UIP SCORES LICENSING
DEAL IN UKRAINE
Copyright 2002 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ December 23rd 2002 ]
United
International Pictures has scored an exclusive
licensing deal to distribute its films in Ukraine
via firm B&H, cutting our former middle-man East
West Creative Associates, Variety Magazine reports.
Pics on the 2003 role-call include Par's The Cradle
Of Life: Tomb Raider 2 starring Oscar-winner Angelina
Jolie returning as buxom gunslinger Lara Croft.
"We very much value the relationship we have with
East West and this change is simply a reflection
of the growth of the business in (the) Ukraine
and our preference, wherever possible, to deal
directly with local players," said Julian Stanford,
UIP's senior VP of European sales.
The Cradle
Of Life: Tomb Raider 2, helmed by Speed king Jan
de Bont, welcomes back Australian-born actor Noah
Taylor and British Red Dwarf star Chris Barrie
each resuming their roles alongside Girl Interrupted
star Angelina Jolie. The second of three video-game
incarnations chronicles the adventures of fearless
aristocrat Lara Croft sent on a perilous mission
to save the world from the evil exploits of a
Chinese crime syndicate led by oriental crime
lord Chen Lo, played by Simon Yam. Pic opens Summer
2003.
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