National Lampoon Wraps Production on “National Lampoon’s Legend of Awesomest Maximus”
Date : 12/04/2008 @ 10:00AM
Source : Business Wire
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National Lampoon Wraps Production on “National Lampoon’s Legend of Awesomest Maximus”
National Lampoon, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US:NLN), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, announced today the completion of principal photography on “National Lampoon’s Legend of Awesomest Maximus”, the newest in-house produced feature film by the Company. The film stars Mad TV’s Will Sasso (Less than Perfect, For Christ Sake), Ian Ziering (90210), Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3), Sophie Monk (Date Movie) and Rip Torn (Dodgeball), and is directed by Jeff Kanew (Revenge of the Nerds).
The project is a spoof of popular “sword-and-sandal” films, such as 300, Troy, Gladiator, and Braveheart, but is centered on the fresh and funny tale of “Awesomest Maximus” (Will Sasso), an unconventional General who reluctantly agrees to do whatever he can to ensure that he and his nagging wife “Hottessa” (Loken) become the next King and Queen of Troy. His villainous counterpart “Testiclees” is played by Ian Ziering. Other notable cast members include Sophie Monk as “Princess Ellen” and Tony Cox as “Minoritees”. There are also supporting appearances from well-known comedians Ahmed Ahmed (You Don’t Mess with the Zohan), Russell Peters (Quarter-Life Crisis), the Sklar Brothers, and Eddie Pepitone (Old School).
“We had a great time making ‘National Lampoon’s Legend of Awesomest Maximus’. The quality and talent of the cast will assure that this will become another National Lampoon classic film, one that is sure to stand the test of time,” stated Justin Kanew, National Lampoon executive-in-charge of production on the film. “This is a film that we are proud to have carry the National Lampoon brand and we are certain that this will entertain fans worldwide.” About National Lampoon National Lampoon, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: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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