MANNY ‘THE SHARKMAN’ PUIG RETURNS AS THE ULTIMATE PREDATOR HUNTS DOWN VIEWERS ON VIDEO ON DEMAND AND PAY PER VIEW

FORMER CAST-MATES JOHNNY KNOXVILLE, STEVE-O AND CHRIS PONTIUS DROP IN AS MANNY TACKLES SHARKS, WRESTLES ALLIGATORS, AND PETS ANGRY SNAKES – ALL IN THE WILD WITH HIS BARE HANDS

LOS ANGELES- May 16, 2007 Gravitas Ventures, a world class new media distributor, is pleased to announce that Ultimate Predator starring Manny ‘The Shark Man’ Puig will be available to rent on July 9th 2007 in tens of millions of cable video on demand and satellite pay per view households across North America.

From Big Vision Entertainment and Jeff Tremaine creator and Executive Producer of JACKASS and WILDBOYZ, Manny ‘The Sharkman’ Puig, returns to push the envelope of predator encounters in the eye-popping and death-defying Ultimate Predator. Featuring chilling and hilarious experiences with JACKASS cast members Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, and Chris Pontius adventure explodes at every turn in this never-before-seen collection of insane animal encounters.

In Ultimate Predator, Manny Puig sets out with death-defying cameraman Mark Rackley to engage nature’s perfect killing machines: sharks, alligators, bears, venomous snakes, and more! If it’s dangerous, they want to find it, hold it, study it, and even ride it! Developing their own interaction techniques, Manny and Mark are world-renowned for their ability to get closer than anyone to the largest predators in the wild—and this footage proves it.

Interviews with Manny’s closest friends and family reveal more about the man who has become a legend.“We would drop Manny in the woods and then come pick him up 4 days later. He’d go in with a shotgun and a frying pan – not even a canteen,” reminisces Sergio Cabrera, Manny’s childhood friend. Adds Executive Producer Jeff Tremaine “Manny is obsessed with predators. He does not care about things that can’t kill you. He is only focused on animals that can kill you.”

Ultimate Predator takes the viewer along on wild adventures beyond belief, including:

Hammerhead Riding – Manny sneaks up on Hammerhead sharks underwater and grabs hold for wild ride wearing only a Speedo and a snorkel.
Shark Jumping – Why just ride a wild shark when you can just surprise one swimming under your boat by diving in on top of it and riding its back?
Rattlesnake Petting – For most people, a coiled up snake shaking its rattle is a sign to go away but for Manny it is an opportunity to see how long you can pet its head from behind before it turns and attacks.
Wild Bear Water Taxi – Wild bears can be very adept in the water but they can’t bite or claw Manny if he is riding on their backs.
Alligator Levitating – Manny searches for Alligators sleeping deep under water in the swamps so he can try to lift them all the way to the surface with one finger before they wake up and attack.
Knoxville Treeing – Manny brings some of his Jackass and Wildboys cohorts deep into the swamps to swim with the gators, but one angry amphibian ends up chasing Johnny Knoxville up a tree.

Upon the summer release of Ultimate Predator Houston Curtis C.E.O of Big Vision Entertainment remarked “This is the perfect title for the growing Video On Demand and Pay Per View market. Soon millions of viewers will get their chance to ride shotgun with Manny and the JACKASS crew!”

Nolan Gallagher, Founder and C.E.O. of Gravitas Ventures, remarked “This is unlike anything I have ever seen, Manny wrote the book on deadliest catches and they are all captured in Ultimate Predator. If ever there was a movie you should be relieved to see in the comfort of your own home this is it!”

About Gravitas Ventures

Gravitas Ventures is a world class distributor and marketer of video for the new media space. Gravitas Ventures represents numerous producers of feature films and television programs. The Gravitas new media rights library includes hundreds of hours of features, documentaries, animation, wrestling/mixed martial arts, fitness, poker and stand up comedy programming. Gravitas Ventures with its motto of “delivering your ideas to the digital market” provides a turn key approach for artists to reach new media customers by handling the distribution contract, copyright procedures, insurance requirements, coordination of marketing materials, quality control, film delivery and timely royalty payments.

Gravitas Ventures, through its licensing arrangement with Warner Digital Distribution successfully sells to dozens of clients in the video on demand (VOD), pay per view (PPV), internet protocol television (IPTV), and electronic sell through (EST) marketplace. Under this agreement programs from Stage 10 Productions will be available to industry leaders such iNDEMAND, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Cable, Cablevision, TVN, AT&T, Verizon, Direct TV, Dish Network, On Command, Lodge Net, Apple i-Tunes, Microsoft X-Box, Amazon Unbox, CinemaNow, Movielink and many more.

About Big Vision Entertainment

Big Vision Entertainment, founded in 2003 is the number one special interest home video label in the country. BVE titles can be found in every major retail outlet in the US including, Wal Mart, Target and Best Buy. In addition to home video, Big Vision Entertainment is also a leading production company and creator of alternative programming across a variety of genres. Current shows include, The Ultimate Blackjack Tour on CBS, Wrestling Society X on MTV and Aruba Poker Classic on GSN. BVE has recently begun production on two new shows for Court TV and is finishing up a series pilot for G4.

For questions: Nolan Gallagher Gravitas Ventures (310) 804-5934 or nolan@gravitasventures.com