Douglas Coupland goes sci-fi

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EXTINCTION EVENT

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Douglas Coupland goes sci-fi for his new TV series Extinction Event

TORONTO - October 16, 2006 - As a follow-up to his first feature film screenplay Everything's Gone Green, Douglas Coupland has written his newest work for television entitled Extinction Event.

Not based on a book nor adapted from previous material, Extinction Event is a science-fiction television series that follows in the traditions of the X-Files, Dr. Who, Lost and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Coupland is best known as the internationally best-selling
author of Generation X, All Families Are Psychotic and JPod.

Douglas Coupland is partnering up for the second time with Everything's Gone Green producers Elizabeth Yake from True West Films, Henrik Meyer and Chris Nanos.

The project emerged during the production of last year's shoot and a pilot script has been drafted.

"We're glad to have continued working with Douglas," says producer Chris Nanos. "The future of Douglas Coupland in film & television is with his new work as a screenwriter. We're all excited to be producing an original story of his that's intended and written specifically for the medium of television."

Recently Douglas Coupland's penned Everything's Gone Green premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, the winner of the Vancouver International
Film Festival CityTv Western Canada Feature Film Award, the winner of the Edmonton International Film Feastival CityTv Canadian Feature Film Award and scheduled for a Spring 2007 release by ThinkFilm, its distributor in Canada.

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