"Reggae music kingpin Chris Blackwell's Palm Pictures has chased down all worldwide rights to "Sun Dogs," a documentary following the Jamaican Dogsled Team, sponsored by singer Jimmy Buffett and his company Margaritaville."

Mar 7, 2006

By Gregg Goldstein

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Reggae music kingpin Chris Blackwell's Palm
Pictures has chased down all worldwide rights to "Sun Dogs," a documentary
following the Jamaican Dogsled Team, sponsored by singer Jimmy Buffett and
his company Margaritaville.

The feature follows the canine crew from their native country to the 2006
U.K. championships in Scotland. Currently in production, the film paints a
portrait of the human support team that champions the dogs, from Buffett to
Devon Anderson, known as Jamaica's "Dr. Dolittle." It also chronicles the
trials of stray dogs whose only chance at survival is getting off the
country's tough streets and onto the team.

"We saw the footage and thought it was an incredible story that has a lot of
humor," Blackwell said in a statement with David Koh, the firm's head of
acquisitions and production. "It's the ultimate underdog story with a fierce
Jamaican attitude -- a mix of 'Cool Runnings,' 'The Bad News Bears' and 'Dr.
Dolittle."'

Palm Pictures, which is financing the project, plans a theatrical release
late this year, followed by a DVD and CD soundtrack release on the company's
Palm label. Blackwell founded Island Records, which introduced the world to
Bob Marley.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter