SEGA
ANNOUNCES
DOMINIC
SCOTT KAY TO
LEND VOICE
TO
‘CHARLOTTE’S
WEB’ VIDEO
GAME
Young Star
to Voice
Wilbur the
Pig, in
Video Game
Based on
Upcoming
Feature Film
SAN
FRANCISCO &
LONDON (Oct.
24, 2006) -
SEGA® of
America,
Inc. and
SEGA® Europe
Ltd. today
announced
that actor
Dominic
Scott Kay,
who voices
the role of
Wilbur in
Paramount
Pictures’/Walden
Media’s
presentation
of a Kerner
Entertainment/Nickelodeon
Movies
production,
the holiday
release
Charlotte’s
Web, will
reprise his
role in the
DS™ and PC
versions of
the
Charlotte’s
Web video
game. The
game is
scheduled
for release
on November
14, 2006 and
will also be
available
for the
Nintendo
Game Boy®
Advance and
mobile
phones.
“I love
video games
and I’m
really
excited to
have my
voice in
Charlotte’s
Web,” said
Kay, who
made his
debut in the
2002 hit
Minority
Report. “I
think it is
so cool that
the first
game I’ve
ever worked
on is based
on a story
that
everyone
loves. I
can’t wait
for it to
come out so
that I can
play it with
my friends
and family.”
Players of
all ages
will explore
the charming
world of
Charlotte’s
Web as
Wilbur and
Templeton
the rat in
four
interactive
environments,
including
Zuckerman’s
Barn, a
Junkyard,
the
Countryside,
and the
County Fair.
Each area
offers
numerous
challenging
levels, a
colorful
cast of
characters,
and a
variety of
mini-games.
Through his
familiarity
with Wilbur
in the
upcoming
movie, Kay
is able to
bring his
big-screen
movie magic
to the
character in
the DS™ and
PC versions
of the game.
"We are
excited to
have a
talented
actor like
Dominic
Scott Kay
join the
project,"
says Scott
A.
Steinberg,
Vice
President of
Marketing,
SEGA of
America,
Inc. "Kay’s
colorful
performance
and
energetic
voice brings
Wilbur to
life, and
makes this
magical
gameplay
experience
feel just
like the
movie.”
Charlotte’s
Web will be
available on
the Nintendo
DS™ System,
PC, and Game
Boy Advance
this fall.
The game is
rated E for
Everyone by
the
Entertainment
Software
Rating
Board. For
more info,
screenshots,
and art,
please visit
the SEGA FTP
site at
http://segapr.segaamerica.com.
Charlotte’s
Web is a
new,
live-action
adaptation
of E.B.
White’s
beloved
classic,
which is the
best-selling
children’s
paperback of
all time. In
Charlotte’s
Web, a very
small pig
finds that
the most
powerful
force in the
world is the
bond of
friendship.
Wilbur, a
pig and the
runt of the
litter, has
a youthful
manner that
makes him
seem naïve
to the other
animals in
his new
barn, but to
Charlotte –
the spider
who lives in
the rafters
– he is a
welcome
friend.
Their
friendship
is shown to
be a lasting
one when the
other
animals
reveal that
the pig’s
days are
numbered. It
seems that
only a
miracle will
save
Wilbur’s
life, but a
determined
Charlotte
spins words
into her web
in an effort
to convince
the farmer
that Wilbur
is “some
pig” and
worth
saving. The
magical
story of
loyalty and
sacrifice
comes to
life in this
live-action
adaptation.
The motion
picture
Charlotte’s
Web will be
in theaters
nationwide
on December
20th, 2006.
The film has
been rated G
by the MPAA.
More
information
on the film
can be found
at http://www.charlotteswebmovie.com.
Paramount
Pictures and
Walden Media
Present a
Kerner
Entertainment
Company/Nickelodeon
Movies
production,
Charlotte’s
Web.
Directed by
Gary Winick,
the film’s
screenplay
is written
by Susannah
Grant and
Karey
Kirkpatrick,
based on the
book by E.B.
White.
Produced by
Jordan
Kerner, the
executive
producers
are Edgar
Bronfman,
Sr., Julia
Pistor,
Bernie
Williams,
and Paul
Neesan.
About SEGA®
of America,
Inc.
SEGA® of
America,
Inc. is the
American
Publishing
arm of
Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGA®
Corporation,
a worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
develops,
publishes
and
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
products for
a variety of
hardware
platforms
including
PC, wireless
devices, and
those
manufactured
by Nintendo,
Microsoft
and Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc. The
SEGA® of
America Web
Site is
located at
www.SEGA.com.
About SEGA®
Europe Ltd.
SEGA® Europe
Ltd. is the
European
Publishing
arm of
Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGA®
Corporation,
and a
worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
develops,
publishes
and
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
products for
a variety of
hardware
platforms
including
PC, wireless
devices, and
those
manufactured
by Nintendo,
Microsoft
and Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Europe. The
SEGA® Europe
Web Site is
located at
www.sega-europe.com.
About
Paramount
Pictures
Paramount
Pictures
Corporation
(PPC), a
unit of
Viacom
(NYSE: VIA,
VIA.B), is a
global
entertainment
company that
produces and
distributes
filmed
entertainment
through the
Paramount
Motion
Picture
Group which
includes
Paramount
Pictures,
DreamWorks
SKG,
Paramount
Vantage,
Paramount
Classics,
MTV Films
and Nick
Movies. PPC
operations
also include
Paramount
Pictures
International,
Paramount
Home
Entertainment,
Paramount
Digital
Entertainment,
Paramount
Studios and
Worldwide
Television
Distribution