To: Walter Morton who wrote (5467 ) 5/21/2001 9:31:54 PM From: Tadsamillionaire Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5541 Miracle Entertainment to Produce 'Six Bullets From Now' With Ridley Scott THURSDAY , MAY 10, 2001 08:25 AM LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- 1st Miracle Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MVEE), a diversified film and production company, today announced it has optioned the rights to Christian Darren's original screenplay "Six Bullets From Now", as well as Christian Darren's services. Stephen Kay will direct the film. Miracle Entertainment's Jason Zelin will produce the project with Ridley Scott (Director of Gladiators) and President of Scott Free Productions, Lisa Ellzey. Tony Scott (Scott Free Productions) and Tony Cataldo (CEO of Miracle Entertainment) will be the Executive Producers. "Six Bullets From Now" is a true story about the largest hotel heist in history, in which five gunmen stole over one million dollars in cash and jewels from New York's Pierre Hotel in 1972. Director Stephen Kay most recently directed "Get Carter" for Franchise Films and Warner Brothers starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine. He also directed the indie feature "The Last Time I Committed Suicide", starring Keanu Reeves and Thomas Jane. Kay is currently directing the MTV film "Wasted". Screenwriter Christian Darren also wrote "Wipeout", which sold as a spec to The Canton Company with Matthew McConaughey attached to star. "Count 3 & Pray", set-up at Disney, is a remake of the 1955 classic "Vera Cruz" which Christian developed with Director Ron Shelton. Lastly, Christian sold "Bait", a pitch based on the book "Bait", that AMG will produce for Alcon Entertainment. Finley Glaize, VP of Development at Miracle, brought the project into the company and will oversee it along with Zelin. "This is a spectacular action packed story and we are really looking forward to developing the project. Working with Ridley Scott's team is going to afford us a tremendous opportunity for this film and for future films. We have clearly turned the corner as far as the company goes and we are now working on and developing first-class projects. Our strong management team and great list of contacts has provided us the ability to really change the way the company is perceived and to bring in some great projects", said Tony Cataldo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 1st Miracle Group, Inc. "Producing "Six Bullets From Now" with Scott Free Productions is really a great step towards establishing our reputation as a major player in the industry. "Six Bullets From Now" will follow our latest project; "Killing Pablo", starring Antonio Banderas. "Six Bullets From Now" is amazing; we have Christian Darren working with us and a stellar production team to develop the project. These are the type of projects that will increase our visibility and enable Miracle to grow," said Jason Zelin, President of Miracle Entertainment. Stephen Kay is represented by Doug MacClaren of ICM and managed by Liz Robinson of Lasher McManus Robinson & Kipperman. Christian Darren is repped by Debbie Deuble of Don Buchwald & Associates and managed by Ilan Breil also of Lasher McManus Robinson & Kipperman. About 1st Miracle Group, Inc. 1st Miracle is a theatrical independent entertainment company dedicated to producing and distributing quality motion pictures for worldwide distribution. The company explores all options in releasing a film and making it available worldwide. To that end, the company has partnered with some of the leading distribution companies both in the US and around the world. This statement includes forward-looking information as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, therefore, is subject to certain risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that the actual results, business conditions, business developments, losses and contingencies and local and foreign factors will not differ materially from those suggested in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors, including market conditions, competition, advances in technology and other factors. knobias.com