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PAC-MAN FB - 7.2M Likes STORY OVERVIEW - Title: “PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures” - # of Episodes: 26 x 22 minutes - Languages: English, Latin and Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese - Target: 5 - 10 years - Year of Production: 2013 - Nationality: USA and Japan - Type of Content: Action Comedy - Producers: Avi Arad and Rick Ungar - Global Sales: 41 Entertainment LLC - Format: 3DS/3DM/Full HD - Global Partners: Namco Bandai Games, Bandai, Burger King, Disney XD, Candyrific, K’NEX, Commonwealth, Rubies, MZ Berger, Hybrid Apparel & Blues Clothing and many others…. - 1 - STORY OVERVIEW OUR STORY As the story begins, the ghosts break out of their supernatural prison and they invade the outer world, frightening the population and causing trouble wherever they go. Pac and his pals are the stars – three heroic teens who engage in an epic battle against sinister spirits in order to restore peace to the world. Since Pac proves to be the most successful at defeating the ghosts, he quickly becomes the number one enemy of the ghosts’ leader, Sir Cular. The ruling ghost and his minions are willing to use any strategy to eliminate Pac. So, anyone who is close to Pac is potentially in danger. The ghosts will try to hurt Pac’s friends just to hurt Pac. The episodes are big adventures and epic quests with action-packed chases and plenty of humor and character-driven comedy. Throughout the series, Pac and crew must stay on constant alert to prevent Sir Cular and his minions from gaining access to the Power Pellets. It’s up to Pac and pals to round up the spirits and send them back from whence they came. On occasion, Pac and pals must enter this dimension to seal up the openings that the ghosts are using to enter the real world. On other missions, Pac, Cylindria and Spiral venture into the Netherworld to rescue friends, relatives and fellow citizens who have been abducted by ghosts and carried off to this terrifying realm. Pac and his cohorts are able to safely enter the Netherworld thanks to the special powers they receive from the POWER PELLETS and other special tools provided by Sir Conference. PAC-MAN, the series is a big, bustling world of action, chills, chases and comedy, starring three unique and winning teenage characters that care about each other, who care about keeping their world free, and who care about the future. And those are three things worth fighting for: Friendship, Freedom and the Future! - 2 - ICONIC CHARACTER • Namco Bandai Games created PAC-MAN 32 years ago • Today, the IP has 94% awareness - highest awareness of video game characters • 1st Gaming Franchise • $1B in merchandising in first year • On display at the Smithsonian - 3 - VIDEO GAMES Awards Best Innovation: “PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX” Best Classic/Remake Game: “PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX” - 4 - WEBSITES • Namco Bandai Games site over 41MM visits – 59% returning visitor • PAC-MAN dedicated site over 5MM visits in just 2 years – Avg 200k+ visits per month – 49% returning visitor - 5 - FACEBOOK PAC-MAN FB - 7.2M likes 100’s of Fan FB pages PAC-FAN PAGES - 6 - YOUTUBE Tons of User Generated “Annoying Orange” Videos PAC-MAN PAC-MAN Spoof The Fan Film 35M Views 1.2M views - 7 - - 8 - VISION Introduce PAC-MAN to an entirely new generation of fans - 9 - PRINCIPAL PLAYERS Based on the iconic brand owned by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., the series is produced in stereoscopic 3D animation and full HD. The Executive Producers are Avi Arad (Spider-Man for Sony Pictures, Iron Man for Paramount, Hulk for Universal and Fantastic Four and X-Men for 20th Century Fox) and Rick Ungar (Biker Mice from Mars for New World, X-Men Evolution for Marvel and Legend of the Dragon for BKN). About 41 Entertainment 41 Entertainment (“41e”) is a global animation company engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of animated children’s television programs and the marketing of related consumer products (licensing and merchandising) in all forms. The principals of 41e have worked on numerous successful animation projects and have successfully negotiated distribution deals in over 95 countries and territories in the children’s programming market. 41 Entertainment is handling all global distribution rights worldwide ex-Japan. About Arad Productions Arad Productions specializes in adapting and converting genre characters and brands into film, television, animation, video games and toys, headed by Avi Arad who until recently was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marvel Studios, the film and television division of Marvel Entertainment, and Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment. In June of 2006, Arad branched off to form his own production company – Arad Productions, Inc. Arad has been the driving force behind Marvel's Hollywood renaissance with a track record that has been nothing short of spectacular, including a string of No. 1 box office openings. As a producer, his credits include the Spider-Man franchise movies (Columbia Pictures); the X-Men franchise movies (Twentieth Century Fox); The Hulk (Universal Pictures); Daredevil (New Regency); The Punisher (Lions gate Entertainment); Blade, Blade II and Blade: Trinity (New Line Cinema); Elektra (Twentieth Century Fox); The Fantastic Four and its sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Twentieth Century Fox). - 10 - PRINCIPAL PLAYERS About Arad Productions (con't) Ghost Rider (Columbia Pictures); Iron Man (Paramount Pictures); and The Incredible Hulk (Universal). Mr. Arad's current feature film slate includes The Amazing Spider-Man (Columbia Pictures), Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Columbia Pictures), Ghost In The Shell (DreamWorks), Venom (Columbia Pictures), Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Columbia Pictures), Popeye (Sony Pictures Animation), In Famous (Columbia Pictures), Maximum Ride (Universal), Mass Effect (Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros.), and many more including the hit animated TV shows Spider-Man and X-Men. About NAMCO BANDAI Games NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., a part of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive contents – including all major video game consoles, amusement machines (arcade products) and network platforms such as mobile and online. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN®, Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, GALAGA®, RIDGE RACER® and ACECOMBAT®. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/english/ About NAMCO BANDAI Group NAMCO BANDAI Group’s Mission is to offer “Dreams, Fun and Inspiration” to the world. With the Vision to become the most “Innovative Entertainment Corporate Group” in the world, our Group is providing the vast range of Entertainment through Toys, Games, Network Contents, Visual Contents, Music, Amusement Facilities throughout the world. - 11 - RIGHTS MANAGEMENT ALLEN BOHBOT 41 Entertainment LLC - CEO and Managing Director of 41 Entertainment - Launched Sonic The Hedgehog property worldwide in 1992 - Sold over 20 animated properties to over 200 + worldwide broadcasters - Launched PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures property worldwide in 2012 - 12 - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AVI ARAD Arad Productions Formerly: - Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment - A Marvel Director - A Marvel Chairman - CEO and the founder of Marvel Studios - 13 - - 14 - ANIMATION • 3D STEROSCOPIC ACTION ADVENTURE COMEDY SERIES • 26 Episodes - Season 1 will air in 2013 & repeat in full in 2014 • Powerful TV Broadcast Partner - Disney XD • Premiere in USA - Saturday, June 15 2013 as a ONE HOUR Special. Effective June 17, 2013; Monday-Sunday exposure • Target Demo: Kids 5-10 - 15 - GOOD GUYS PAC-MAN Main character, he is the hero, family and friendship are very important to him. He is one of the only remaining YELLOW Pacworlders on the planet PacWorld! 20 - 16 - GOOD GUYS SPIRAL & CYLINDRIA Pac´s two heroic best friends, Spiral is “different” from other PacWorlders, and Cylindria appears very girlie and pink, but is surprisingly heroic/a strong female figure. They are at the bottom of the popularity food chain, but they are ok with their status because together they are trying to: • Enjoy life • Cope with the challenges of being a teenager • And save their planet from the ghosts - 17 - BAD GUYS INKY, PINKY, BLINKY BETRAYUS and CLYDE Really Bad Guy ruling Not really bad guys… the Netherworlds with ghosts, ghouls, dinosaurs, and endless other ghostly characters - 18 - THE POWER BERRIES - 19 - GLOBAL PROMOTIONAL PARTNERSHIP Major worldwide consumer promotions with Burger King: • Promotion- “Global Kids Meal program” and a Burger King Crown with PAC-MAN branding • January 2014 for 6-8 weeks • Worldwide • Burger King has 12,700 restaurants worldwide with 7,100 in the USA, 300 in Canada, 1,250 in Latin America (400 in Mexico) and approximately 500 stores in each Spain, United Kingdom, Turkey and 700 stores in Germany. • Premiums will be based on approved style guide and approved by the Brand Assurance department in the Company. • Burger King is expected to produce and sell 20 million premiums. 24 - 20 - RETAIL PRESS The leading magazine for retail in America “Retail Merchandiser” have chosen PAC-Man on their cover for January 2013. - 21 - DIGITAL http://disneyxd.disney.com/pac-man-and-the-ghostly-adventures www.pacisback.com - 22 - CONSUMER PRODUCTS • Involve powerful partners on a worldwide basis to establish the next kid’s global phenomenon. • Leverage the Pac-Man brand awareness to deepen consumer engagement and build a program
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