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TAG Entertainment Acquires Myriad Pictures
Friday, April 22, 2005 TAG Entertainment Corp., an independent family film company based in Beverly Hills, California, announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Myriad Pictures, Inc. Mr. Steve Austin, Chairman and CEO, said: "After careful consideration, Myriad became an obvious choice for TAG's first acquisition. I have watched the growth of Myriad over the years and have always been impressed with the caliber of their productions and the depth of their distribution reach." Based in Santa Monica, Myriad Pictures is involved in financing, production and worldwide sales of major motion pictures and television programming. Helmed by Kirk D'Amico, the company's recent films include the bio-pic Kinsey starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney released by Fox Searchlight, ensemble family comedy Eulogy, starring Hank Azaria, Ray Romano and Debra Winger released by Lions Gate Films, the supernatural thriller Trauma, with Colin Firth and Mena Suvari; the Sam Rockwell comedy Piccadilly Jim penned by Julian Fellowes; the Wall Street thriller The Deal starring Christian Slater and the supernatural thriller The River King starring Edward Burns. Recent box office hits include, the teen horror box office hit Jeepers Creepers 2 released by MGM, National Lampoon's Van Wilder released by Artisan and The Good Girl starring Jennifer Aniston released by Fox Searchlight. Kirk D'Amico, president and CEO of Myriad Pictures, said, "We look forward to expanding the capabilities and activities of both TAG and Myriad. We also look forward to working with Steve and the whole TAG team."
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