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Teen spy sensation signs with CPLG

Alex Rider is a normal teenager who lives with his Uncle, a boring bank manager… Or so it seems until Ian Rider dies in mysterious circumstances. Alex discovers his uncle was in fact a spy and has been murdered by one of the most dangerous assassins in the world. Recruited into M16, the schoolboy is thrust into the world of espionage. Linguist, scuba diver, mountaineer, crack shot and martial arts expert, Alex has all the attributes required to make the perfect teenage superspy. Armed with his own set of special gadgets he embarks on his first mission…

Alex Pettyfer plays Alex Rider (debuted as Tom Brown in recent TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays). Mickey Rourke (Sin City) plays Darrius Sayle and Sarah Bolger (In America) plays Sabina Pleasure. Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter series) plays Prime Minister, Stephen Fry (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) plays Smithers Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers) plays Yassen Gregorovich, Bill Nighy (Love Actually) plays MI6’s Mr Blunt, Ewan McGregor (Star Wars) plays Ian Rider, Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) plays MI6’s Mrs Jones, Missi Pyle (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) plays Nadia Vole, Andy Serkis (the Lord of the Rings, King Kong) plays Mr Grin, Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) plays Jack Starbright, Ashley Walters (Goal!) plays SAS soldier Wolf says Vickie O’Malley, Managing Director of CPL UK;

“We’ve been blown away by the reaction of potential licensees and promotional partners to STORMBREAKER. There’s a great deal of excitement and anticipation around this release; the market is clearly primed for a hero from the ‘real world’ like Alex Rider. Alex’s gear and gadgets are fantastic bases for merchandise and premiums so we think licensees are going to have a lot of fun with this property”.

STORMBREAKER will be released in cinemas nationally in July 2006 by Entertainment Film Distributors.

For further information please contact:

Jane Garner, kilogrammedia

Email:jgarner@kilog.co.uk


Date Posted: 5 September

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