From Director Jon M. Chu and Agility Studios, The LXD Transforms the
Culture and Phenomenon of Dance Battles Into a Scripted Online Series
And Multi-Platform Property

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Digital Entertainment and
Agility Studios announced today that that they have struck a deal to launch the
"The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD)," a multi-platform property from
writer/director Jon M. Chu (STEP UP 2: THE STREETS) and Agility Studios.
Beginning early 2010, The LXD will debut on select online video destinations.



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"The LXD allows us to evolve how we tell stories using dance while creating a
platform for the best dancers in the world to do what they do best," states Jon
M. Chu, Creator of The LXD. "PDE's commitment and passion for the LXD has been
amazing and together with Agility and my creative team, producing partner Hieu
Ho and choreographers Harry Shum and Chris Scott, we hope reshape the future of
dance and storytelling."



The LXD launches with a scripted online series about heroes and villains with
amazing powers of dance, that band together in rival factions, with an epic
back-story and mythology woven around how the various dance styles in the
hip-hop world came to be. The LXD employs the hugely popular and visually
stunning culture of dance battles, intertwined with a cinematic narrative. The
series will be complemented by live performances, instructional videos, and a
web community where fans can learn and perfect their own dance moves, and even
become part of the story.



"We are thrilled to be involved with Jon Chu and Agility. The LXD is an exciting
property that fits our strategy: it's a highly commercial project from a proven
filmmaker that has feature-quality production values," said Thomas Lesinski,
President of Paramount Digital Entertainment.



Agility Studios, a boutique studio, develops, finances and manages content
franchises that engage audiences across multiple media platforms including
digital and traditional distribution platforms, including, videogames, live
tours, film, television, broadband and more. Descending from industry elites
including LivePlanet (Project Greenlight), Newscorp, AOL, NBC and REAL Networks,
the founders bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and legacy to their
investments and projects.



"The LXD has been one of those projects we believed in from the first meeting
with Jon. His passion, vision and track record in the dance space is
unparalleled and The LXD provides a platform for synthesizing dance and
storytelling in a way that takes the genre to places no one has been before,"
said, Scott Ehrlich, CEO of Agility Studios. "Our priority in finding a company
to launch The LXD's first set of products was finding a team that not only
believed in the property but had the muscle and experience to help us make it
big. We are excited to be in business with PDE given their industry leading
track record and history of innovation in digital media," adds Larry Tanz,
President of Agility.



"The LEGION OF EXTRAORDINARY DANCERS" is the next generation of Chu's successful
run of dance projects; beginning with "STEP UP 2: THE STREETS," the worldwide
film sensation that grossed $148 Million at the box office, followed by "THE
BIGGEST ONLINE DANCE BATTLE," an internet phenomenon that has had over 20
million views on a series of dance videos with celebrity cameos including Adam
Sandler, Diana Ross and Miley Cyrus. His upcoming project "STEP UP 3D" will be
released in the summer of 2010.



A TRAILER IS AVAILABLE ATWWW.THELXD.COM



About Paramount Digital Entertainment:

Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) is a division of Paramount Pictures
Corporation. PDE develops and distributes filmed entertainment across worldwide
digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices,
videogames, virtual worlds and emerging technologies.



Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of
filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content
company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment
brands. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage,
Paramount Classics, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also
include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount
Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc.,
Paramount Studio Group and Worldwide Television Distribution.



About Agility Studios:

Agility Studios is a boutique studio committed to transforming digital media
properties into viable businesses by supporting content creators with services
that include creative development, financing, distribution, sponsorship and
advertising sales, production infrastructure, business affairs and back office
support. Founded by Scott Ehrlich and Larry Tanz, the company combines five
decades of experience in new media and traditional media production and
distribution as well as brand and advertiser sponsorship and integration.



About Jon M. Chu:

Jon M. Chu is the director of the wildly successful movie, "STEP UP 2: THE
STREETS" which grossed over 150 million dollars worldwide in 2008. The film won
Best Picture Drama at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards and the Best Kiss at the MTV
Movie Awards. He is currently in post production on the next installment of the
Touchstone/Summit franchise, "STEP UP 3D", which will be released in the summer
of 2010.





SOURCE Paramount Digital Entertainment