"These guys are huge MechWarrior fans, and when they approached us with samples of their work and a keen interest to do a MechWarrior movie, we jumped at the chance," said Jordan Weisman, WizKids® CEO. "They're going to give the intellectual property the treatment it deserves - and who knows what will come of it?" WizKids will have input in script development, but the film will be produced entirely by DAVE students.

"The director [Lee Stringer] is an Emmy-winning visual effects supervisor with credits on Star Trek, Firefly and Battlestar Galactica. Lee loves MechWarrior and has wanted to bring it to the screen for 10 years," according to DAVE School Founder and Director Jeff Scheetz. "We teach our students the importance of getting strong reference, and the incredible level of art direction in the MechWarrior universe is making it easier for our students to create awesome sequences."

The as-yet-unnamed film will release this summer, and will be screened at Origins 2006 in Columbus, Ohio, and Gen Con 2006 in Indianapolis, Ind. It will also be available for download online.

Founded by 25-year game-industry veteran Jordan Weisman, WizKids is a Seattle-based game developer and publisher dedicated to creating tabletop games driven by imagination. Its MechWarrior and HeroClix CMGs and Pirates and Rocketmen™ CSGs are among the most successful games on the market today, and the company has sold hundreds of millions of game pieces worldwide. For additional information, visit www.wizkidsgames.com.

The DAVE School offers a one-year program in the creation of computer animation and visual effects for film, TV and games. They are located on the lot at Universal Studios Orlando. This will be their 10th student-made production in their five-year history. For more information, visit www.DaveSchool.com.

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