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<DIV>Would this new deal help the progress of the Groo movie??</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><EM>"Universal City, CA and Milwaukie, OR - 14 March 2008 -
Universal Pictures and Dark Horse </EM></STRONG><NOBR><STRONG><EM>Entertainment
</EM></STRONG></NOBR><STRONG><EM>have signed a three-year production and
distribution agreement that establishes a studio home for all of Dark Horse's
creative properties going forward. The agreement was jointly announced by Marc
Shmuger and David Linde, Chairman and Co-Chairman of Universal Pictures; and
Mike Richardson, founder and President of Dark Horse. </EM></STRONG></DIV>
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<P><STRONG><EM>Under the terms of the deal, Universal would have creative access
to all Dark Horse characters and properties, as well as any material that Dark
Horse might acquire on its own and want to develop as a motion picture."
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