Peace Arch Acquires Rights to Two Uwe Boll Films

TORONTO, October 25: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has
inked a deal for the exclusive Canadian distribution rights to two movies from
filmmaker Uwe Boll: In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and Postal,
for both theatrical and DVD release.

In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale takes place in the Kingdom of Ehb, where the ruling
King Konreid (Burt Reynolds) must defend his castle and his people from the
evil Gallian (Ray Liotta), who seeks to overthrow him. When family man Farmer’s
(Jason Statham) wife Solana (Claire Forlani) is kidnapped by Gallian’s minions,
he and his friend Norick (Ron Perlman) and a sorcerer named Merick (John
Rhys-Davies) set out to rescue her, and along the way his destiny in the
kingdom is revealed. The film’s Canadian theatrical release is slated for
January 2008.

The dark comedy Postal
stars Dave Foley (A Bug’s Life, Southpark: Bigger, Longer and Uncut), Zack Ward (Transformers, Almost Famous) and Verne Troyer (Harry Potter and The
Sorcerer’s Stone, Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me). It is based on the
notorious video game that has sold more than one million units, despite being
banned in 13 countries. Postal
premiered at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, and will be
released theatrically in February of the coming year.

“Uwe Boll is an accomplished avant-garde filmmaker with a
well established audience, and we are excited to have the opportunity to
distribute these unique movies in Canada,” said Berry Meyerowitz, the president
of Peace Arch Home Entertainment. “Peace Arch is firmly committed to generating
significant revenues from our growing Canadian distribution business, which
includes the introduction of highly commercial films to the theatrical
marketplace.”

—By Kristin Brzoznowski