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Summer 2005

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Please find attached brief synopses of the titles scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Pictures in Summer 2005. MPAA ratings are provided for films that have been rated at press time. Please be aware that these release dates are subject to change. Please call any of the Publicity department staff, listed alphabetically below, for additional information and material.

Warner Bros. Pictures Feature Publicity – Los Angeles

4000 Warner Blvd.

Alison Branch, Publicist (Broadcast) (818) 954-6513

Risa Chapnick, Sr. Publicist (Print) (818) 954-6674

Melissa Crow, Sr. Publicist (Field) (818) 954-6008

Marc Cohen, Vice President, Publicity (818) 954-6651

Jan Craft, Director, National Publicity (818) 954-2279

Brenda Falitz, Sr. Publicist, Internet Publicity (818) 954-6676

Suzanne Fritz, Vice President, Publicity (818) 954-3942

Juli Goodwin, Senior Vice President, Publicity (818) 954-6670

Jeff Hare, Sr. Publicist (Print) (818) 954-6292

Ernie Johnston, Vice President, Promotions & Field Publicity (818) 954-6235

Kimberly Lerner, Publicist (Broadcast) (818) 954-6718

Debbie Miller, Executive Vice President, Domestic Marketing (818) 954-2873

David Mortimer, Director, National Publicity (818) 954-6626

Susan Shapiro, Sr. Publicist (Field) (818) 954-6873

Alicia Sliter, Director, Promotions & Field Publicity (818) 954-6867

Gina Soliz, Sr. Publicist (Print) (818) 954-6705

Shara Storch, Director, National Publicity (818) 954-3889

Ariana Swan, Publicist (Broadcast) (818) 954-3781

Warner Bros. Pictures Feature Publicity – New York

1325 Avenue of the Americas

Kolette Annand, Promotions Publicist (212) 636-5273

Scott Boute, Director, Publicity (212) 636-5085

Amy Clark, Sr. Publicist (Print) (212) 636-5089

Peter Dangerfield, Sr. Publicist (Print) (212) 636-5163

Tiffany Duersch, Publicist (Broadcast) (212) 636-5086

Maggie Schmidt, Vice President, Publicity (212) 636-5084

Katie Scullin, Publicist (Broadcast) (212) 636-5088

Sandy Thompson, Sr. Promotions Publicist (212) 636-5091

Mary Cameron VanGraafeilan, Publicist (Broadcast) (212) 636-5082

Marla Weinstein, Sr. Publicist (Print) (212) 636-5875

HOUSE OF WAX (Village Roadshow Pictures) May 6

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Writers: Screenplay by Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes

Producers: Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, Susan Levin

Co-Producer: Richard Mirisch

Executive Producers: Herbert W. Gains, Steve Richards and Bruce Berman

Cast: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton,

Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams, Robert Ri’chard

Horror. House of Wax tells the story of a group of friends who fall prey to a sinister plot while passing through a small town on their way to a college football game.

This film is rated “R” by the MPAA for “horror violence, some sexual content and language.”

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THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS June 3

(Alcon Entertainment)

Director: Ken Kwapis

Writers: Screenplay by Delia Ephron and Elizabeth Chandler, based on the novel by Ann Brashares

Producers: Debra Martin Chase, Denise Di Novi, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove

Co-Producers: Christine Sacani, Steven P. Wegner, Melissa Wiechmann

Executive Producers: Leslie Morgenstein, Alison Greenspan, Kira Davis

Cast: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel,

Bradley Whitford, Nancy Travis, Rachel Ticotin, Jenna Boyd

Drama based on Ann Brashares’ best-selling novel about a special summer in the lives of four lifelong friends who are separated for the first time. On a shopping trip, the young women find a pair of thrift-shop jeans that fits each of them perfectly and they decide to use these pants as a way of keeping in touch over the months ahead, each one wearing the jeans for a week to see what luck they bring her before sending them on to the next. Though miles apart, the four friends still experience life, love and loss together in a summer they’ll never forget.

This film is rated “PG” by the MPAA for “thematic elements, some sensuality and language.”



BATMAN BEGINS June 17

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writers: Screenplay by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer; story by David S. Goyer; based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by

DC Comics

Producers: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Larry Franco

Executive Producers: Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan

Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe and

Morgan Freeman

Action Adventure. Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.

This film has been rated “PG-13” by the MPAA for “intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.”

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IT BEGINS IN IMAX!

BATMAN BEGINS: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX DMR® technology. The film will be released to select IMAX theatres worldwide beginning June 17, 2005, concurrent with the release in traditional 35mm theatres.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY July 15

(Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Tim Burton

Writer: Screenplay by John August, based on the book by Roald Dahl

Producers: Brad Grey, Richard D. Zanuck

Executive Producers: Patrick McCormick, Felicity Dahl, Michael Siegel,

Graham Burke and Bruce Berman

Cast: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter,

Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, with Deep Roy and Christopher Lee

Fantasy Adventure. Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) and Charlie (Freddie Highmore), a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka’s extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka’s fantastic world in this astonishing and enduring story.

This film is not yet rated.



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IMAX IS THE GOLDEN TICKET!

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX DMR® technology. The film will be released to IMAX theatres beginning July 15, 2005, concurrent with the release in traditional 35mm theatres.

MUST LOVE DOGS July 29

Director: Gary David Goldberg

Writer: Gary David Goldberg, based on the novel by Claire Cook

Producers: Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, Gary David Goldberg

Executive Producers: Brad Hall, Ronald G. Smith

Cast: Diane Lane, John Cusack, Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Perkins, with

Stockard Channing and Christopher Plummer

Romantic Comedy. Must Love Dogs tells the story of Sarah Nolan (Diane Lane), a newly divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but often misguided help of her well-meaning family. As she braves a series of hilariously disastrous mismatches and first dates, Sarah begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it’s never a good idea to give up on love.

This film is not yet rated.



THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (Village Roadshow Pictures) August 5

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar

Writer: John O’Brien

Producer: Bill Gerber

Executive Producers: Eric McLeod, Dana Goldberg, Bruce Berman

Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds,

Joe Don Baker, with Lynda Carter and Willie Nelson

Action Comedy based on the hit television series that ran from 1979-85. Set in present day, The Dukes of Hazzard follows the adventures of “good old boy” cousins Bo (Seann William Scott) and Luke (Johnny Knoxville) Duke, who with the help of their eye-catching cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and moonshine-running Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson), try and save the family farm from being destroyed by Hazzard County’s corrupt commissioner Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds). Their efforts constantly find the “Duke Boys” eluding authorities in “The General Lee,” their famed 1969 orange Dodge Charger that keeps them one step ahead of the dimwitted antics of the small southern town’s Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey).

This film is not yet rated.



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