Leguizamo Tapped for New Spike TV Series from Lionsgate

LOS ANGELES, September 12: John Leguizamo is set to star in
the new eight-hour drama series The Kill Pit, which Lionsgate is producing for Spike TV, in association with Mandeville.

The Kill Pit goes
into production during the first quarter of next year for a summer 2007
premiere. Written by James DeMonaco (The Negotiator, Assault on Precinct 13) and executive produced by David Hoberman and Todd
Lieberman, the show revolves around a midtown bank robbery by a team of
American Iraqi-War veterans led by Leguizamo, and the ensuing hostage crisis.

"It's a great cat and mouse game with lots of action
and suspense and will surely resonate with our guy audience," said Pancho
Mansfield, the EVP of original programming at Spike TV. "John Leguizamo is
the ideal actor to bring edginess and intensity to the lead role."

"We were immediately drawn to this project by the
caliber of the writing and the creative team involved," said Kevin Beggs,
the president of programming and production at Lionsgate.