Forest Whitaker Attaches to Little Treasure

Belltower Entertainment (OTCBB:BTOW) announced today that Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) is formally attached to star in the Feature Film entitled “Little Treasure” to be filmed entirely on location in Shanghai, China. Michael D. Olmos (Splinter) is attached to direct. Belltower utilized in part, a $1 million credit facility to secure Whitaker and Olmos through William Morris Endeavour Agency (WME) where they are both repped. Whitaker will Executive Produce the film as well. Little Treasure is an inspiring story about a bi-racial American couple who return to the wife's homeland of China to rekindle their love and reignite their marriage, only to encounter prejudices, humor, cultural differences, and ultimately self-discovery...and along the way meeting a Shanghai street kid who changes their lives. The screenplay was penned by writer Josh Goldstein (Disney's Jungle Cruise, "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," "Jamie Foxx Show"). Michael D. Olmos (Splinter) is attached to direct alongside Hollywood cinematographer Reynaldo Villalobos (Risky Business, A Bronx Tale, Urban Cowboy). Forest has amassed a total of $1,183,733,225 box office take over his career with an average of $35,870,704 per film.

The Times' bestselling novel "Smokescreen" is the second film currently on Belltower’s slate. Paul Cuschieri has penned the adapted screenplay about the true life adventures of Allen Long, a documentary film maker who began smuggling pot out of Colombia in the '70s to finance his movie. Pre-production is scheduled to commence Fall 2010.

Belltower will retain copyright ownership in both films slated for production this year with majority control over production, financing and distribution.

Belltower Entertainment Corp. is a fully integrated film entertainment company based in Los Angeles with a satellite office in Shanghai, China complemented by strategic production and finance partners throughout the world. Our goal and focus is in securing ownership of film projects to be developed and packaged in-house, which attract premier talent from both behind the camera and in front of it, while keeping costs down through tax friendly production territories and other soft money avenues. Belltower creates favorable studio participation for distribution and P&A funding with critically acclaimed screenwriters and top talent attachments.

With a focus on Asia and Latin America, Belltower is strategically positioned to produce high quality content at cost-effective budgets while maximizing profit margins and upside potential for both the company and its shareholders by retaining control and ownership of its feature film projects.

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