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SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT, MAGGIEMOO'S ICE CREAM & TREATERY AND MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY LAUNCH PROMOTIONAL PATNERSHIP FOR UPCOMING 3-D ANIMATED FAMILY FILM "FLY ME TO THE MOON" "Fly Me to the Moon" in theatres nation-wide on August 15, 2008 LOS ANGELES, CA, August 11, 2008 - In support of its upcoming 3-D animated family feature film "Fly Me to the Moon," Summit Entertainment has partnered with MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery and Marble Slab Creamery. The program, timed to the film's August 15, 2008 nationwide release, offers moviegoers and ice cream lovers alike an up close experience to two family favorites - entertaining films and super premium ice cream and frozen treats. The partnership is supported by NexCen Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXC) ("NexCen"), parent company to MaggieMoo's and Marble Slab. "MaggieMoo's and Marble Slab offer Summit Entertainment a unique opportunity to reach our film's core audience in an environment that they love and frequent often," said Vivian Mayer-Siskind, SVP Worldwide Publicity for Summit Entertainment. "We are hopeful that families will go to the film and then continue their experience by visiting one of MaggieMoo's and Marble Slab's many locations." "We were excited to partner with Summit Entertainment and 'Fly Me to the Moon,'" said Jenn Johnston, senior vice president of brand marketing for NexCen Franchise Management. "These brands are about quality products and entertainment, so it seemed only natural to align our ice cream with this summer's most exciting family film." The partnership between Summit and MaggieMoo's and Marble Slab includes:
"Fly Me to the Moon" In the first animated film ever shot in 3D, three young flies set off on a courageous mission to become the first insects on the moon by hitching a ride on the historic Apollo 11 space flight. Based on the actual transcripts and the original blueprints from NASA, the film's stunning visuals and meticulous attention to detail introduce a whole new generation to the awe-inspiring achievements of the space program's most momentous mission. The year is 1969 and like everyone else in the world, Nat (Trevor Gagnon) and his pals IQ (Philip Daniel Bolden) and Scooter (David Gore) are abuzz over the upcoming launch of the first manned mission to the moon. Inspired by his Grandpa's (Christopher Lloyd) oft-told tale of hiding aboard Amelia Earhart's plane during her famed solo cross-Atlantic flight, Nat hatches a secret plan for the three young flies to stow away on the Apollo 11 rocket. Thinking the trip will be over in a matter of minutes, the fly boys-and their earthbound families-are shocked to learn they will be in space for closer to a week. When a N.A.S.A. Ground Control official catches sight of the three winged stowaways, he instructs the astronauts to store them in a test tube for later study. But after an electrical short causes the ship's engine to malfunction, the three intrepid insects manage to escape from their glass mini-brig just in time to discover the wiring problem and fix it. After a difficult lunar landing, Nat tags along with Neil Armstrong on his legendary moon walk. Although the flies face a few more close calls, the mission appears to be a success. At least until Grandpa's old flame Nadia (Nicolette Sheridan) arrives from Russia to warn him that her government, angry over losing the space race, has dispatched fly-spy Yegor (Tim Curry) to Cape Canaveral to sabotage the computer flight plans. With the Apollo hurtling toward Earth, it falls to Nat's family to save the mission-and the trio of brave flies-from disaster. The 3-D animated family film "Fly Me to the Moon" features the voice talents of Kelly Ripa, Christopher Lloyd, Nicollette Sheridan, Tim Curry, Ed Begley Jr., Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Patrick, Trevor Gagnon, Philip Daniel Bolden, David Gore, and Buzz Aldrin.
Summit Entertainment LLC
Marble Slab Creamery (www.marbleslab.com)
MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery (www.maggiemoos.com)
NexCen Brands, Inc. (www.nexcenbrands.com) The Company licenses and franchises its brands to a network of leading retailers, manufacturers and franchisees that includes every major segment of retail distribution from the luxury market to the mass market in the U.S. and in over 50 countries around the world, and consists of approximately 1,900 franchised stores. NexCen, through its information technology, franchisee support systems and advertising, marketing and public relations team, markets its brands to continually drive greater consumer awareness and brand equity for each of its brands. NexCen touches nearly every aspect of a consumer's lifestyle from the food they eat to the furnishings in their homes and the clothes and footwear they purchase. # # #
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