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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHE WEINSTEIN COMPANY GOES SO UNDERCOVER WITH MILEY CYRUSAcquires U.S. Distribution Rights From Exclusive Media Group To Action Comedy Directed by Tom VaughanJeremy Piven, Mike O’Malley, Kelly Osbourne Co-StarNew York, NY (March 2, 2011) – The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that it has acquired from Exclusive Media Group(Exclusive) the U.S. distribution rights to SO UNDERCOVER, an action comedy starring Miley Cyrus (THE LAST SONG, “HannahMontana,” LOL). The film, which was fully financed by Exclusive, is directed by Tom Vaughan (WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS), with ascreenplay co-written by Allan Loeb (WALL STREET 2: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS, 21) and Steven Pearl. Along with Exclusive, the film isbeing produced by Loeb and Pearl through their company, Scarlet Fire Entertainment and by Tish Cyrus (THE LAST SONG, LOL).Executive Producers are Jodi Zuckerman-Weiner (HEARTS IN ATLANTIS) for Cyrus’ production company, Hope Town Entertainment,and Rob Cowan (THE CRAZIES). SO UNDERCOVER co-stars Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”), Mike O’Malley (CEDAR RAPIDS, “Glee”) andKelly Osbourne (“The Osbournes”). The announcement was jointly made by TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein, TWC COO DavidGlasser and Exclusive Co-Chairmen Guy East and Nigel Sinclair.“We’re excited to be working with Miley Cyrus as she transitions from child phenomenon to grown-up star. She’s got charisma andtalent to burn, and SO UNDERCOVER shows her to be a deft comedic actress,” said Glasser. “This deal is a testament to the savvyinstincts of Peter Lawson and his acquisitions team in scouting and securing those projects that will enhance TWC’s release slate.”“We are thrilled to know that the film is now in great hands with Harvey Weinstein and his amazingly talented team at TheWeinstein Company,” said Sinclair and East. Exclusive Films International (EFI), the International sales and marketing arm ofExclusive, is handling worldwide sales of this title and has sold most major foreign territories prior to and while at the European FilmMarket in Berlin last week.The deal was negotiated for TWC by Glasser, Peter Lawson, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions, and Laine Kline, Executive VicePresident, Business and Legal Affairs; and for Exclusive Media Group by Andy Mayson, Managing Director and CFO, and CAA, whichalso arranged financing for the film.SYNOPSIS – SO UNDERCOVERWhen the FBI hires her to go undercover at a college sorority, Molly Morris (Miley Cyrus) must transform herself from a tough,streetwise private investigator to a refined, sophisticated university girl to help protect the daughter of a one-time Mobster. Withseveral suspects on her list, Molly unexpectedly discovers that not everyone is who they appear to be, including herself.The film will be released in October 2011 when schools are back in session.# # #ABOUT THE WEINSTEIN COMPANYThe Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution company launched in October 2005 by Bob and HarveyWeinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses Dimension Films, the genre label founded in1993 by Bob Weinstein, which has released such popular franchises as SCREAM, SPY KIDS and SCARY MOVIE. Together TWC andDimension Films have released a broad range of mainstream, genre and specialty films that have been commercial and criticalsuccesses, most recently Tom Hooper’s THE KING’S SPEECH, winner of four 2011 Academy Awards ® , including Best Picture; DerekCianfrance’s Academy Award ® -nominated BLUE VALENTINE; and John Wells’ feature directorial debut, THE COMPANY MEN. Since

2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as GRINDHOUSE; I’M NOT THERE; THE GREAT DEBATERS; VICKY CRISTINABARCELONA; THE READER; THE ROAD; HALLOWEEN; THE PAT TILLMAN STORY; PIRANHA 3D; INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; A SINGLEMAN; NINE; and 2011 Golden Globe ® Best Foreign Language Film nominee THE CONCERT. Recently wrapping is MY WEEK WITHMARILYN, Robert Rodriguez’s SPY KIDS 4, and the new installment of the SCREAM franchise, SCREAM 4. Currently in production isDouglas McGrath’s I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT.TWC is also active in television production, with credits including the Emmy ® Award-winning hit reality series “Project Runway,” andthe critically acclaimed HBO comedy/crime series “The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.” The company is producing two “ProjectRunway” spinoffs, “Project Runway: Masters” and “Project Runway: Accessories,” which are expected to debut in 2011. Thecompany currently has 15 series in different stages of development, including: “Mob Wives,” a reality series for VH1; “Marco Polo,”a scripted historical series about the great explorer; “The Nanny Diaries,” based on the hit book; and “The Mad Ones,” adapted fromthe Mafia novel of the same name.ABOUT EXCLUSIVE MEDIA GROUP (“EXCLUSIVE”)Exclusive Media Group is a vertically integrated independent film studio which was founded by strategic investment group, CyrteInvestments, in May 2008. Exclusive comprises:1. Three development & production labels –Exclusive Films, whose maiden production, Peter Weir’s The Way Back, is currently in theaters and who is also cofinancingand co-producing George Clooney’s The Ides of March, and fully financing and producing the Miley Cyrusaction comedy So Undercover.Hammer Films, the iconic brand whose first production was Let Me In, is in post-production on The Woman inBlack starring Daniel Radcliffe, and is about to release The Resident starring Hilary Swank.Spitfire Pictures, the specialist documentary film production house, which premieres the rock doc, Foo Fighters,and the sports doc Undefeated, at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival.2. US theatrical distributor – Newmarket Films which is about to release Hesher starring Joseph Gordon-Lovett and NataliePortman.3. International Sales & Marketing Operation for in-house and third party product – Exclusive Films International.4. Exclusive Films International also monetizes a significant film library of over 550 film titles.Exclusive is run by Co-Chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East. Sinclair also serves as Group CEO and President of Newmarket Films,East as Chairman of Exclusive Films International. Simon Oakes serves as Vice-Chairman of the Group Board as well as President andCEO of Hammer. Marc Schipper and Andy Mayson serve on the Executive Board, as COO and Managing Director/CFO respectively,overseeing the operations, finance and strategic development of the worldwide group. Exclusive is a vertically integrated global filmentertainment group which develops and controls its own intellectual property and exploits it on a cross-media basis in the digitallyconverged era. Exclusive has an active development slate and produces, finances and markets 3-5 high-quality commercial featurefilms and documentary films per year from its three production labels. Exclusive actively acquires further feature films forinternational distribution through Exclusive Films International, and for US distribution through Newmarket Films. The Group alsodevelops and produces programming for television and digital platforms.Exclusive actively explores strategic expansion through M&A transactions and joint ventures – specific focus is on the acquisition offurther high-quality film libraries and local territory distribution.www.exclusivemedia.comABOUT HOPE TOWN ENTERTAINMENTHope Town Entertainment produces films to inspire, enlighten and entertain. The company is focused on developing a diversifiedslate with fresh, unique, character-driven projects in a wide range of genres.So Undercover will be the first film released under the Hope Town Entertainment banner. Tish Cyrus also served as ExecutiveProducer on The Last Song, LOL: Laughing Out Loud and Miley Cyrus in London: Live at the O2.Hope Town is currently developing an adaptation of the first novel in Lisa McMann's young-adult paranormal thriller trilogy, Wake,for Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. Miley Cyrus will star and Disturbia co-writer Christopher Landon is adapting the book for thescreen.

For information contact:For TWC:Sarah Greenberg RobertsThe Weinstein CompanySarah.GreenbergRoberts@weinsteinco.com212- 941-3871For Exclusive:Michael Kupferberg42 WestMichael.Kupferberg@42West.Net646-723-9697