ANAHEIM, Calif., (April 8, 2004) – Officials at Tag Entertainment today announced that they’ve signed a distribution deal with movie giant 20th Century Fox to distribute the highly anticipated “Supercross: The Movie.”
The deal will land “Supercross: The Movie” in more than 1,000 theaters in a nationwide release scheduled for the second quarter of 2005.
“We’re confident that ‘Supercross: The Movie’ will do for the sport of supercross what ‘Days of Thunder’ did for NASCAR,” said Tag Entertainment’s Steve Austin, Producer of “Supercross: The Movie.”
Principle filming of the movie will begin on May 1st at the finals of the THQ/AMA Supercross Series in Las Vegas. Tag Entertainment’s production crew – in cooperation with Clear Channel Motorsports and Sam Boyd Stadium – will keep the stadium track in tact for an additional four days of filming following the race.
“This will be a bullet-proof, true-to-the-sport story set in a high octane environment that is the world of pro supercross,” said Steve Boyum, Director of “Supercross: The Movie.” Boyum, a former top level motocross racer from Southern California, professional stuntman and long time motorcycle racing enthusiast, added that an immense amount of attention to detail and accuracy will be paid with this movie.
“Hollywood has a way of fictionalizing sports, especially when you have someone directing the film that isn’t savvy with the sport,” said Boyum. “I can assure you that the motorcycle industry will be very, VERY proud of this film.”
The deal will land “Supercross: The Movie” in more than 1,000 theaters in a nationwide release scheduled for the second quarter of 2005.
“We’re confident that ‘Supercross: The Movie’ will do for the sport of supercross what ‘Days of Thunder’ did for NASCAR,” said Tag Entertainment’s Steve Austin, Producer of “Supercross: The Movie.”
Principle filming of the movie will begin on May 1st at the finals of the THQ/AMA Supercross Series in Las Vegas. Tag Entertainment’s production crew – in cooperation with Clear Channel Motorsports and Sam Boyd Stadium – will keep the stadium track in tact for an additional four days of filming following the race.
“This will be a bullet-proof, true-to-the-sport story set in a high octane environment that is the world of pro supercross,” said Steve Boyum, Director of “Supercross: The Movie.” Boyum, a former top level motocross racer from Southern California, professional stuntman and long time motorcycle racing enthusiast, added that an immense amount of attention to detail and accuracy will be paid with this movie.
“Hollywood has a way of fictionalizing sports, especially when you have someone directing the film that isn’t savvy with the sport,” said Boyum. “I can assure you that the motorcycle industry will be very, VERY proud of this film.”
