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Spike TV's 'SCREAM 2007' Takes Over The World!!
Event Will Broadcast to More Than a Billion People Around the Globe,
Featuring Exclusive World Premieres, All The Heroes of Horror, Sci-Fi,
Fantasy and Comic Books and All-Star Rock Performances!
'SCREAM 2007' Premieres Tuesday, October 23
Featuring Musical Performances By Rock Legends Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie,
Slash, Ozzy Osbourne And Avenged Sevenfold
Appearances By Harrison Ford, Christian Bale, Jessica Biel, Seth Rogen, Tim
Burton, Megan Fox, Ralph Fiennes, Rosario Dawson, Paris Hilton, Keith
Richards, Freddy Rodriguez, Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino
And Many More
Special Tributes To Rock Immortal Alice Cooper And The 25th Anniversary Of
'Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan'
Special Web Exclusives Offered On http://www.scream.spiketv.com
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 -- Spike TV is putting on the biggest
televised celebration ever of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic books under
one roof and promises to be a night to remember. "SCREAM 2007," taping on
October 19 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, premieres on Spike TV
Tuesday, October 23 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT) and will be seen and heard
by an estimated one billion people spanning 130 countries and territories.
"SCREAM is all about the incredibly devoted fans of horror, sci-fi,
fantasy and comic books. We're bringing them everything they want to see
and celebrating the brilliant creative talent behind the genres," says
Casey Patterson, senior vice president, event production for Spike TV and
executive producer of "SCREAM 2007." "We're thrilled, but not surprised at
the global appetite for an event of this kind; these fans have driven box
office to record numbers around the world."
Beloved rock legend Alice Cooper will be center stage, as he is
presented with the second annual Spike TV SCREAM Rock Immortal Award, an
honor given to Ozzy Osbourne last year. This tribute will include a monster
All-Star performance featuring Rob Zombie and Slash. The "Prince of
Darkness," Ozzy Osbourne returns to the event this year to perform in
addition to Avenged Sevenfold, performing their song SCREAM from their
highly anticipated self- titled album set to hit stores October 30.
Spike TV's "SCREAM 2007" will also feature appearances by Criss Angel,
Christian Bale, Jamie Bamber, Kristen Bell, Tobin Bell, Jessica Biel, Tim
Burton, Bruce Campbell, Rosario Dawson, Casper Van Dien, Daeg Faerch, Ralph
Fiennes, Harrison Ford, Megan Fox, Sid Haig, Paris Hilton, Tricia Helfer,
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jesse James, Amy Lee, James Kyson Lee, Tommy Lee,
Kristanna Loken, Tyler Mane, Chris Marquette, Zachary Quinto, Keith
Richards, Freddy Rodriguez, Robert Rodriguez, Seth Rogen, Eli Roth, Betsy
Russell, Quentin Tarantino, Danny Trejo, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston,
Ray Winstone and many more to be announced shortly.
Spike TV and Comic-Con International have teamed up again to present
modern comic, short story and novel writer, Neil Gaiman, with the Comic-Con
Icon Award. Seth Rogen will present this distinguished award to Gaiman, who
has been instrumental in creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comic
and related popular art forms, bringing this great medium to wider
recognition.
The official sponsors of Spike TV's "SCREAM 2007" are Captain Morgan,
Taco Bell, Honda, Rhapsody(R) and truth(R).
http://www.scream.spiketv.com is the official home to Spike TV's "SCREAM 2007"
voting, contests and news. Voting for Spike TV's "SCREAM 2007," which
includes categories such as "The Ultimate Scream," "Best Horror Movie,"
"Best Comic Book," "Fantasy Fox" and "Most Memorable Mutilation," began on
September 7 for fans, via the Web site scream.spiketv.com, and closes
Friday, October 19. To keep track of the action backstage, spiketv.com will
provide a web cam offering behind-the-scenes interviews with talent. The
web site will also feature exclusive video footage of Red Carpet coverage.
Michael Levitt, Casey Patterson and Cindy Levitt are executive
producers; Greg Sills is supervising producer, Gary Tellalian is producer,
Austin Reading is co-producer and Ryan Polito is director of Spike TV's
"SCREAM 2007." Alicia Portugal is the executive in charge of production for
Spike TV.
Spike TV is available in 91.6 million homes and is a division of MTV
Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the
world's leading creators of programming and content across all media
platforms.
SOURCE Spike TV
http://www.spiketv.com
http://www.scream.spiketv.com
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