Owned Entertainment Announces Casting of MMA Fighter Jason “Mayhem”Miller in The MMA Movie ‘Owned’
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 19, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Owned Entertainment,Inc. President James Hergott announced last night on Fight_Net Radiothat he has cast MMA fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller in the MMA MovieOwned’. Jason will be playing the role of a psychotic villain in themovie. Mr. Hergott comments; “Jason is a very outgoing personalityand we are excited to have him be part of this project. He is perfectfor the role.”
About Jason Miller
Jason “Mayhem” Miller (http://www.myspace.com/mayhemmiller) is awell-known MMA fighter, former UFC fighter and former Icon SportMiddleweight champion. He is known for his flashy entrances andexciting fighting style. He will be fighting in a main event for MarkCuban’s HDNet Fights (hdnetfights.com/) in December. Miller alsoaffectionately calls his fans Mayhem Monkeys, and has a fan club ofnumbered monkeys.
About ‘Owned’
‘Owned’ is an exciting action thriller set in the world of MMA. Itis a mix of ‘Die Hard,’ ‘The Terminator,’ and ‘A History of Violence.’ We will be looking for a combination of talented actors and MMAfighters for the movie. Recently announced fighters for the movieinclude Dean Lister and Cung Le. For more information on the ‘Owned’movie visit mmamovie.com, ownedentertainment.com and the officialOwned’ myspace at http://www.myspace.com/ownedentertainmentinc. OwnedEntertainment recently announced a partnership and auditions beingheld at the North American Mixed Martial Arts Expo (www.nammae.com).For more information on auditions, please visit mmamovie.com.
About Owned Entertainment
Owned Entertainment, Inc. has emerged as a player in the area ofindependent film production and distribution, once monopolized by themajor film studios. The company engages in investing, producing, anddistributing full-length feature films as well as TV projects, videogames and other entertainment entities. Along with its controllingequity interest in ‘All That I Need,’ released in theatres December2005 and released on DVD February 2006, there are several otherprojects in the making, including: ‘The Other Side’ and ‘Descendant,’written by Damir Catic and Eric Alfio, the action thriller set in theworld of Mixed Martial Arts ‘Owned’ by James Hergott, ‘Brothers’ byTarquin Gotch (whose credits include ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Curly Sue,’Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’) and the Reno 911-type comedic take-off onthe popular ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ TV show entitled ‘Fight House.’Our mission at Owned Entertainment, Inc. is to produce high qualityand highly enjoyable feature films that will be widely distributed inthe mainstream media markets. The corporate offices for OwnedEntertainment, Inc. are in Austin, Texas with additional offices inSouthern California. Owned Entertainment, Inc. has recently announcedadding an Interactive Entertainment division to focus on video gamedevelopment.
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