The Next Three Days

ProductionNotes

Rating:TBC

Runtime:122minutes

ReleaseDate:13January2011

SYNOPSIS

LifeseemsperfectforJohnBrennan(RussellCrowe)untilhiswife,Lara(ElizabethBanks),isarrestedforamurdershesaysshedidn'tcommit.Threeyearsintohersentence,Johnisstrugglingtoholdhisfamilytogether,raisingtheirsonLuke(TySimpkins)andteachingatcommunitycollegewhilehepursueseverymeansavailabletoproveherinnocence.Withtherejectionoftheirfinalappeal,LarabecomessuicidalandJohndecidesthereisonlyonepossible,bearablesolution:tobreakhiswifeoutofprison.Refusingtobedeterredbyimpossibleoddsorhisowninexperience,Johndevisesanelaborateescapeplotandplungesintoadangerousandunfamiliarworld,ultimatelyriskingeverythingforthewomanheloves.

LionsgatepresentsaHwy61Films/Lionsgateproduction.THENEXTTHREEDAYSstarsRussellCrowe,ElizabethBanks,BrianDennehy,OliviaWildeandLiamNeeson,andisdirectedbyPaulHaggisfromascreenplaybyPaulHaggis.THENEXTTHREEDAYSisproducedbyMichaelNozikandPaulHaggis,andOlivierDelboscandMarcMissonnier.

ABOUTTHEPRODUCTION

Whatwouldyoudoifthepersonyoulovedwassuddenlyarrestedandtakenfromyou,maybeforever?Whatifyouronlychancetopullyourfamily’slifebackfromthebrinkwasforyoutotrytopulloffapotentiallydeadlycrimewithall-but-impossibleoddsofsuccess?Andifyoudidmanagetosucceed-thenwhat?

Thesequestionsbecomeheart-poundinglyrealinscreenwriter/directorPaulHaggis’stautsuspensethrillerTHENEXTTHREEDAYS.Haggisandhisstar,RussellCrowe,giveaudiencesathrillerwiththekindofheronotoftenseeninmoderniterationsofthegenre:akeenlyintelligent,methodical,butotherwiseunremarkableman,whoseactionsaredrivenbydesperation,determinationand,aboveall,love.

Haggisiswell-knownandadmiredforhispsychologicallyrich,morallyprobingdramas:asthewriter/directorofCRASH,whichwonhimAcademyAwardsforBestPictureandBestOriginalScreenplay,andINTHEVALLEYOFELAH;andasthescreenwriterofMILLIONDOLLARBABY,LETTERSFROMIWOJIMAandFLAGSOFOURFATHERS.ButHaggisisnostrangertothethrillergenre,havingbeenascreenwriteronthecriticalandpopularJamesBondfilmCASINOROYALE.ThrillerswerefirmlyonthedevelopmentagendawhenHaggisandproducerMichaelNozik(SYRIANA,THEMOTORCYCLEDIARIES)formedtheirproductioncompany,Hwy61,in2008.Bothpartnerswereintriguedwhenthecompany’sheadofdevelopment,EugenieGrandval,showedthemacopyoftheFrenchthrillerPOURELLE.

ThepartnersfeltthecentralpremisecouldmakeareallycompellingAmericanfilm.“I’vealwayswantedtomakeathriller,especiallyonewherealovestoryplayedsuchacentralrole,"Haggiscomments.“HerewasHitchcock'sclassicscenario,aperfectlyordinarymanwho,inthiscase,thrustshimselfintoextraordinarycircumstances.Hecan'twatchhiswifeandsonsuffersomuchastheydriftapartfromeachother.Butwhenhefindsoutwhatittakestobreakherout,hehastoaskhimselfaverydifficultquestion:wouldyousavethewomanyouloveifyouknewthatbydoingso,youwouldturnintosomeonethatshemightnolongerbeabletolove?"That'swhatalwaysdrawsmetoasubject-aquestionIcannotanswerformyself.WhenIfindthequestion,IknowIhaveafilm.Butthefilmisalsoaboutthenatureandpoweroftrust-whatitmeanswhenyoutrustsomeonenomatterwhat,whennooneelsedoes,whenalltheevidenceisagainstthem-whentheycannolongereventrustthemselves."

Nozikfelttheresultingfilmwouldbeenticingtoviewerslikehimself.“Asanaudiencemember,I’vealwaysbeencompelledbystrongcharacters,greatstoryandasuspensefulplotthatmakesmewonderwhat’sgoingtohappennext.It’srarethatIfindthatasamoviegoer,andcertainlyrareasaproducer,”saysNozik.“ThiswasaperfectpieceforPaul,whocancreatefullyrealized,dramaticcharacterswithinthestructureofanexciting,commercialthriller.”

HaggisandNoziktooktheprojecttoLionsgate,whichhadpartneredwithHaggisonCRASH.LionsgateacquiredtherightstoPOURELLEfromproductioncompaniesWildBunchandFidélitéFilms,andFidélité’sMarcMissonnierandOlivierDelboscalsojoinedtheproject.

Haggissettoworkonre-imaginingthefilm.HisprotagonistJohnBrennanisaprofessorofEnglishataPittsburghcommunitycollege,alovinghusbandanddevotedfather.ButveryquicklyJohnisthrownintoalivingnightmarewhenhiswife,Lara,isaccusedofamurdershesaysshedidn'tcommit.

Thenexttimewemeetthefamily,threeyearshavepassed.Larahasbeenconvictedofmurderandisincarcerated.Appealshavebeenpursued,anddenied.LukehasgrownincreasinglydistantfromhismotherandJohnfearsLarawilltakeherownlife.Fuelledbyanunfalteringconvictioninhiswife'sinnocence,Johnbelievesheisleftwithnootheroptionifhewantstosavehiswifeandfamily.Althoughheisill-equippedtotakethelawintohisownhandsandorchestrateaprisonbreak,hemakesthecomplexdecisiontocommitacrimeheknowshehaslittlechanceofaccomplishing.AndfromthemomentauthoritiesrealizethatLaraBrennanhasescaped,theclockwillbeticking.

ThewayJohngoesaboutthistask-searchingtheInternet,readingbooks,interviewinganex-con-turnedauthor-isafunctionofwhoheisasaperson.SaysNozik,“John’sneverbeenacriminal,butheisanacademicandheknowshowtoresearch.Andthatdriveshimthroughtheprocessoffiguringouthowtobreakhiswifeoutofjail,andsomehowputalifetogetherafterthatwithhissonandwife.He’sdoesn’thavealotofmoney,sohe’sfacedwithalotofdecisionsthroughoutthefilmabouthowtomanagethisscheme.”

Evenashewaswritingthescreenplay,HaggishadhissightssetonAcademyAwardwinnerRussellCrowefortheroleofJohnBrennan.Hepointstotheactor’sseamlessperformancesinfilmsasdiverseasGLADIATOR,ABEAUTIFULMIND,MASTERANDCOMMANDERandTHEINSIDER.“Russellisoneofthefinestactorsofourtime,”Haggisstatessimply.“He'srightforalmostanyprojectbuthewascertainlyrightforthisonebecausesomuchoftheintentofthefilmhastobecommunicatedwithoutwords.Aturnofaheadortheflickofaneyehastotellussomuch,whatJohnBrennanisthinking,whathe'sdecided,whereheisgoingnext.Russellisthetypeofactorwhocracksopenhischestandletsyoustarerightintohisheart-deep,intothedarkcornersofhissoul."

OnceCrowehadreadthescript,hemetwithHaggisinLondon."Itallhappenedveryquickly.CRASHwasagreatmovie,andofcourseanexcellentcallingcard,”theactorsays.Havingmadehisshareofthrillers,CrowealsoadmiredthetightconstructionofHaggis’sscript,theeventsandsequencingthatbuilttensionandcreateddauntingyetrealisticobstaclesforthecharacters.“Ilovedthesuspenseofit.Ifyou’regoingtotakeonathrillerlikethis,youhavetohaveamindandeyeforacomplexnarrative.It’sclearfromPaul'swork,thatthiscomplexityisoneofhisspecialties.SoIknewwecouldmakeagreatfilm."

Crowewasequallydrawninbythefilm’semotionalthemesandprogressions.“IwasreallystruckbytheconundrumJohnBrennanfaces.Thismanhasanundyingloveforhiswifeandwoulddoanythingtosaveher.Yettoachievewhathehastoachieve,hemustturnintosomebodyshemaynotlove.Tome,thatwasaninterestingjourneytogoon."

CastingthepivotalroleofLaraBrennanwastricky.Laramaybeabelovedwifeandmother,butit’sanopenquestionastowhetherthisquick-temperedwomandid,infact,killherboss.ThefilmmakersfoundthecombinationofqualitiestheywerelookingforinElizabethBanks,whosediversecreditsincludeW,SPIDER-MANand“30Rock.”SaysHaggis,“Elizabethisaterrificactress.Shehasaqualityofbeingthegirlnextdoor,andyet,shehasagreatfirewithinher.”

Croweandhisco-starestablishedaneasyonscreenrapport,creatingaportraitofamarriagethatfeelslived-inandrelatable.SaysCrowe,“ThebeginningofthemovieestablishesJohnandLaraasleadingthisnormal,relativelyplacidlifewiththeiryoungchild.Inafinitenumberofscenes,Elizabethmadeitfeelabsolutelyreal.”

Banksnotesthathercharacter,asuccessfulcorporateprofessional,isnotunlikemanycontemporarywomen.“Lara’sambitious,andshe’sbalancingworkandmotherhoodandtryingtomaintainthisreallygreatrelationshipwiththeloveofherlife.Whenshegetstornawayfromhim,they’rebothdevastated,buttheydealwithitintwototallydifferentways,”sheobserves.“Thismovieisn’treallyaboutwhethershe’sguiltyorinnocent;it’saboutwhatcanbeproveninacourtoflawandwhetherthatmatterstosomebodywholovesyouandbelievesinyounomatterwhat.”

ShesavouredtheopportunitytoworkwithbothHaggisandCrowe.“TheyaretwoofthebestandIcouldn'twaittogetonsetandbechallengedbythem.It’snotastretchtosaythatRussellisoneofhisgeneration’sbestactors.It’salittleintimidatingwhenyoufirstshowupandthenyougetoverit,”shelaughs.“He’sjustsogenerousandsocharming.”

SurroundingCroweandBanksinTHENEXTTHREEDAYSisanensembleofhighlyaccomplishedanddiverseactorsincrucialsupportingroles.NozikattributesthistoHaggis'screenplay.“Thescriptattractedagreatcross-sectionofwonderfulactors.Paulwritessuchbeautiful,complexcharacters,thatforeventhesmallestroles,there'salwaysarichandcomplexpalette.”

AmongthosemakingbriefbutmemorableappearancesinthefilmisOscarnomineeLiamNeesonasDamonPennington,anex-conwhohaschronicledhismultiplejailbreaksinprintandwhooffersJohnabluntassessment-andmoment-by-momentblueprint-ofexactlywhatsuchanendeavourmeans.DanielStern(DINER)playstheBrennans’defenceattorney,MeyerFisk,alitigatortooseasonedtoofferfalsehope.Musicianandrapartist“RZA”RobertDiggs(DUEDATE,AMERICANGANGSTER)portraysMouss,astreetdrugdealerwhoJohnnaivelyturnstoforassistance.KevinCorrigan(THEDEPARTED)playsAlex,amid-levelmethdealerwhomJohnfatefullytargetsforrobbery.

“That’sbeenafunthingforme,”observesCrowe,“thateveryweekorsosomebodynewcomesalongandIgettodoascenewithsomebodywhoIrespectandwhoseworkIenjoy.(Those)daysonthesetwereparticularlyfun.”

SaysHaggis,“Itwasanhonourtohavesomanywonderfulactors-LiamNeeson,RZA,DanielSternandmanyothers-givetheirtimeandtalentinthesesmall,butcriticalroles.Theymadethefilmthatmuchstronger.”

HaggisapproachedTony-AwardwinnerBrianDennehyfortheroleofGeorgeBrennan,John’sfather.Overtheyears,HaggisandDennehyhadbecomefriendsthroughtheNewYorktheatrescene.AsGeorge,Dennehyisalargelysilent,butverypowerfulpresence."Briancanportraysomuchwithsolittle,”Haggisenthuses.“Youknowexactlywhathe'sthinkingandexactlywhathethinksofhisson.Hisissuchamasterfulactor.Hethinksthethoughtanditissuddenlyetchedonhisface,andhehasn'tmoved,hasn'tevennarrowedhispupils."

Dennehyhappilytookontheroleinhisfriend’sfilm.“OneofthereasonsIlikeditwasitwassuchanon-verbalpart,andnormallywedon’tdothatinthiscountry.It’saveryinterestingandprovocativefilmintermsofethicsandmorality,andrightandwrong.Andit’sbeautifullywrittenbyPaul,who’sagreatdirector,too.”

OliviaWilde,bestknownforherroleinthehittelevisionseries"House"andsoontobeseeninDisney’sTRON:LEGACY,playsNicole,ayoungmotherwhobefriendsJohnintheparkand,unbeknownsttoher,issubsequentlywovenintothejailbreakscheme.“She’sasinglemotherandsheassumeshe’sasinglefatherandthattheycanconnectonthatlevel,”Wilderemarks.“She’sareminderofhowtherestoftheworldmoveson,evenwhenyou’restuckinthemiddleofatragedy.AndthisotherworldsuddenlybecomesvisibletoJohn,wherepeoplejustmeetandthingsarenormalandyou’renotthinkingofbreakingyourspouseoutofprison.It'snotthathecan'ttalkandspendtimewithotherpeople-it'sthathe'sunabletomovebeyondwhatheisfocusedon,andthat'sbreakingLaraoutofprison."

ThethirdactorwhomakesuptheimmediatefamilyunitinTHENEXTTHREEDAYSiseight-year-oldTySimpkins,whoplaysLuke,JohnandLara'sson."He'sanincrediblyskilledactorforsuchayoungboy,”Haggisremarks.“TyandRussellhadsuchwonderfulchemistry.ItwasobvioustoeveryoneonsetthatRussell,whohastwoyoungsonsofhisown,isanaturalwhenitcomestoparentingandisverycomfortableplayingthatroleinamovie."

RoundingoutthecastareMichaelBuie(MYSTERYALASKA)asMickBrennan,John’syoungerbrother;HelenCarey(JULIEJULIA)astheirmother,GraceBrennan;MoranAtias(“Crash”)asErit,MickBrennan’sfiancée;LennieJames(SNATCH)asLt.Nabulsi;andJasonBeghe(ONEMISSEDCALL)asDetectiveQuinn.

HaggistookthesomewhatunusualstepofscoutinglocationsforTHENEXTTHREEDAYSbeforeheevenbeganwritingthescript."Iwaslookingforaworking-classtownwhichhadevolvedbecauseIwantedJohntocomefromaworking-classbackground.Thatwasveryimportanttome,"Haggisexplains.HeandNozikmadeatriptoPittsburgh,PAandasthefilmmakerputsit,“wefellinlovewithit.Theskylineisgreat,andeachneighbourhoodisproudanddistinctandhasheldontoitsrootsanditscharacteristics.”

Havingsettledonthelocation,HaggiswasabletowritewithPittsburghinmind.SaysCrowe,“Pittsburghisverymuchacharacterinthefilm,whichisgreat.ThegeographyandthecityscapeandthebridgesandtunnelsandtheAlleghenyCountyJailareallheavilyfeaturedintheactualscreenplay.”

PrincipalphotographytookplaceinPittsburghbetweenSeptember2009andDecember2009.ProductiondesignerLaurenceBennett,whopreviouslyworkedwithHaggisonCRASHandINTHEVALLEYOFELAH,sharedthedirector'senthusiasmforthelocale.“PaulandItendtoembracewhatwefind.Pittsburghisdefinitelyavisuallyexcitingcity.Eachoftheneighbourhoodsisveryuniqueandwereallypickeduponthatandenjoyedworkinginthem."

ThoseneighbourhoodsprovideddefinedstopsonJohnBrennan’strajectory,sketchinginhispastandhispresent.ScenesatJohnBrennan’schildhoodhomewerefilmedinasmallrowhouseinSharpsburg,aformermilltownuptheriverfromPittsburgh.JohnandLaraBrennan’shousewasaresidenceinRegentSquare,aneighbourhoodwithasizeablenumberofteachers.Thecity’saptlynamedHillDistrictprovidedabackdropforJohn’sfirst,dangerouslynaïvesortiesintothecriminalunderworld.

Thefilmshotatnumerousinstitutionalandmunicipallocations,includingaformerchildren’shospital,theairportandtheT-traincommutersystem,whichconnectsthesouthernsuburbswiththecityproper.LoomingoveritallistheAlleghenyCountyJail,thelargesthigh-risejailintheUS,andthefacilitywhereBanks’LaraBrennanisincarcerated.Remarkably,thejail’sadministratorsallowedTHENEXTTHREEDAYStoshootinthefacility,aprocessthatinvolvedgivingthefilmcrewaccesstothejailfortwodays;shuttingdownvisitoraccess;andimpactingontheprison'sdailyroutine.SaysproductiondesignerBennett,“Thepeoplewhoadministerthejailreallygooutoftheirwaytotrytomakeitahumane,comfortable,cleanandsafeenvironmentfortheinmatesandvisitors.Theywereincrediblyaccommodatingtous.”

ThefactthejailhappenstobelocatedindowntownPittsburghgavethefilm’schasesequencesauniqueextraurgencyandpunch,saysBanks.“Whenyou’resetintheheartofacity,youhavebridgesandtunnelsandbuildingsandavenuesandpeople.We’renotoutinthemiddleofnowhere,drivingoncountryroads.RussellandIareinthemiddleofdowntownPittsburgh,runningforourlives!”

It’semblematicofathrillerthatinjectsabracingdoseofrealismintothegenre,thankstoawriter/directorandastarworkingfromtheinsideout.SaysNozik,“Icallthisasmartman’sthrillride.Becauseeverytwistandturn-youwon’tseeitcoming,butwhenyougetthere,you’llbesatisfied.Therearen’tchasesequencesoractionsequencesthatcomefromnowhere.He’sneverdoingthingsthatareoutsidetherealmofwhatanyofuscoulddoifwewerepressedintoacircumstancelikethis.”

Thewrongplace/wrongtimescenarioandtightinternallogicofTHENEXTTHREEDAYSmakeforavisceralcinematicexperience,inCrowe’sview.“Thisisoneofthosestorieswhereasimplesetofcircumstancesputsafamily’slifetogetherincompleteperil,”theactorremarks.“It’sveryintense,andyouwouldn’twantittohappentoyou.Butitmakesitreallyexcitingforthepeoplewatching.”

ABOUTTHECAST

AcademyAwardwinnerRUSSELLCROWE(JohnBrennan)isconsideredoneofthefinestactorsofhisgeneration.OriginallyfromNewZealand,hestartedmakingwavesintheAustralianfilmindustrywithhisperformanceinthecontroversialfilmROMPER STOMPER,forwhichhebecamecriticallyacclaimedaroundtheworld.HehasreceivedthreeconsecutiveAcademyAwardBestActornominationsforhisperformancesinTHE INSIDER(1999),GLADIATOR(2000)andA BEAUTIFUL MIND(2001),takinghometheOscarforhisperformanceinGLADIATOR.

InadditiontowinningtheBestActorOscarforhisperformanceas‘Maximus,’theRomangeneral-turned-gladiator,inRidleyScott’sGLADIATOR,heearnedBestActorhonoursfromseveralcriticsorganizations,includingtheBroadcastFilmCriticsAssociation,andBestActornominationsfromtheHollywoodForeignPressAssociation,theScreenActorsGuildandBAFTA.

InRonHoward’sA BEAUTIFUL MIND,Crowe’smasterfulportrayalofNobelPrize-winningJohnForbesNashJr.earnedhimhisthirdAcademyAwardnominationandgarneredhimBestActorawardsfromtheGoldenGlobes,BroadcastFilmCriticsAssociation,ScreenActorsGuild,BAFTAandothercriticsgroups.

HereceivedhisfirstAcademyAwardnominationforhisworkinMichaelMann’snon-fictiondrama,THE INSIDER,astobaccocompanywhistle-blowerJeffreyWigand.HealsoearnedBestActorawardsfromtheLosAngelesFilmCriticsAssociation,BroadcastFilmCriticsAssociation,NationalSocietyofFilmCriticsandtheNationalBoardofReview,andBestActornominationsforaGoldenGlobeAward,aBAFTAandaScreenActorsGuildAward.

Crowehasrecentlystarredas‘RobinLongstride’inRidleyScott’sepicaction-adventureROBIN HOOD,andoverthepastfewyearshasstarredinUniversal’sthrillerSTATE OF PLAY,alongwithEdwardNorton,RachelMcAdams,andBenAffleck;RidleyScott’sdramaBODY OF LIESforWarnerBros,alsostarringLeonardoDiCaprio;Lionsgate’s3:10 TO YUMAoppositeChristianBale;andagainwithdirectorRidleyScottforUniversal’sAMERICAN GANGSTERwithDenzelWashington.

Beforehisaward-winningacclaim,CrowemadehismarkonHollywoodinCurtisHanson’scrimedramaLA. CONFIDENTIALasvicecop‘BudWhite.’HisotherfilmcreditsincludeRonHoward’sCINDERELLA MAN wherehestarredas‘JimBraddock’;A GOOD YEAR,directedbyRidleyScottandbasedonthebookbyPeterMayle;JayRoach’sMYSTERY, ALASKA;TaylorHackford’sPROOF OF LIFE;andVIRTUOSITYoppositeDenzelWashington.HemadehisAmericanfilmdebutintheWesternTHE QUICK AND THE DEAD,withGeneHackmanandSharonStone.AdditionalcreditsincludeHEAVEN’S BURNING; BREAKING UP; ROUGH MAGIC; THE SUM OF US; FOR THE MOMENT; LOVE IN LIMBO; THE SILVER BRUMBY,basedontheclassicAustralianchildren’snovel;THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT;andPRISONERS OF THE SUN.

BorninNewZealand,CrowewasraisedinAustraliawherehehasalsobeenhonouredforhisworkonthescreen.HewasrecognizedforthreeconsecutiveyearsbytheAustralianFilmInstitute(AFI)-nominatedforBestActorforTHE CROSSING (1991),wontheBestSupportingActorawardforPROOF (1992)andreceivedBestActorawardsfromtheAFIandtheAustralianFilmCriticsforhisperformanceinROMPER STOMPER(1992).In1993,theSeattleInternationalFilmFestivalnamedCroweBestActorforhisworkinbothROMPER STOMPERandHAMMERS OVER THE ANVIL.

CrowecurrentlyresidesinAustralia.

ElizabethBanks(LaraBrennan)hasbecomeoneofHollywood’smostsoughtafterandversatileactresses,movingeffortlesslybetweencomedyanddrama,andnowtakingonaroleasaproducer.ElizabethwillnextbeseenstarringintheindependentfilmTHE DETAILSoppositeTobeyMaguireandLauraLinney.ShecanalsobeseeninarecurringroleontheNBCseries“30Rock.”

BanksrecentlyproducedDisney’ssci-fithrillerTHE SURROGATES,starringBruceWillis,throughhercompanyBrownstoneProductions.UpcomingprojectsforBrownstone,whichBanksrunswithherhusbandMaxHandelman,includeTINK,aDisneylive-actionromanticcomedyinwhichBankswillstarasthetitlecharacterof‘Tinkerbell’;FOREVER 21,aDreamWorkscomedywhichBankswillstarinandproduce;TOO FAR FROM HOME,aUniversalfilmaboutthreeastronautswhowerestrandedontheinternationalspacestation;andthecomedyPITCH PERFECT,alsoatUniversal.

In2008,Bankshadfourfilmsintheatres:W,ZACH AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO,ROLE MODELSandMEET DAVE.BanksreceivedcriticalacclaimforherroleasFirstLadyLauraBushoppositeJoshBrolininOliverStone’sWTheimpressivecastincludedJamesCromwell,RichardDreyfuss,EllenBurstynandJeffreyWright.InKevinSmith’sZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO,Banks(Miri)andZack(Seth)playtwobrokefriendswhodecidetocuretheirfinancialillsbymakinganX-ratedmovie.BanksalsoappearedinUniversal’sROLE MODELSoppositePaulRuddandSeanWilliamScott,andtheFoxcomedyMEET DAVEoppositeEddieMurphy.

In2007,BankswasseenintheWarnerBrothersholidaycomedy“FredClaus”oppositeVinceVaughnandPaulGiamatti.Thefilmgrossedover$70millionattheboxoffice.Bankswasalsoseenreprisingherroleasjournalist“BettyBrant”in“Spiderman3”.Banksappearedinbothoftheprevious“Spiderman”blockbustersintherolewhichdirectorSamRaimicreatedforher.

In2006,BanksstarredintheDisneyblockbusterINVINCIBLE,oppositeMarkWahlbergandGregKinnear.Thefilmopenednumberoneattheboxoffice.

In2005,ElizabethmadeamemorableturninTHE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGINas‘Beth’asex-crazedbookstoreemployee.ThesameyearshealsoappearedinSISTERS,anindependentfilmoppositeMariaBelloandEricMcCormack.ShewasalsoseeninUniversalPictures’criticallyacclaimedhorror/comedySLITHER.

InJune2005,BankswasseenstarringintheSonyClassics/IvoryMerchantdramaHEIGHTSoppositeGlennCloseandJamesMarsden.Alsoin2005,BanksappearedinIFCFilm’sTHE BAXTER.

Banks’additionalfeaturecreditsincludeherbreakthroughrolestheawardAcademyAward-winningfilmsSEABISCUIT,inwhichshestarredas‘MarcelaHoward’oppositeJeffBridgesandTobeyMaguire;andinSteveSpielberg’sCATCH ME IF YOU CAN.ShehasalsoappearedinTHE UNINVITED,DALTRY CALHOUN,SEXUAL LIFE,JohnSingleton’sSHAFTwithSamuelLJacksonandWET HOT AMERICAN SUMMERstarringJaneaneGarofaloandDavidHydePierce.ShehasalsoappearedinseveralindependentfeaturesincludingTHE TRADEandORDINARY SINNER,whichwontheBestFilmAwardatthe2002SlamdanceFilmFestivalinParkCity.HerextensivetheatrecreditsincludemanyrolesinAmericanConservatoryTheatreproductions,aswellastheGuthrieTheatre’sproductionofSummerSmokedirectedbyDavidEsbjornson.In2006Banksplayed‘Cherie,’thefemaleleadinWilliamInge’scomedyBusStop,aspartoftheWilliamstownTheatreFestival.

OnthesmallscreenBanksrecentlymadeaguestappearanceonABC’s“ModernFamily”andappearedinrecurringroleas‘DrKimPorter’onNBC’s“Scrubs.”In2007sheappearedintheCBSminiseries“ComancheMoon,”whichisLarryMcMurtry’spopularprequelto“LonesomeDove.”

OriginallyfromMassachusetts,BanksreceivedherBachelor’sDegreefromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandherGraduateDegreeattheAmericanConservatoryTheatre.ShecurrentlyresidesinLosAngeles.

BrianDennehy(GeorgeBrennan)hasmaintainedastrongpresenceinfilm,theatre,andtelevisionforthreedecades.HehastwicewontheTonyAwardforBestActor,honouredforplaying‘JamesTyrone’inEugeneO'Neill'sLongDay'sJourneyintoNightandforplaying‘WillyLoman’inArthurMiller'sDeathofaSalesman.ThelatterproductionwasalsofilmedforShowtimewithDennehyalsoservingasexecutiveproducer.ThetelevisionversionsubsequentlyearnedDennehyaGoldenGlobeAward,aScreenActorsGuildAward,andanEmmyAwardnomination.Herevivedtheroleof‘WillyLoman’inLondon'sWestEndin2005forwhichhereceivedthecovetedOlivierAwardforBestActor.Mostrecently,heplayed‘EphraimCabot’intheBroadwayproductionofDesireUndertheElmsforwhichhereceivedfavourablereviews.

Dennehyiswell-knowntoaudiencesworldwideforhisperformancesinsuchpopularfilmsasSEMI-TOUGH, FOUL PLAY, 10, FIRST BLOOD, COCOON, F/X, PRESUMED INNOCENT, TOMMY BOYandBazLuhrmann’sWILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET.HisothernotablescreencreditsincludeGORKYPARK,NEVER CRY WOLF,FINDERS KEEPERS,SILVERADO,TWICE IN A LIFETIME,BEST SELLER,THE BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT(forwhichhereceivedBestActorhonoursattheChicagoFilmFestival),SpikeLee’sSHE HATE ME,10TH & WOLF,RIGHTEOUS KILLandMEET MONICA VELOUR.HevoicedtheroleofBabeRuthinEVERYONE’S HEROandwasthevoiceofRemy’sfather,‘Django,’inthehitfilmRATATOUILLE.Asfor2010,DennehyhascompletedworkonthefeaturesALLEGED;EVERY DAY,withLievSchreiberandHelenHunt;andmostrecently,heworkedonthenewJackBlackstarrerTHE BIG YEAR,directedbyDavidFrankel.Denneyisalsoexecutiveproducingandwritingtheindependentfeature,REDEMPTION,whichisinactivedevelopment.

Dennehyhasstarredinawiderangeoftelevisionprojects,receivingEmmyAwardnominationsforhisperformancesintheminiseries“TheBurdenofProof,”“MurderintheHeartland,”“ToCatchaKiller”(inwhichheplayed‘JohnWayneGacy’),andStephenGyllenhaal'stelefilm“KillinginaSmallTown.”Hischaracterizationofpoliceinvestigator‘JackReed’anchoredasuccessfulseriesoftelefilmsthathestarredinforNBCthroughoutthe1990s,severalofwhichheexecutiveproduced,co-wrote,anddirected.Healsodirectedandstarredinthetelefilms“ShadowofaDoubt”(whichheco-wroteandco-produced)and“Indefensible.”In2005,DennehyreceivedhisfifthEmmynomination,thistimeforBestSupportingActorinShowtime’s“OurFathers.”In2010,DennehystarredintheUntitledDanaGouldPilotforABCandgueststarredinboth“RizzoliIsles”forTNTandtheFOXpilot“PleadingGuilty.”

BrianhasbeenassociatedfortwodecadeswithChicago'sGoodmanTheatre(onwhoseBoardheserves),wherehehasstarredinnumerousproductionsincludingGalileo;DesireUndertheElms,whichhealsotooktoBroadway;andmostrecentlyperformedaone-manrepertoryproductionofEugeneO’Neill’sHughieinconjunctionwithSamuelBeckett’sKrapp’sLastTape.HisothernotablestageworkincludestheBroadwayproductionofTranslations;All’sWellThatEndsWellattheStratfordShakespeareFestivalinStratford,Ontario,Canada;Krapp’sLastTapeattheStratfordShakespeareFestival;HughieattheStratfordShakespeareFestival,theTrinityRepertoryTheatre,andtheLongWharfTheatre;PeterBrook'sproductionofTheCherryOrchardattheBrooklynAcademyofMusic;RichardNelson’sConversationsinTusculumatThePublicTheatreinNewYork;Trumbo,whichhestarredinOff-Broadwayandontour;WisdomBridgeTheatre'sproductionofRatintheSkull;SaysI,SaysHeatbothTheMarkTaperForuminLosAngelesandThePhoenixTheatreinNY.;andTheExonerated,inwhichhestarredOff-Broadwayandontour.HealsostarredintheCourtTVfilmversionoftheplay.

Afterthisfall’sperformancesinJohnBKeane’sTheField,Dennehywillnextbeonstagethesummerof2011attheStratfordShakespeareFestivalperformingtherolesof‘SirTobyBelch’inTwelfthNightand‘Max’inTheHomecoming.

LennieJames(LieutenantNabulsi)wasborninNottingham,butspentalmostallofhisformativeyearsgrowingupinSouthLondon.HeattendedErnestBevinSchoolwherehepreparedforacareerinsportstherapyandplayingrugby.Hisheadwasturnedtowardactinghoweverafterhefollowedagirlfriendintoanauditionandwasaskedtotakepartbythedirector.HeisagraduateoftheGuildhallSchoolofMusicandDrama,leavingearlytostarthisfirstprofessionaljobatTheDerbyPlayhouseTheatre.

Lennieisanaward-winningtheatreactorandhasworkedinalmostallthemajortheatresinEngland,includingTheNational,TheRoyalCourt,TheYoungVicandShakespeare’sGlobe.HehasalsoappearedonBroadwayinTwoGentlemenofVeronaalongsideMarkRylance.

LenniehasbeenastarofBritishtelevisionsincetheearly1990s,starringissuchseriesas“TheOrchardHouse,”“Civvies,”“Comics,”“OutoftheBlue,”“MI-5,”“ColdFeet,”“Buried,”“Fallout”and“TheStateWithin.”LenniethencametotheUnitedStatesin2006tostaroppositeSkeetUlrichinthemuch-lovedandhistory-makingCBSseries“Jericho.”Atpresent,LennieisaseriesregularonthehitHBO“Hung”starringThomasJaneandJaneAdams.HecanalsobeseenintheupcomingAMCdrama“TheWalkingDead,”writtenanddirectedbyFrankDarabont.

OnthebigscreenLennieisprobablybestknownforhisroleof‘Sol’intheGuyRitchiefilmSNATCHoppositeBradPitt,BenicioDelToroandJasonStatham.HecanalsobeseeninanumberofotherfilmsincludingSAHARA;LUCKY BREAK;AMONG GIANTS;LES MISERABLE,oppositeGeoffreyRush,LiamNeesonandClaireDanes;andMichaelWinterbottom’s24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE.HeiscurrentlyshootingCOLOMBIANAoppositeZoëSaldanaandLOCKOUToppositeGuyPearce.

In2000,STORM DAMAGE,Lennie’sfirstfilmasawriter,wasscreenedontheBBC.ItgarneredmuchcriticalacclaimandwonaRoyalTelevisionSocietyaward,aRiemsInternationalesawardandaBAFTAawardnominationin2001.ThisledLennietowardaburgeoningcareerasawriterforstage,screenandasometimecolumnistforanumberofBritain’smajornewspapers.

Lennieismarriedwiththreeteenageddaughtersanditisherethathefulfilshismostimportantrolesasfather,ATMandtaxidrivertohisgirls.HeisalsoadedicatedsupporterofTottenhamHotspurFootballClubandwillonedaylearntoplaythesaxophonethatheboughtwithhisfirstweek’swagesasaprofessionalactorwhichliesunderhisbed.LenniesplitshistimebetweenLondonandLosAngeles.

Equallysuccessfulinfilmandtelevision,OliviaWilde(Nicole)hasstarredinanarrayofroles.WildecancurrentlybeseenonFOX’sEmmy-nominateddrama“House.”WildewillbestarringinthemuchanticipatedfuturisticthrillerTRON:LEGACYoppositeJeffBridges.Thefilm,directedbyJosephKosinski,willbereleasedonDecember17th,2010.

WildewillnextstarasthefemaleleadintheDreamWorksfantasy/actionfilmCOWBOYSANDALIENSoppositeDanielCraigtobereleasedin2011.

WildewasseenoppositeJackBlackinColumbia’sbiblical-eracomedyfilmYEARONEwhichJuddApatow,HaroldRamisandOwenWilsonproduced,withRamisalsodirecting.Additionally,WildestarredinandproducedFIX,thestoryofdocumentaryfilmmakerswhoracealloverCaliforniatogethelpforarelative.FIXopenedatthe2008SlamdanceFilmFestivalandwasreleasedinNewYorkinNovemberof2009.

Wildepreviouslyco-starredoppositeBruceWillis,EmileHirschandJustinTimberlakeintheUniversalfilmALPHADOG,basedonthetruestoryofJesseJamesHollywood.ShehascompletedtheindependentfeaturesBICKFORDSCHMECKLER’SCOOLIDEAS,inwhichshewonBestActressattheAspenFilmFestival;aswellasCONVERSATIONSWITHOTHERWOMEN,oppositeHelenaBonhamCarterandAaronEckhart,whichreceivedglowingreviewsattheTellurideFilmFestival.

Onstage,WildestarredinEpicTheatreCentre’sOff-BroadwayproductionofBeautyontheVinein2007.Ontelevision,sheco-starredinthedrama“TheBlackDonnellys,”createdbyPaulHaggis.Wilde’stelevisionbreakoutrolewasintheJerryBruckheimer-producedseries,“Skin,”forFOX,butsheisperhapsbetterknownforherrecurringroleonthecritically-acclaimedFOXseries,“TheOC.”

WildewasamongtheearlysupportersofPresidentBarackObama,hittingthecampaigntrailduringtheprimaryseason.Sheisalsoalong-timeadvocateofPowerUpGambia,anon-profitorganizationthatseekstocreatemedicalclinicsinruralAfricausingsolarpanelstosupplementelectricity.Additionally,sheisaboardmemberofArtistsforPeaceandJusticeandtheACLU.

Atnineyearsold,TySimpkins(Luke)isanaccomplishedfilmandtelevisionactorwithmorethantenfeaturefilmsunderhisbelt.

Mostrecently,TyattendedtheTorontoFilmFestival(2010)insupportofINSIDIOUS,directedbyJamesWan(SAW).INSIDIOUSisacreepy,yetfun-filledfilmwhereserendipitouslyTyhadastarringrolealongsidePatrickWilsonashisfatherforthesecondtimeinhisyoungcareer.

In2003atthreeyearsold,Ty’sluckyfilmbreakcamewhenStevenSpielbergcasthiminWAROFTHEWORLDSoppositeDakotaFanningandTomCruise.ThissoonledtoafeaturedroleinALLTHEKING'SMENdirectedbyStevenZaillianwhereheplayedayoungJudeLaw.Attheageof4,TyhadthepleasureofworkingonToddField'sadaptationofLITTLECHILDREN,inwhichheplayedAaron,thesonofPatrickWilsonandJenniferConnelly.In2005,TyplayedColinFarrell'schildinPRIDEANDGLORY,directedbyGavinO'Connor.TyhasalsoappearedinREVOLUTIONARYROAD,directedbySamMendeswhereTypairedwithhisreal-lifesister,actressRyanSimpkins,toplaythechildrenofKateWinsletandLeonardoDiCaprio.

Lookingbackto2001,atjustthreeweeksold,youngTyfirstappearedontelevisionontheseries“OneLifeToLive”wherehesharedtherecurringroleas‘JackCramer.’Afewweekslater,Tywontheleadroleas‘JudeCooperBauer,’on“GuidingLight,”whichhecontinuedforthenextfiveyears.Sincethen,hehasappearedon“LawOrder,”“CSI,”“PrivatePractice,”“FamilyofFour”and“SistersStreet,”andnextupTywillbeworkingonthefeature,THESHADOWMAN,ascriptwhichisafinalistattheSundanceandSlamdancescreenwritinglabs.

Tyistheyoungestofthreechildren.HelivesinLosAngeles,Californiawithhisfamily.Whenheisnotworking,helovesfencing,icehockey,baseballandplayingwithhisdogsRufusandChapin.

HelenCarey(GraceBrennan),anativeofBoston,hasenjoyedacareerinfilm,televisionandstageforoverfourdecades.Shewasmostrecentlyseeninthemultiaward-winningfilmJULIEJULIAoppositeMerylStreepandpriortothatinLITTLECHILDRENoppositeKateWinslet,JenniferConnellyandPatrickWilson.

EarlystageworkincludesleadingrolesattheGuthrieTheatre,StratfordFestivalTheatre,Ontario;TheShakespeareTheatreandArenaStage,bothinWashingtonDC;thefamedAbbeyTheatreinDublin,aswellasBroadway'sRoundaboutTheatre,NewYorkwhereshegarneredaTonynominationforLondonAssurance.

Carey'stelevisionappearancesinclude"House,""WithoutATrace,""ThePractice,"arecurringroleon"LawOrder"and"Seinfeld."Shewasalsoaseriesregularinboth"AmericanEmbassy"(shotinLondon)and"Turks."

AswellasaTonynomination,shehasreceivedtheTheatreWorldAward,twoHelenHayes'AwardsandtheWilliamShakespeareAwardforClassicalTheatre.

LiamNeeson(DamonPennington)hasbecomeoneoftheleadinginternationalmotionpictureactorstoday.WhetheritishisAcademyAward-nominatedroleof‘OskarSchindler’inStevenSpielberg’shighlyacclaimedSCHINDLER’S LIST(1993),hisaward-winningportrayaloflegendaryIrishRepublicanheroinMICHAEL COLLINS(1996),orhisroleascontroversialsextherapist‘AlfredKinsey’inthecriticallyacclaimedKINSEY(2004),Neesoncontinuestodisplayanactingrangematchedbyfew.

Currently,NeesonisonlocationfilmingUNKNOWN WHITE MALE,adrama/thrilleraboutstolenidentitywhichco-starsDianeKrugerandJanuaryJones.

NeesonwasmostrecentlyseeninTHE A-TEAM, theremakeofthepopularTVseriesalsostarringBradleyCooperandJessicaBiel.

NeesonrecentlywrappedproductiononWarnerBros’remakeofthe1981filmCLASH OF THE TITANS.ThefilmtellsthemythofPerseusandhisquesttobattlebothMedusaandtheKrakenmonsterinordertosavetheprincessAndromeda.

In2009,NeesoncompletedproductionofAFTER LIFEoppositeChristinaRicci.Thefilminvolvesayoungwomancaughtbetweenlifeanddeathandafuneraldirectorwhoappearstohavethegiftoftransitioningthedead.

In2008,NeesonappearedinTAKEN.TheFoxfilmstarsNeesonasanex-soldiertryingtotrackdowntheAlbanianslavemasterswhohavekidnappedhisdaughter.HealsodebutedtheBBCfilmFIVE MINUTES OF HEAVENtoravereviewsatthe2009SundanceFilmFestival.

Additionallyin2008,NeesononceagainteamedupwithLauraLinneyinRichardEyre’sTHE OTHER MAN.InMayof2008,NeesonappearedinDisney'sboxofficesuccessTHE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIANwherehereprisedhisroleasthevoiceoftheLion,‘Aslan,’inthesequeltothe2005hitTHE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE.ThatsameyearhealsoreturnedtothestageattheLincolnCentreFestivalinGate/Beckett:EhJoedirectedbyAtomEgoyan.

In2006,NeesongracedthescreenintheclassicrevengedramaSERAPHIMFALLSoppositePierceBrosnan.In2005,heappearedinRidleyScott’scrusadesepicKINGDOM OF HEAVEN.Healsoco-starredthatyearinBATMAN BEGINS,directedbyChristopherNolan.

Neeson’sportrayalof‘AlfredKinsey’inBillCondon’sKINSEY,co-starringLauraLinney,garneredhimaBestActorawardfromtheLosAngelesFilmCriticsAssociation.Priortothat,Neesonco-starredwithHughGrant,EmmaThompson,andKeiraKnightlyintheWorkingTitlefilmLOVE ACTUALLY(2003),writtenanddirectedbyRichardCurtis.

NeesonreturnedtoBroadwayin2002,co-starringwithhisfriendLauraLinneyinArthurMiller’sclassicTheCrucible.BothheandLinneyearnedTonyAwardnominationsfortheirperformances.

In2001,hestarredoppositeHarrisonFordinthetruestoryofRussia’snuclearsubmarinetragedyentitledK-19: THE WIDOWMAKERandstarredoppositeSandraBullockintheblackcomedyGUN SHY (2000).

Neesonstarredinthebox-officephenomenonSTAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE(1999)intheroleof‘Qui-GonJinn,’theMasterJediKnightwhobestowshisForce-fulwisdomuponObi-WanKenobiandtheyoungAnakinSkywalker.Inthesameyear,hestarredoppositeCatherineZeta-JonesinJanDeBont’sTHE HAUNTING(1999).

Inaddition,hestarredinthescreenadaptationofVictorHugo’sLES MISÉRABLESintheroleof‘JeanValjean,’co-starringGeoffreyRush,UmaThurmanandClaireDanes.Alsothatyear,NeesonplayedOscarWildeinDavidHare’snewplay,TheJudasKisswhichopenedinLondon’sWestEndandsubsequentlyonBroadway.

NeesonstarredinthetitleroleinNeilJordan’sMICHAEL COLLINS(1996)forwhichhereceivedBestActorhonoursattheVeniceFilmFestival,aGoldenGlobeBestActornomination,andLondon’sprestigiousEveningStandardAwardforBestActor.ThefilmalsoreceivedthehighesthonourinVenice-TheGoldenLionAward.

Itwasin1993whenNeesonreceivedworldwideattentionforhisstarringroleintheAcademyAward-winningfilmSCHINDLER’S LIST.InadditiontowinninganAcademyAwardnominationforBestActor,hewasnominatedforaGoldenGlobeandBAFTAAward.

TheIrish-bornactorhadoriginallysoughtacareerasateacherafterattendingQueensUniversity,Belfastandmajoringinphysics,computerscienceandmath.Neesonsetteachingasideandin1976joinedtheprestigiousLyricPlayersTheatreinBelfast(“Thebesttraininganyactorcouldhave”),makinghisprofessionalactingdebutinJosephPlunkett’sTheRisenPeople.AftertwoyearswiththeLyricPlayers,hejoinedthefamedNationalTheatreofIreland,theAbbeyTheatreinDublin.NeesonappearedintheAbbeyTheatreFestival’sproductionofBrianFriel’sTranslations,andaproductionofSeanO’Casey’sThePloughandtheStarsfortheRoyalExchangeTheatreinManchester,EnglandwherehereceivedaBestActorAward.

In1980,JohnBoormanspottedhimplaying‘Lennie’inJohnSteinbeck’sOfMiceandMenandcasthimintheepicsagaoftheArthurianlegend,EXCALIBUR.Followingthismotionpicturedebut,Neesonhasappearedinmorethan40filmsdemonstratingawiderangeofcharacters.HiscreditsincludeDinoDeLaurentiis’epicremakeofTHE BOUNTY(1984),directedbyRogerDonaldsonandco-starringMelGibsonandAnthonyHopkins;thecritically-acclaimedLAMB(1986)forwhichhereceivedanEveningStandardDramaAwardnominationforhishauntingportrayalofapriesttormentedbydoubtsabouthisfaith;AndreiKonchalovsky’sDUET FOR ONE(1986),co-starringJulieAndrews;asapoliticalterroristinA PRAYER FOR THE DYING(1987)withMickeyRourkeandBobHoskins;andaJesuitpriestinRolandJoffe’sTHE MISSION(1986),co-starringRobertDeNiroandJeremyIrons.

NeesonreceivedcriticalacclaimstarringoppositeCherasadeafandmuteVietnamveteraninPeterYates’courtroomdramaSUSPECT(1987);asthepassionateIrishsculptoroppositeDianeKeatoninTHE GOOD MOTHER(1988),andasscientistPeytonWestlakewhosedisfiguringaccidentforceshimintohidinginSamRaimi’sfantasy-thrillerDARKMAN(1990).

NeesonnextstarredinDavidLeland’sgrittycontemporarydramaCROSSING THE LINEbasedonWilliamMcIlvanney’sacclaimednovel,TheBigManaboutanunemployedScottishminerdesperateformoneythatisthrustintothehigh-stakesworldofbare-knuckleboxing.

In1992,hestarredasbothaNaziengineerinDavidSeltzer’sadaptationofSusanIsaac’sbest-sellingnovelShiningThroughoppositeMichaelDouglas;andasadisgracedpolicemanaccusedofmurderintheeroticthrillerUNDER SUSPICION.

Neesonthencontinuedtostarinasuccessionoffilms,mostnotablyplayingthesensitivearthistorianvyingfortheaffectionsofMiaFarrowandJudyDavisinWoodyAllen’scontroversialHUSBANDS AND WIVES(1992).

HisothercreditsincludeETHAN FROME(1993)withJoanAllen;MichaelApted’sNELL(1994),starringoppositeJodieFosterandNatashaRichardson;BEFORE AND AFTER(1996)withMerylStreep;andthetitleroleinMichaelCanton-Jones’ROB ROY(1995),co-starringJessicaLange.

NeesonmadehisBroadwaydebutin1993receivingaTonyAwardnominationintheRoundaboutTheatre’srevivalofEugeneO’Neill’s1921dramaAnnaChristie,co-starringNatashaRichardson.

DanielStern’s(MeyerFisk)longandsuccessfulcareerinmotionpicturesbeganwithhismemorableportrayalof‘Cyril’intheAcademyAward-winningmovieBREAKINGAWAY,directedbyPeterYates.Hethenactedwithsomeoftheindustry’stopdirectors,alternatingbetweencomedyanddrama.AmonghisearliercreditsweretwofilmsforWoodyAllen,STARDUSTMEMORIESandHANNAHANDHERSISTERS;BarryLevinson’sbreakthroughfilm,DINER;TimBurton’sFRANKENWEENIE;andRobertRedford’sTHEMILAGROBEANFIELDWAR

HewasfeaturedinCheechMarin’sBORNINEASTLAbeforegoingontostarintheinternationalblockbustersCITYSLICKERSandHOMEALONE,aswellastheirrespectivesequels.

HewentontoexecutiveproduceandstarinthecomedyBUSH-WHACKEDbeforeteamingwithDanAykroydandDamonWayansinCELTICPRIDE.In1993,afterdirectingandnarratingclassicTVshow“TheWonderYears,”SternsteppedbehindthecamerasagaintomakehisfeaturedirectorialdebutwithROOKIEOFTHEYEAR,afilminwhichhealsoplayedtheslow-wittedpitchingcoach.

In2009,heco-starredwithEllenPageandMarciaGayHardeninWHIPIT,DrewBarrymore’scomingofagefilmrevolvedaroundtheworldoftherollerderby.

MrStern’sdebutasaplaywright,Barbra’sWedding,premieredinPhiladelphiaandhadasix-monthrunattheManhattanTheatreClubinNewYork.Sincethen,ithasbeenproducedalloverthecountry.Healsocreated,wroteandstarredintheCBSseries“Danny,”asitcomaboutanewlydivorcedmancopingwithhisjobasacommunityorganizeratarecreationcentre.

Outsideofshowbusiness,MrSternisasculptor.Hiswork“Handstand”wasawardedapositioninthe2010-2011UrbanTreesExhibitatthePortofSanDiegoandhisbronzeworkhasbeenafeaturedexhibitatTracyParkGalleryinMalibu.InSeptember2009,hereceivedthePresident’sCalltoServiceAward,thehighestnationallevelawardgivenforvolunteerserviceinrecognitionofhisextraordinarycommitmenttovolunteerismandcivicparticipation.Heandhiswifeof30yearsaretheproudparentsofthreegrownchildrenanddividetheirtimebetweenLosAngelesandacattleranchinCentralCalifornia.

KevinCorrigan(Alex)hashadanillustriouscareerinboththemainstreamandindieworldsandhecontinuestobeoneofthemostversatileactorsinthebusiness.

AfterstudyingatTheActorsStudio,hemadehisfilmdebutin1989inLostAngels.HealsohadaroleintheclassicmafiapictureGoodfellas.AfterappearinginthefilmBillyBathgate,Kevinstarredintheracially-chargedromanceZebrahead.

Duringtheindependentfilmboomofthe1990s,hebuiltacareerplayingquirky,unconventionalcharactersinfilmssuchasTrueRomance,LivinginOblivion,WalkingandTalking,andBUFFALO 66.Heappearedintheaction-packedBadBoyspriortowritingthescriptforthe1997filmKickedintheHead.ThefilmstarredKevin,MichaelRapaport,LindaFiorentino,LiliTaylorandwasexecutiveproducedbyMartinScorsese.

Kevinbecamewell-knownforhisroleastheslacker‘EddieFinnerty’onthesitcom“GroundedforLife,”whichranforfiveseasons.Shortlyaftertheshowended,hewasofferedaroleinMartinScorsese'sbestpicturewinnerTheDeparted.Hehassinceappearedinthecritically-acclaimedSuperbad,AmericanGangster,PINEAPPLE EXPRESS,NICK AND NORA’S INFINITE PLAYLIST,BIG FAN,arecurringroleonFX’s“Damages,”arecurringroleonFox’s“Fringe”andtheAcademyAward-winningshortTHE NEW TENANTS.HewillappearinUNSTOPPABLEwithDenzelWashington,PONIES,SOME GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE,THE CHAPERONEandCIRCUS MAXIMUS.

JasonBeghe(DetectiveQuinn)wasbornandraisedinNewYorkCitywhereheattendedCollegiateSchool.Heistheyoungestoffourchildren.HissisterFrancescaisasinger/songwriterwhosesong“TrustinMe”wasperformedbyJoeCockeronthetop-grossingsoundtrackCDofTHE BODYGUARD.HisfatherRenatoBeghewasnominatedbyPresidentGeorgeHW.BushtobeJudgeofthe US TaxCourtwherehestillsitsasanassociatejustice.Jason’sfirstjobwasatfifteenasadoormaninthebuildingwherehelivedwithhisfamily.Hewaseventuallyfiredforbeingconsistentlylate.

AftercompletingtwoyearsatPomonaCollege,noonewasmoresurprisedthanJasonwhenhewasofferedamodellingjobinVenice,Italyafterbeing“discovered”byrenownedfashionphotographerBruceWeber.JasonendeduplivingmostlyinMilanandParisforthenextthreeyearswherehebecameoneofthetopmalemodelsinEuropeaftershootinga50-pageadvertisingspreadinUomoVogueas“TheArmaniMan.”Becauseofhisuniqueapproachtohiswork,Jasonbecamewidelyknownas'piccoloactore'(thelittleactor)intheItalianfashionindustryandwasoftenencouragedtopursueactingasacareer.

JasonreturnedtoNewYorkin1983andjoinedanactingclasstaughtbyrespecteddirectorandcoachWynnHandmanandwithinmonthshesignedwithICMandsecuredhisfirstroleas‘Cupcake’oppositeSusanSarandonandJudithIveyinFrankPerry’sCOMPROMISING POSITIONS.Next,JasonwasofferedaroleinLosAngelesoppositeAlecBaldwinintheGoreVidalmini-series“DressGrey.”Jason stayed in Los Angles for that pilot season and won the part of quarterback ‘Tom Yinessa’ in the HBO series “First and Ten” opposite OJ SimpsonandDeltaBurke.HewasontheshowforthreeseasonsandhasconsistentlyworkedinfilmandtelevisioneversinceincludingnotableperformancesastheleadinGeorgeRomero’sMONKEY SHINES,RidleyScott’sTHELMA AND LOUISEandGI. JANE,andmorerecently,oppositehisoldfriendDavidDuchovnyinanarcontheShowtimeseries“Californication.”THE NEXT THREE DAYSmarksJason’ssecondtimeworkingwithPaulHaggis.

Jason’swifeAngieisadogtrainerandpresidentofTheFamilyDogRescue.TheyliveonaranchinMalibuwiththeirtwosonsBixandBear,alongwithassortedhorses,dogs,chickensandbunnies.

AishaHinds(DetectiveCollero)isanartistwhoenjoysseizingeveryopportunityshecantointimatelyexplorehercraft.

Shebeganhercareerintheschools,churches,prisons,grouphomes,andonthestreetsofNewYorkCityasacastmemberwithalocalBrooklyn-basedgroupcalledtheHealthWatchPlayers.AishawasastudentattheprestigiousLaGuardiaHighSchoolofPerformingArts,andworkedafterschoolspreadingthemessageofsafesex,abstinence,selfesteem,preventingsexualabuse,anddealingwithpeerpressurethroughscriptedrolesandimprovisation.Thefoundationforhercraftwasmorethananoutletforartisticexpression;itwasacalltoaction.

She went on to obtain a BFA in theatre at the University of Miami and graduated with honours and acclaim, having starred in Mame, as ‘Agnes Gooch’; Anything Goes, as ‘Reno Sweeney’; Tartuffe, as ‘Dorine’; A Piece Of My Heart, as ‘Steele’; and in various roles in The Coloured Museum. ShetookhomethetitleofMissBlackUniversityofMiamiandtheawardforBestTalent,beforefollowingthecalltoLosAngeles.

Aisha’sbreakcamewhenshewasaffordedtheopportunitytoexposeinjusticeplaying‘CarlaHowell’onthecritically-acclaimeddrama,“NYPDBlue.”Sincethen,shehasgraduallymadehermarkthroughappearancesonastringoftelevisionhitssuchas“ER,”“CSI:NY,”“Medium,”“BostonLegal,”“TheShield,”“SG-1,”“Lost,”“JudgingAmy,”“LincolnHeights,”“PrisonBreak”and“ColdCase.”Herroleasatransgenderguidancecounselloron“LawOrder:SVU”leftanindeliblemarkonthemindsofviewers,andinspiredproducerstosubmitherperformanceforEmmyconsideration.ShewasalsoaseriesregularonABC’s“Invasion,”Showtime’s“Hate,”andLifetime’s“Conspiracy.”Inaddition,sheiscurrentlyrecurringonShowtime’s“Weeds”andisnowaseriesregularonthenewABCtelevisionseries,“Detroit187.”HerfeaturefilmcreditshaverangedfromplayingthelonefemaleprisonerinASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13,withLaurenceFishburne,MariaBello,JohnLeguizamo,andEthanHawke;toDemiMoore’ssophisticatedandsternattorneyinMR. BROOKS,alsostarringKevinCostnerandDaneCook.ThearrayofhercharactershasbeenmuchliketheselectionofcoloursinaCrayolabox.Herlateststrokesincludearecurringroleas‘Isabel,’ahomelesswomanonTNT’s“Hawthorne,”starringandexecutiveproducedbyJadaPinkettSmith;alsorecurringas‘Loomis,’anFBIagentonJossWhedon’s“Dollhouse”forFox;andinadditionarecurringroleasvoodoopriestess‘MissJeanette,’onHBO’sEmmy-nominatedseries“TrueBlood.”SherecentlywrappedproductioninTonyScott’sUNSTOPPABLE,starringDenzelWashington,ChrisPine,andRosarioDawson.

TyroneGiordano(Mike)experiencerangesfromthestagetothescreen.Stagecreditsincludethemultiple-awardwinningBigRiveronBroadwayas‘HuckleberryFinn’andthetitleroleinPippinattheMarkTaperForum.TyroneoriginatedtheroleofHuckleberryFinninBigRiveratDeafWestTheatreinLosAngeles,whereittookonalifeofitsowntomovetotheMarkTaperForumandthenarunonBroadwayanda US/Japantour.Tyroneandhisco-star,MichaelMcElroy,eachearned2004DramaDesknominationsforBestLeadActorinaMusical.OnscreencreditsincludeTHE FAMILY STONEstarringDianeKeatonandSarahJessicaParker;A LOT LIKE LOVEstarringAshtonKutcherandAmandaPeet;andUNTRACEABLEstarringDianeLane.

Throughouthisimpressivecareer,actorJonathanTucker(David)hashadthegoodfortuneofworkingwithsomeoftoday’smosttalentedfilmmakers.HeleadthecastofdirectorCarterSmith’sDreamWorksthrillerTHERUINSwhichwasbaseduponthebest-sellingnovel,andwillnextstarinasuccessionoffilmsincludingMESKADAwhichpremieredattheTribecaFilmFestival.THENEXTTHREEDAYSreunitesTuckerwithPaulHaggisforwhomhepreviouslystarredforasthecentralroleinNBC’shighlyacclaimeddrama“TheBlackDonnellys.”TheshowchronicledanIrishyouthwithpeacemakinginstinctswhoturnsdarkduetohisbrothers’involvementinorganizedcrimeinNewYorkCity’snotoriousHell’sKitchenneighbourhood.Itwasfollowedbyanothercollaboration,WarnerIndependentPictures’IraqiWardramaINTHEVALLEYOFELAH,inwhichhestarredasanAWOLsoldier.

MorerecentcreditsincludeastarringroleoppositeSarahMichelleGellarintheindiedramaVERONIKADECIDESTODIE;andwithJohnHurtintheQuentinCrispbiopic,ANENGLISHMANINNEWYORKwhichpremieredattheBerlinInternationalFilmFestival.

AudiencesandcriticsalikefirsttooknoticeofTuckerwhenheportrayedTildaSwinton’ssensitiveteenagesoninFoxSearchlight’scriticallylaudedTHEDEEPENDfromdirectorsScottMcGeheeandDavidSiegel.Thethrillerdepictedadevoutmotherwhoinstinctivelyreactstocover-upadeathinanattempttoavoidherson’simplications.

TuckertransitionedtheacclaimintoadiversestringofrolesincludingdirectorMarcusNispel’sremakeofthehorrorclassicTEXASCHAINSAWMASSACREforNewLineCinema;SamuelGoldwyn’sSTATESIDEwithValKilmer;theroleasyoungersiblingtoJohnCReillyintheSoderbergh/Clooney-producedcon-themedfeatureCRIMINAL;Miramax’sthrillerHOSTAGEinwhichhestarredoppositeBruceWillis;andinWeinsteinCo.’sPULSE,aremakeofKiyoshiKurosawa’sJapanesehorrorclassic.HealsostarredinThinkFilms’darkcomedyLOVECOMESTOTHEEXECUTIONERco-starringGinniferGoodwinandJeremyRenneraswellasthedramaCHERRYCRUSHoppositeNikkiReed(“Thirteen”).

AdditionalfilmsincludeSofiaCoppola’sTHEVIRGINSUICIDESinwhichheportrayedKirstenDunst’svoyeurteenneighbourandattemptedsaviour;BALLINTHEHOUSEwithDavidStrathairnandJenniferTilly;theyoungBillyCrudupinBarryLevinson’sacclaimedSLEEPERS;andthecomedyTWOIFBYSEAwithSandraBullock.

Likewise,previousforaysintotelevisionincludeanarconDavidEKelley’s“ThePractice,”agueststarringroleon“WhiteCollar,”“LawOrder:SVU,”“CSI,”and“LawOrder:CriminalIntent,”aswellastheseasonpremiereof“SixFeetUnder.”Hemostrecentlycompletedastar-turnonthelaudednewShowtimeseries“MastersofHorror:DanceoftheDead.”

ThoughaBostonnative,Tuckerhashadtheopportunitytotraveltheworldover,includingacoupleyearsinParisasayoungboy,thankstohisrenownedarthistorian/professor/curatorfather,PaulHayesTucker,andmarketingconsultantmother,MaggieMoss-Tucker.Bythirdgrade,hewasstarringintheBostonBallet’sproductionofTheNutcrackerandcontinuedasamemberofthecompanyforfiveyears.HeisalsoagraduateofOjai’sThacherSchool.

AllanSteele(SergeantHarris)beganhiscareerinNewYork,performingstand-upcomedyatclubsandcolleges;improvandsketchcomedywithLongIslandtroupeTheFugitiveFleet;aweeklyradioshowwithothercomicsonWGBB,andappearingintheOff-Broadwayhit,Tony‘nTina’sWedding.

SincemovingtoLosAngeles,Allanhashadtheopportunitytoworkasanactor,writeranddirector.

Asanactor,Allanhasappearedonstage,asafoundingmemberofBobbyMoresco’stheatrecompany,TheActor’sGym;infilmssuchasCRASHandLIAR’S POKER;andinrecurringtelevisionroleson“TheBlackDonnellys,”“Falcone,”“TimeOfYourLife,”“NYPDBlue”and“MichaelHayes.”

HighlightsasatelevisionwriterincludeanepisodeoftheCBSdrama“MichaelHayes,”co-writtenwithJohnRomanoandnamedaTVGuide“Editor’sChoice”;anepisodeofCBS’“FamilyLaw”co-writtenwithPaulHaggis;andanepisodeoftheNBCshow,“TheBlackDonnellys.”

Asascreenwriter,AllanwrotethepsychologicalthrillerA FRIEND IN BABYLON forSorayaIntercineFilms.HealsosharedscreenwritingcreditwithBobbyMorescoonthefeature10TH & WOLF.

Recently,Allanreturnedtohiscomedyroots,portraying‘DamienRust’in“Lifeography:DamienRust,Magician,”atelevisionpilotfrom“RealTimewithBillMaher”scribeAdamFelber.

Allanhaswrittenanddirectedthreeshortfilms.THE SYNDICATE,acomedy,receivedtheAudienceAwardforBestShortFilmatthe2002HamptonsInternationalFilmFestival.THE FENCE,adrama,receivedanHonourableMentionatCineVegas2008.VIC’S CAFÉ,amusical,willappearatfestivalsworldwidein2011.

RZA(Mouss),whilebestknownasthefounder,producer,andmastermindbehindtheWu-TangClan,hasbuiltanincrediblydiverseandsuccessfulcareerasamusician,acomposeroffilmscores,aproducer,anactor,abusinessman,aplayerandadvocateofchess,andastheauthorofTheWu-TangManualandtheNewYorkTimesbest-seller,TheTaoofWu.

BornRobertFDiggsinBrownsville,Brooklyn,RZAfirstsurfacedonthehip-hopsceneduringtheearly'90s.AfterbriefstintsasamemberofthegroupAllInTogetherNowandasasoloartistunderthenamePrinceRakeem,heformedtheWu-TangClanin1992.BasedinStatenIslandthebandwentontobecomeoneofthemostsuccessfulandinfluentialhip-hopgroupsofalltime.

TheirdebutLP,1993'sEntertheWu-Tang(36Chambers),drivenbyRZA'sunique,groundbreakingbeatsandsignaturegrittyproductionstyle,hasbecomeadefinitivehip-hopclassicandisreveredasoneofthegreatesthip-hopalbumsever.

Hehasreleasedseveralsoloalbums,underhisownnameandthenameofhishedonisticalteregoBobbyDigital,includingRZAasBobbyDigitalinStereo,DigitalBullet,BirthofaPrince,and,mostrecently,DigiSnax.Overall,RZAhassoldover44millionrecords.Anavidchessplayer,theRZAcreatedWuChess.com,theworld'sfirstonlinehip-hopchesscommunity-wherechessplayersandhip-hopfanscanlearnfromchessmasters,competeforscholarships,andsquareoffagainsttheRZAandotherhip-hopcelebrities.

RZAismakinghisdirectorialdebutdirectingTHEMANWITHTHEIRONFISTS,whichheco-wrotewithEliRothandwillstaras‘TheBlacksmith.’EliRoth,EricNewmanandMarcAbrahamofStrikeEntertainmentwillproduce.

RZAcanbeseeninMiguelSapochnik'sREPO MENstarringForrestWhitakerandJudeLaw;andToddPhillip'sDUE DATEstarringRobertDowneyJr.Asanactor,someofRZA'screditsincludeworkwithJuddApatowinFUNNY PEOPLE,RidleyScottinAMERICAN GANGSTER,BuddyGiovinazzo'sLIFE IS HOT IN CRACK TOWNandMikaelHåfströminDERAILED.RZAisaGrammyaward-winning,musicproducer,BAFTAnominatedfilmcomposer,recordingartistandactor.RZAisoneofthemostprominentfiguresinhiphopmusicandthecreator/produceroftheWu-TangClan.RZAhasanextremelydistinguishedbodyofworkinmusicscoringforfilmmakerssuchasRidleyScott,JimJarmuschandQuentinTarantino.RZArecentlyscoredtheEmmy-nominatedAmericanadaptationoftheJapaneseanime"AfroSamurai"executiveproducedandstarringSamuelLJackson.

HavingarrivedinLosAngelesforonlyafewshortmonths,MoranAtias(Erit)securedthedynamicroleof‘Inez’intheacclaimeddrama“Crash,”theTVspin-offoftheOscar-winningfilmaboutracialtensionsinLosAngeles,whichafteroneseason,turnedintothefemaleleadoppositethelegendaryDennisHopper.RaisedinIsrael,AtiasisanactressontheriseinHollywood.

AftergrowingupinHaifa,Israel,shemovedtoItaly,wheresheadvancedquicklyontheItaliansmallscreen,hostingprimetimeTVshowslike“IRaccomandati”andconfirminghugemodellingcampaignsforthelikesofDolceGabbana,RobertoCavalliandVersace,allwhichleadtoherbeingselectedbythecityofMilanasitsofficialspokeswoman.Concurrently,Atiasmadeherbig-screendebutinthecritically-acclaimedItalianthrillerGAS.AtiaswentontostarinseveralItalianfilms,includingDAYSOFLOVE,OGGISPOSIandDarioArgento’sMOTHEROFTEARS,whichpremieredattheRomeFilmFestivalandattheTorontoInternationalFilmFestival.LeavinghermediafootprintinItaly,sheretunedtoherhomelandasafocalpointintheIsraelimedia,hostingthehugelysuccessfultelevisionshow“DealorNoDeal”aswellas“Eurovision.”

MoranisactivelyinvolvedindisasterreliefandraisingawarenessforHaiti.VisitingHaitiwasalifechangingexperienceforMoranassheassistedinsaving29lives.MoranisISRAAIDGoodWillAmbassador,anAmbassadorforArtistsforPeaceandJusticeandalsodoesworkwithSeanPenn’sHaitiorganization,J/PHRO.

AtiascurrentlyresidesinLosAngeles.

THENEXTTHREEDAYSreunitesMichaelBuie(MickBrennan)withRussellCrowe,hisco-starinMYSTERYALASKA.HewillnextappearasBrianEarlyinMiguelArteta'sCEDARRAPIDS,oppositeEdHelms,SigourneyWeaverandJohnCReillyinMarch2011.

OthernotablefilmcreditsincludetheNantucketbasedROPEWALK,directedbyMatthewBrown,theSci-FithrillerTHEMcPHERSONTAPE,SCREWCUPID,ONLYFORYOUandTHEMOONGARDENdirectedbyBradleyBuecker.

Ontelevision,BuiestarredasDetectiveLincolnHiggsinaTNTtelevisionseriesentitled"HardTime,"oppositeCharlesDurning,BruceDernandBurtReynolds.Hehashadnumerousrolesintelevisionmovies("FortheLoveofNancy,""OurMother'sMurder,""PanicintheSkies")andanumberoftelevisionseriesincludingtheaward-winning"Millennium,""Madison"and"TheOuterLimits."Healsoguest-starredon"ThisisWonderland"directedbyBruceMcDonaldandToddHolland's"Wonderfalls,"amongothers.

Buiehaswrittenacottage-country,independentfeatureentitledWATERSKIexpectedtoshootinthefallof2011.

BorninKitchener,Canada,BuiereceivedhisBachelorofArtsinKinesiologywithaDramaticArtsandFilmMinorattheUniversityofWesternOntarioinLondon,Ontario.HecurrentlyresidesinLosAngeles.

ABOUTTHEFILMMAKERS

PaulHaggis(Director,Screenwriter,Producer)istheaward-winningfilmmakerwho,in2006,becamethefirstscreenwritertowritetwoBestFilmOscarwinnersback-to-back-MILLION DOLLAR BABY(2004)directedbyClintEastwood,andCRASH(2005)whichhehimselfdirected.ForCRASH,hewonAcademyAwardsforBestPictureandBestOriginalScreenplay.ThefilmalsoreceivedanadditionalfournominationsincludingoneforHaggis'direction.CRASHreapednumerousawardsduringitsyearofreleasefromassociationssuchastheIFPSpiritAwards,theScreenActorsGuildandBAFTA.

In2006,Haggis'screenplaysincludedtheduoClintEastwoodproductionsFLAGS OF OUR FATHERSandLETTERS FROM IWO JIMA,thelatterearninghimhisthirdscreenplayOscarnomination.HealsohelpedpenCASINO ROYALE,whichgarneredconsiderableacclaimforreinvigoratingtheJamesBondspyfranchise.

In2007,Haggiswrote,directedandproducedIN THE VALLEY OF ELAH forWarnerIndependentPictures,SamuelsMediaandSummitEntertainment.Thefilm,whichstarredTommyLeeJones,CharlizeTheronandSusanSarandon,wasasuspensedramaofafather'ssearchforhismissingson,whoisreportedAWOLafterreturningfromIraq.JonesearnedaBestActorOscarnominationforhisperformanceinthefilm.

HaggiswasborninLondon,Ontario,CanadaandmovedtoCaliforniainhisearly20s.Forovertwodecadeshehaswritten,directedandproducedtelevisionshowssuchas"thirtysomething"and"TheTraceyUllmanShow,"andalsodevelopedcreditsasapupwriteronmanyNormanLearsitcoms.Hecreatedtheacclaimed,ifshort-lived,CBSseries"EZStreets"whichtheNewYorkTimescitedasoneofthemostinfluentialshowsofalltime,noting,thatwithoutit"therewouldbenoSopranos."

Hwy61istheproductioncompanyHaggisformedwithhisfriendandproducingpartnerMichaelNozik.THENEXTTHREEDAYSistheirfirstfeature.

Haggisisequallycommittedtohisprivateandsocialconcerns.HeisthefounderofArtistsforPeaceandJustice.Underthisumbrella,manyofhisfriendsinthefilmbusinesshavecomeforwardtobuildschoolsandarehabilitationclinicservingthechildrenoftheslumsofHaiti(

HedivideshistimebetweenresidencesinLosAngelesandNewYork.

Aproducerofovertwentyyears,MichaelNozik(Producer)hasworkedonnumerousaward-winningfilms,andin1994receivedanAcademyAwardnominationforQUIZSHOW,directedbyRobertRedford.HeiscurrentlypartneredwithPaulHaggisattheirproductioncompany,Hwy61,inSantaMonica,CA.

PriortotheformationofHwy61,NozikproducedLOVEINTHETIMEOFCHOLERA,directedbyMikeNewellandstarringJavierBardem,aswellasproducedAcademyAward-winningSYRIANA,writtenanddirectedbyStephenGaghanandstarringGeorgeClooney,MattDamonandJefferyWright.

In2004,NozikproducedTHEMOTORCYCLEDIARIES,afilmdirectedbyWalterSalles,starringGaelGarciaBernal,whichwonaBAFTAandanAcademyAward.

AsafoundingpartnerofSerenadeFilms,NozikexecutiveproducedGAMESIX,directedbyMichaelHoffmanandstaringMichaelKeatonandRobertDowneyJr.;12ANDHOLDING,directedbyMichaelCuesta;GREATNEWWONDERFUL,directedbyDannyLeiner,starringMaggieGyllenhaalandTonyShalhoub;aswellasTHENARROWS.

Priortothis,someofthefilmsheproducedarePEOPLEIKNOW,starringAlPacino,KimBasingerandTéaLeoni;THELEGENDOFBAGGERVANCE,directedbyRedfordandstarringMattDamonandWillSmith;HOWTOKILLYOURNEIGHBOUR’SDOG,starringKennethBranaghandRobinWrightPenn;SLUMSOFBEVERLYHILLS,starringAlanArkinandMarisaTomei;andSHE’STHEONE,withEdwardBurns,CameronDiazandJenniferAniston.Inaddition,underdirectorMiraNair,NozikproducedthreefilmsincludingTHEPEREZFAMILY,MISSISSIPPIMASALAandtheAcademyAward-nominatedSALAAMBOMBAY.

OtherproducingcreditsincludeTHUNDERHEART,starringValKilmer;CROSSINGDELANCEY,withAmyIrving;and,fortelevision,theTonyHillermannovel,“SkinWalkers.”

OlivierDelbosc(Producer)-BioForthcoming

MarcMissonnier(Producer)-BioForthcoming

AgnesMentre(ExecutiveProducer)iscurrentlytheUSRepresentativeforWildBunch,whichisregardedasaEuropeanleaderininternationalsales,co-productionandthedistributionofmotionpictures.Witheighteenyearsoffilmindustryexperience,shepreviouslyworkedforMiramaxFilmsandTheWeinsteinCompany,whereshewasEVPofAcquisitionsandCo-Productionduringthelastsevenyearsofhertenure.SomeofherhighprofileacquisitionsandmostsuccessfulprojectsincludeAMÉLIE, FAHRENHEIT 9/11, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, CITY OF GOD, THE PIANO, IN THE BEDROOM, GARDENSTATEandTHE CRYING GAME.HermostrecentacquisitionsatWildBunchincludeTHE WRESTLER, TWO LOVERS, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, THE BOXandTHE EXTRA MAN.Inadditiontoacquiringfilms,shealsorepresentsremakerightsonEuropeanproductions,helpingtobridgeUSstudiosandEuropeanproductions.Beforeenteringthefilmbusiness,shewasaninvestmentbankerwithLazardFreresinNewYork.SheisalsoaFrenchandAmericanlawyer.