Producer Ford Lytle Gilmore Launches Illuminati Entertainment.

Entertainment/Business Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2002

Management and Production Company Makes Waves in Film & Television

With A-List Comic Book and Video Game Creators

Illuminati Entertainment (www.illuminatientertainment.com) -- a trailblazing management and production company focusing on clients with backgrounds in comic books and video games -- launches with an A-list talent roster. Illuminati founder Ford Lytle Gilmore is a producer and the former Vice President of Development at Goodman/Rosen Productions, where he worked on licensed properties, including video game franchises "Crazy Taxi" and "Perfect Dark."

While under a first-look producing deal with Goodman/Rosen, Gilmore set-up projects including a television series based on Image Comics' hit "Noble Causes," and a feature based on the best-selling horror/western game "Deadlands" with Artists Production Group and producer David Permut ("Face/Off"). He had garnered the first-look deal after delivering video games such as Atari's "Area 51" which the company promptly set-up at New Line Cinema with producer Steve Tisch. In addition to his successful track record as a producer and development executive, Gilmore has been writing comic books professionally since high school. His most recent work is the best-selling re-launch of the '80s cartoon franchise "The Thundercats" at WildStorm Productions.

Gilmore says, "Illuminati Entertainment grew out of the convergence of comics, games, film and television. Our clients are the creators behind some of the best-selling and most innovative properties on the market. While a big part of our business involves representing the titles they've created, our concentration isn't just on established properties -- it's on building new brands and franchises that can then crossover into comics, games and toys. As Hollywood's appetite for comics and video games continually grows, I envision more companies like Illuminati Entertainment emerging as the next logical step in our industry's evolution."

Talent signed to Illuminati includes: Dave Johnson, Phil Noto, Howard Chaykin, J.G. Jones, Tomm Coker, and Steve Lieber. Collectively, Illuminati's writers and artists have worked for every major comic book publisher and a myriad of game and toy companies, including: Mattel, Electronic Arts, Hasbro, Sony Computer Entertainment, Activision and Toy Biz, and they have created characters, worlds, and merchandise for franchises including: Harry Potter, Spider-Man, Superman, Star Wars, James Bond, X-men, Red Alert, G.I.Joe, Everquest, Wolverine, Transfomers, Batman, Jurassic Park, Wonder Woman, Dune and Jumanji.