ESPN will release the first sports-themed 3D film this summer tied to its X Games franchise.
Produced by ESPN Films, X Games 3D the Movie, will have a one-week theatrical run, starting Aug. 21, in 3D theaters around the nation. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is handling the distribution efforts.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Steve Lawrence (Down the Barrel), the film will use groundbreaking digital 3D techniques to immerse sports fans into the world of action sports, including such notables as skateboarder, snowboarder Shaun White; moto X, rally car racer Travis Pastrana; skateboarders Danny Way and Bob Burnquist; and moto X and AMA racer Ricky Carmichael… Details
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle intends to pull some unusual double duty this weekend when he takes to the quarter-mile at zMAX Dragway for Saturday’s PINKS All Out.
Weather permitting, Biffle will qualify his familiar No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford in Talladega Saturday morning, fly to Concord, N.C., then bring his 2007 Shelby GT 500 to the Bellagio of drag strips to compete in an exhibition competition that will be featured on PINKS All Outtakes on SPEED.
“I am so excited about it,” said Biffle, who used to drag race in eighth-mile “grudge matches” as a teenager in Vancouver, Wash. “I’ve always loved PINKS because it’s …Â Details