20th Century Fox TV and KLOC to Co-Produce Fox drama series "Killer App"
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Wednesday July 8, 3:28 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Twentieth Century Fox Television and Kushner-Locke to Co-Produce Fox
Network Series From Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman
LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 8, 1998--The Kushner-Locke Co. (Nasdaq/NM:KLOC - news) and
Twentieth Century Fox Television will co-produce ''Killer App,'' a one-hour mid-season drama series for the Fox network, it
was announced Wednesday by Peter Locke, co-chairman of Kushner-Locke and Sandy Grushow, president of Twentieth
Century Fox Television.
''Killer App'' was written by ''Doonesbury'' creator Garry Trudeau and will be directed and executive produced by four time
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Altman and K-L's co-chairmen, Peter Locke and Donald Kushner.
''Killer App'' depicts the dynamics at a young start-up software company in the world of Silicon Valley. Casting is currently
under way and production will begin in mid-September.
Commented Grushow, ''Whether the subject is politics, business, family, religion or pop culture, Robert Altman and Garry
Trudeau are each among our country's most insightful provocateurs. We're very excited to work with them as they team up and
turn their sights towards Silicon Valley.''
Remarked Locke, ''We are thrilled to be working with such talented individuals as Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau, and
look forward to what promises to be a wonderful series.''
Altman, known for such renowned films as, ''M-A-S-H,'' ''McCabe & Mrs. Miller,'' and ''The Player,'' has just completed
''Cookies Fortune.'' Altman also executive produced and directed the one-hour series ''Gun'' for ABC and Kushner-Locke.
Twentieth Century Fox Television is the leading provider of primetime network programming, with 15 series and 11 1/2 hours
of comedy and drama programming airing this fall.
The Kushner-Locke Co. is a leading independent producer and distributor of feature films, direct to video films, television
series, made for television movies, mini-series, and animated programming for theaters, network, and cable television. Visit the
company's Web site at www.kushner-locke.com. |
