DGAP-News: PANTALEON Entertainment AG / Key word(s): Contract/Incoming Orders PANTALEON Entertainment AG to Adapt Boris Becker's Wimbledon Win 07.07.2015 / 07:59 --------------------------------------------------------------------- PANTALEON Entertainment to Adapt Boris Becker's Wimbledon Win - Exclusive rights to the life of Boris Becker acquired - International TV event planned - Annoucement on the 30th anniversary of historic Wimbledon win Kronberg im Taunus / Munich, July 7, 2015 - PANTALEON Entertainment AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: ISIN DE000A12UPJ7 / WKN A12UPJ) has acquired exclusive film rights to the life story of German tennis star Boris Becker. In a big-budget international tentpole TV event, PANTALEON Entertainment subsid PANTALEON Films will adapt the life of Boris Becker up to his win in the finals of the world's top tennis tournament in Wimbledon in 1985. Becker was only 17 when he became the first non-ranked player ever to win the time-honored tournament, becoming a star around the world overnight. He repeated his success the following year, winning Wimbledon twice in a row. To this day, Becker remains the youngest player ever to win the tourney. Says PANTALEON Entertainment CEO Dan Maag: "Boris Becker wrote sports history with his amazing victory. It's a tale of courage, determination and the unstoppable will to keep going in the face of adversity. Boris Becker's first victory at Wimbledon has all the elements of a great movie. Our project is already generating considerable buzz internationally. We're very proud of our close cooperation with Boris Becker and look forward to working with him." "There's a right time for everything in life. Now, on the 30th anniversary of my first big win, it seems the time has come to tell the story in a movie. The enthusiasm and creativity of Dan Maag and Matthias Schweighöfer quickly convinced me", says Boris Becker. Matthias Schweighöfer, Creative Officer at PANTALEON, says: "Boris Becker is one of the most respected Germans worldwide. Wherever you go, people know and admire Boris Becker. We want to tell the story of how that came to be - A tennis star is born. I'm really excited to make this movie and to work with Boris." Principal photography is scheduled for 2016, on location in Germany and Wimbledon. About PANTALEON Entertainment AG: PANTALEON Entertainment AG is a media enterprise mainly focused on theatrical films. PANTALEON Entertainment AG and its subsids are mainly active in the development and production of theatrical feature films, and the exploitation of the rights to those films, mainly through leading international film distributors in Germany and abroad, over all links of the distribution chain. The foundation for PANTALEON Group was laid in 2009 with the incorporation of PANTALEON Entertainment GmbH in Berlin. As of 2015, PANTALEON has established itself as one of the leading German production houses for theatrical feature films and innovative entertainment formats. PANTALEON Group is headquartered in Kronberg by Frankfurt. From its offices in Berlin, Munich and Frankurt, it has produced a slate of blockbusters, including some of the most successful German films of recent years. For more information, please see www.pantaleonentertainment.com Contact: PANTALEON Entertainment AG Katharinenstrasse 4 D-61476 Kronberg im Taunus Ph.:+4961733945095 Fax: +4961733945097 E-Mail: ir@pantaleongroup.com Disclaimer: Following information is not a sales offer and does not comprise solicitation of offers to bid on or purchase shares of PANTALEON Entertainment, but serves informational purposes only. This press release may include statements and information about future events, designated by terms such as "will", "want", "plan", "believe", "expect", "intend", "anticipate", "estimate" or similar terms. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that can not be guaranteed and carry an inherent risk of change or inacurracy. Actual results achieved by PANTALEON Entertainment can differ widely from expectations expressed herein. PANTALEON Entertainment AG assumes no responsibity for updating or correcting such forward-looking statements in case of varying results. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 07.07.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- 375643 07.07.2015
DGAP-News: PANTALEON Entertainment AG to Adapt Boris Becker's Wimbledon Win
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