Every week, I get several press releases, screening invitations and other notifications from a handful of studio contacts. While I won’t be sharing any information regarding my screening invites, some of the press releases might be of interest to my readers, so I thought I’d start sharing them in toto with all of you. These could include new image galleries for various films or important updates to upcoming releases from various smaller studios and art house production companies.

• Image Gallery: “The Playroom” Poster
• Image Gallery: Best Friends Forever
• Press Release: 42 West 2013 Preview
• Press Release: “Girl Most Likely” Receives Nationwide Release Berth
• Press Release: 42 West at Sundance 2013

Image Gallery: “The Playroom” Poster

Image Gallery: Best Friends Forever

Press Release: 42 West 2013 Preview

A HAUNTED HOUSE

January 11, 2013

In an outrageous send up of the Paranormal Activity movies, The Devil Inside and other “found footage” movies, A HAUNTED HOUSE features young couple Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) and Kisha (Essence Atkins) who have just moved in to their dream house. As they settle in, they quickly find they’re not alone. But it’s not the house that’s haunted, it’s Malcolm’s girlfriend who is possessed by a demon. Malcolm hires everyone from a priest to modern day ghostbusters to rid her of this unwelcome intruder, determined not to let the evil spirit ruin his relationship… or, more importantly, his sex life.

RELEASE DATE: January 11, 2013
Nationwide
GENRE: COMEDY
RUNNING TIME: TBD
MPAA Rating: TBD
DISTRIBUTOR: Open Road Films

CAST: Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Cedric The Entertainer, Nick Swardson, David Koechner, Affion Crocket

DIRECTOR: Michel Tiddes
PRODUCERS: Rick Alvarez & Marlon Wayans
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Stuart Ford, Deepak Nayar, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Steve Squillante and LisaBlum

GANGSTER SQUAD

Starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone and Sean Penn

Warner Bros. will release GANGSTER SQUAD on January 11, 2013

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and–if he has his way–every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

For inquiries about Ruben Fleischer, please contact:
LA Contact: Shannon Washburn at Shannon.Washburn@42West.Net or 310-477-4442
New York Contact: Scott Feinstein at Scott.Feinstein@42West.Net or 212-277-7555

LUV

Directed by: Sheldon Candis
Cast: Common, Michael Rainey Jr, Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Meagan Good, Michael Kenneth Williams
Release date: January 18, 2013

An 11-year-old boy gets a crash course in what it means to be a man when he spends a day with the uncle he idolizes in LUV, a poignant and gritty coming-of-age story featuring standout performances by Common, Danny Glover, Dennis Haysbert, Charles S. Dutton and newcomer Michael Rainey Jr.

With his mother in rehab and his father out of the picture, young Woody Watson (Michael Rainey Jr.) lives with his grandmother (Lonette McKee) in suburban Baltimore and longs for his family to be reunited. His charismatic Uncle Vincent (Common) has recently returned home after eight years in prison, determined to straighten out his life by opening a high-end crab shack that will establish him as a solid citizen with a legitimate future.

One day, instead of dropping Woody off at school, Vincent decides to give the boy a tutorial on how a man gets things done. After a trip to a tailor to get Woody a custom-fitted suit, the pair heads to the bank to sign off on the loan Vincent needs to fulfill his dreams. But when his meeting with a bank officer puts the brakes on his plans, Vincent has no one to turn to for help but his former associates, including Baltimore crime boss Mr. Fish (Dennis Haysbert) and his brother Arthur (Danny Glover). A day that begins with a parking- lot driving lesson and Woody’s first oyster takes a desperate turn when Fish insists Vincent run one more drug deal to demonstrate his loyalty. Soon Vincent finds himself pulled back into the violent world he is trying to escape—and Woody has to decide whether to follow his hero…or become his own man.

Directed by Sheldon Candis from a script by Candis and Justin Wilson, LUV features extraordinary performances by Common (American Gangster, “Hell on Wheels”), Michael Rainey Jr. (Un altro mondo), Charles S. Dutton (The Obama Effect, Fame), Dennis Haysbert (Far from Heaven, “24”), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon, 2012), Meagan Good (Stomp the Yard, “Californication”), Lonette McKee (Malcolm X, Honey), Michael Kenneth Williams (“The Wire,” “Boardwalk Empire”).

N.B. LUV HAS NO PERIODS AND IS NOT AN ACRONYM.

Running Time: 94 minutes

STAND UP GUYS

Starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin

Lionsgate will release STAND UP GUYS NATIONWIDE on February 1, 2013.
SYNOPSIS: STAND UP GUYS stars Academy Award® winners Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin in a tough but touching action comedy as retired gangsters who reunite for one epic last night.

Val (Pacino) is released from prison after serving twenty-eight years for refusing to give up one of his close criminal associates. His best friend Doc (Walken) is there to pick him up, and the two soon reteam with another old pal, Hirsch (Arkin). Their bond is as strong as ever, and the three reflect on freedom lost and gained, loyalties ebbed and flowed, and days of glory gone by. And despite their age, their capacity for mayhem is still very much alive and well – bullets fly as they make a hilariously valiant effort to compensate for the decades of crime, drugs and sex they’ve missed.

But one of the friends is keeping a dangerous secret- he’s been put in an impossible quandary by a former mob boss, and his time to find an acceptable alternative is running out. As the sun rises on the guys’ legendary reunion, their position becomes more and more desperate and they finally confront their past once and for all.

Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment present a Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel, Lakeshore Entertainment Production. Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin “Stand Up Guys” Julianna Margulies. Casting by Tricia Wood, CSA, Deborah Aquila, CSA; Music by Lyle Workman; Costume Designer Lindsay Ann McKay; Editor Mark Livolsi, A.C.E; Production Designer Maher Ahmad; Director of Photography Michael Grady. Executive Producers Eric Reid, Ted Gidlow, Bruce Toll, Bingham Ray, Matt Berenson. Produced by Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Jim Tauber. Written by Noah Haidle. Directed by Fisher Stevens.

WARM BODIES

Directed by JONATHAN LEVINE
Screenplay by JONATHAN LEVINE
Based on the Novel by ISAAC MARION
Produced by BRUNA PAPANDREA, DAVID HOBERMAN and TODD LIEBERMAN

Starring NICHOLAS HOULT, TERESA PALMER, ROB CORDDRY, DAVE FRANCO, ANALEIGH TIPTON and JOHN MALKOVICH

A funny new twist on a classic love story, WARM BODIES is a poignant tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human – setting off an exciting, romantic, and often comical chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.

In theaters February 1, 2013.

A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III

DIRECTED BY: ROMAN COPPOLA
STARRING: CHARLIE SHEEN, JASON SCHWARTZMAN, BILL MURRAY, AND PATRICIA ARQUETTE
PRODUCED BY: ROMAN COPPOLA AND YOUREE HENLEY

THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2013
RUNNING TIME: 86 MINUTES
RATING: UNRATED

Set in a stylized Los Angeles, ‘A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III’ is a playful comedy of lost love, friendship, revenge fantasies, and Brandy Alexanders. Charles (Charlie Sheen) is a successful graphic designer whose fame, money and charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. When his true love, a perplexing beauty named Ivana, suddenly breaks off their relationship, Charles’ life falls apart and he swirls into a downward spiral of doubt, confusion and reflection. With the support of his loyal intimates— Kirby (Jason Schwartzman), Saul (Bill Murray), and his sister, Izzy (Patricia Arquette) — he begins the hard road of self-evaluation to come to terms with a life without Ivana. The film begs the question: Is it possible to love and hate someone at the same time?

SIDE EFFECTS

February 8, 2013

SIDE EFFECTS is a provocative thriller about Emily and Martin (Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum), a successful New York couple whose world unravels when a new drug prescribed by Emily’s psychiatrist (Jude Law) – intended to treat anxiety – has unexpected side effects.

CAST: ROONEY MARA (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, upcoming Lawless), JUDE LAW (Sherlock Holmes, Hugo, upcoming The Last Voyage of Demeter), CHANNING TATUM (Step Up, Dear John, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation), CATHERINE ZETA-JONES (Chicago, Ocean’s Twelve, upcoming Playing the Field, Rock of Ages), VINESSA SHAW (3:10 To Yuma)

DIRECTOR: Steven Soderbergh
PRODUCERS: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Gregory Jacobs, Scott Z. Burns
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: James D. Stern and Douglas E. Hansen
WRITERS: Steven Soderbergh and Scott Z. Burns

SNITCH

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT, EXCLUSIVE MEDIA and PARTICIPANT MEDIA Present in association with IMAGENATION ABU DHABI
An EXCLUSIVE MEDIA Production in association with FRONT STREET PRODUCTIONS

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
Written by Justin Haythe and Ric Roman Waugh
Produced by Nigel Sinclair, Matt Jackson, Jonathan King, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Alex Brunner, Tobin Armbrust
Executive Produced by Jeff Skoll, Guy East, Becki Cross Trujillo, David Fanning, Justin Haythe

Starring DWAYNE JOHNSON, SUSAN SARANDON, BENJAMIN BRATT and BARRY PEPPER

In the fast-paced action thriller SNITCH, Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son at all costs, he makes a deal with the U.S. attorney to work as an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug cartel on a dangerous mission — risking everything, including his family and his own life.

Inspired by true events SNITCH will be released on February 22, 2013.

The Last Exorcism, Part II

RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2013
DIRECTED BY: Ed Gass-Donnelly (Small Town Murder Songs)
WRITTEN BY: Ed Gass-Donnelly (Small Town Murder Songs), Damien Chazelle (Guy and Maeline on a Park Bench)
PRODUCED BY: Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever, The Man with the Iron Fists), Eric Newman (In Time, The Thing, Children of Men), Marc Abraham (In Time, The Thing, Children of Men), Thomas Bliss (The Last Exorcism, Children of Men, Dawn of the Dead),
CAST: Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism, The Day), Julia Garner (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Spencer Treat Clark (Mystic River, Unbreakable), Louis Herthum (The Last Exorcism)

SYNOPSIS:
Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is found terrified and alone in rural Louisiana. Back in the relative safety of New Orleans, Nell realizes that she can’t remember entire portions of the previous months only that she is the last surviving member of her family. Just as Nell begins the difficult process of starting a new life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other, unimaginably horrific plans that mean her last exorcism was just the beginning.

DEAD MAN DOWN

Release Date: MARCH 8, 2013

Niels Arden Oplev, the acclaimed director of the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, makes his American theatrical debut with a provocative new thriller, DEAD MAN DOWN. Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace star as two strangers, irresistibly drawn to each other, whose mutual desire for revenge unravels in an escalating trail of violence. The film co-stars Academy Award® nominee Terrence Howard and Dominic Cooper, from a screenplay by J.H.Wyman (Fringe).

GINGER & ROSA

A FILM BY SALLY POTTER

PRODUCED BY CHRISTOPHER SHEPPARD AND ANDREW LITVIN

Opening on March 8, 2013

Starring Elle Fanning, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt, Jodhi May, Annette Bening, and Alice Englert

London, 1962. Two teenage girls – GINGER & ROSA – are inseparable. They skip school together, talk about love, religion and politics and dream of lives bigger than their mothers’ domesticity. But the growing threat of nuclear war casts a shadow over their lives. Ginger (Elle Fanning) is drawn to poetry and protest, while Rosa (Alice Englert) shows Ginger how to smoke cigarettes, kiss boys and pray. Both rebel against their mothers: Rosa’s single mum, Anoushka (Jodhi May), and Ginger’s frustrated painter mother, Natalie (Christina Hendricks). Meanwhile, Ginger’s pacifist father, Roland (Alessandro Nivola) seems a romantic, bohemian figure to the girls. He encourages Ginger’s ‘Ban-the-Bomb’ activism, while Rosa starts to take a very different interest in him. As Ginger’s parents fight and fall apart, Ginger finds emotional sanctuary with a gay couple, both named Mark (Timothy Spall and Oliver Platt), and their American friend, the poet Bella (Annette Bening). Finally, as the Cuban Missile Crisis escalates – and it seems the world itself may come to an end – the lifelong friendship of the two girls is shattered. Ginger clutches at one hope; if she can help save the world from extinction, perhaps she too will survive this moment of personal devastation.

CARRIE

March 15, 2013
Horror / Thriller

A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Carrie is directed by Kimberly Peirce with a screenplay by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

Directed by Kimberly Peirce
Screenplay by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Based upon the novel by Stephen King
Produced by Kevin Misher
Executive Producer J. Miles Dale

Cast Chloë Grace Moretz, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort, and Julianne Moore

This film is not yet rated by the MPAA. For future ratings information refer to http://www.filmratings.com. Credits not final

THE HOST

Opens March 29, 2013

THE HOST, published in 2008, was Stephenie Meyer’s highly anticipated follow-up to the wildly popular and acclaimed Twilight series. The book was #1 on The New York Times Bestseller List for 26 weeks and continues to be an international phenomenon.

From Stephenie Meyer (author of the Twilight Saga) comes “The Host,” a love story set in the future, where earth is occupied by a species who erase the minds of their human hosts, leaving their bodies intact. Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan) is one of the last surviving humans who fights back, risking her life for the people she cares about most – Jared (Max Irons), Ian, (Jake Abel), her brother Jamie (Chandler Canterbury) and her Uncle Jeb (William Hurt) – proving that love can conquer all.

CAST: SAOIRSE RONAN (Hanna, The Lovely Bones, Atonement, upcoming Byzantium), JAKE ABEL (Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Lightening Thief, I Am Number Four, The Lovely Bones, upcoming Percy Jackson And The Olympians: Sea of Monsters) MAX IRONS (Red Riding Hood, Dorian Gray, upcoming Vivaldi), WILLIAM HURT (Into The Wild, A History Of Violence, The Incredible Hulk), DIANE KRUGER (Inglourious Basterds, National Treasure, Unknown), CHANDLER CANTERBURY (Knowing, Repo Men, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, upcoming When Angels Sing), BOYD HOLBROOK (Milk, The Big C, upcoming The Summer Of Monte Wildhorn), FRANCES FISHER (Titanic)
DIRECTOR: Andrew Niccol
PRODUCERS: Nick Wechsler, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz, Stephenie Meyer
WRITER: Andrew Niccol

THE COMPANY YOU KEEP

DIRECTED BY: ROBERT REDFORD
STARRING: ROBERT REDFORD, SHIA LABEOUF, JULIE CHRISTIE, SAM ELLIOTT, BENDAN GLEESON, TERRENCE HOWARD, RICHARD JENKINS, ANNA KENDRICK, BRIT MARLING, STANLEY TUCCI, NICK NOLTE, CHRIS COOPER, SUSAN SARANDON
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 5, 2013

Jim Grant (Robert Redford) is a public interest lawyer and single father raising his daughter in the tranquil suburbs of Albany, New York. Grant’s world is turned upside down,when a brash young reporter named Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf) exposes his true identity as a former 1970s antiwar radical fugitive wanted for murder. After living for more than 30 years underground, Grant must now go on the run. With the FBI in hot pursuit, he sets off on a cross-country journey to track down the one person that can clear his name.

Shepard knows the significance of the national news story he has exposed and, for a journalist, this is an opportunity of a lifetime. Hell-bent on making a name for himself, he is willing to stop at nothing to capitalize on it. He digs deep into Grant’s past. Despite warnings from his editor and threats from the FBI, Shepard relentlessly tracks Grant across the country.

As Grant reopens old wounds and reconnects with former members of his antiwar group, the Weather Underground, Shepard realizes something about this man is just not adding up. With the FBI closing in, Shepard uncovers the shocking secrets Grant has been keeping for the past three decades. As Grant and Shepard come face to face in the wilderness of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, they each must come to terms with who they really are.

THE HEAT

Director PAUL FEIG

Starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy

20th Century Fox will release THE HEAT on April 5, 2013

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence–and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy), one of Boston P.D.’s “finest,” is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies. From Paul Feig, the director of “Bridesmaids.”

EVIL DEAD

April 12, 2013
Horror

In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.

Directed by Fede Alvarez
Screenplay by Fede Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues Mendez
Produced by Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell
Cast Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore

This film is not yet rated by the MPAA. For future ratings information refer to http://www.filmratings.com. Credits not final

DISCONNECT

Opens April 19, 2013

Starring: Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgård, Max Thieriot, Jonah Bobo, Colin Ford and Haley Ramm
Director: Henry-Alex Rubin
Writer: Andrew Stern
Producer: William Horberg, Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Monroe
Executive Producer: Marc Forster, Brad Simpson and Scott Ferguson

Synopsis:
A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can’t find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a means to escape from their lifeless marriage. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this compelling drama about ordinary people desperate for a human connection.

DISCONNECT explores the consequences of modern technology and how it affects and defines our daily relationships. Shot with eavesdropped naturalism, it marks the first fiction feature from Henry-Alex Rubin, director of the Oscar-nominated “Murderball.” Disconnect is produced by Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Monroe of LD Entertainment and William Horberg of Wonderful Films from an original screenplay by Andrew Stern. The ensemble cast includes Jason Bateman (The Change-Up,Up in the Air), Hope Davis (Real Steel, Mildred Pierce), Frank Grillo (Gangster Squad, The Grey), Paula Patton (Precious, Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol), Michael Nyqvist (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Andrea Riseborough (Brighton Rock, W. E.), Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood, Melancholia) and Max Thieriot (Jumper), as well as Jonah Bobo (Crazy, Stupid, Love), Colin Ford (We Bought A Zoo) and Haley Ramm (X-Men).

THE ICEMANT

In theaters May 3, 2013

Inspired by actual events, The Iceman follows notorious contract killer Richard Kuklinski (Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon) from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than 100 men. Appearing to be living the American dream as a devoted husband and father; in reality Kuklinski was a ruthless killer-for-hire. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.
Co-starring Academy Award nominee Winona Ryder (Black Swan) and Chris Evans (Avengers, Captain America), The Iceman is directed by Ariel Vromen (Danika) from a script he wrote with Morgan Land (Rx). Ray Liotta (Goodfellas), David Schwimmer (“Friends”), Robert Davi (“Profiler”) and Danny Abeckaser (Alpha Dog) round out the cast. The film features cameo appearances by Stephen Dorff (Public Enemies) and James Franco (127 Hours). Millennium Entertainment will release The Iceman May 3, 2013.
DIRECTED BY ARIEL VROMEN

Starring MICHAEL SHANNON, WINONA RYDER, JAMES FRANCO, RAY LIOTTA, CHRIS EVANS, DAVID SCHWIMMER, ROBERT DAVI, DANNY ABECKASER

Running time: 105 minutes
Rating: Not yet rated

NOW YOU SEE ME

A LOUIS LETERRIER Film
Directed by LOUIS LETERRIER
Written by BOAZ YAKIN & EDWARD RICOURT AND JOSH APPELBAUM & ANDRÉ NEMEC AND ED SOLOMON
Produced by ALEX KURTZMAN & ROBERTO ORCI
Executive Produced by BOBBY COHEN, BOAZ YAKIN AND STAN WLODKOWSKI
Starring JESSE EISENBERG, MARK RUFFALO, WOODY HARRELSON, MÉLANIE LAURENT, ISLA FISHER, DAVE FRANCO, COMMON, MICHAEL KELLY, MICHAEL CAINE AND MORGAN FREEMAN

NOW YOU SEE ME pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against “The Four Horsemen”, a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists. “The Four Horsemen” pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.

In theaters June 7, 2013.

WHITE HOUSE DOWN

DIRECTED BY: ROLAND EMMERICH
STARRING: CHANNING TATUM, JAMIE FOXX, MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL, JASON CLARKE, RICHARD JENKINS, and JAMES WOODS
PRODUCED BY: ROLAND EMMERICH, BRADLEY FISCHER, LARRY J. FRANCO, LAETA KALOGRIDIS, HARALD KLOSER, and JAMES VANDERBILT
THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: JUNE 28, 2013

In Columbia Pictures’ White House Down, Capitol Policeman John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx). Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation’s government falling into chaos and time running out, it’s up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

THE TO-DO LIST

RELEASE DATE: SUMMER 2013
WRITTEN and DIRECTED BY: Maggie Carey
PRODUCED BY: Jennifer Todd (Celeste & Jesse Forever, Momento), Brian Robbins (A Thousand Words, The Bronx is Burning), Sharla Sumpter Bridgett (A Thousand Words)
CAST: Aubrey Plaza (“Parks and Recreation,” Safety Not Guaranteed), Johnny Simmons (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, 21 Jump Street), Bill Hader (”SNL”), Alia Shawkat (The Runaways, Whip It, “Arrested Development”), Sarah Steele (Spanglish), Scott Porter (“Hart of Dixie,” “Friday Night Lights”), Rachel Bilson (“Hart of Dixie,” “The O.C.”), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad, Kick-Ass), Andy Samberg (“SNL,” That’s My Boy), Donald Glover (“Community,” “30 Rock”), Connie Britton (“Nashville,” “Friday Night Lights”), Clark Gregg (The Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, 500 Days of Summer)

SYNOPSIS:
Loosely inspired by the real-life adventures of first-time writer/director Maggie Carey, “The To Do List” is a heartfelt comedy about close friends and a special summer project. Set in 1993, valedictorian Brandy Klark (Aubrey Plaza) wants to shed her uptight image before college, so she assembles a to do list of all the “activities” she missed out on in high school. Quickly realizing that she’s way out of her depth, Brandy solicits her best friends (Alia Shawkat, Sarah Steele, Donald Glover, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Johnny Simmons), older sister (Rachel Bilson) and burnt-out boss (Bill Hader) for their help and advice. If the group is going to complete the list by September they’ll need plenty of imagination and very open minds.

RED 2

Directed by DEAN PARISOT
Screenplay by JON HOEBER & ERICH HOEBER
Based on the Graphic Novel “Red” by WARREN ELLIS and CULLY HAMNER
Produced by LORENZO di BONAVENTURA and MARK VAHRADIAN
Executive Produced by JAKE MYERS, DAVID READY
Starring BRUCE WILLIS, JOHN MALKOVICH, MARY-LOUISE PARKER WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS AND HELEN MIRREN, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, BYUNG HUN LEE, BRIAN COX, NEAL McDONOUGH

In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world—and stay alive in the process.

In theaters August 2, 2013.

THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES

August 23, 2013
Fantasy-Action

Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series.

Directed by Harald Zwart
Screenplay by Jessica Postigo
Based on the novel by Cassandra Clare
Produced by Robert Kulzer, Don Carmody
Executive Producers Bob Shaye, Michael Lynne, Martin Moszkowicz
Cast Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Lena Headey, Kevin Durand, Aidan Turner, Jemima West, Godfrey Gao, with CCH Pounder, with Jared Harris, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers

This film is not yet rated by the MPAA. For future ratings information refer to http://www.filmratings.com. Credits not final

BATTLE OF THE YEAR

September 13, 2013
Drama

Battle of the Year is the Olympics of break dancing, a tournament held every year that attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven’t won in fifteen years. Los Angeles Hip Hop mogul and former B-Boy Dante (Alonso) wants to put the country that started the Sport back on top. He enlists his hard-luck friend Blake (Holloway), who was a championship basketball coach, to coach his team. Armed with the theory that the right coach can make any team champions, they assemble a Dream Team of all the best b-boys across the country. With only three months until Battle of the Year, Blake has to use every tactic he knows to get twelve talented individuals to come together as a team if they’re going to bring the Trophy back to America where it started. Inspired by the actual world championship held yearly in France.
Directed by Benson Lee
Written by Brin Hill and Chris Parker
Produced by Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson, Amy Lo
Executive Producers Will Packer, Glenn S. Gainor, Rich + Tone Talauega
Cast Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Josh Peck, Caity Lotz, and Chris Brown as Rooster

THE TOMB

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT Presents

In Association With EMMETT FURLA FILMS
A MARK CANTON / EMMETT FURLA / ENVISION ENTERTAINMENT / BOIES/SHILLER FILMS Production

Directed by MIKAEL HÅFSTRÖM
Written by MILES CHAPMAN
Produced by MARK CANTON, RANDALL EMMETT, GEORGE FURLA, ROBBIE BRENNER and KEVIN KING TEMPLETON
Starring SYLVESTER STALLONE, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, JIM CAVIEZEL, CURTIS “50 CENT” JACKSON, VINNIE JONES, VINCENT D’ONOFRIO and AMY RYAN

Action superstars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up in the action-thriller THE TOMB. Ray Breslin (Stallone), the world’s foremost authority on structural security, agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility called “The Tomb.” But when he is wrongly imprisoned, he must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger) to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built.

In theaters September 27, 2013.

ENDER’S GAME

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT Presents
In Association with ODDLOT ENTERTAINMENT
A CHARTOFF PRODUCTIONS, TALESWAPPER, ODDLOT ENTERTAINMENT, K/O PAPER PRODUCTS, DIGITAL DOMAIN Production

Directed by GAVIN HOOD
Based on the book titled ‘ENDER’S GAME’ by ORSON SCOTT CARD
Produced by ROBERTO ORCI, ALEX KURTZMAN, GIGI PRITZKER, LINDA McDONOUGH, ROBERT CHARTOFF, LYNN HENDEE, ORSON SCOTT CARD, ED ULBRICH
Starring ASA BUTTERFIELD, HAILEE STEINFELD, BEN KINGSLEY, VIOLA DAVIS, with ABIGAIL BRESLIN and HARRISON FORD

In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite.

Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military’s next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he’s trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.

Based on the best-selling, award winning novel, ENDER’S GAME is an epic adventure which stars Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, with Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford.

In theaters November 1, 2013

LAST VEGAS

RELEASE DATE: Holiday, 2013
DIRECTED BY: Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure, While You Were Sleeping)
WRITTEN BY: Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love)
PRODUCED BY: Laurence Mark (Julie & Julia, Dreamgirls), Amy Baer
CAST: Michael Douglas (Wall Street, Traffic), Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook, Meet the Parents), Morgan Freeman (The Dark Knight Rises, Bucket List), Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda, Dave), Mary Steenburgen (The Help, The Proposal), Jerry Ferrara (Think Like a Man, “Entourage”), Romany Malco (“Weeds,” The 40-Year-Old-Virgin), Roger Bart (“Revenge,” Political Animals)
SYNOPSIS:
Billy (Academy Award®-winner Michael Douglas), Paddy (Academy Award®-winner Robert De Niro), Archie (Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman) and Sam (Academy Award®-winner Kevin Kline) have been best friends since childhood. So when Billy, the group’s sworn bachelor, finally proposes to his thirty-something (of course) girlfriend, the four head to Las Vegas with a plan to stop acting their age and relive their glory days. However, upon arriving, the four quickly realize that the decades have transformed Sin City and tested their friendship in ways they never imagined. The Rat Pack may have once played the Sands and Cirque du Soleil may now rule the Strip, but it’s these four who are taking over Vegas.

Press Release: “Girl Most Likely” Receives Nationwide Release Berth

GIRL MOST LIKELY (FORMERLY TITLED IMOGENE) WILL BE RELEASED NATIONWIDE ON JULY 19, 2013 BY LIONSGATE AND ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

Character-driven comedy stars Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon, Christopher Fitzgerald and Darren Criss

New York, NY (December 20, 2012) – GIRL MOST LIKELY (formerly titled IMOGENE) will be released theatrically nationwide on July 19, 2013, by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.

Lionsgate and Roadside acquired U.S. distribution rights to GIRL MOST LIKELY after its successful premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.

The film is a character-driven comedy starring Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon, Christopher Fitzgerald and Darren Criss.

The film was directed by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman (CINEMA VERITE and AMERICAN SPLENDOR), from a screenplay by Michelle Morgan.

The film was produced by Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler, Alix Madigan-Yorkin and Mark Amin.

Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions recent distribution partnerships include ARBITRAGE, FRIENDS WITH KIDS and MARGIN CALL.

SYNOPSIS
Kristen Wiig stars as Imogene, once a promising young New York playwright whose promise has fizzled, thanks to a crisis of confidence. Heavily in denial about being dumped by her society boyfriend, Imogene uses her skill for drama to stage an elaborate fake suicide as an appeal for his sympathy. But her attempt backfires when she’s put into the custody of Zelda, her estranged gambling addict mother (Annette Bening), and must return home with her to the Jersey shore. Desperate to get back to her Manhattan circle of so- called friends, Imogene must finally deal with her family, including her unique brother (Christopher Fitzgerald), Zelda’s new boyfriend The Bousche (Matt Dillon), plus a cute young lodger (Darren Criss),who together help Imogene sort out her place in the world.

Press Release: 42 West at Sundance 2013

FILMS

A.C.O.D –– Premieres – World Premiere (acquisition title: WME)

Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clark Duke, Jessica Alba and Jane Lynch

jOBS – Premieres – World Premiere (acquisition title: CAA)

Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons and Matthew Modine

EVENT

GIRL RISING – Special event and screening of select footage – Global Entertainment

The film features narration by: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Kerry Washington and more.

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Stu Zicherman’s A.C.O.D –– Premieres – World Premiere (acquisition title: WME)

Starring: Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clark Duke, Jessica Alba and Jane Lynch

Carter (Adam Scott) is a well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce. So he thinks. When he discovers he was part of a divorce study as a child, it wreaks havoc on his family and forces him to face the chaos of his past.

Screenings:
Premiere – Wednesday, January 23, 6:30 p.m. – Eccles Theatre, Park City

Press & Industry Screening/Public Screening 2 – Thursday, January 24, 9:00 a.m. – Eccles Theatre, Park City

Public Screening 3 – Friday, January 25, 6:00 p.m. – Sundance Resort Screening Room

Public Screening 4 – Saturday, January 26, 6:30 p.m. – Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC

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Joshua Michael Stern’s jOBS – Premieres – World Premiere (acquisition title: CAA)

Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons and Matthew Modine

The riveting inside story of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ (Ashton Kutcher) dramatic rise from college dropout to one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of our time.

Screenings:
Premiere – Friday, January 25, 6:15 p.m. – Eccles Theatre, Park City

Public Screening 2 – Saturday, January 26, 9:00 a.m. – Eccles Theatre, Park City

Public Screening 3 – Sunday, January 27, 12:15 p.m. – Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, SLC

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Richard Robbins’ GIRL RISING – Special event and screening of select footage – Global Entertainment

The film is a social action campaign by 10×10 featuring narration by: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Kerry Washington and more.

Monday, January 21st, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – The Shop, Park City, Utah

10×10 is a social action organization seeking educational equality for underprivileged girls across the globe. Director Richard Robbins tells the moving stories of several of these girls, with help from some of the most recognizable female voices of today.