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85th Academy Awards Winners

oscarsThe results are in, from a thoroughly enjoyable show:

Best Picture
Argo
Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis
Lincoln

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jennifer Lawrence
Silver Linings Playbook

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz
Django Unchained

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Anne Hathaway
Les Misérables

Best Animated Feature Film
Brave
Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman

Best Cinematography
Life of Pi
Claudio Miranda

Best Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Jacqueline Durran

Best Directing
Life of Pi
Ang Lee

Best Documentary Feature
Searching for Sugar Man
Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn

Best Documentary Short
Inocente
Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine

Best Film Editing
Argo
William Goldenberg

Best Foreign Language Film
Amour
Austria

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Les Misérables
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Best Music Original Score
Life of Pi
Mychael Danna

Best Music Original Song
“Skyfall”
from Skyfall Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth

Best Production Design
Lincoln
Rick Carter (Production Design); Jim Erickson (Set Decoration)

Best Short Film Animated
Paperman
John Kahrs

Best Short Film Live Action
Curfew
Shawn Christensen

Best Sound Editing
Skyfall
Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers

Zero Dark Thirty
Paul N.J. Ottosson

Best Sound Mixing
Les Misérables
Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes

Best Visual Effects
Life of Pi
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott

Best Adapted Screenplay
Argo
Written by Chris Terrio

Best Original Screenplay
Django Unchained
Written by Quentin Tarantino

Lincoln – Production Diaries – 17

Lincoln Production DiariesMeet the Actors

One of the most acclaimed and accomplished actors in Hollywood, Academy Award® winner TOMMY LEE JONES (Thaddeus Stevens) brings a distinct character to his every film.

Jones made his feature film debut in “Love Story” and, in a career spanning four decades, has starred in such films as “Eyes of Laura Mars,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter”—for which he received his first Golden Globe® nomination—“Stormy Monday,” “The Package,” “JFK,” “Under Siege,” “The Fugitive,” “Heaven & Earth,” “The Client,” “Natural Born Killers,” “Blue Sky,” “Cobb,” “Batman Forever,” “Men in Black,” “U.S. Marshals,” “Double Jeopardy,” “Rules of Engagement,” “Space Cowboys,” “Men in Black 2,” “The Hunted,” “The Missing,” “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada,” “A Prairie Home Companion,” “In the Electric Mist,” “The Company Men” and “Captain America: The First Avenger.”

Lincoln - Production Diaries - 17He was awarded the Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for his portrayal of the uncompromising U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the box office hit “The Fugitive” in 1994. For this performance, he also received a Golden Globe Award® as Best Supporting Actor. Three years earlier, Jones had received his first Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Clay Shaw in Oliver Stone’s “JFK.”

In 2007 Jones starred in the critically acclaimed film “In the Valley of Elah,” for which he received an Oscar® nomination for Best Actor, and in the same year he starred in the Academy Award®–winning film “No Country for Old Men,” written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and based on the Cormac McCarthy novel.

This year, Jones reprised his role as Agent K in “Men in Black 3” in May and starred with Meryl Streep in “Hope Springs” in August.

Jones recently completed filming “Emperor” on location in New Zealand for director Peter Webber. He portrays General Douglas MacArthur. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. He also recently shot “Malavita” in France for director Luc Besson.

In 1995, Jones made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed telefilm adaptation of the Elmer Kelton novel “The Good Old Boys” for TNT. Jones also starred in the telefilm with Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Frances McDormand and Matt Damon. For his portrayal of Hewey Calloway, he received a Screen Actors Guild Award® nomination and a CableACE Award nomination.

In 2005, Jones starred in the critically acclaimed film, “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada,” which he also directed and produced. The film debuted in competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and garnered Jones the award for Best Actor and screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga the award for Best Screenplay for this film about friendship and murder along the Texas-Mexican border.
Jones directed “The Sunset Limited” for HBO. This telefilm, which premiered in February 2011, is based on the play of the same name by Cormac McCarthy and starred Jones and Samuel L. Jackson.
The next film he will direct will be “The Homesman,” which is the story of a pioneer woman and a claim-jumping rascal of a man who usher three insane women on an odyssey from Nebraska to Iowa, braving the elements along the way.

Jones has also had success on the small screen. In 1983, he won an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for his portrayal of Gary Gilmore in “The Executioner’s Song” and, in 1989, he was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe® Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for “Lonesome Dove.”

His numerous network and cable credits include the title role in “The Amazing Howard Hughes,” the American Playhouse production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “The Rainmaker” for HBO, the HBO/BBC production of “Yuri Nosenko, KGB” and “April Morning.”

In 1969, Jones made his Broadway debut in John Osborne’s “A Patriot for Me.” His other Broadway appearances include “Four on a Garden,” with Carol Channing and Sid Caesar, and “Ulysses in Nighttown,” with the late Zero Mostel.

Born in San Saba, Texas, Jones worked briefly with his father in the oil fields before attending St. Mark’s School of Texas, then Harvard University, where he graduated cum laude with a degree in English.

Lincoln – Released in UK and Ireland on January 25th.

Look out for Part Eighteen of Lincoln – The Production Diaries on Friday January 18th.

Photo Courtesy of IMDb

Lincoln – Production Diaries – 15

Lincoln Production DiariesMeet the Producer

Lincoln - Production Diaries - 15Seven-time Academy Award®–nominated KATHLEEN KENNEDY (Producer) is one of the most successful and respected producers and executives in the film industry today. She joined Lucasfilm Ltd. in mid-2012 and since the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm, serves as President of the company. As a testament to her standing in the film community, she also holds the position of vice president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as well as serving on its Board of Governors. Among her credits are three of the highest- grossing films in motion picture history: “E.T. The Extra Terrestrial,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Sixth Sense.”

Prior to joining Lucasfilm, Kennedy headed The Kennedy/Marshall Company, which she founded in 1992, with director/producer Frank Marshall. Recent Kennedy/Marshall projects include the animated feature “The Adventures of Tintin,” based on the iconic character created by Belgian artist Georges Remi; “War Horse,” based on the book by Michael Morpurgo; and “Hereafter,” a somber look at life and death and what lies beyond, starring Matt Damon and directed by Clint Eastwood. Kennedy also executive produced (with George Lucas) the long-awaited fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Frank Marshall.

Under the Kennedy/Marshall banner, Kennedy has produced such films as “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (three Academy Award® wins and 10 additional Academy Award nominations), “The Sixth Sense” (six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture), “Seabiscuit” (seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture) and “Snow Falling on Cedars.” Kennedy also produced such indie hits as “Persepolis” (Oscar® nominated for Best Animated Feature) and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Golden Globe® winner for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director).

Kennedy launched her producing career via a successful association with Steven Spielberg, which began when she served as his production assistant on the film “1941.” She went to become his associate on “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” associate producer of “Poltergeist” and producer of “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.” While “E.T.” was becoming an international phenomenon, Spielberg, Kennedy and Marshall were already in production on “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” which she and Marshall produced with Lucas.

In 1982, Kennedy co-founded Amblin Entertainment with Spielberg and Marshall. While at Amblin, she produced and guided two of the most successful franchises in film history: the “Jurassic Park” series and “The Back To The Future” trilogy.” In addition, Kennedy produced or executive produced a slew of critical and box office hits, including “Twister,” “Balto,” “The Bridges of Madison County,” “The Flintstones,” “Schindler’s List,” “We’re Back!,” “A Dinosaur’s Story,” “Noises Off,” “Hook,” “An American Tail: Fievel Goes West,” “Cape Fear,” “Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” “Joe Versus the Volcano,” “Always,” “Gremlins,” “The Land Before Time,” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, “*batteries not included,” “Empire of the Sun,” “Innerspace,” “An American Tail,” “The Money Pit,” “The Color Purple,” “Young Sherlock Holmes,” “The Goonies,” and Frank Marshall’s directing debut, “Arachnophobia.” Other collaborations with Spielberg include “Munich,” “War of the Worlds” and “A.I. Artificial Intelligence.”

Kennedy recently completed her tenure as president of the Producers Guild of America, which bestowed upon her its highest honor, the Charles Fitzsimmons Service Award in 2006. In 2008, she and Marshall received the Producers Guild of America’s David O. Selznick Award for Career Achievement.

Raised in the small Northern California towns of Weaverville and Redding, Kennedy graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in telecommunications and film. While still a student, she began working at a San Diego, Calif. television station. Following jobs as a camera operator, video editor, floor director and news production coordinator, Kennedy produced the station’s talk show “You’re On.” She then relocated to Los Angeles and worked with director John Milius prior to beginning her association with Spielberg.

Lincoln – Released in UK and Ireland on January 25th.

Look out for Part Sixteen of Lincoln – The Production Diaries on Monday January 14th.

Photo Courtesy of IMDb

Lincoln – Production Diaries – 13

Lincoln Production DiariesMeet the Crew

JANUSZ KAMINSKI (Director of Photography) has created some of the most lasting and memorable images in cinema history.

A native of Poland, Kaminski has enjoyed a long and illustrious collaboration with Steven Spielberg, first with the 1993 made-for-television film “Class of ’61,” on which Spielberg was executive producer. Together they went on to combine their talents on “Schindler’s List” (for which Kaminski won his first Academy Award® for Best Cinematography), “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” “Amistad” (Oscar® nomination), “Saving Private Ryan” (for which he received his second Academy Award), “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” “Minority Report,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “The Terminal,” “War of the Worlds,” “Munich,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and “War Horse.”

Among Kaminski’s other credits as cinematographer are “How Do You Know,” “Funny People,” “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (Oscar® nomination), “Jumbo Girl,” “Jerry Maguire,” “Tall Tale,” “How to Make an American Quilt,” “Little Giants,” “The Adventures of Huck Finn” and “Killer Instinct,” among many others.

Kaminski’s directing credits include “Lost Souls” and “Hania” (on which he also served as cinematographer). He is also directing and working as cinematographer on “American Dream.”

RICK CARTER (Production Designer) won an Academy Award® and a BAFTA Award in 2010 for his otherworldly production design on James Cameron’s megahit “Avatar.” He was also honored by his peers with an Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design on a Fantasy Film. Carter received his first Oscar® nomination for his work on Robert Zemeckis’ “Forrest Gump.”

Carter most recently created the production design on Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse.” He has also collaborated with Spielberg on such diverse films as “Munich,” “War of the Worlds,” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” “Amistad” and the blockbusters “Jurassic Park” and its sequel, “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.”

In 2011, he was also the production designer on Zack Snyder’s epic fantasy “Sucker Punch.”

Carter has been Zemeckis’ production designer of choice on the films “The Polar Express,” “Cast Away,” “What Lies Beneath,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Back to the Future Part II” and “Part III.”

Earlier in his career, Carter designed for the television anthology series “Amazing Stories,” which was produced by Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. His work on the show also teamed him with such notable directors as Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood, among others.

MICHAEL KAHN, A.C.E. (Editor), is one of the most acclaimed film editors of all time. He won Academy Awards® for editing “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan,” all of which were directed by Steven Spielberg. With seven Oscar® nominations, he is the most honored editor in motion picture history. Additionally, he has won two BAFTA Awards and has been nominated for four others. Last year, Kahn edited Spielberg’s combination live-action/animated feature “The Adventures of Tintin” and the Academy Award®-nominated “War Horse.”

During his more than four decades of illustrious work, Kahn has distinguished himself as the editor of many now-classic films, including “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “The Color Purple,” “Empire of the Sun,” “Always,” “Ice Castles,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”

In addition Kahn edited “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” “Munich,” “The Terminal,” “War of the Worlds,” “Catch Me if You Can,” “Alive,” “Arachnophobia,” “Fatal Attraction,” “The Goonies,” “Poltergeist,” “1941,” “Eyes of Laura Mars” and “The Return of a Man Called Horse.”

For television, Kahn edited the movie “Eleanor and Franklin.” He began his career editing the popular television series “Hogan’s Heroes.”

Lincoln – Released in UK and Ireland on January 25th.

Look out for Part Fourteen of Lincoln – The Production Diaries on Thursday January 10th.

Lincoln – Production Diaries – 11

Lincoln Production DiariesMeet the Crew

BEN MORRIS (Visual Effects Supervisor) began his career designing performance control systems for projects such as George Miller’s “Babe” and supervised the creation of CG people for Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator.” He joined Framestore in 2000, as part of the VFX team on “Dinotopia,” where he integrated the motion rig and motion-control camera with in-house CG character animation systems, for which he won Emmy® and VES (Visual Effects Society) Awards.

The Squirrel Room sequence in Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” gave him the opportunity to further develop the character pipeline. Morris led the team that created the lead CG characters of Lorek, Ragnar and a host of other armored bears in Chris Weitz’s “The Golden Compass,” for which he won the Academy Award® and BAFTA Award for Best Visual Effects.
On Mike Newell’s “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” he created the CG vipers and CG environments for the film’s climactic showdown in the Sand Room.

Morris recently worked on Steven Spielberg’s World War I film, “War Horse,” for which he received a BAFTA nomination.

JOANNA JOHNSTON (Costume Designer) first worked with Steven Spielberg while assisting Academy Award®–winning costume designer Anthony Powell on “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” She also assisted Powell on such films as “Evil Under the Sun” and Roman Polanski’s “Tess.”

As assistant designer, she worked with Milena Canonero on “Out of Africa” (for which Canonero was nominated for an Oscar®). She also assisted Tom Rand on his Oscar-nominated work “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” and on “The Shooting Party.”

As a costume designer, Johnston has enjoyed a long association with Steven Spielberg, working on such films as “Saving Private Ryan,” “Munich,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” “War of the Worlds” and “War Horse.”

She has also collaborated frequently with director Robert Zemeckis on films, including “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Back to the Future Part II,” “Back to the Future Part III,”
“Death Becomes Her,” “Contact,” “Cast Away,” “The Polar Express” and the Academy Award®– winning “Forrest Gump.”

Other features include M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Sixth Sense” and “Unbreakable”; Paul and Chris Weitz’s “About A Boy,” for which she was a Costume Designers Guild Award nominee; and Richard Curtis’ “Love Actually” and “The Boat That Rocked.”

Johnston has also worked with Bryan Singer on “Valkyrie” and most recently on “Jack the Giant Killer.”

Lincoln – Released in UK and Ireland on January 25th.

Look out for Part Twelve of Lincoln – The Production Diaries on Sunday January 6th.

Bana Thriller to Commence Filming

ERIC BANA, REBECCA HALL BEGIN PRODUCTION NEXT WEEK ON
JOHN CROWLEY-DIRECTED INTERNATIONAL SUSPENSE THRILLER;

SUPPORTING CAST, CREW SET FOR U.K. SHOOT

NEW YORK, April 11th, 2012 – Production begins next week in the U.K. on Focus Features and Working Title Films’ untitled international suspense thriller starring Eric Bana (of Focus’ Hanna) and Golden Globe Award nominee Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Town) for director John Crowley (Boy A). The original screenplay is by Steven Knight, Academy Award nominee for Dirty Pretty Things and BIFA Award nominee for Focus’ Eastern Promises.

Rounding out the cast are British Independent Film Award nominee Riz Ahmed (Four Lions); Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent (Iris); Olivier Award nominee Kenneth Cranham (An Inspector Calls); BAFTA Award nominee Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy); in his fifth film for Focus, Ciarán Hinds (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy); and Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Julia Stiles (Dexter). Adriano Goldman (Focus’ Jane Eyre) is the feature’s cinematographer; Jim Clay and Natalie Ward, both of Focus’ The Debt, are the production designer and costume designer, respectively.

Mr. Bevan and Mr. Fellner are producing the film with Chris Clark (The Guard), and Working Title’s Liza Chasin is executive producer. Focus holds worldwide rights to the feature, and will commence overseas sales at the Cannes International Film Festival in May.

In the thriller, two ex-lovers, Martin (to be played by Mr. Bana) and Claudia (Ms. Hall), find their loyalties tested and their lives at risk when they are joined together on the defense team in a terrorism trial.

Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 Blu-ray/DVD March 12th

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1

HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE

Available to buy on DVD & Blu-ray™ 12th March 2012

The penultimate installment in The Twilight Saga will be will be available to buy on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK from 12th March 2012.

Synopsis

The highly anticipated fourth installment of The Twilight Saga, directed by Academy Award® winner Bill Condon, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 reveals the mysteries of this romantic epic that has entranced millions.

In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson), plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage, honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of a child… which brings an unforeseen and shocking development for Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).

With more of the romance, passion, intrigue and action that made Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse worldwide blockbusters, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, based on Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling book series, begins the conclusion of the tale of vampire love, boundless friendship, acceptance, and finding your true self.

Cast:

-          Robert Pattinson

-          Kristen Stewart

-          Taylor Lautner

Available Extras:

DVD

-          Audio Commentary with Bill Condon

-          UK Premiere Footage

2 disc limited edition

-          DVD extras

-          Jump to…. Edward, Jacob

-          EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS:

-          Jacob’s Destiny

-          Filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

-          A New Beginning

-          The Wedding

-          The Honeymoon

Blu-ray

-          DVD extras

-          Jump to…. Edward, Jacob

-          EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS:

-          Bella & Edwards Personal Wedding Video

-          Jump to…. The Wedding & Reception, The Honeymoon, Bella’s Pregnancy, The Wolf Pack and The Cullen’s

Join the Party New Year’s Eve

Director Garry Marshall and a stellar ensemble cast will ring in the 2011 holiday season with the romantic comedy “New Year’s Eve.”

“New Year’s Eve” celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in the intertwining stories of couples and singles, told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.

The film stars Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, two-time Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Academy Award® nominee Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Ryan Seacrest, two-time Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara.

Reuniting with Marshall from last year’s hit romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day” are screenwriter Katherine Fugate and producers Mike Karz and Wayne Rice. Serving again as executive producers will be Josie Rosen and Diana Pokorny, joined by Heather Hall as co-producer. The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Charles Minsky (“Pretty Woman,” “Valentine’s Day”) production designer Mark Friedberg (“The Darjeeling Limited,” “Morning Glory,”) editor Michael Tronick (“The Green Hornet,” “Hairspray”) and Oscar®-nominated costume designer Gary Jones (“The Talented Mr. Ripley,” “Valentine’s Day”).

“New Year’s Eve” will be shot entirely on location in and around New York City.

A New Line Cinema presentation of a Wayne Rice/Karz Entertainment Production, a Garry Marshall Film, “New Year’s Eve” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.newyearsevemovie.co.uk

UK Release

December 8th 2011 (please note slight change

Director

Garry Marshall

Cast

Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Ryan Seacrest, two-time winner Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara.

New Year’s Eve New Poster

New Year’s Eve

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents

NEW YEAR’S EVE

IN CINEMAS 9th DECEMBER 2011

Director Garry Marshall and a stellar ensemble cast will ring in the 2011 holiday season with the romantic comedy “New Year’s Eve.”

“New Year’s Eve” celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in the intertwining stories of couples and singles, told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.

The film stars Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, two-time Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Academy Award® nominee Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Ryan Seacrest, two-time Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara.

Reuniting with Marshall from last year’s hit romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day” are screenwriter Katherine Fugate and producers Mike Karz and Wayne Rice. Serving again as executive producers will be Josie Rosen and Diana Pokorny, joined by Heather Hall as co-producer. The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Charles Minsky (“Pretty Woman,” “Valentine’s Day”) production designer Mark Friedberg (“The Darjeeling Limited,” “Morning Glory,”) editor Michael Tronick (“The Green Hornet,” “Hairspray”) and Oscar®-nominated costume designer Gary Jones (“The Talented Mr. Ripley,” “Valentine’s Day”).

Warner Bros

New Year’s Eve Trailer

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents

NEW YEAR’S EVE

IN CINEMAS 9th DECEMBER 2011

Synopsis:
Director Garry Marshall and a stellar ensemble cast will ring in the 2011 holiday season with the romantic comedy “New Year’s Eve.”

“New Year’s Eve” celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in the intertwining stories of couples and singles, told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.

The film stars Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, two-time Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Academy Award® nominee Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Ryan Seacrest, two-time Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara.

Reuniting with Marshall from last year’s hit romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day” are screenwriter Katherine Fugate and producers Mike Karz and Wayne Rice. Serving again as executive producers will be Josie Rosen and Diana Pokorny, joined by Heather Hall as co-producer. The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Charles Minsky (“Pretty Woman,” “Valentine’s Day”) production designer Mark Friedberg (“The Darjeeling Limited,” “Morning Glory,”) editor Michael Tronick (“The Green Hornet,” “Hairspray”) and Oscar®-nominated costume designer Gary Jones (“The Talented Mr. Ripley,” “Valentine’s Day”).

“New Year’s Eve” will be shot entirely on location in and around New York City.

A New Line Cinema presentation of a Wayne Rice/Karz Entertainment Production, a Garry Marshall Film, “New Year’s Eve” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.newyearseve-movie.com

UK Release
December 9th 2011

Director
Gary Marshall

Cast
Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Ryan Seacrest, two-time winner Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara.

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