08/27/07

Todd McFarlane Update

Here are the latest headlines from the News Section of spawn.com, plus contests and much more! We encourage your interest and feedback.

In the News

To read the full text of the stories listed below, please click here: http://spawn.com/news/.

WARNER BROS., VILLAGE ROAD SHOW PICTURES TO PRODUCE 'OZ'
Feature Film Inspired by Todd's 'Twisted Land of Oz'
Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures are joining forces on Oz, a revisionist take on the original The Wizard of Oz books by L. Frank Baum.

The project is based on an idea by Todd McFarlane, which was fleshed out and pitched by Josh Olson (A History of Violence). Olson will write and McFarlane will produce with Thunder Road's Basil Iwanyk. Rick Benattar (Shoot 'Em Up) is exec producer.

3-INCH NBA PHOTOS REVEALED
Star-studded Lineup Takes the Court
McFarlane Toys presents our 3-inch NBA lineup for 2007, featuring six of the most dominant basketball players in the world. This lineup includes our first-ever Kobe Bryant 3-inch figure, as well as the 3-inch debut for Allen Iverson as a Denver Nugget. These six players have combined to win eight NBA championships, four MVP awards, four Finals MVPs, six All-Star MVPs, three Rookie of the Year awards, and 42 All-Star invitations.

TIME AND SPACE TOYS.COM TO SELL EXCLUSIVE "GRINCH" FIGURE
3-inch Toy Will Feature Alternate Base
Time and Space Toys, an online retailer, will feature an exclusive 3-inch figure from our How the Grinch Stole Christmas line of action figures.

SPAWN ANIMATED SERIES BANNER CONTEST
Find the Banners on SPAWN.com and Win!
What's more fun than an online scavenger hunt? Powerball? Those Orbitz golf games? No, nothing. Especially when all you have to do is search through SPAWN.com, the site you already know and love.

NFL LEGENDS SERIES 3 FEATURE COMING
Six Gridiron Greats Highlighted Online at SPAWN.com
We don't know about you, but we're getting antsy for the start of football season. It's a few weeks away, but we've got the itch - and we imagine you do as well.

To make the wait a little easier, we're putting together an online feature for our NFL Legends Series 3, and it's coming your way soon

Contests, Contests, Contests

The crack team at spawn.com has lots of stuff to give away to our dedicated Web site users. Be sure to enter any of the contests listed on the new Contests Section of spawn.com for your chance to score cool McFarlane prizes. And check back often as this section is updated with new contests periodically. Good luck.

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Where to Buy and Release Dates

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