The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles� are about to �Shell-ebrate�
the end of their official 25th Anniversary Tour in San Diego,
paving the way for another exciting 25 years of TMNT-mania that
will include the release of a new TMNT motion picture in 2011.
Mirage Studios, owners of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand,
and TMNT licensing agent 4Kids Entertainment will be making
�America�s Finest City� a little finer (and greener) from July
23-26 as they �Shell-ebrate� with fans, and Jerry Sanders, the
Mayor of San Diego, at San Diego Comic-Con, Horton Plaza and a
special �Galabunga� featuring the World Premiere Screening of a
Special �Turtles� Film at the On Broadway Event Center.
The TMNT Party Bus will be parked at Horton Plaza (located in
the downtown Gaslamp District off Broadway), a few blocks away from
the San Diego Convention Center, throughout the duration of the
show. Visitors will have the opportunity to walk through the
Turtles Party Bus, a moving memorabilia museum of TMNT artifacts
encompassing its first quarter century, play TMNT video games, take
photos with the TMNT as well as participate in martial arts
demonstrations with the American Taekwondo Association. In
addition, special guest Jerry Sanders, the Mayor of San Diego, will
be joining the TMNT for a �shell-ebratory� press event at Horton
Plaza on Thursday, July 23 at 10:30 AM.
Horton Plaza will also be part of a special promotion during San
Diego Comic-Con that entails attendees collecting TMNT buttons for
a chance to win tickets to the �invite only� Gala-bunga
party/screening at the Friday evening �On Broadway� event.
Buttons for the contest can be obtained at Uclick GoComics
(Booth #1217), Ubisoft (Booth #5521), Prima Games (Booth #1129) and
Sideshow Collectibles (Booth #1929) at Comic-Con, with a fifth
button, commemorating the 25th Anniversary, available at the Party
Bus at Horton Plaza. The first 150 people to return to the Party
Bus at Horton Plaza with all five buttons will win a ticket to the
Galabunga hosted at the On Broadway Event Center (615 Broadway) on
Friday, July 24.
The Galabunga will feature the World Premiere screening of the
4Kids Entertainment and Mirage Studios� �Turtles Forever� animated
Special, bringing together the classic Turtles with their
contemporary brethren. A reception and screening filled with food
(including pizza of course!), drinks, giveaways and special guests
will be held from 7-10:00 PM. The event is invitation-only, but
attendees (21 and over) will have the opportunity to win coveted
tickets by collecting the five buttons during Comic-Con. In
addition, tickets will be given out at select times and locations
during the Convention Center for some lucky fans.
�This is an exhilarating time for the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles and it has been great to see the support and dedication
fans still have for the brand after all these years, as we have
made our way across the country from New York to San Diego,� said
Gary Richardson, CEO of Mirage Studios. �While the events
surrounding San Diego Comic-Con mark the end of the official
Anniversary Tour for the TMNT, they also mark the beginning of the
next TMNT chapter. We have a lot of exciting initiatives planned
for the Turtles and look forward to kicking off the next 25 years
by getting to work on a brand new TMNT movie for fans to enjoy in
2011.�
The TMNT will be busy back at the San Diego Convention Center
with partners Ubisoft, Universal Uclick, Prima Games, and Sideshow
Collectibles. Ubisoft, the leading international developer,
publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products,
will be hosting TMNT video game tournaments throughout the show and
will have a �green screen� to take action-packed TMNT pictures. In
addition, Universal Uclick, the Turtles� mobile content licensee,
will be giving away an iPod touch in their booth during the
show.
A special TMNT panel will be held on Friday, July 24 from
4:15-5:15 PM in Room 6DE. The panel will look at the whole spectrum
of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (from comics to toys to TV to
movies to video games, etc.). The panelists will discuss the
evolution of the TMNT as a brand, the depth to which the TMNT have
been part of these mediums as well as key milestones over the
years. The panel members include:
Gary Richardson (moderator), CEO of Mirage StudiosKevin Eastman,
Co-creator of the TMNTLloyd Goldfine, Supervising Producer, 4Kids
ProductionsSteve Barron, Director of the original movie: Teenage
Mutant Ninja TurtlesKarl Aaronian, Senior Vice President of
Marketing, Giochi Preziosi U.S.A., Inc (and ex-Playmates Toys
exec)Matt Leunig Associate Producer, UbisoftGalen Walker, Producer
of new TMNT movie (slated for 2011)Scott Mednick, Producer of new
TMNT movie (slated for 2011)John Fusco, Writer of new TMNT movie
(slated for 2011)
While San Diego marks the end of the official Anniversary Tour,
the TMNT Party Bus will continue to make its way around the country
to a few select cities for some special celebrations throughout
2009.
Check out www.tmnt25.com for more details and images.
About Mirage Studios
Mirage Studios, Inc. is part of the Mirage Group, a group of
companies located in Northampton, Massachusetts that owns, manages,
nurtures and protects the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
property.
About 4Kids Entertainment
With U.S. headquarters in New York City, regional offices for
its trading card business in San Diego, California and
international offices in London, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
(NYSE:KDE) is a global organization devoted to the creation,
development, production, broadcasting, distribution, licensing, and
manufacturing of children�s entertainment products.
Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, 4Kids produces animated
television series and films, distributes 4Kids� produced or
licensed animated television series for the domestic and
international television and home video markets, licenses
merchandising rights worldwide to 4Kids� owned or represented
properties, operates Web sites to support 4Kids� owned or
represented properties, and produces and markets collectible
trading card games. Additionally, the company programs and sells
the national advertising time in TheCW4Kids five-hour Saturday
morning block on The CW television network.
Additional information is available on the
www.4KidsEntertainment.com corporate web site and at the
www.4kids.tv game station site.
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