MUMBAI: National Geographic Entertainment (NGE) has acquired the worldwide distribution rights of Blue Man Group: Mind Blast for the giant-screen, digital and Imax 3-D and 2-D theatres. The 3-D live-action comedy is slated for release in 2011.

The film that will feature an original screenplay and score will star the group‘s original cast members. Blue Man Group: Mind Blast is the fourth major film acquisition for NGE this year, following the Sundance hit Amreeka that will open in select US cities throughout this month.

City of Life and Death which screened last week at the Toronto Film Festival along with The Wildest Dream will release in 2010 on Imax and giant screens worldwide and also on 35 mm screens in the US.

Blue Man Group has been impressing live audiences since 1990 with its wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts that combine music, comedy and multimedia theatrics in producing a unique entertainment experience.

Blue Man Group: Mind Blast which begins pre-production in early 2010 will follow the bald and blue trio as they travel through a visually stunning 3-D brain, exploring its neural pathways, synapses and gooey brain structures. Music, physical humor and Blue Man antics abound as they make art, collect scientific facts and turn our brains upside down.