ADV Films Launches Mutineer's Moon Website

Date: Monday, February 10, 2003

ADV FILMS ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF "MUTINEER'S MOON" WEBSITE



ADV PRO DIVISION IS CREATING ANIMATED SERIES BASED ON NOVELS BY BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER



HOUSTON, February 10, 2003-ADV Films today launched http://www.mutineersmoon.com, a content-rich website offering an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the upcoming title Mutineer's Moon, a 26-episode animated science fiction series currently in production by ADV Films' ADV PRO division. Mutineer's Moon is based on a series of popular science fiction novels by New York Times-bestselling author David Weber. These novels, terrifically successful in their initial release, are soon to be re-released by Baen Books in a special hardcover volume titled Ashes to Empire.



The site:

The Mutineer's Moon website includes the story behind the creation of the series; details about the production-in-progress; galleries of character art, concept art, costumes and scene renderings; and a moderated forum, allowing fans to discuss the series and its progress. The site also includes downloadable desktop wallpapers, and will soon include downloadable trailers and customized fonts as well.



The Story:

Mutineer's Moon tells the story of Colin McIntyre, an NASA astronaut who, during a routine test flight over the Moon, is drawn down to-and then into-the moon's core. He discovers that the Moon is not a natural satellite of the Earth, but is Dahak: an immense, artificially intelligent alien battle cruiser that has lain dormant for millennia in the wake of a crew mutiny. But now, sensing an impending alien threat, Dahak has reactivated, and has picked McIntyre to be its new captain. Salvation for the Earth will only come if her people are united against the alien invaders, and such unity will only come if McIntyre is able to defeat the mutineers-whose descendents have wreaked havoc on Earth for thousands of years...




About ADV Films:

In 1992, ADV Films (ADV) began to forge the international market for Japanese animation ("anime") by combining unique titles, outstanding production values and efficient large-scale distribution. Today, ADV is the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation to the North American market, with the firm's holdings including such premier titles as Spriggan, Sailor Moon, Samurai X, Medabots, Robotech, Gasaraki and Neon Genesis Evangelion. ADV has also expanded into other forms of genre programming, including live-action science fiction programs Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda and Farscape, and classic science fiction such as Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. ADV's corporate parent, A.D. Vision, Inc., publishes Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly in the English-speaking world, and operates The Anime Network(tm), broadcasting anime and anime-related programming via digital cable, 24 hours a day. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, with additional offices in the EU and Japan, and distribution on four continents, ADV is fast becoming an international entertainment powerhouse. For more information, visit ADV on the web at http://www.advfilms.com.