Its debut animated offering, Igor, is more than 17 months from release, but the Weinstein Company has already announced plans for a sequel, and that they have
formed a strategic alliance with Exodus Film Group to jointly develop, produce
and finance a multi-picture slate of CG-animated feature films, DVDs and
television series, with TWC distributing the titles worldwide.

The joint
announcement was made today by Harvey Weinstein, Co-Chairman of The Weinstein
Company and John D. Eraklis, CEO of Exodus Film Group. ““With our first collaboration Igor looking so strong we thought the timing was right to further the relationship,
and to begin work on an Igor sequel,” Weinstein stated. “John Eraklis and his team, led by Max
Howard, have the unique ability to create dynamic animated entertainment that
attracts kids, parents and everyone in between.””

Final terms of the first-look, multi-year deal were not released, but to complement the strategic alliance with TWC, Exodus will establish
a New York presence, iin addition to their headquarters in Los
Angeles and European operations in Paris. Other CG-animated projects in the works for the Weinstein Company
include Escape From Planet Earth, Opus, Cricket In Times Square and Hoodwinked
2: Hood vs. Evil — the sequel to the surprise 2005 box office hit Hoodwinked, which pulled in more than $100 million-plus worldwide. Igor is currently slated for release on October 24, 2008.