SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT USHERS IN A NEW ERA OF
TRANSFORMERS-MANIA WITH TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
SPECIAL EDITION DVD
Icons OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON Star in Special Edition DVD to Hit Retail Shelves This Holiday Season
New York, New York, May 30, 2006 - When MEGATRON said, "It's over
Prime," he had it all wrong. This fall, the home entertainment group of
SONY BMG Music Entertainment pulls out all the stops for the 20th
Anniversary of the pop culture phenomenon and original theatrical
release, TRANSFORMERS: The Movie with an explosive special edition DVD.
The new DVD marks the return of the out-of-this world animated big
screen bonanza that catapulted the likes of OPTIMUS PRIME, MEGATRON,
STARSCREAM, SOUNDWAVE and even the DINOBOTS into pop culture icons. The
TRANSFORMERS: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD will be
packed with premium features and behind-the-scenes footage developed
with input by and for TRANSFORMERS fans across the country.
TRANSFORMERS: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD will tap
into the huge, multi-generational TRANSFORMERS fan base. The special
edition DVD will power into retail stores across North America in
November 2006 -- just in time for the holiday gift giving season.
"The TRANSFORMERS franchise continues to thrive across multiple
platforms, and we are excited to celebrate this pop culture phenomenon
with a compelling new DVD tribute," said Jim Wilson, Executive Vice
President, General Manager of Home Entertainment for SONY BMG. "By
teaming with TRANSFORMERS fans, we have developed an exclusive product
with premium content and special features that will be sure to attract
fans of all ages."
The 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD includes never-before-seen
footage, exclusive interviews, interactive games and collectible
packaging. The film features the voice of Orson Welles in his final
role, as well as stars Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Casey
Kasem, Robert Stack, John Moschitta, Peter Cullen, and Frank Welker.
The DVD also features a winning soundtrack featuring the iconic theme
"The TRANSFORMERS" performed by Lion, and the popular "The Touch,"
performed by Stan Bush.
For more information on TRANSFORMERS: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD log onto www.TRANSFORMERSthemovieDVD.com
To coincide with the special edition DVD release, this fall Hasbro will
pay a special tribute to the rich history captured in the saga that is
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE with the TRANSFORMERS Classics line of figures.
Available in November 2006, these new figures will feature updated
versions of the first generation of TRANSFORMERS (or "G1"), inspired by
the look and spirit of the original figures and characters.
Auto Assembly: Target 2006 Major News Update!
Hi everyone!
We're only SIX days away now from Auto Assembly: Target 2006 on 3rd June
here in Birmingham, England and we thought we'd bring you another news update
covering a few key areas of the convention. We've got important updates on
bookings, the charity auction and more besides...
BOOKINGS
Bookings are still coming in and we want to update you all on the situation
here. For everyone who has pre-registered so far, we have now sent out all of
the confirmation slips/packs for everyone who has pre-registered up to
midnight on Friday 26th May 2006. All of bookings we have received since then will
be posted out Tuesday 30th May by first class post and should reach you by
Thursday 1st June at the latest.
However, for those of you who do live in the UK and who have not pre-booked
there is STILL time to pre-register IF you book in the next 48 hours! As long
as we receive your booking online by 10:00 am on Tuesday 30th May, we will be
able to process them and send them out the same day. We can't guarantee to
process any bookings received beyond this point.
At 11:00 am on 30th May we will be making the final draw to see who is
taking part in the consulation exercise taking place at the convention so you
still have a chance to get involved in that part of the convention as well!!
PLACES REMAINING
At the time of writing, there are approximately 130 places left for Auto
Assembly: Target 2006 including on-the-door places which is fewer than last
year. While Auto Assembly 2005 was NOT a complete sell out, we have had
considerably more bookings than last year at this point and we are expecting to have
more places confirmed in the next couple of days that have been provisionally
reserved so this figure will be reduced. With expected local press coverage
also expected prior to the convention we still STRONGLY recommend pre-booking
while you still can.
CHARITY AUCTION
For those of you interested, we are hoping to be able to take credit card
payments (via PayPal) for items in the charity auction. We are currently working
on having internet access at the convention although this will be for
admistrative use only. We must stress that such payments will be subject to a 5%
handling fee as we are charged by PayPal for all payments received. We will
also be able to accept card payments for purchases from the Auto Assembly
registration desk for merchandise including copies of our event magazine, other
items and Titan Books graphic novels that we will be selling.
GUIDO GUIDI SKETCHES
Guido Guidi will be doing sketches for fans at Auto Assembly although we
have been asked by sponsors TF Auctions to stress that - because of time - these
will be limited although Guidi will be happy to sign autographs throughout
the day.
GOODIE BAG UPDATE
While we were preparing the goodie bag, we have been able to confirm the
exact numbers of most of the items we have available in the packs for everyone
this year. The situation is as follows:- Ladbird G1 books (first 139
attendees), G2 Colouring/Activity books (first 294 attendees), Cards Inc G1 Stickers
(first 340 attendees), and for every attendee are:- Auto Assembly Postcard #002
(Simon Williams), Auto Assembly Postcard #003 (Guido Guidi), Model &
Collector's Mart magazine, and a bag of Transform-A-Snacks. We are still waiting for
a delivery of assorted items from Metrodome which will include various
postcards but we don't know how many of these there will be.
COLOURING COMPETITION
One for all our younger attendees... we've got a free competition lined up.
Just pick up a colouring sheet with a lineart version of one of our postcards
and a FREE pack of colouring pencils from the registration desk and just hand
your entry in later in the day to be judged by some of our guests. We've got
some great prizes on offer for the winners!
* * *
Well, that's it for this update so you've only got TWO DAYS to decide if you
want to pre-register but we want to see as many of you there as possible to
help us break the European Transformers Convention attendance record for the
second year running! It's going to be another great event and we'd love to see
you all there. Book online or find out more at _www.autoassembly.org.uk_
(http://www.autoassembly.org.uk) to decide if you want to come along on the day
and we hope to see you all on Saturday!
Simon and Sven,
Auto Assembly: Target 2006
_www.autoassembly.org.uk_ (http://www.autoassembly.org.uk)
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