Universal Studios Home Entertainment and StoryMakers Studio Present a Special Screening and Panel Discussion to Celebrate the DVD Release of THE WOODY WOODPECKER AND FRIENDS CLASSIC CARTOON COLLECTION

Universal Studios Home Entertainment and StoryMakers Studio Present a Special Screening and Panel Discussion to Celebrate the DVD Release of THE WOODY WOODPECKER AND FRIENDS CLASSIC CARTOON COLLECTION

                     WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 AT 7:30 PM AT THE                MANN CHINESE 6 THEATER COMPLEX IN HOLLYWOOD    WHAT:  Several of the cartoon world's biggest names will discuss the          timeless legacy of pioneering animation producer Walter Lantz at a          special event to launch the first-time on DVD release of THE WOODY          WOODPECKER AND FRIENDS CLASSIC CARTOON COLLECTION from Universal          Studios Home Entertainment. Free to the public, the evening          includes a screening of Lantz's most memorable cartoons as part of          StoryMakers Studio's "Salute to Woody Woodpecker and Walter Lantz."          Seen on the big screen for the first time in over three decades,          these digitally-remastered classic shorts feature Woody Woodpecker          and his friends Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, Wally Walrus and Buzz          Buzzard, plus a rare showing of a 1933 Oswald the Rabbit cartoon.    WHO:   The panel includes noted film critic, film historian and cartoon          buff Leonard Maltin; six-time Emmy(R) Award-winning          animator/animation director and producer Phil Roman ("The          Simpsons," "Garfield", "King of the Hill"); plus three of the most          in-demand voice artists in the cartoon world: Veteran "Woody" voice          actress, June Foray ("Woody Woodpecker," "Tweety & Sylvester,"          "Rocky & Bullwinkle"), Maurice LaMarche ("Futurama," "Pinky and the          Brain") and Billy West ("The New Woody Woodpecker Show," "Ren &          Stimpy," "Futurama")    WHEN:  Wednesday, July 11, 2007          Panel discussion starts at 7:30 pm followed immediately by          screening    WHERE: Mann Chinese 6 Theater Complex          6801 Hollywood Blvd. (Hollywood & Highland)          Hollywood, California   

Tickets may be reserved online at http://www.storymakersstudio.com/woodywoodpecker_universal

The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection DVD will be released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on July 24, 2007 and features 75 timelessly zany adventures, including eight Academy Award(R)-nominated short features and rarely seen vintage cartoons from the Golden Age of Animation.

   Event produced by StoryMakers Studio -- http://www.storymakersstudio.com/    For additional information please contact:   Universal Studios Home Entertainment:    Scott Lyons              Nicole Canizales        Kelly Castell   Manager, Print           Manager, Online         Manager, Broadcast   Publicity                Publicity               Publicity   (818) 777-0523           (818) 777-0115          (818) 777-0549    StoryMakers Studio:   Gordon Meyer             Ronn Campbell   VP Media Relations       Managing Partner   (310) 402-5572           (415) 386-8593  

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