Dead End Street Forms Strategic Partnership with 1.2.3. Inc.

COMPANY PRESS RELEASE HOQUIAM, WA – May 10, 1999: Dead End Street Publications is pleased to announce a working partnership with 1.2.3. Inc. whereby Hollywood casting director Karen Rea will act as Virtual Casting™ Director for Dead End Street Publications. Virtual Casting™ is another revolutionary aspect of Dead End Street’s multimedia approach to literature. It allows the reader to truly become part of the story as if it already converted to film. Characters will be Virtually Cast by Rea, a highly talented casting director, and will be hotlinked to the actor’s respective filmography.

“Virtual Casting™ provides the reader a context in which to read the story,” says Dead End Street Publications’ CIO Ivan R. Black. “It gives the reader guidance regarding which actor(s) might function well as a particular character. And with Karen Rea in charge of Virtual Casting™, you can be certain that both neophytes and veterans will be considered. She’s one of the best, and we’re truly honored to work with her.”

About 1.2.3. Inc.:

1.2.3. Inc. is a California-based corporation that has cast dozens of motion pictures and episodic television pieces. Founded by Hollywood heavyweight Karen Rea, 1.2.3. Inc. has grown to become a highly respected firm during the past two decades. Among the films cast by 1.2.3. Inc. are Ghostbusters, Stripes, Sleeping with the Enemy, Wrongfully Accused, Romancing the Stone, Death Becomes Her, Far and Away, Wild Orchid and Christine. A more extensive listing of the company’s portfolio can be found at: http://us.imdb.com/Name?Rea,+Karen.

About the Company:

Dead End Street Publications, LLC, is a multimedia publishing firm founded in 1997. Founded upon the precept that more speech is preferable to less, Dead End Street Publications is dedicated to publishing cutting edge literature from the world’s dead end streets. Visit the company homepage at www.deadendstreet.com and discover for yourself why so many people have decided to “Take a ride down the Dead End Street.”