RACE STARS and FANS THRILLED by BIG SCREEN MOTO GP FEATURE FILM ‘FASTEST’ Submitted By: Omniverse Vision Wednesday, 21 September 2011
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RACE STARS AND FANS THRILLED BY BIG SCREEN MOTO GP FEATURE FILM ‘FASTEST’ Submitted by: Omniverse Vision Wednesday, 21 September 2011 LONDON: 21 September 2011 Capacity audience of MOTO GP fans attend sold-out advance screening hosted by Eurosport commentator Toby Moody Motorcycle racers including Cal Crutchlow, Bradley Smith, Chaz Davies and Eugene Laverty were joined by sports presenters Julian Ryder, Matthew Roberts, Neil Spalding, Jennie Gow and over 1200 MOTO GP fans including Keith Flint of The Prodigy to enjoy the premiere of ‘Fastest’ at the Empire Leicester Square, London. Directed by Mark Neale and narrated by bike enthusiast Ewan McGregor, FASTEST brilliantly captures a pivotal moment in the sport. Talking to bikechannel.com after the film, BBC’s Matt Roberts said "Great movie. What really comes through is the riders perspective.. and Rossi’s savage determination” Sequel to the international petrol-head sensation FASTER, and shot around the world in 2010 and 2011, FASTEST distills the thrilling, terrifying reality of the MotoGP World Championship into a maximum-speed, full-length documentary feature film. Neil Spalding of Eurosport said “Mark Neale has done motorcycle racing a massive service, ‘Fastest’ is Brilliant, it is the Moto GP I know. If you like bikes go see it!” Exclusive screenings follow in Germany and Austria on September 21st and at more than 130 cinemas across the UK & Ireland on Sunday 25th September and Tuesday 27th September including Vue, Cineworld, Apollo, and Showcase. Full listings and ticket details http://www.fastestthemovie.com THE DIRECTOR, MARK NEALE: Mark Neale has worked with artists including U2, Peter Gabriel, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, Paul Weller, William Gibson, La Fura Dels Baus and Valentino Rossi. He has won multiple awards for his films ('FASTER' and 'The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid') and music videos (U2's ‘Lemon’ and ‘Stay’). THE PRODUCER, PAUL TAUBLIEB: Paul Taublieb is an award-winning producer specializing in motorsports and action sports. He was a consultant on the creation of the X-Games and still produces all motorcycle content for that property, producer of NASCAR and TORC racing, created and executed numerous world-record stunts, original content creation for Monster Energy and is currently producing a feature film with Spyglass Entertainment. Page 1 ABOUT OMNIVERSE VISION Omniverse Vision (http://www.omniversevision.com) is based in London and is a producer and distributor of premium alternative content. Omniverse Vision is dedicated to bringing special events to screens around the world that are equipped with state of the art technology including digital platforms and 3D. Omniverse Vision enables the turnkey broadcast of shows as diverse as music concerts, sports and other special events. http://www.omniversevision.com. For further details, please contact: Steve Machin – [email protected] - +44 20 7499 0088 Page 2 Distributed via Press Release Wire (https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/) on behalf of Omniverse Vision Copyright © 1999-2021 ResponseSource, The Johnson Building, 79 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8AW, UK e: [email protected] t: 020 3426 4051 f: 0345 370 7776 w: https://www.responsesource.com.