''Friday Night Lights'' Star Zach Gilford Graduates with Fox Atomic

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Michael Keaton, Carol Burnett, and Rodrigo Santoro Join Cast of
            the College Comedy The Post-Grad Survival Guide
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--Fox Atomic announced today that Zach Gilford (NBC's "Friday Night
Lights"); Michael Keaton; Carol Burnett; and Rodrigo Santoro (Love
Actually, ABC's "Lost") are set to join Alexis Bledel in The Post-Grad
Survival Guide. The film will begin shooting on December 10th in Los
Angeles. Vicky Jenson (Shrek, Shark Tale) will direct, and The
Montecito Picture Company's Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock will produce
the film along with Joe Medjuck and Jeff Clifford.

   In the comedy The Post-Grad Survival Guide, Ryden Malby (Alexis
Bledel) graduates from college and is forced to move back into her
childhood home with her eccentric family, while she attempts to find a
job, the right guy, and just a hint of where her life is headed.

   Alexis Bledel, best known for her role as Rory Gilmore on the
long-running series "Gilmore Girls," will play the lead. Bledel has
also appeared in numerous films including Sin City and The Sisterhood
of the Traveling Pants. Zach Gilford, best known for his role as
quarterback Matt Saracen on NBC's critically acclaimed show "Friday
Night Lights" will play her love interest in the film. Michael Keaton,
an actor who is best known for his collaborations with inventive
director Tim Burton on some of Burton's biggest films, including
Beetle Juice, Batman, and Batman Returns, is also set to star in the
film. He is joined in the film by Carol Burnett, a comedic legend, who
has worked in the entertainment industry for over fifty years. She
starred in her show "The Carol Burnett Show" for 11 seasons, earning
her the deserved title of "Queen of Television Comedy." Rodrigo
Santoro, the gorgeous actor who first wowed audiences in Love
Actually, also joins the cast. Santoro also had starring roles in the
smash hit 300 and the hit television show "Lost."

   Director Vicky Jenson began her career in animation, designing
backgrounds and drawing storyboards for Marvel, Disney, and Warner
Brothers. She received commercial and critical acclaim when she
directed the Academy Award winning Shrek and the Academy Award
Nominated Shark Tale.

   The Montecito Picture Company's Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock are
set to produce The Post-Grad Survival Guide along with Joe Medjuck and
Jeff Clifford. Reitman has created many of American cinema's best
loved feature film comedies, including Animal House, Ghost Busters,
Stripes, and Beethoven. Pollock and Medjuck have produced some of the
most memorable films of the past decade, such as Old School, Road
Trip, and Disturbia. President of Production Debbie Liebling will
oversee the project for Atomic.

   About Fox Atomic

   Fox Atomic is a culturally branded entertainment company providing
theatrical movies and digital content targeting the 17-24 year old
demographic. Their next release will be the comedy The Rocker (April
18, 2008). Later in 2008, Atomic will release The Post-Grad Survival
Guide and I Love You, Beth Cooper among others. Atomic also houses a
graphic novel division, with distribution through sister company
Harper Collins. They most recently released "28 Days Later: The
Aftermath" (April '07) and "The Hills Have Eyes 2: The Beginning"
(July '07). Formed in 2006, this new entity of Fox Filmed
Entertainment produces and acquires product spanning all media
platforms, and various genres.

Fox Atomic
Danni Pearlberg, 310-369-7477

Copyright Business Wire 2007
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