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Oopsy Does It!
Licensing and promo opps:
Play Along has the master toy
license, while Joester Loria and Fox
are currently in discussions with
retailers and consumer packaged
goods companies for fall 2007
promos.
Kristin Pitcher, marketing
manager, Twentieth Century Fox
Home Entertainment,
310-369-7495,
kristin.pitcher@fox.com
Polina Dektar, senior director,
The Joester Loria Group,
212-683-5150,
pdektar@tjlgroup.com
Twentieth Century Fox
Home Entertainment
Preschool August 4, 2007 (CGI) As the beloved Care Bears celebrate their 25th
anniversary, the movie focuses on new clan member Oopsy
Bear. Oopsy is the only Care Bear without a belly badge, and
when Cheer Bear and Grumpy Bear build an amusement
park for their friends, it’s Oopsy who accidentally destroys
it. Evil bear Grizzle uses Oopsy’s mistake to propel a plot to
steal all the Care Bears’ belly badges. Fortunately, Oopsy
manages to turn things around and come to the rescue.
Bratz
Licensing and promo opps:
MGA has an extensive line of
licensed products for Bratz, including
toys, games, dolls, consumer
electronics, home décor, stationery
and sporting goods.
Andrew Hyatt,
creative executive,
Crystal Sky Pictures,
310-843-0223,
andrew@crystal-sky.com
Dave Malacrida, VP of public
relations, MGA Entertainment,
818-894-2525 ext. 6590,
dmalacrida@mgae.com;
Rachel Griffi n, director of
public relations,
MGA Entertainment,
818-894-2525 ext. 6592,
rgriffi n@mgae.com
MGA Entertainment/
Avi Arad Productions/
Crystal Sky Pictures
Tweens Summer 2007 (L) MGA remains tight-lipped about plot details, but the
fi rst feature fi lm for this well-known girls property is going
into production in February.
Bee Movie
Licensees: Activision (video
games)
Susan Spencer, head of national
promotions, DreamWorks
Animation, 818-695-9769
Rick Rekedal, head of licensing
and retail marketing,
DreamWorks Animation,
818-695-7011
DreamWorks Animation/
Paramount
Family November 2, 2007 (CGI) Jerry Seinfeld co-wrote and is producing and starring
in this movie opposite Renée Zellweger. Barry B. Benson,
a graduate bee fresh out of college, is disillusioned with
the prospect of having only one career choice—honey.
On a chance opportunity to get outside the hive, Barry’s
life is saved by a New York City fl orist named Vanessa. As
their relationship blossoms, Barry’s eyes are opened to the
world of humans and their mass consumption of honey.
Armed with this information, Barry realizes his true calling
in life and decides to sue the human race for stealing
the bees’ honey. As a result, Barry gets caught up in the
middle of the confl ict and fi nds himself with some very
unusual problems to solve.
The Golden Compass
Licensing and promo opps:
Scholastic will publish movie tiein
books worldwide, while Master
Replicas will recreate some of the
key gadgets from the movie in
Lance Still, EVP of national
promotions, New Line Cinema,
310-967-6947,
lance.still@newline.com
International: David
Imhoff, senior EVP of
worldwide licensing and
merchandising, New Line
Cinema, 212-649-4944,
New Line Cinema/
Scholastic Media
Teens November 16, 2007 (L) An adaptation of the fi rst Philip Pullman novel in the
trilogy about a mysterious parallel universe where shapeshifting
“daemons,” bears, witches and angels ply their
magical trade.