Twentieth Century Fox and McFarlane Toys Announce New Licensing Agreement for Napoleon Dynamite Action Figures


CENTURY CITY, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox Licensing &
Merchandising and McFarlane Toys proudly announce a new licensing agreement
bringing a "sweet" line of action figures based on characters from the hit
cult-flick Napoleon Dynamite. The "hilarious" (NY Post) and "wonderfully
original" (People) comedy that has had dynamite theatrical staying power,
incredible word of mouth and a distinct look and feel is now being represented
with a brand-new line of Napoleon Dynamite figures.
The line will feature an assortment of figures including the film's quirky
anti-hero Napoleon Dynamite, his mustachioed sidekick Pedro Sanchez and
chatroom-junkie brother Kip.
"This is the new generation's cult classic film; fans will be repeating
the lines over and over just like my generation did with three or four movies
when I was 13," said McFarlane Toys founder Todd McFarlane. "My goal is to
showcase the main characters of the movie and reward the fans with some of the
more memorable and unforgettable scenes in action figure form."
"Napoleon Dynamite and action figure may seem like an oxymoron, but
McFarlane Toys has the appreciation and understanding of this character and
the film to create some truly fun and highly appealing toys," said Peter
Byrne, Executive Vice President, Licensing, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing &
Merchandising. "There is a huge pent up demand for merchandise for 'Napoleon
Dynamite' and a McFarlane action figure will be a 'must have' for all fans."
The new line of Napoleon Dynamite from McFarlane Toys will be hitting
shelves in fall 2005.

About NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
Napoleon Dynamite is a new kind of hero, complete with a tight 'fro, sweet
moon boots and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing
mythical beasts, duking it out with his brother Kip and avoiding his scheming
Uncle Rico. When two new friends enter Napoleon's life -- shy Deb and
mustachioed Pedro - the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro for class
president and make the student body's wildest dreams come true. But if Pedro
is to beat stuck-up Summer, Napoleon will have to unleash his secret weapon...
A runaway comedy hit at the Sundance Film Festival and named Best Feature
Film at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE marks the feature
film debut of an original new voice, director Jared Hess, who himself grew up
in Preston, Idaho, and left his studies at Brigham Young University to make
the film. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE is written by Jared and his wife, Jerusha Hess,
and produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt and Sean C. Covel. The comic cast
includes Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino,
Diedrich Bader and Haylie Duff.

About FOX Licensing & Merchandising
A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and
Merchandising licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth
Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting
Company, as well as third party lines. The division is aligned with Twentieth
Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of primetime entertainment
programming to the broadcast networks.

About McFarlane Toys
Grammy- and Emmy-winning Producer/Director Todd McFarlane, best known as
the creator of Spawn and the founder of spawn.com, is the creative force
behind McFarlane Toys. The international award-winning company is one of
America's top action figure manufacturers with several successful
movie-licensing tie-ins, including Alien Vs. Predator and "The Simpsons" (20th
Century Fox), and the upcoming Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Warner Brothers).
The company also makes official league-licensed figures for baseball,
football, basketball and hockey within its Sports Picks(TM) line, as well as
recently debuting the Legends lines in baseball and hockey with football and
basketball premiering in 2005. McFarlane Toys has replicated some of rock
music's greatest icons including Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix and Motley Crue.
Check out www.spawn.com for more information.


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Merchandising
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