Nicolas Cage and Donald Sutherland to join Freddie Highmore, Nathan Lane,
   Bill Nighy and Eugene Levy to Voice Roles in the CGI Animated Picture

    LOS ANGELES and HONG KONG, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Entertainment
and Imagi Studios have entered into a global alliance whereby Summit will
distribute Imagi's upcoming CG-animated motion picture ASTRO BOY worldwide
except for Imagi's reserved territories of Japan, Hong Kong and China. The
announcement was made jointly by Rob Friedman, Co-Chairman and CEO of
Summit Entertainment and Douglas Glen, CEO of Imagi Studios.

    "We are pleased to join with Imagi Studios in bringing the exceptional
world of ASTRO BOY to both existing and a new generation of fans alike,"
said Friedman. "The team at Imagi Studios is capturing the spirit of this
popular post-modern franchise by doing great things with the story,
characters and animation. ASTRO BOY promises to be an excellent addition to
our existing slate of family films."

    Glen said, "ASTRO BOY has been one of the world's best-known and most
loved superheroes for more than fifty years. We are pleased to partner with
Summit to deliver ASTRO BOY's first CGI feature film to worldwide audiences
on a grand scale. Imagi and Summit are a great fit, with high energy,
entrepreneurial cultures and a vision of building movie-driven global
brands."

    Slated for worldwide theatrical release in 2009, ASTRO BOY will feature
the voices of Academy Award(R)-winning actor Nicolas Cage, Donald
Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy and Eugene Levy with Freddie Highmore
in the title role. David Bowers is directing ASTRO BOY from a screenplay
written by Timothy Harris, with Maryann Garger producing.

    ASTRO BOY was created by the "god of manga", Japan's Osamu Tezuka, in
the early 1950s. The iconic character has since found wide popularity
around the world as the hero of three acclaimed animated television series
spanning the past four decades, besides being one of the top licensed
properties for merchandising.

    Set in futuristic Metro City, Imagi Studios' ASTRO BOY is about a young
robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist to replace
the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving father's expectations,
our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing
betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save
Metro City and reconcile with the man who had rejected him.

    As Summit continues to build its slate of animated films, ASTRO BOY
will follow the highly anticipated August 8, 2008 release of the company's
3D animation, FLY ME TO THE MOON.

    ASTRO BOY is the second CG-animated feature film from Imagi Studios,
following on the success of its 2007 box office hit TMNT.

    Summit's Senior Vice President of Production, Geoff Shaevitz, will
oversee the project for the studio. The rights to the film were negotiated
on behalf of Summit by the studio's Executive Vice President of Business
Affairs, Andrew Matosich as well as Alan Grodin on behalf of Imagi Studios.

    Cage and Lane are represented by CAA. Sutherland is represented by CAA
and Special Artists Agency. Highmore is represented by A.R.G in London.
Nighy is represented by Markham & Froggatt. Levy is represented by 3 Arts.
Bowers is represented by ICM. Harris is represented by UTA.

    ABOUT IMAGI STUDIOS

    Imagi International Holdings Limited ("Imagi") is a listed company
[Stock Code 585] on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Imagi's
principal business is the development and production of computer graphics
("CG") animated theatrical feature films. Imagi's first theatrical movie
TMNT was released in March 2007, opening #1 in U.S. box office revenue,
only the third time in history that an Asian-made film has achieved that
honor. Imagi has development operations in Los Angeles, California, and CG
production studios at its Chai Wan (Hong Kong) headquarters.

    ABOUT SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

    Summit Entertainment is a worldwide theatrical motion picture
development, financing, production and distribution studio. The studio
handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own
internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures. Summit
Entertainment, LLC also represents international sales for both its own
slate and third party product. Summit Entertainment, LLC plans to release
10 to 12 films annually.

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