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Kirkpatrick sews up pact at MTV, Nick


April 11, 2007 Writer-director Karey Kirkpatrick has inked a two-year, first-look production deal with Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films under his newly formed Blue Shirt Prods. label. Kirkpatrick, whose helming credits include DreamWorks Animation's "Over the Hedge" and Paramount Pictures' upcoming "The Spiderwick Chronicles," will focus on providing live-action family fare for Paramount Pictures labels Nickelodeon and MTV. First up for the Blue Shirt/Nickelodeon partnership is "Captain Abdul's Pirate School," based on a book by Colin McNaughton.

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