[PR] VIZ PICTURES AND NCM FATHOM PARTNER TO BRING LIVE-ACTION DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME EVENT TO THE BIG SCREEN

For a complete list of theatre locations, prices and ticket knowledge, please visit www.FathomEvents.com (theatres are subject to change). Advance ticket online purchase opens exclusively to SHONEN JUMP Newsletter Subscribers on August 29th and next to the general public on September 5th. city with that next chapter of the thrilling saga based on the popular Japanese manga (graphic novel) series.

VIZ Pictures previously teamed with NCM FATHOM to present the first DEATH NOTE live-action theatre event earlier that year.

VIZ PICTURES AND NCM FATHOM PARTNER TO BRING LIVE-ACTION DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME EVENT TO THE BIG SCREEN

Early Online Ticket Purchase for SHONEN Jump Newsletter Subscribers

Begins August 29th for rare Event in

Nearly 400 choose Theatres Nationwide

San Francisco, CA, AUGUST 25, 2008 – VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced that it will again team with NCM FATHOM, the entertainment division of National CineMedia, to present a special two-night, multi-city event —

Death Note II: The Last Name at nearly 400 theatres across the United States on October 15 and 16 at 7:30pm local date. Additional data about DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME, trailers and background on the manga and animated series are available at www.DeathNoteFilms.com. Based on the enthusiastic attendance and the continued success of the DEATH NOTE franchise, the companies will stage another different event, that day with the live-action DEATH NOTE II: The Last Name (English dubbed) appearing in nearly every major U.S. Fans are encouraged to sign up for the SHONEN JUMP Newsletter at http://www.shonenjump.com/news/newsblast/options.php before August 29^th to be among the first to secure seats.

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Tickets for these special theatre events are available at participating theatre box offices and online.

The theatre event will plus feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes look about the creation of that breakthrough live-action event, an in-depth interview with director Shusuke Kaneko, who plus directed DEATH NOTE, and a different profile of the cast.

[Source] Julie