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DANA GAIER (Edith) is a 12-year-old, seventh grade honors student from New Jersey. She has always loved all aspects of performing since the age of one, when she picked up a play guitar and started singing the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way,” for a room full of friends and family. At age five, while Gaier was “entertaining” people in a restaurant, a talent manager handed Gaier’s mother her card. At that time, Gaier’s mom decided it wasn’t the right time for Gaier to expand her interests beyond the local/community level. At age eight, Gaier was asked to open and close her school’s talent show with her rendition of Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.” Gaier has great comedic timing and a terrific sense of humor, and is often compared to the television character Punky Brewster.
Gaier has always loved being on the stage, and has performed the title roles in Annie and Alice in Wonderland, Shprintze in Fiddler on the Roof, Iago in Aladdin and a Fagin’s boy in Oliver, to name a few. Last year, at an audition for Seussical: The Musical, Gaier won the role of JoJo (a male role) over the boys at the callbacks, and the show was nominated for a Perry Award (New Jersey’s theater equivalent to the Tony Awards). In September 2009, Gaier performed at the Perry Awards ceremony, reprising her role as JoJo. She also enjoyed making two national television appearances on Nickelodeon’s ME:TV.

After hearing that she resembles Dakota Fanning throughout the first five years of her life, ELSIE FISHER (Agnes) decided she wanted to be an actress. With her parents blessing, she took the plunge and, in the very first month of her career, was cast in Despicable Me. Since doing the film, Fisher has also made appearances in several national commercials and on the hit television show Medium.
When she is not driving back and forth to auditions in Los Angeles, Fisher enjoys being in first grade, playing video games and spending time with her best friend, Deanna. When she grows up, Fisher says she would like to be a scientist, the President or a pink kitty cat.
JULIE ANDREWS (Gru’s Mom) has been a beloved and much honored star of stage, screen and television for more than half a century. She was already a Broadway legend when she made her feature-film debut in 1964’s Mary Poppins. Andrews’ iconic performance in the title role of the magical nanny brought her an Academy Award®, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. The following year, she earned a second Oscar® nomination and won another Golden Globe Award for her unforgettable portrayal of Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music. She received her third Academy Award® nomination and won another Golden Globe Award for her “dual” role in Victor Victoria.
Today’s young film audiences may be more familiar with Andrews as a queen trying to train her teenage granddaughter to be a princess in the hit film The Princess Diaries and its sequel, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Andrews also voiced the character of Queen Lillian in the blockbuster hits Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third. More recently, she voiced the narration of the hugely successful Disney film Enchanted, The Tooth Fairy and Shrek the Final Chapter.
Her earlier motion picture credits also include The Americanization of Emily, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Star!, Darling Lili and 10, to
name only a few.
Andrews was born and raised in England, where she first came to fame as a young musical performer on stage and on radio. She was still in her teens when she made her way across the Atlantic and to Broadway in her 1953 debut in the musical The Boy Friend. She went on to create the role of Eliza Doolittle in Lerner and Loewe’s Broadway musical My Fair Lady, which became an instant classic and the longest-running musical of its day. Andrews also won a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and garnered a Tony Award nomination for her performance. She received another Tony Award nomination in 1961 when she originated the role of Queen Guenevere in the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot. Thirty-five years later, Andrews returned to Broadway to star in the 1995 stage adaptation of Victor Victoria. Her career came full circle in 2005 when she directed a revival of The Boy Friend, which toured throughout North America.
Andrews has also been honored for her work on television, beginning in 1957 with her Emmy-nominated performance in the title role of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Cinderella. She later won an Emmy Award for her own musical variety series, The Julie Andrews Hour, and also earned Emmy nominations for Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center (with her “chum” Carol Burnett) and her performance in the special The Sound of Julie Andrews. Andrews’ more recent television movies includes One Special Night, with her friend James Garner, Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime, and she reunited with Christopher Plummer in the CBS live production of On Golden Pond.
Andrews, already an accomplished best-selling author (1971’s “Mandy,” 1974’s “The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles”), has joined talents with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton to pursue the publishing of books committed to stimulating a sense of wonder in children and young readers. “The Julie Andrews’ Collection” was launched in October 2003 and has released more than 25 books to date, including the “Little Bo” series, the “Dumpy the Dumptruck” franchise, “The Great American Mousical,” “Thanks to You: Wisdom From Mother & Child” and “Simeon’s Gift” (the musical adaptation of which toured parts of the U.S. in 2008 and will go out on a world tour in 2010). Andrews’ autobiography “Home: A Memoir of My Early Years” was released in April 2008 to rave reviews and immediately climbed to No. 1 on The New York Times best-seller list as well as several other prestigious lists in the U.S. and abroad.
In addition to her stage and screen work, Andrews has dedicated her life to her family and to serving important causes including Operation USA, an international relief organization with which she has traveled to such places as Vietnam and Cambodia. From 1992 to 2006, Andrews was honored as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), which provides financial and technical support for low-income women in developing countries.
Andrews received her honors as a Dame of the British Empire by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on New Year’s Eve 1999. She was also a 2001 Kennedy Center Honoree. For more about Andrews and her collection, please go to www.julieandrewscollection.com.

WILL ARNETT (Mr. Perkins) has been an extremely busy man of late. He can currently be seen in the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures Western action film Jonah Hex, based on the DC comic of the same name. In the film, Arnett stars opposite Megan Fox, Josh Brolin and John Malkovich. This fall, he will return to television on Fox’s much anticipated new comedy series Running Wilde, opposite of Keri Russell. Arnett will play an extremely wealthy Beverly Hills man who falls for an environmental activist. He will star and write for the series alongside writer/director Mitchell Hurwitz.
Arnett was most recently seen starring in the Walt Disney Pictures’ romantic comedy When in Rome, opposite Kristen Bell, and in the live-action/CGI film G-Force, opposite Penélope Cruz, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi and Zach Galifianakis, for Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Last year, he voiced a character in DreamWorks’ hugely successful, 3-D animated adventure film Monsters vs. Aliens, alongside Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen, which opened at No. 1 at the box office. He also starred in the basketball comedy Semi-Pro, opposite Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson, and lent his voice to the hugely successful, animated comedy Horton Hears a Who! In 2007, he was seen opposite Will Ferrell and Arnett’s wife, Amy Poehler, in the figure skating comedy Blades of Glory, and co-starred opposite Will Forte in The Brothers Solomon.
In 2006, Arnett earned his first Emmy nomination for his work on the critically acclaimed Fox sitcom Arrested Development, in which he portrayed Gob Bluth for three seasons. From time to time, Arnett guest stars on NBC’s 30 Rock, in which he plays Devon Banks. Last year, he earned his second Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for the role. Arnett also lent his voice to Fox’s animated sitcom Sit Down, Shut Up, from creator Mitchell Hurwitz
Before Arrested Development, Arnett was a regular on the NBC comedy series The Mike O’Malley Show. His additional television credits include guest-starring roles on Parks and Recreation, Sex and the City, The Sopranos, Boston Public, Third Watch and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Arnett also appeared on NBC’s Will & Grace, in which he played Jack’s dance nemesis while auditioning to become a backup dancer for Janet Jackson.
Arnett’s other feature credits include Ice Age: The Meltdown; RV, opposite Robin Williams; Monster-in-Law; The Waiting Game; The Broken Giant; Southie; and Ed’s Next Move. Additionally, he can be heard in a variety of commercials, most notably as the voice of GMC trucks.
Arnett currently resides in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, actress Amy Poehler, and son, Archie.
DANNY MCBRIDE (Fred McDade) first gained industry awareness with his starring role in David Gordon Green’s All the Real Girls, winner of the 2003 Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. However, it was when he returned in 2006 with the Sundance Film Festival’s smash-hit comedy The Foot Fist Way that he became a known name in Hollywood and desired by its top producers and directors. McBride, who starred in and co-wrote the film with longtime friends and college classmates Jody Hill (Observe and Report) and Ben Best (Superbad), caught the attention of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay after it debuted at Sundance. The film was supported by Ferrell and McKay’s banner, Gary Sanchez Productions, and was released by Paramount Vantage in May 2008. The Los Angeles Times proclaimed the film “the sort of nimble oddball discovery that one wishes would come along more often,” while USA Today remarked that “Foot Fist is more original and comical than such low-budget sleeper hits as Napoleon Dynamite and Hot Fuzz.” The Austin Film Critics Association bestowed McBride with its 2008 Breakthrough Artist Award for his role in the film.
McBride continued his success in 2008, starring opposite Seth Rogen (Knocked Up) and James Franco in Pineapple Express. The film, which was directed by Green and co-written by Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad), centers on two buddies who get mixed up with a drug gang. The members of the Detroit Film Critics Society nominated McBride for Best Newcomer for his role as Red. Sony Pictures released the film in August and it opened at No. 1 at the box office, earning more than $100 million worldwide.
Immediately following the success of Pineapple Express, McBride was back on top of the box office a week later with the Paramount Pictures release of Tropic Thunder. Directed and written by Ben Stiller, the film was No. 1 for two weeks in a row and earned more than $100 million domestically. A star-studded cast joined McBride, including Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey.
McBride has starred in such comedies as Land of the Lost, Hot Rod, The Heartbreak Kid and Drillbit Taylor. He recently filmed Universal Pictures’ comedy Your Highness, which McBride co-wrote and which was directed by longtime collaborator David Gordon Green.
McBride is currently starring in HBO’s Eastbound & Down, which he wrote and executive produced with Jody Hill and Ben Best, along with executive producing partners Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy. The show features McBride as Kenny Powers, a star pitcher whose self-destructive behavior knocks him out of Major League baseball and back home to North Carolina, where he ends up teaching physical education at the middle school he once attended. The six-episode season premiered on the network on February 15, 2009, and was recently picked up for a second season. Eastbound & Down also stars Katy Mixon (Four Christmases), John Hawkes (Me and You and Everyone We Know, HBO’s Deadwood), Jennifer Irwin (Still Standing), Andrew Daly (Semi-Pro), Steve Little (The Ugly Truth), Sylvia Jefferies (The Notebook) and Best.
Born in Statesboro, Georgia, McBride grew up in Virginia. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he received a BFA in filmmaking.

JACK MCBRAYER (Carnival Barker/Tourist Dad) currently stars as Kenneth, the overeager but loveable page, on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning series 30 Rock, a performance that earned him a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, a 2009 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and SAG nominations in 2008 and 2010.
McBrayer stars as the voice of Irving on Disney Channel’s animated series Phineas and Ferb. He will next be seen on the big screen in Brian Robbins’ dramedy A Thousand Words, with Eddie Murphy and Allison Janney.
Previously, McBrayer starred with Jason Segel, Paul Rudd and Russell Brand in the Judd Apatow-produced comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, directed by Nicholas Stoller. He was also seen opposite Will Ferrell in the NASCAR comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby; opposite John C. Reilly in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, directed by Jake Kasdan; and in Spring Breakdown, opposite Amy Poehler and Parker Posey.
McBrayer has received two Emmy Award nominations for his role in producing and starring in the 30 Rock: Kenneth the Webpage online web series for NBC.
He recently performed in select cities on the Conan O’Brien 2010 Comedy Tour throughout North America. He has made numerous appearances on Saturday Night Live, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and the Today show.

RUSSELL BRAND (Dr. Nefario) recently brought Forgetting Sarah Marshall character Aldous Snow back to life in Universal Pictures’ comedy Get Him to the Greek. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which was written by and starred Jason Segel, grossed more than $100 million at the worldwide box office. The year 2008 also saw Brand star in the Disney film Bedtime Stories, which also featured Adam Sandler and Keri Russell. It was in September 2008 that Brand cemented his fame in the U.S., when he hosted the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA).
The year 2009 saw the U.S. release of Brand’s writing debut “My Booky Wook: A Memoir of Sex, Drugs and Stand-Up.” The autobiography, already a huge success in the United Kingdom, went on to stay on The New York Times best-seller list for five weeks in a row. Continuing his stand-up tour in the U.S., Brand’s third live DVD was released after originally airing on Comedy Central. The year 2009 ended on an even brighter note for Brand when he assumed the role as host of the MTV Video Music Awards for the second year in a row and garnered the biggest VMA audience since 2004, with nearly nine million viewers.
Brand recently started production on the remake of Arthur, in which he takes on the role of the title character for Warner Bros. In addition, he is due to take on the voice of the Easter Bunny in the Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment live-action/CGI-animated hybrid comedy Hop, opposite James Marsden.
In addition to acting, Brand continues to work on his second book.

A comedic star born from the Saturday Night Live stage, KRISTEN WIIG (Miss Hattie) has become one of the most sought-after talents in film and television today. Wiig recently earned her first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her incredible work playing such memorable characters as the excitable Target Lady, Lawrence Welk singer Doonese, the hilarious one-upper Penelope, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Suze Orman, among others.
Wiig will soon start production as the lead in an untitled comedy that she co-wrote with Annie Mumolo. She was recently seen in MacGruber, in which she starred opposite fellow SNL cast member Will Forte and Ryan Phillippe. Her upcoming films include Greg Mottola’s Paul, co-starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and Andrew Jarecki’s All Good Things, opposite Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst and Frank Langella. She also contributed her voice to the recently released animated feature film How to Train Your Dragon, starring Gerard Butler and Jay Baruchel, for DreamWorks Animation.
Wiig made her big-screen debut to universal high praise as Katherine Heigl’s passive-aggressive boss in Judd Apatow’s smash-hit comedy Knocked Up. Her additional film credits include Mike Judge’s Extract, with Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck and Mila Kunis; Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It, starring Ellen Page; Greg Mottola’s Adventureland, with Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg; David Koepp’s Ghost Town, with Ricky Gervais; and Jake Kasdan’s Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, another Apatow-produced film in which she starred opposite John C. Reilly.
Wiig’s past television credits include guest-starring on NBC’s Emmy-winning series 30 Rock, the HBO series Bored to Death, with Jason Schwartzman, and HBO’s The Flight of the Conchords.
A native of Rochester, New York, Wiig worked as a main company member of the Los Angeles-based improv/sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings. As a Groundlings alumna, she joins the ranks of such SNL castmates as Maya Rudolph, Will Ferrell, Phil Hartman, Will Forte and Jon Lovitz.
Wiig lives in New York City.

MIRANDA COSGROVE (Margo) is one of Hollywood’s hottest young stars.
She can currently be seen on the Emmy Award-nominated iCarly, Nickelodeon’s highest-rated live-action show. A January 2010 episode titled “iSaved Your Life” attracted 12 million viewers, beating out its time slot competition on both broadcast and cable television. The episode also has the distinction of being the most watched telecast on cable that entire week. On the show, Cosgrove stars in the title role (Carly Shay) as a teenager who lives with her twenty-something brother/guardian and produces webcasts from a makeshift loft studio with her two best friends. Not only is the show a success in the U.S., it has broad international appeal as well. iCarly has won the Kids’ Choice Award (KCA) for Favorite TV Show, the Australia KCA for Favorite Comedy and the Germany KCA for Favorite TV Show.
Cosgrove received Kids Choice Award nominations for Favorite Television Actress in 2009 and 2010 and a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice TV Actress: Comedy in 2009; won the Nickelodeon U.K. Star of the Year Award in 2010; received a nomination for Favorite International TV Star from the 2008 Australia Kids’ Choice Awards; and received a nomination for Favorite Female TV Star from the 2008 U.K. Kids’ Choice Awards. iCarly was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy Award in 2009 and a Teen Choice Award in 2009 and won Kids’ Choice Awards in 2009 and 2010.
Cosgrove recently signed with Columbia Records and recorded her first album, “iCarly,” which features four original songs that she sings. Her debut solo album, “Sparks Fly,” hit stores on April 27, 2010. She co-wrote the first single, “Kissin’ U,” with influential producer Dr. Luke.
She received rave reviews for her work in Richard Linklater’s School of Rock as Summer Hathaway, the overachieving preppy manager of Jack Black’s rock band. Her other film credits include Yours, Mine and Ours and Keeping Up With the Steins. Her theater credits include Back Again, with the Orison group.
Cosgrove got her big break when she landed the highly sought-after role of Megan Parker on Nickelodeon’s megahit Drake & Josh. She played the deceptively sweet, mischievous little sister whose scene-stealing role led to her own show, iCarly. She recently appeared in Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh on Nickelodeon.
Cosgrove’s voice-over credits include Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (as Munch the mouse) and What’s New, Scooby-Doo? (as Miranda Wright).
She is also one of the faces of Neutrogena, alongside Gabrielle Union, Hayden Panettiere, Susie Castillo, Vanessa Hudgens, Jennifer Garner, Diane Lane and Emma Roberts.
In her spare time, Cosgrove enjoys horseback riding, fencing, bike riding, tennis, shopping, traveling and writing. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she currently lives there with her family.

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN (Director/Screenwriter/Producer) is an award-winning filmmaker who has been recognized for his work as both a director and screenwriter. Nolan directed, co-wrote, and produced the record-breaking 2008 film “The Dark Knight,” which grossed more than $1 billion dollars at the global box office. Nolan was honored by his peers with nominations for Directors Guild of America (DGA), Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards. Among its many honors, “The Dark Knight” also received eight Oscar® nominations, winning for Best Sound Editing and Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger.
Born in London, Nolan began making movies at an early age with his father’s Super-8mm camera. While studying English Literature at University College London (UCL), he shot 16mm films at UCL’s film society, learning the guerrilla film techniques he would later use to make his first feature, “Following.” The noir thriller was recognized at a number of international film festivals, prior to being released theatrically.
Nolan’s second film was the independent feature “Memento.” Nolan directed the film from his own screenplay, based on a short story by his brother Jonathan. The film brought Nolan numerous honors, including Academy Award® and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay, and a DGA Award nomination.
He then directed the critically acclaimed psychological thriller “Insomnia,” starring Oscar® winners Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. In 2005, Nolan co-wrote and directed “Batman Begins.” The smash hit actioner re-imagined the “Batman” film franchise, pleasing critics and fans alike.
Nolan also directed, co-wrote and produced the mystery thriller “The Prestige,” which received Oscar® nominations for its outstanding art direction and cinematography.
Next, Nolan is developing the new “Superman” film, as well as a third “Batman” feature.
Nolan currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, producer Emma Thomas, and their children. Nolan and Thomas also have their own production company, Syncopy.

EMMA THOMAS (Producer) most recently produced the acclaimed blockbuster “The Dark Knight,” which shattered box-office records on its way to earning more than $1 billion worldwide. Thomas also earned a Producers Guild of America Award nomination for her work on the film. In addition, “The Dark Knight” received numerous honors, including eight Academy Award® nominations, winning for Best Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger) and Best Sound Editing (Richard King), and nine BAFTA Awards, where Ledger also won.
Thomas studied at the prestigious University College London before beginning her career at Working Title Films in London, where she worked in physical production for five years. While at Working Title, she gained a solid foundation in film production, which would serve her well as she segued into producing.
The independent feature “Following” was the turning point for her career, marking her first film as a producer. Shot on weekends over the course of a year, “Following” was guerrilla filmmaking at its best. The film, which was done on a shoestring budget, went on to gain recognition at film festivals around the world and received international distribution.
Thomas next served as an associate producer on the internationally acclaimed independent film “Memento,” which won a number of awards, including an Independent Spirit Award, a British Independent Film Award, and several critics groups’ awards for Best Film. Continuing her success, Thomas co-produced her first major studio release, the hit thriller “Insomnia,” starring Oscar® winners Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank.
In 2005, Thomas produced “Batman Begins,” under the direction of Christopher Nolan. Following that, Thomas produced “The Prestige,” a drama about an intense rivalry between two magicians who become obsessed with outdoing one another, leading to self-destruction and murder. The Christopher Nolan-directed film earned two Oscar® nominations, for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.
Thomas will next produce the upcoming “Superman” film, which Nolan is currently developing. Thomas and Nolan are also developing a third installment in the “Batman” franchise, which Thomas will produce.
Thomas lives in Los Angeles with husband Christopher Nolan and their children, and is presently developing additional projects under the banner of their company, Syncopy.

CHRIS BRIGHAM (Executive Producer) most recently executive produced Martin Scorsese’s mystery thriller “Shutter Island,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio. He previously worked with Scorsese as an executive producer on the acclaimed biopic “The Aviator,” also starring DiCaprio. Brigham’s executive producer credits also include “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” for director Rob Cohen; Robert De Niro’s “The Good Shepherd,” starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie; Harold Ramis’ hit comedies “Analyze This” and “Analyze That,” both starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal; Kevin Reynolds’ “The Count of Monte Cristo”; and Robert Redford’s “The Legend of Bagger Vance,” starring Matt Damon and Will Smith.
In addition, Brigham co-produced Michael Apted’s “Extreme Measures,” starring Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman. He also reunited with Barbet Schroeder to co-produce “Before and After,” starring Meryl Streep, having previously served as unit production manager on Schroeder’s “Kiss of Death,” starring Samuel L. Jackson and David Caruso.
Brigham’s other credits as unit production manager include Fred Schepisi’s “Six Degrees of Separation,” starring Will Smith; Neil Jordan’s “Interview with the Vampire,” starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise; and “Lorenzo’s Oil,” directed by George Miller and starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon.

THOMAS TULL (Executive Producer), Chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures, has achieved great success in the co-production and co-financing of event movies. Since its inception in 2004, Legendary Pictures has teamed with Warner Bros. Pictures on such hits as Bryan Singer’s “Superman Returns”; Zack Snyder’s “300” and “Watchmen”; and Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins” and award-winning phenomenon “The Dark Knight,” which earned in excess of $1 billion worldwide.
More recently, this highly successful partnership produced the worldwide hit “Clash of the Titans”; Todd Phillips’ “The Hangover,” which is the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time; and Spike Jonze’s “Where the Wild Things Are.” Legendary’s upcoming releases for 2010 include “The Town,” directed by and starring Ben Affleck, and Todd Phillips’ “Due Date,” pairing Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. On deck for 2011 are Singer’s “Jack the Giant Killer,” Phillips’ “The Hangover 2,” and Snyder’s “Sucker Punch.” Tull’s company is also developing a number of promising film projects in-house, including “Warcraft,” “Gravel,” “Paradise Lost,” “Hendrix,” and a sequel to “300.”
Prior to forming Legendary, Tull was President of The Convex Group, a media and entertainment holding company headquartered in Atlanta, on whose Board of Directors he also served.
Tull conceived and is a producer of the renowned music documentary “It Might Get Loud,” featuring guitarists The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) and Jack White (The White Stripes). Directed by Oscar® winner Davis Guggenheim (“An Inconvenient Truth”), the film made its world premiere at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival.
Tull is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute (AFI) and the Board of Directors of Hamilton College, his alma mater. He also serves on the boards of the Fulfillment Fund and the San Diego Zoo and is a minority partner in the six-time Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

JORDAN GOLDBERG (Co-Producer) served as the associate producer on Christopher Nolan’s worldwide hit “The Dark Knight.”
He began his association with Nolan as his assistant on “Batman Begins.” Goldberg was promoted to associate producer on the critically acclaimed drama “The Prestige,” which marked his first producing credit. He also worked as a writer on the animated video release “Batman: Gotham Knight.”

WALLY PFISTER (Director of Photography) has earned three Academy Award® nominations for his work with director Christopher Nolan. The first came for 2005’s “Batman Begins,” for which he was also honored by his peers with an American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination. The following year, he was Oscar®-nominated for his work on the period thriller “The Prestige.” He received his most recent nod for his cinematography on Nolan’s 2008 record-breaking blockbuster “The Dark Knight.”
Pfister had earlier received an Independent Spirit Award for his work on Nolan’s compelling drama “Memento,” which marked their first collaboration. He also lensed the director’s 2002 thriller “Insomnia.”
His additional film credits include “The Italian Job,” directed by F. Gary Gray, and the independent features “Slow Burn,” “Laurel Canyon,” “Scotland, PA,” and “The Hi-Line,” for which he won the Moxie! Award for Best Cinematographer at the Santa Monica Film Festival.
For the small screen, Pfister served as the cinematographer on such telefilms as “Sanctuary,” “Sharing the Secret,” “Breakfast with Einstein,” “Rhapsody in Bloom” and “Sketch Artist.”

Movies for the Month of July

POPCORN & WEDNESDAY
Light, humorous and romantic!

Petaling Jaya, 12th July 2010 – Too lazy to queue up and get the discount tickets at the cinema? Why wait for a discount to watch a movie when you can watch it for free in the comfort of your own home! Grab your popcorn, sit at your comfy sofa and watch the light-hearted and ridiculously entertaining love stories that only 8TV has to offer this July!

Two Weeks Notice
TX date: 21 July 2010
Time: 10.00 pm
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant

Lucy Kelson is Chief Counsel at the Wade Corporation. Working as the top commercial real estate developer is nothing less than miserable. But it’s not the job that has been bothering her, it is her boss, George Wade. A Harvard Law graduate, she feels treated more like a nanny. George Wade calls her for every little thing. Apart from helping him with his divorce settlements she also has to look into his wardrobe, meals and everything under the sun. After working with this handsome, charming and undeniable self-absorbed man for a year, Lucy Kelson decides to quit the job, but loosing her is the last thing George Wade wants. He tries to convince her to stay and tries to block her from securing other jobs. Will she free herself from the immature, philandering billionaire or will her fate turn around? Find out more as Golden Globe winner Hugh Grant and Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Sandra Bullock star in Two Weeks Notice.

Music and Lyrics
TX date: 28 July 2010
Time: 10.00 pm
Starring: Hugh Grant, Scott Porter, Drew Barrymore

Cheery Alex Fletcher was a successful singer of a band with Collin Thompson back in the 80’s. After his partner decided to split, he came out with his solo album and it was a complete failure. In order to survive, he sings his hits in amusement parks, school reunions or dinner parties. As the gigs are declining, he agrees with his manager and friend Chris Riley to deliver a new song for Cora Corman, a successful teen idol and he has a chance to be promoted in a show. It becomes a problem because his talent is based on making good melodies and not writing lyrics. He meets a girl named Sophie Fisher who is a creative writing student. He discovers that she could solve his problem, as she has flare with words. Watch the light and pleasant romantic comedy and experience the unexpected.

“Your Wednesday nights will now never be the same! We have a line up of shows that are nothing short of romantically hilarious,” says Ms Lam Swee Kim, General Manager of 8TV. Kim adds, “Both stories render a perfect blend of romance and humor that will have you glued to your screens.”
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