Article: Imagi Studios Announces First "Astro Boy" Licensing Deals.

Studio and "Astro Boy" Distributor, Summit Entertainment, Also Unveil Global Marketing Alliances

LOS ANGELES -- Imagi Studios announced today that it has signed worldwide licensing agreements with American Greetings, Penguin Group (USA) Inc., Jazwares Inc., D3Publisher and IDW Publishing for Astro Boy, its upcoming CG-animated film based on the adventures of the superhero icon. The studio's agreement with American Greetings also extends to future Imagi films. Astro Boy, slated for domestic release on October 23, 2009, is being distributed worldwide by Summit Entertainment except for Imagi's reserved territories of Japan, Hong Kong and China.

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