Paramount Pictures Debuts DreamWorks Animation's 'Kung Fu Panda' and Exclusive Footage...

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Paramount Pictures Debuts DreamWorks Animation's 'Kung Fu Panda' and Exclusive
Footage From 'The Love Guru' to ShoWest Exhibitors at Annual Las Vegas
Convention & Unveils Paramount Classics' 'Shine A Light' and Scenes From
'Tropic Thunder' at Private Events
DWA Head Jeffrey Katzenberg and Studio Vice Chairman Rob Moore Intro 'Love
Guru' Stars Mike Myers & Jessica Alba and 'Tropic Thunder' Topliners Ben
Stiller & Robert Downey Jr.

LAS VEGAS, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Pictures previewed
DreamWorks Animation's animated feature "Kung Fu Panda" at the ShoWest annual
exhibitors convention today, as well as the first footage of another summer
release "The Love Guru" featuring the film's stars Mike Myers and Jessica
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    At private events, the studio screened Paramount Classics' concert film
"Shine A Light" and showed scenes from a third summer release, "Tropic
Thunder," introduced by two stars from the film, Robert Downey Jr. and Ben
Stiller, who also co-wrote and directed the action comedy.
    Highlights included:
    -- A keynote address from DWA head Jeffrey Katzenberg during which he
       announced the voice cast for the upcoming 3-D animated feature
       "Monsters vs. Aliens," opening March 27, 2009.
    -- Surprise guests Mike Myers and Jessica Alba, who appeared onstage to
       show clips of "The Love Guru," which hits theaters June 20.
    -- A world premiere screening of DWA's "Kung Fu Panda" for exhibitors.
       "Kung Fu Panda," opens June 6.
    -- A private event party for DreamWorks' "Tropic Thunder," where Paramount
       Pictures' Vice Chairman Rob Moore introduced the debut of the action
       comedy's trailer and brought out two of the film's stars, Stiller and
       Downey, who introduced scenes from the summer release due in theaters
       August 15.
    -- A private U.S. premiere screening of Paramount Classics' Rolling Stones
       concert film "Shine A Light" directed by Oscar(R) winner Martin
       Scorsese, which opens April 4.


    About Paramount Pictures Corporation
    Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of
filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading
content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital
entertainment brands.  The company's labels include Paramount Pictures,
Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies and
DreamWorks Studios.  PPC operations also include Paramount Pictures Digital
Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International,
Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio Group, and Worldwide Television
Distribution.
     For more information contact:
     Michael Agulnek, Vice President Publicity - 323-956-5704
Michael_Agulnek@paramount.com
SOURCE  Paramount Pictures Corporation

Michael Agulnek, Vice President Publicity, of Paramount Pictures Corporation,
+1-323-956-5704, Michael_Agulnek@paramount.com

 

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