National Lampoon Acquires Feature Script “Knights Of The Not So Round Table”
19 Noviembre 2008 - 8:15AM
Business Wire
National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX:NLN), the most widely recognized brand
in comedy, today announced that it has acquired the rights to the
feature script �Knights Of The Not So Round Table,� from
writer/director J.D. Shapiro. The film is slated to begin
production in early 2009, with Shapiro set to direct. The film
opens with the claim: �In 524 AD, Arthur Lol Pendragon went to
Camelot. One thousand, four hundred and eighty five years later
this footage was found. What it reveals is both shocking and more
shocking. We have discovered that, out of all the legendary tales
told about King Arthur and his knights� not one of them got it
right.� In this �true� tale of Arthur, who after pulling Excalibur
from the rock, tosses the magnificent sword aside and carries
around the rock, proclaiming to be the King of England. Arthur has
to save Camelot from the clutches of evil while leading a group of
misfit knights to find The Holy Grail. At Arthur�s side is his
adulterous wife Gwenarear, his best knight Sir Lancearoundalot, and
Merlin, his trusted advisor who gets everything wrong. "We�re very
excited to be in business with J.D. Shapiro,� said Daniel Laikin,
Chief Executive Officer of National Lampoon. �J.D.'s spoof is not
only funny and entertaining but it transcends the genre.� J.D.
Shapiro who wrote, �Robin Hood: Men In Tights,� and wrote�and
directed the award winning, �We Married Margo� is set to direct.
Shapiro is presently developing �Witness Protection� with The Gold
Company, and is executive producing a new superhero series he
created with Tony Chargin and the legendary Stan Lee (Spiderman,
Iron Man, The Hulk). Shapiro has just completed his first book,
�The Truth About Men�, which has received interest as a TV series.
�The idea for �Knights� has been brewing for a while,� stated
Shapiro. �I was influenced by Monty Python and lucky enough to have
worked with one of the greats in Mel Brooks. I wanted to make this
movie at a place that really understood this kind of comedy, so
National Lampoon was the perfect fit.� In addition to �Knights,�
National Lampoon plans to release up to four original in-house
produced titles per year. Most recently, National Lampoon has
released �National Lampoon�s Bagboy,� �National Lampoon�s Homo
Erectus,� and will soon release �National Lampoon�s Ratko: The
Dictator�s Son.� Currently in post-production, �National Lampoon�s
Legend of Awesomest Maximus� will be released in 2009.
Additionally, National Lampoon plans to release up to eight
acquisition titles per year. Releases to date have included �
�Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell,� �Electric Apricot,� �Jake�s
Booty Call,� and �One, Two, Many.� Distribution is handled
independently by National Lampoon, with some titles having broader
distribution in partnership with major studios. About National
Lampoon National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX:NLN) has been a dominant force
in the US comedy world for almost 40 years, and is currently active
in a broad array of media and entertainment segments. These include
feature films, television programming, online and interactive
entertainment, home video, audio, and book publishing. The Company
also owns interests in all major National Lampoon properties,
including National Lampoon�s Animal House, the National Lampoon
Vacation series and National Lampoon�s Van Wilder. National Lampoon
reaches nearly one in four of all 18 to 24 year old college
students in America today. The Company has three core operating
divisions: National Lampoon Films, which includes production along
with theatrical and video distribution of feature films; College
Marketing Division; and National Lampoon Networks, providing humor
content through a number of platforms. These include its National
Lampoon College TV network, the National Lampoon Humor Network -
the most trafficked humor sites on the web, Toga TV.com - the
company�s broadband channel, the Drunk University Network, the new
ZAZ Network, and the National Lampoon Video Network, which includes
channels on YouTube, AOL, Yahoo, Joost, and a number of digital
video platforms across the Internet. These are all anchored by the
award winning comedy website www.nationallampoon.com.
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