (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) from THQ/Nihilistic, and in spring of 2008 comes the much anticipated 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' MMOG (Massively Multiuser Online Game) A game on the computer played by many people. Also called "massively multiplayer online" (MMO), an MMOG differs from a regular multiplayer game because its environment is perpetual. (massively multiplayer online game “MMO” redirects here. For other uses, see MMO (disambiguation). Massively multiplayer online game (also called MMOG or simply MMO) is a computer game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. ) by Funcom/Eidos. Robert E. Howard Robert Ervin Howard (January 22 1906 – June 11 1936)[1] was a classic American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. is considered the creator of the genre "Sword & Sorcery", perhaps most known through the character 'Conan.' Despite his short literary career - Howard died at the mere age of 30 - he wrote over 800 stories and poems. Howard's breakthrough came when being published in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales during the 1930s. His stories take us to such different surroundings as ancient Atlantis, the North African desert during WW1, hidden opium dens in dark alleys of the city, and northern Britain during the invasion of the Roman legions. Paradox Entertainment AB Paradox Entertainment AB owns, develops and licenses mainly character-based properties. The company owns the stories and characters created by pulp author Robert E. Howard, among others Conan, Kull, Bran Mak Morn Bran Mak Morn is a hero of several pulp fiction short stories by Robert E. Howard. In the stories, most of which were first published in Weird Tales, Bran is the last king of Howard's romanticized version of the tribal race of Picts. and Solomon Kane. Paradox also owns the original property Mutant Chronicles. Industries exploiting the company property portfolio include film, TV, book, comics, videogame, Internet/mobile/wireless, toys, apparel, and more. The business is mainly conducted through the subsidiary Paradox Entertainment Inc., based in Los Angeles, USA. Paradox Entertainment AB is traded on the Swedish NGM See NetWare Global Messaging. Equity list (PDXE, SE0000598054). |
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