Desilu Studios to Bring V THE MOVIE to the Big Screen

Desilu Studios, Inc announced today that it will bring the long awaited sci-fi feature film V THE MOVIE, a big-budget treatment of the highly successful,critically-acclaimed 80's mini-series to movie screens worldwide. The film will be written and directed by the original's creator, Kenneth Johnson and produced by John Hermansenand Barry Opper.

"We are delighted to team up with Desilu to bring the timeless and timely story of resistance against tyranny into the 21st Century," Johnson said. "V will be the first of a cinematic trilogy which will tell the full epic tale in the manner I always envisioned."

"Desilu was revolutionary in its time and as the saying goes, everything old is new again,"said maverick businessman Charles B. Hensley who acquired the Desilu brand with a vision of reimagining Desilu into a global entertainment and commercial empire. Hensley continued, "Coming from the consumer products space, it makes sense for the company's trajectory and shareholders to focus on film and television properties with high merchandising and licensing potential such as V The MovieFranchise.""Identifying and driving valuable allied profit centers, maximizing income potential for each property is our ideal content model," added Michael Mann, Exec VP Business Development.

The highly sought-after project was brought to Desilu by development executiveSean Stone."V is a multi-billion dollar film franchise and merchandising juggernaut," said Desilu Exec VP Steven Posen, adding, "we couldn't be more excited and honored to bring this film to the millions ofdevotedfans worldwide."

"It's no small irony that the new Desilu will be building on the sci-fi tradition with 'V', considering Desilu was the original studio responsible for Star Trek!" added Stone.

SOURCE Desilu