Universal Pictures to Produce Film Adaptation of 2008 Tony Award(R) Winning Best Musical in the Heights (PR Newswire) and The Cherokee Brand Launches in Peru (Business Wire)

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City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 11/11/2008 - Conglomerates industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures announced today that it has acquired the rights to produce a feature film based on In The Heights, a multi-generational and multi-ethnic musical by Tony Award(R) winner, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes. In The Heights has exhilarated audiences both on and off Broadway since February 2007 and won four Tony Awards(R) this year including Best Musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestration and a Best Original Score Award and Best Actor nomination for Miranda. [Read the full article]


VAN NUYS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cherokee Inc. (NASDAQ: CHKE), a leading licensor and global brand management company, today released photos from the recent launch of its Cherokee Brand in Peru with Falabella's Tottus
Stores.

Source: Cherokee Inc.· Cherokee is the largest family lifestyle brand at Tottus. View Multimedia Gallery Mark Nawrocki, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Cherokee Brand Development, said: "We are proud of our recent launch in Peru as we continue to execute our world brand strategy. With our partners covering over 30 countries around the world, Cherokee has become one of the fastest growing family lifestyle brands internationally. [Read the full article]

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures Executives recently announced that Scott Stuber and Universal have extended Stuber's producing pact with the studio through 2013. A key producer with a long history at Universal, Stuber recently expanded Stuber Productions bringing on Pam Abdy to join key executives Alexa Faigen, Jon Mone, Andy Davis, Rick Solomon and Jared Pfeifer. Universal will release the company's upcoming David Wain comedy "Role Models" starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott on November 7th and in 2009 is scheduled to release "The Wolfman," directed by Joe Johnston and starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins; "Traveling," directed by Brandon Camp and starring Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston and Martin Sheen; and the sci-fi thriller "Repossession Mambo" starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker and directed by Miguel Sapochnik. [Read the full article]

'DEATH RACE'THE EXPLOSIVE, ACTION-PACKED KILLER OF A RIDE SLAMS ON TO DVD AND BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF on DECEMBER 23, 2008 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENTUNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., /PRNewswire/ --OVERVIEW: In the ultimate extreme sports event, hardened convicts race to the death to earn their freedom. Sizzling action stars Jason Statham and Tyrese Gibson team up with Ian McShane and Joan Allen in the year's ultimate demolition derby. [Read the full article]

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