Starz Acquires Illusionist

ENGLEWOOD, January 11: Starz
Entertainment has acquired the exclusive rights to the Academy Award-nominated
feature film The Illusionist
starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel, along with four other
films from producer Bob Yari.

The films will be shown on
the Starz linear channels as well as Starz On Demand and Vongo, Starz
Entertainment's video download application and service. The films will air in
2007/2008.

Other films in the
exclusive deal include Haven,
starring Orlando Bloom and Bill Paxton; Shortcut to Happiness, starring Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin and
Jennifer Love Hewitt; Winter Passing, starring Ed Harris, Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel; and Find Me
Guilty starring Vin Diesel, Peter
Dinklage and Annabella Sciorra.