Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradise Film Trilogy

Las Vegas, NV, August 14, 2008 - Dante’s Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, a trilogy movie of biblical proportions. People are looking for answers to their basic questions of life, and they are turning to Hollywood to find them, since What Dreams May Come and The Passion of the Christ. Dante’s Inferno, the first slate of a trilogy, currently in pre-production, has never been told as an epic for the screen in our generations. Not until today’s technology has any filmmaker been able to re-create what Dante saw in his mind’s eye long ago! As he did then, Master Films Productions takes us on a spectacular journey into what Renaissance man considered Hell, Purgatory and Paradise to give us the answers we are all looking for. Like the opening of King Tuts Tomb, the world holds its collective breath, as producer Boris Acosta reveals, for the first time on the screen, the uncut version of Dante Alighieri unabridged vision of Dante’s genius. Master Films Productions presents to the world - Dante’s Inferno, followed by its sequels Dante’s Purgatorio and Dante’s Paradiso.

These feature movies are, each, in 3D full color and 120 minutes long, adapted from Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece The Divine Comedy, written in Italy almost 700 years ago, and based on the vision of French illustrator Gustave Dore. It is considered by many to be the most popular book ever written next to the Bible. The impact of a world-wide fascination for Dante’s Inferno is still very evident today. The movie is guaranteed to become an epic. Dante’s Inferno chronicles the life of the great poet, Dante, who finds what he believes in the perfect love … his relationship between Beatrice.

The film adaptation of Dante’s Inferno will begin filming in 2009 and to be released in December 2010, which will be preceded by the release of a documentary on Inferno in 2008. Its sequels Dante’s Purgatorio and Dante’s Paradiso are planned to be produced consecutively in 2010 and to be released in 2011 and 2012 respectively. Both movies will be preceded by the release of Purgatorio documentary in 2009 and Paradiso documentary in 2011, presently in development.

Master Films Productions, LLC principal, Boris Acosta, has 35 (thirty five) years experience in business as a whole, including 15 (fifteen) years in international business. He was nominated twice in a row for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, among other awards.

THE TEAM - This powerhouse of multi-million dollar and special effects driven extravaganza brings together a “dream team” of the entertainment industry:

• Director – Armand Mastroianni: The Celestine Prophecy, He Knows You Are Alone (Tom Hanks)
• First Assistant Director – Sergio Ercolessi: The Passion of the Christ, Casanova, Rome
• Cinematographers: Chuck Schuman - Lord of the Rings, Journey to the Center of the Earth.
• Editor- Thom Noble (Oscar Winner): Witness, Thelma & Louise, The Mask of Zorro
• Production Designer – Dan Hennah (Oscar Winner): Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong
• Art Director - Tamara Marini: The Merchant of Venice (Al Pacino), Callas For Ever
• Costume Designer – Lesley Burkes-Harding: Lord of the Rings, Her Majesty, Out of the Blue
• Line Producer – Bridget Bourke: Lord of the Rings, Master and Commander
• Art Dept. Manager – Chris Hennah: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong
• Camera Operator – Rob Marsh: The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia
• Make-Up Artist – Davina Lamont: Lord of the Rings Trilogy
• Unit Nurse – Jennifer Lambert: Blood Diamond, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Visual Effects – Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop Ltd (5 Oscars Winner): Lord of the Rings, King Kong, The Last Samurai, The Legend of Zorro, Van Helsing, Narnia, etc.
• Matte Paintings – Rocco Gioffre: Superman Returns, The Celestine Prophecy, The Chronicles of Narnia, Van Helsing, Terminator 3, What Dreams May Come, etc.
• Special Effects Supervisor – Kevin Pike: Star Trek, Jurassic Park, The Flintstones, etc.
• Special Effects – Attila Vaski: Fantastic Four, X-Men, Cat Woman, I, Robot, I Spy, etc.
• Special Effects – CafeFX: Sin City, Eragon, The Aviator, Snakes on a Plane, The Departed, Master and Commander, Fantastic Four, Memoirs of a Geisha, King Kong, etc.

THE CAST - This movie boasts a fine array of international and renowned talents:

• Al Pacino (from the United States): Under consideration as Virgil
• Andy Garcia (from the United States): Under consideration as Dante
• Adrien Brody (from the United States): Under consideration as Dante
• James Caviezel (from the United States): Under consideration as Dante
• Mary Petruolo (from Italy): Chiara and Francesco
• Mike Starr (from the United States): Goodfellas, The Bodyguard, Black Dahlia
• Vincent Spano (from the United States): Alive, Texas Rangers, Rumble Fish
• Silvia Colloca (from Italy): Van Helsing, The Detonator
• Antonio Cupo (from Canada): Elegy, Barbarossa
• Diane Salinger (from the United States): Batman Returns, The Scarlet Letter
• Axel Neumann (from Germany): King of Thieves, 7 Dwarfs
• Dalia Hernandez (from Mexico): Apocalypto
• Fabiana Udenio (from Argentina): RoboCop 2, The Wedding Planner
• Jenn Gotzon (from the United States): Hulk, Frost/Nixon
• Robert Easton (from the United States): The Last King of Scotland, Spiritual Warriors,

and many more artists, who will be part of a unique cast to portray over 90 speaking characters.

The Movies of our lifetime

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Master Films Productions, LLC
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Temecula, CA 92593

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Master Films Productions, LLC is producing Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso trilogy motion pictures, for theatrical, television and video markets worldwide. Strong dramatic story lines are being utilized for these adaptations, uniquely covering several genres - Adventure, Christian, Horror, Romance and Spiritual. Dante's Inferno is a four-quadrant compelling movie in the making for a proven global audience that has read the original book, in over 35 languages for the last 700 years.

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