MGM Options British Online Graphic Novel

LOS ANGELES, August 19: The
Many Worlds of Jonas Moore, a
popular digital graphic novel from Factory Publishing, has been optioned by MGM
Domestic Television Distribution for possible development into a series.

The Many Worlds of
Jonas Moore is a trilogy of
second-generation graphic novels, which are available online and are
specifically designed for iPod and PC download. The story is set in a time where the British Empire
has never ended and America is one of the thousands of virtual worlds hosted on
a vast global game network. Moore discovers that he has been tagged by the
network as a virus and goes on the run, moving from one artificial game world
to the next.

"The Many Worlds
of Jonas Moore is an exciting
digital graphic novel that's creating quite a sensation abroad," said Chris
Ottinger, the executive VP of worldwide television for MGM. "We see this
as a great concept that will make an exciting series for worldwide audiences.”

"MGM is a great place
for The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore,"
said Howard Webster, the creator, producer and director of the project for
Factory Publishing in association with Triumph Motorcycles. "There has
never been a black British action hero before and what appealed to me was that
MGM understood this from the outset. Jonas Moore is sophisticated, educated,
tough and uber-cool. He represents the next generation of intelligent action
heroes of international sci-fi drama."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski