WARNER BROS. PICTURES Presents
In Association with VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES
A JERRY WEINTRAUB/SECTION EIGHT Production
What are the odds of getting even?
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang would have only one
reason to pull off their most ambitious and riskiest casino heist—to defend one of
their own. But they’re going to need more than luck on their side to break The
Bank.
Ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) never imagined that the
odds were against him when he double-crossed Danny Ocean’s friend and
mentor Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould), putting the distraught Reuben in a
hospital bed in critical condition.
But Bank miscalculated…badly. He may have taken down one of the
original Ocean’s eleven, but he left the others standing and, worse for him, gave
them a shared purpose: to take Bank down on the night of what should be his
greatest triumph—the grand opening of his new casino, appropriately named The
Bank.
Their strategy is twofold. First they will ruin him financially by turning the
tables on the precept that the house always wins. But that’s just money. The
knockout punch will be to Bank’s personal pride and joy: his reputation as the
only hotelier who has earned the Royal Review Board’s Five Diamond Award on
every single one of his hotels.
The plan is elaborate, dangerous and damn near impossible…but there
are no limits when it comes to one of their own.
“Ocean’s Thirteen” reunites stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon,
Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie
Jemison, and Shaobo Qin, with Carl Reiner and Elliott Gould. Al Pacino joins the
cast as Willy Bank, with Ellen Barkin starring as his right-hand woman, Abigail
Sponder.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow
Pictures, a Jerry Weintraub/Section Eight Production, “Ocean’s Thirteen.” The
film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Brian Koppelman & David
Levien. Jerry Weintraub produced the film, with Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs,
Frederic W. Brost and Bruce Berman executive producing.
The behind-the-scenes creative team was headed up by production
designer Philip Messina, editor Stephen Mirrione, costume designer Louise
Frogley and composer David Holmes. The film’s soundtrack album is on Warner
Sunset/Warner Bros. Records.
www.oceans13.com
WARNER BROS. PICTURES Presents
In Association with VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES
A JERRY WEINTRAUB/SECTION EIGHT Production
What are the odds of getting even?
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang would have only one reason to pull
off their most ambitious and riskiest casino heist—to defend one of their own. But
they’re going to need more than luck on their side to break The Bank.
Ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) never imagined that the odds were
against him when he double-crossed Danny Ocean’s friend and mentor Reuben Tishkoff
(Elliott Gould), putting the distraught Reuben in a hospital bed in critical condition.
But Bank miscalculated…badly. He may have taken down one of the original
Ocean’s eleven, but he left the others standing and, worse for him, gave them a shared
purpose: to take Bank down on the night of what should be his greatest triumph—the
grand opening of his new casino, appropriately named The Bank.
Their strategy is twofold. First they will ruin him financially by turning the tables
on the precept that the house always wins. But that’s just money. The knockout punch
will be to Bank’s personal pride and joy: his reputation as the only hotelier who has
earned the Royal Review Board’s Five Diamond Award on every single one of his hotels.
The plan is elaborate, dangerous and damn near impossible…but there are no
limits when it comes to one of their own.
“Ocean’s Thirteen” reunites stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy
Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, and
Shaobo Qin, with Carl Reiner and Elliott Gould. Al Pacino joins the cast as Willy Bank,
with Ellen Barkin starring as his right-hand woman, Abigail Sponder.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a
Jerry Weintraub/Section Eight Production, “Ocean’s Thirteen.” The film was directed by
Steven Soderbergh and written by Brian Koppelman & David Levien. Jerry Weintraub
produced the film, with Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs, Frederic W. Brost and Bruce
Berman executive producing.
The behind-the-scenes creative team was headed up by production designer Philip
Messina, editor Stephen Mirrione, costume designer Louise Frogley and composer David
Holmes. The film’s soundtrack album is on Warner Sunset/Warner Bros. Records.
This film has been rated “PG-13” by the MPAA for “brief sensuality.”
www.oceans13.com
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
REVENGE IS SWEET
Director Steven Soderbergh says that he hadn’t even completed work on “Ocean’s
Twelve” when he began thinking about ideas for “Ocean’s Thirteen.” “We were just
finishing the second film, and I thought it would be fun to go back to Las Vegas for the
next one. In large part, the film was motivated by everyone wanting to work together
again. But it was always with the understanding that it had to be ‘all in’ or we were not
doing it—everybody comes back or nobody comes back.”
Producer Jerry Weintraub adds, “In the six years since we did the first film,
people’s lives have changed. Not only are these actors all in demand, they have families
and babies and new interests that had to be taken into consideration. The truth is, you
can’t get this large a production together unless everybody is willing to throw his hat into
the ring. I also gave them fair warning. I called everyone 18 months before and said,
‘We’re making this picture in the summer of 2006. Get ready; we’re coming at you.’
And once I told them that, they knew it would happen.”
Weintraub adds that the term “everyone” applied not only to the film’s cast but to
the man at the helm. “For me, as a producer, there’s Steven Soderbergh and then there’s
everybody else. In everything we have done together, we have a wonderful partnership.
Any accolade that can be said about the guy, he lives up to. He is simply great.”
Aligning the schedules of a cast that included the likes of George Clooney, Brad
Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, et
al, involved an operation worthy of Danny Ocean himself. But the man who plays Danny
Ocean knows to whom the credit belongs. “The truth is that Steven is the creative force
of these movies, but Jerry Weintraub is the heart and soul of the ‘Ocean’s’ films, period,”
Clooney states. “You have to keep in mind that getting all these guys together isn’t
easy—not that we don’t want to, but it’s very hard to pull everybody’s schedules together
because we’ve all got different gigs. To find one period of time when everyone is
available is tricky, and only Jerry could make it happen. He understands how to do
it…he uses guilt,” the actor teases.
Upping the ante of an already stellar ensemble, Soderbergh and Weintraub cast Al
Pacino as Willy Bank, the unscrupulously ruthless casino owner who swindles Elliott
Gould’s character, Reuben Tishkoff, out of his share of a new Las Vegas casino; and
Ellen Barkin as his right-hand woman, Abigail Sponder.
Much like the actors who play them, Danny Ocean’s gang had gone their separate
ways after their last heist. But if there is one thing that would always have the power to
bring them together again, it is saving one of their own. “I have always embraced the
idea that these guys are thieves and con men,” Soderbergh acknowledges, “but they’re
not entirely driven by money. Certainly, in this case, they are driven by friendship and
revenge. The ‘all for one and one for all’ ethos dictates that when one of them is
betrayed—especially in the way that their friend Reuben was betrayed—it’s payback
time. It seemed like a strong premise.”
The filmmakers knew that, beyond the elements of friendship and the desire to
work together again, a primary factor in reassembling their cast would be the script. To
craft the screenplay for “Ocean’s Thirteen,” they ultimately chose the writing team of
Brian Koppelman & David Levien, who had previously delved into the milieu of
inveterate gamblers in the poker drama “Rounders.”
“Brian and David had written ‘Rounders,’ a drama about friendship and poker
that I loved,” Weintraub says. “I spoke to Steven about them, and when we all met,
Steven and I knew they were the guys to write this movie.”
Soderbergh offers, “I knew who Brian and David were because we had many
mutual friends, and I had liked ‘Rounders’ a lot. There was not a long list of people that
we thought could step into this specific universe and pick up the language and the sense
of humor. Brian and David got it at once. I met them for lunch and within minutes we
were starting to work on the script. It really is in their wheelhouse; they like these kinds
of movies and these kinds of characters.”
“In a way, David and I have been preparing to write this movie for most of our
lives,” Brian Koppelman affirms. “We have spent a lot of years exploring the culture of
Las Vegas and the gambling lifestyle. We read every book about con artists and thieves
that we could get our hands on. So, when we met with Steven, we talked to him about
the great con movies, about the nature of heists, and about how these characters have
evolved since the first movie, which David and I both loved. Right away, we were all
talking the same language.”
“One thing that makes a con movie work is how much you care about the people
who are perpetrating the con and how much you want the mark to be taken down,” David
Levien notes. “In ‘Ocean’s Eleven,’ Danny wants to get his wife back and take down
casino owner Terry Benedict, so the guys all work together to undertake this incredibly
elaborate heist. ‘Twelve’ is about them using their skills to literally survive—to get out
of the trouble that they got themselves into in ‘Eleven.’ ‘Thirteen’ is all about friendship,
which was a great jumping-off point for the movie. We love these characters and know
how much they mean to each other, so to see Reuben brought down by an
outsider…they’re going to pull together for him, and that’s what drives the entire story.
It’s not just a heist for the sake of it.”
“It’s a charitable heist, if you will,” agrees Andy Garcia, who plays Terry
Benedict, the mark of the first movie, who gets his revenge in the second and becomes
the gang’s unlikely ally in the new film. “It shows the kind of friends they are, and I
think that’s something an audience can get behind right away.”
Don Cheadle, who plays Cockney engineer Basher Tarr, remarks, “They’re doing
it for all the right reasons, which means there’s no money in it for them. But I guess
altruism has its place, even in thievery.”
Koppelman explains, “The idea was to ‘flip’ the casino so that the patrons would
win every time, which would spell disaster for Bank. It’s also great wish fulfillment for
anyone who’s ever been to a casino,” he laughs.
THE OPERATIVES
DANNY OCEAN
Danny Ocean had tried to warn Reuben about going into business with Willy
Bank, but when the deal goes bad, Danny’s only thought is how to help his friend. He
calls the rest of the guys together, initially so they can be there to support Reuben and
then so they can figure out how to fix the situation. But while the others are already
dreaming up revenge scenarios, Danny is resolved to go by the “rules.” First, he intends
to have a conversation with Willy and offer him a “Billy Martin,” their slang term for a
second chance. It is only after Willy turns Danny down flat that the gang starts planning
how to break The Bank. The reward, this time, won’t be financial or professional; it will
be personal.
“They’re not stealing anything; they’re letting everybody else rake it in. You
could say they’re helping Bank give it away,” Clooney smiles. “It’s great to be around a
table that’s hot—like a craps table when people are winning. When you’re around one
that’s on fire, the place just explodes. To have a whole casino on fire is everybody’s
fantasy.”
RUSTY RYAN
While Danny Ocean is the idea man, his most trusted ally, Rusty Ryan, is the
tactician—the man who knows how to turn plans into actions. An inveterate thief, Rusty
is right in the middle of another delicate robbery when he gets the call from Danny about
Reuben. Without hesitation, he abandons the prize and jets to Las Vegas.
Rusty is worried about Reuben and is as keen to go after Bank as the rest of the
crew, but he supports the decision to offer Bank a Billy Martin. Like Danny, he knows
that’s the rule. But when Bank rejects the offer, he’s as anxious to bring down The Bank
as the others. Brad Pitt comments, “The message here is if someone screws over one of
them, he screws over all of them.”
LINUS CALDWELL
Linus Caldwell, played by Matt Damon, has been eager to take a more active role
in the planning and execution of each heist. In “Ocean’s Thirteen” he finally gets his
chance. He also gets the girl, but this romance is all part of the plan.
Sporting what Damon describes as “a ridiculous prosthetic nose for no real
reason,” Linus arrives at The Bank in the guise of Lenny Pepperidge, the “mouthpiece”
for a mega-rich Asian real estate mogul, who is actually none other than the gang’s
resident Chinese acrobat, Yen. While passing Yen off as a super high roller who is ready
to risk up to $10 million at The Bank casino, Linus is angling for—and gets—the
undivided attention of Abigail Sponder, Willy Bank’s right-hand woman.
“I finally got the love interest in one of these movies,” Damon says, admitting that
his character gets a little help generating “chemistry” with Ms. Sponder, played by Ellen
Barkin. “Linus is given these ultra-powerful pheromones, which act as an aphrodisiac to
maximize her attraction to him. The plan is for her to get him into the Diamond Room.”
The Diamond Room is where Bank keeps his collection of Tiffany & Co.
diamond necklaces for his wife—one necklace of five perfect diamonds for each of the
Five Diamond Awards his hotels have earned. Worth an estimated $250 million, the
necklaces are secured behind two-inch thick concussion-proof glass, wired with pressure-
sensitive seven digit coded alarms in an impenetrable room at the top of The Bank. Once
in the room, Linus has to keep Ms. Sponder distracted long enough to switch the diamond
necklaces for worthless fakes.
TERRY BENEDICT
Stealing the diamond necklaces was not part of the group’s original scheme. But
there was an unforeseen financial crimp in the plans that demanded they find someone to
bankroll them. At first glance—in fact, any way you look at it—Terry Benedict would
seem to be the last man Danny Ocean could turn to for help. But in keeping with the old
credo “The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” Benedict has his own personal stake in
beating The Bank.
Andy Garcia explains, “Terry is not happy about Willy Bank’s new hotel. It’s not
that it’s bigger or better than his; it shadows his pool. Terry is very proud of his pool. In
some ways, Terry Benedict and Willy Bank are cut from the same cloth; they made their
fortunes in a similar way and they’ve been longtime rivals. Terry Benedict always enjoys
a good game, especially against a formidable adversary. He’s been making money hand
over fist for a while now, and he’s feeling the need to be challenged in his life. Terry
would like to hurt Willy Bank. Terry feels hurting your rival is always good, and if
there’s money to be made in it, then it’s very good.”
Benedict agrees to lend Ocean and his crew the money they need, but he drives a
hard bargain. In exchange, they must steal Bank’s prized diamond necklace collection.
The stakes have just gotten higher.
Soderbergh remarks, “People really love Andy in this character, so, if we were
going back to Vegas, Terry had to be in the mix somewhere. I think we came up with a
fun and unexpected way to involve him.”
BASHER TARR
Basher Tarr, played by Don Cheadle, is the mechanical genius of the group, but
he also shows his sensitive side. With Reuben bedridden and in a deep depression,
Basher writes him sentimental letters filled with inspirational messages of hope and
friendship. Though the others might scoff, Cheadle states, “Basher believes that positive
thoughts can be very healing, so even while he’s deeply involved in the plan, he takes the
time to write Reuben letters of encouragement.”
In terms of his character, the words “deeply involved” could be taken literally. As
Basher, Cheadle spends a good part of the movie underground, where he is preparing to
shake things up for The Bank’s grand opening with the help of a massive drill, the very
one used to dig the Chunnel connecting England and France beneath the English
Channel. When the first drill dies a noisy death right in the middle of the job, they need
to buy a replacement—to the tune of $36 million—which is where Terry Benedict comes
in.
FRANK CATTON
A master at sleight of hand, Frank Catton will be needed on the casino floor on
the night of The Bank’s grand opening. In order to bypass security, Frank invents a new
variation of dominoes, dubbed “‘Nuff Said.” Reprising the role of Frank Catton, Bernie
Mac notes, “Frank has a lot of fun demonstrating this game. If you’ve ever played
dominoes, you know how intense it can get, so he claims this game is going to be hotter
than poker with a bigger return for the house.”
Frank introduces ‘Nuff Said to Bank at a gaming convention in Las Vegas and
manages to pique his interest. But when Bank doesn’t immediately take the bait, Terry
Benedict moves in with an offer to put ‘Nuff Said in one of his casinos, knowing Bank’s
competitive juices will seal the deal.
Mac says, “Willy Bank is a natural born killer. He’ll squash you and leave you
with nothing, which is what he did to Reuben, and that’s why we’re so determined to
bring him down. This time, it’s about payback.”
VIRGIL & TURK MALLOY
After all the months of planning and scheming, brothers Virgil and Turk Malloy
almost manage to bring down the entire operation, albeit with the best intentions.
For obvious reasons, all dice destined for casinos are carefully monitored from the
manufacturer to the gaming tables, so the gang knows the only sure way to load the dice
is at the point of production. Virgil is sent to Mexico to infiltrate the factory where The
Bank’s specially designed dice are being made. But, once there, Virgil loses sight of his
mission when he sees the working conditions at the factory. Instead of fixing the dice, he
decides to fix the problem and leads his co-workers in a revolt. With the factory locked
down and time running out, Danny sends Turk down to light a fire under Virgil. Bad
idea. Turk does light a fire, but it’s not exactly what Danny had in mind.
Turk is portrayed by Scott Caan, who relates, “Turk is supposed to be down there
getting Virgil and the operation back on track, but he ends up getting totally involved in
the strike. They may always be arguing, but Virgil is still his brother, and he has been
working in these terrible conditions, so, to Turk, it’s a legitimate crisis. But he forgets
the big picture.”
Casey Affleck, who plays Virgil, says that their onscreen bickering has become
second nature for the two actors when they are in character. “We can’t get away from it,”
he laughs. “You put the two of us in a scene and, even if it’s not written that way, we
start in. Scott will say something, I’ll say something back, and pretty soon we’re
wrestling on the floor. It can get really slapstick and silly, but we have a lot of fun.”
LIVINGSTON DELL
Livingston Dell, the electronics whiz who can tap into the most sophisticated
security system, has a different job on this particular scam. Called upon to rig the
automatic card shufflers used in blackjack, he discovers it’s not as easy as it looks.
Eddie Jemison admits of his character, “Livingston isn’t as good as he thinks he
is. He tries and tries, but he keeps making mistakes, so he’s forced to get an assist from
his old cohort Roman Nagel (played by Eddie Izzard). I think the engine that runs every
‘Ocean’s’ movie is that things keep going wrong and they have to think on the fly. I
think that’s why audiences root for them—because they are in over their heads and
you’re never quite sure if they are going to win.”
THE AMAZING YEN
Real-life Chinese acrobat Shaobo Qin is used to being called upon to insert
himself into tiny spaces and dangerous situations for his role as Yen. However, in
“Ocean’s Thirteen,” he finally gets to live the high life out in the open as an enigmatic
Chinese real estate magnate named Mr. Weng, whose $10 million stake allows him and
his “communicator,” Linus, access to one of The Bank’s exclusive highroller villas.
Yen’s acrobat skills also give him access to another kind of high life, as he has to
negotiate the hotel’s dangerous elevator shafts in service to the diamond heist.
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Qin comments, “My role in the first and second movies was a lot easier because it
was more physical and the acrobatics come naturally to me. This film was much harder
because I had to learn a lot more lines.”
SAUL BLOOM
Comedy legend Carl Reiner returns in the role of Saul Bloom, the veteran con
man with a knack for flimflam. In “Ocean’s Thirteen,” Saul takes on the highfalutin
persona of Kensington Chubb, who gives Ms. Sponder a none-too-subtle hint to make her
believe he holds the key to the hotel’s coveted five-star rating. Saul is immediately given
the V.I.P. treatment, even as the incognito true hotel reviewer (played by David Paymer)
is demoted to V.U.P. (Very Unimportant Person) and is then put through the mill,
courtesy of Ocean’s eleven. Suffice it to say, the stars won’t be out on The Bank’s
opening night.
“There’s nothing better than a comeuppance,” Reiner smiles, “particularly when
somebody deserves it as much as Willy Bank does. The comeuppance angle was one of
the things I loved about the script, but the best thing about doing this movie was seeing
all the guys again. I felt privileged to be back and working with this cast and Steven and
Jerry.”
Reiner’s professional relationship with Jerry Weintraub dates back to 1977’s “Oh,
God,” which Reiner directed and Weintraub produced. “Jerry is exactly the same as he
was back then,” the actor says. “He’s a dogged individual who will move heaven and
earth to get what he wants. Everything he has ever promised he has delivered, which is
why I always trust him. Jerry’s word is his bond.”
REUBEN TISHKOFF
Veteran actor Elliott Gould reprises the role of Reuben Tishkoff, whose near-fatal
collapse, brought on by Willy Bank’s betrayal, is the catalyst for the reunion of Ocean’s
eleven. Before “Ocean’s Thirteen,” it had always been Reuben who could be counted on
to help his friends. We first met him in “Ocean’s Eleven” when he bankrolled the
infamous robbery that cost Terry Benedict $160 million. In “Ocean’s Twelve,” when
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someone ratted the gang out to Benedict, it was Reuben who came to their rescue with
the funds for their European adventure. Now it is their turn to come to Reuben’s aid and
restore his will to live.
Gould offers, “Reuben has always been an anchor for the group, but he has been
in some degree of denial about a newer and younger breed running the show. He’s been
hungry to get back into the action, so even though Danny warned him very emphatically
not to get involved with Willy Bank, Reuben wouldn’t listen. There is something
traditional and old-school about him—he thought he could trust Willy just because they
both shook Frank Sinatra’s hand. He still believes there is a code between people who go
back far enough to have shaken Ol’ Blue Eyes’ hand, so he wasn’t prepared for Willy to
be so cutthroat and unscrupulous.”
THE MARKS
WILLY BANK
The addition of Al Pacino to the “Ocean’s Thirteen” ensemble in the pivotal role
of Willy Bank was orchestrated by Jerry Weintraub, who states, “We had worked
together years ago, and he’s an old friend of mine. He’s such a great actor and he fit right
into the mix.”
Although Pacino had worked with Weintraub, “Ocean’s Thirteen” marks his first
collaboration with Steven Soderbergh. “It was a great experience working with Steven,”
he remarks. “He makes scenes come alive for you, which is one of the things great
directors do. He creates a certain ambience on the set, a feeling of comfort that frees you
up as an actor.”
“I don’t think there is any filmmaker—certainly not one from my generation—
who doesn’t admire Al Pacino and wouldn’t want the opportunity to work with him,”
Soderbergh says. “For the role of Willy Bank, we needed somebody with enough power
onscreen to come across as a threat to these guys. That’s a very short list.”
Pacino notes, “Steven and I talked about how this character treads the line
between being formidable and a little crazy. Willy Bank is a megalomaniac. His hotels
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are everything to him, which is why he’s so obsessed with the Five Diamond Awards.
They have become his cause celebre, his reason for being, which is a little pathetic when
you think about it. When Danny Ocean first approaches him about Reuben, Willy thinks
he knows his adversary, and believes Ocean’s gang is no match for him. In some
perverse way, he enjoys engaging in this kind of contest of wills, and it was a treat for me
to play.”
ABIGAIL SPONDER
Even an egomaniac like Willy Bank knows he can’t do it alone and must have
that one person at his side that he can trust. The only woman in the main cast of
“Ocean’s Thirteen,” Ellen Barkin joined the ensemble as Abigail Sponder, Bank’s right-
hand woman, who is almost as driven as he is.
“Abigail takes her orders from Bank, but she is nobody’s assistant,” Barkin
asserts. “She is a tough executive who keeps everything together and can even do the
dirty work when required. This is a woman who lives in Vegas and works 24/7. She
doesn’t have much of a private life, which is one reason she is so vulnerable to Lenny
Pepperidge’s flattery and is so easily tricked,” she adds, referring to her seduction scenes
with Matt Damon, playing Linus Caldwell, playing Lenny Pepperidge. “She’s not used
to being one-upped, let alone completely duped.
“It’s fun to do comedy,” Barkin continues. “It’s especially fun with somebody as
inventive and spontaneous and quick as Matt is. We had a great rapport on the set.”
Barkin had made her feature film debut in the Jerry Weintraub-produced “Diner,”
and she had shared the screen with Al Pacino in the thriller “Sea of Love,” but
Soderbergh reveals that she also had an earlier connection to the “Ocean’s” films. “Ellen
actually had a scene in ‘Ocean’s Twelve,’ but it ended up being cut out of the movie, so I
owed her one,” he laughs. “Actually, her scene was with Matt and it involved sexual
tension, so when we were thinking of who should play Ms. Sponder, it was an easy call.”
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THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
“Ocean’s Thirteen” returns to the milieu gamblers know best: Las Vegas. “First
of all, we wanted to return to the setting of ‘Ocean’s Eleven,’” Weintraub states. “Vegas
has cachet; it’s the entertainment capital of the world and a pretty incredible place.”
While some exterior scenes were filmed on location in Las Vegas, the logistics of
finding a new casino and then taking it over for the length of the production compelled
the filmmakers to shoot the bulk of the film in the controlled environment of soundstages
on the Warner Bros. lot.
Soderbergh attests, “To film everything on practical locations in Vegas would
have taken twice as long and, in order to get the shots that I wanted, I needed to
completely control the environment. When you added it all up, it made sense to build it.”
The director’s longtime collaborator, production designer Philip Messina, came
onboard to orchestrate the transformation of a cavernous soundstage into a lavish Las
Vegas hotel and casino. “I told Phil I wanted it to be beautiful but in a slightly mad
way,” says the director. “The whole idea is that Willy Bank has designed an entire casino
to his own crazy specifications.”
“I thought, ‘This may be the only time I’ll ever get to design and build something
of this scale, so I’m going for it,’” Messina grins. The motif for The Bank hotel and
casino was Messina’s original concept. “The aesthetic of the hotel was a quasi-Asian
theme. It had to be bold because Vegas is all about spectacle, and we needed to create
that. I find Vegas to be visually overwhelming, but there is also a freedom of style in the
city that is exciting from a design perspective.”
The designer relates, “One of the first major rules we broke was having a multilevel
gaming floor. Everyone said, ‘They don’t do that in Vegas,’ and I said, ‘That’s
exactly why I want to do it.’ Most casinos are all about real estate, they go on for miles.
We didn’t have that opportunity, so I decided that going up vertically would multiply our
footprint.”
The multi-level casino set was constructed on Stage 16, one of the largest
soundstages in Los Angeles. The sheer size of the soundstage made it perfect for the
large set; however, much of its floor is taken up by a gigantic water tank, which presented
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a challenge to Messina and his team. “Because it was a hollow floor and because our set
was so big and the weight on it was going to be huge, it had to be structurally
engineered,” Messina explains. “There were a lot of things we had to do to the stage
before we even began to build.”
One of the larger set pieces is the casino elevator, weighing in at 37,000 pounds
with one car that worked on each level of the casino. Messina’s crew had to dig down
into the stage’s foundation and put special footings in to hold it. It turned out to be one of
the most complicated pieces on the set.
Lighting the casino was also a massive undertaking. All the lighting was built
into the set, so that once the director, the cast and the extras were in the room, no
additional lights were employed. Messina incorporated light fixtures into all of the
gaming tables, which, he offers, “worked well, especially to cast light on people around
the tables. We knew the fixtures hanging from the ceiling would create enough broad
ambient light, so it was a matter of injecting specific areas of light so you didn’t just have
that big flat light.”
Soderbergh and Messina also utilized several large and distinctive chandeliers in
lighting the sets. Hanging over the craps tables is a 9,000-pound fixture made of
handblown Austrian glass which arrived at the studio in ten packing crates. Each strand
of glass was numbered and it took a five-person team an entire week to install it, hanging
each strand individually. Supports had to be added to the stage roof to hold the weight.
As decorative as the chandelier was, it served an even more practical function for the
director as a key light.
Over the lobby area is a sculptured chandelier made by well-known conceptual
artist Jacob Hashimoto, who came over from his studio in Italy to personally supervise
the installation. The chandelier was made up of thousands of individual pieces that had
to be placed one by one onto the set’s ceiling.
One of the more spectacular lighting fixtures was in the Diamond Room, where
Willy Bank’s five diamond necklaces are stored. Called “The Cascade,” the chandelier
was borrowed from the Swarovski Crystal Company. It was twenty feet tall and two feet
in diameter and each crystal had to be individually hooked onto the hardware holding it
to the ceiling.
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The lights hanging over the main casino floor were designed by Messina and his
wife, Kristen Toscano Messina, the set decorator. Made of a fiberglass resin, they were
carved and molded by the art department. Inside the fixtures are movie lights with gels
and diffusion. “Essentially,” Messina notes, “it was a way to mask film lights and, at the
same time, have a sculptural element.”
The casino set was furnished with a wide variety of slot machines, provided by
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.—all working, though no actual money was used—and 32
gaming tables, including roulette, craps, blackjack, pai gow and, of course, the newest
game in town, ‘Nuff Said. Each table was branded with The Bank emblem, as were the
thousands of chips and even the dice. “The hardest part was to keep the extras and crew
from gaming during down times,” Messina winks. “I think there were more than a few
side games going on during filming.”
Weintraub states, “Phil created one of the most believable sets I’ve seen in my
life. We brought people onto the casino set and they’d forget they were on a soundstage.
He designed everything in such complete detail that we could have opened it for
gambling…if only I could have figured out how to do it,” he laughs.
Soderbergh agrees. “I don’t think any of us will see a set like that for a long
time…perhaps never. It’s just one of those rare opportunities to do something
extraordinary, and Phil was the perfect person to do it.”
Location filming also took place in and around Southern California, most notably
the high desert town of Rosamond, which became the location for the Mexican dice
factory. In addition, the company traveled to Las Vegas for several key scenes. Terry
Benedict’s office was in the Bellagio Hotel’s corporate offices, and the hotel’s Fontana
Bar doubled for the convention center where Frank Catton introduces the game ‘Nuff
Said. The filmmakers also took advantage of the fact that an addition to the Venetian
hotel was under construction during filming, using the site for The Bank construction
zone where Danny Ocean offers Bank a Billy Martin.
Another practical location was the Southwest Airlines gate area at Las Vegas’
McCarran International Airport, where a scene was filmed with George Clooney, Brad
Pitt and Matt Damon.
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DRESS CODE
For costume designer Louise Frogley, creating the costumes for the large
ensemble cast—added to the fact that most of them are playing established characters—
was a new challenge. “These are really difficult projects for the costume designer. They
have so many characters, each of which has to have a totally distinctive quality,” allows
Soderbergh, who had previously worked with Frogley on three films: “The Limey,”
“Traffic” and “The Good German.”
In creating the costumes for the Ocean’s crew, Frogley wanted to pay homage to
the work of “Ocean’s Eleven” costume designer Jeffrey Kurland, while changing things
up to reflect today’s fashions. For both George Clooney and Brad Pitt, clean lines and
simple styles ruled the day. “With George Clooney, the simpler the better,” she states.
“He developed his look in the first film, and we thought it was brilliant and decided to
follow that route. George is an actor who doesn’t like too much fuss; apart from his
tuxedo and one disguise, he’s primarily in dark gray suits and white shirts.”
Frogley relates, “Brad also wanted to keep it simple with just a bit of ‘bling.’ He
felt his character had grown up, so it made sense that Rusty’s clothing would be simpler,
but it had to be colorful, in contrast to Danny.”
The costume designer says she followed Terry Benedict’s previously established
style for his wardrobe. She affirms, “Andy Garcia had worn a cravat almost all the time
in ‘Ocean’s 12.’ I thought it suited his character, but this time, I decided to push it a bit
and go for a ‘Death in Venice’ look.”
Matt Damon’s costumes probably convey the most character development.
Frogley offers, “Jerry wanted Linus to be much more grown up. He’s not a kid any
more; he’s about to pull his own con jobs and has become more important in the Ocean’s
organization, so we felt he should be dressing in more suits. Matt also wanted a
completely different look for his Lenny Pepperidge persona, so we copied a Chairman
Mao suit, and pushed it a bit.”
Carl Reiner’s Saul Bloom also had a distinct wardrobe for his alias, the faux hotel
reviewer Kensington Chubb. “We made Kensington ersatz English—more like an
American view of what an Englishman would wear. We used lots of Harris, Irish and
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Scottish tweeds. It was all very tweedy with moleskin trousers and tattersall shirts,”
Frogley illustrates.
“Don Cheadle wanted to be very American-looking this time out, but his mining
outfit is this beautiful Yohji Yamamoto jacket that we bashed up a lot. Basher’s
wardrobe is very basic—except, of course, when he ‘borrows’ the costume of motorcycle
daredevil Fender Roads,” the designer smiles.
Apart from the main cast, the most time-consuming element for the designer was
the wardrobe for The Bank employees. Frogley notes, “We were creating a casino that
was supposed to be the newest and the hippest, so the employees had to have cool
uniforms.”
Soderbergh remarks, “The look of what everyone at The Bank wore—from the
janitors to the people behind the desk—all needed to be perfectly integrated into what
Phil was creating with the sets. I really thought Louise did an extraordinary job
connecting all those elements.”
In order to get the right mix, Frogley looked through books with Asian-inspired
photographs and prints. “We took something serious and then twisted it a bit to make it
cool and very colorful,” she says. “I used a lot of fluorescent greens and oranges and
pinks.”
For The Bank’s most prominent figures, Willy Bank and Abigail Sponder,
Frogley worked closely with both Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin.
The choice was made that Ms. Sponder would not be dressed in stereotypical
corporate power suits. Instead, the designer, actress and filmmakers all agreed that she
would always wear dresses that showed off her figure, with the color of choice being
shades of pink. The color was actually determined by the palette of The Bank, where the
character works and spends the majority of her time. Frogley expounds, “The idea was
for Abigail to have a signature color and it worked because I was already using it for
uniforms in the hotel. It helped tie her in as being an employee, although not in a
uniform.”
For Pacino, Frogley says that she first made up a board of reference photographs
to show the actor “where we were coming from and the look we were modeling his
character’s wardrobe after. His suits were from Battaglia. Bank would obviously have
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custom-made suits, but we wanted them to be a little on the loud side. We showed him a
lot of different suits in different colors and he was thrilled with the direction we were
going.”
JOIN THE CLUB
During the filming of “Ocean’s Thirteen,” Jerry Weintraub did not want the
ensemble cast to withdraw to their individual trailers when they were not on set, so he
came up with an idea that came to be called “The Ocean’s Club.” He explains, “I wanted
a place for everybody to hang out because this is a movie about camaraderie. I thought of
it, our executive producer Susie Ekins put it together and Phil Messina designed it.”
Weintraub found an unused conference room attached to one of the soundstages
they were using and had it turned into a proper club, complete with television, foosball
tables, gaming tables and reading material. Breakfast, lunch and, on late nights, dinner
were also available in the club.
Steven Soderbergh enjoyed the space so much that he had them move his portable
Avid into the club and used it as his editing room during production. “The Ocean’s Club
was a great idea of Jerry’s,” the director asserts. “It’s not something I ever would have
thought of, but it ended up being a perfect place for people to go and decompress. When
the movie was wrapped, I think everyone missed spending time there with whomever you
might run into. It really did have a positive impact on the production.”
Though the Ocean’s Club was permanently closed when filming was completed,
Weintraub made sure it would live on with the cast and filmmakers. He gave each of
them an Ocean’s Club card inscribed with the dictum: “You are a Lifetime Member. But
if any one of us sees any other member any place in the world and you don’t have your
card with you, you buy the drinks.”
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ABOUT THE CAST
GEORGE CLOONEY (Danny Ocean) is an Academy Award-winning actor,
who has also been honored for his work as a writer, director and producer. He next stars
in the title role of the drama “Michael Clayton,” for director Tony Gilroy. The film is
slated for release in fall 2007.
He is currently in production on the romantic comedy “Leatherheads,” which he
is directing and producing from a screenplay he co-wrote. Clooney is also starring in the
film opposite Renée Zellweger. “Leatherheads” is the first film to be produced by Smoke
House, the production company Clooney recently launched with Grant Heslov. Later this
summer, he begins filming the Coen brothers’ dark comedy “Burn After Reading,” in
which he stars with Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand.
In 2006, Clooney earned three Academy Award nominations: Best Director and
Best Original Screenplay for “Good Night, and Good Luck.”; and Best Supporting Actor
for his role in “Syriana.” It marked the first time in Academy history that an individual
received acting and directing nominations for two different films. Clooney won the Best
Supporting Actor Oscar that year for his performance in “Syriana,” on which he also
served as executive producer.
Clooney’s work on “Good Night, and Good Luck.” and “Syriana” also brought
him numerous other accolades. For the first, he garnered dual Golden Globe, BAFTA,
and Critics’ Choice Award nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay;
nominations for both a Directors Guild of America Award and a Writers Guild of
America Award; an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Director; and a Screen
Actors Guild (SAG) Award nomination for Best Ensemble, shared with the cast. The
Broadcast Film Critics Association also presented Clooney with its Freedom Award for
“Good Night, and Good Luck.” In addition, he won a Golden Globe Award and earned
BAFTA, SAG and Critics’ Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his
role in “Syriana.”
Both films were produced under the banner of Section Eight, the production
company in which Clooney was partnered with Steven Soderbergh. Section Eight also
produced 2002’s “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” which marked Clooney’s film
directorial debut. For his directing work on that film, he won a Special Achievement in
Film Award from the National Board of Review. Other Section Eight films included
“Insomnia” and “Far From Heaven,” which Clooney executive produced; “Ocean’s
Eleven”; “Ocean’s Twelve”; “The Jacket”; “Full Frontal”; and “Welcome to
Collinwood.” For Section Eight’s television division, Clooney executive produced and
directed five episodes of “Unscripted,” a reality-based show that debuted on HBO in
2005. He was also an executive producer and cameraman for HBO’s “K Street.”
Clooney previously won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion
Picture Musical or Comedy for his work in the Coen brothers’ acclaimed 2000 comedy
“O Brother, Where Art Thou?” He also earned critical acclaim for his work in the award-
winning drama “Three Kings” and the Oscar-nominated “Out of Sight,” which was his
first collaboration with Soderbergh. Clooney’s other film credits include “Solaris,” “The
Peacemaker,” “Batman & Robin,” “One Fine Day” and “From Dusk Till Dawn.”
Clooney has starred in several television series but is best known for his five years
on the hit NBC drama “ER.” His portrayal of Dr. Douglas Ross earned him Emmy
Award, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations. Additionally, he was an executive
producer and co-star of the live television broadcast of “Fail Safe,” a 2000 telefilm based
on the early 1960s novel of the same name. “Fail Safe” was nominated for both Golden
Globe and Emmy Awards for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.
BRAD PITT (Rusty Ryan), one of the film industry’s most prominent stars, is an
award-winning actor and has also gained great success as a producer under his Plan B
banner.
Pitt most recently earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting
Actor for his performance in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s acclaimed drama “Babel,”
opposite Cate Blanchett. He also shared in a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for
Outstanding Performance by a Motion Picture Cast.
Pitt next stars as Jesse James in Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse
James by the Coward Robert Ford,” which Pitt also produced through Plan B and is set
for release this September. He then plays the title role in the romantic fantasy “The
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Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” which reunites him with Cate Blanchett and marks
his third collaboration with director David Fincher. The film is due out in May 2008.
Later this year, he will begin filming the Coen brothers’ dark comedy “Burn After
Reading,” in which he stars with George Clooney and Frances McDormand.
For Plan B, Pitt recently served as a producer on Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-
winning Best Picture “The Departed,” and Ryan Murphy’s “Running with Scissors,”
starring Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow and Alec Baldwin. Plan B’s upcoming
projects include “A Mighty Heart,” starring Angelina Jolie; “Shantaram,” starring Johnny
Depp under the direction of Mira Nair; and “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” starring Rachel
McAdams and Eric Bana. Plan B previously produced Tim Burton’s fantasy hit “Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory,” starring Johnny Depp; and Wolfgang Petersen’s historical
epic “Troy,” in which Pitt also starred.
Born in Oklahoma, Pitt began his acting career with smaller roles in films and on
television. In 1991, he first gained the attention of critics and audiences with his
breakthrough performance as the seductive hitchhiker in Ridley Scott’s controversial hit
“Thelma & Louise.” He went on to star in Robert Redford’s “A River Runs Through It,”
Dominic Sena’s “Kalifornia” and Neil Jordan’s “Interview with the Vampire.”
Pitt received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion
Picture Drama for his performance in 1994’s “Legends of the Fall,” in which he starred
with Anthony Hopkins. Two years later, he was honored with an Academy Award
nomination and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in
Terry Gilliam’s “Twelve Monkeys.”
Pitt subsequently earned praise for his work in the David Fincher films “Se7en”
and “Fight Club”; Jean-Jacques Annaud’s “Seven Years in Tibet”; and Guy Ritchie’s
“Snatch.” He also joined an all-star ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Julia
Roberts, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Bernie Mac, in Steven Soderbergh’s hit remake
of “Ocean’s Eleven.” Pitt also starred in the sequel “Ocean’s Twelve,” which reunited
the cast and director Soderbergh; and the smash hit action comedy “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,”
opposite Angelina Jolie.
Pitt’s additional film credits include: Tony Scott’s “Spy Game,” with Robert
Redford; Gore Verbinski’s “The Mexican,” with Julia Roberts and James Gandolfini; the
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title role in Martin Brest’s “Meet Joe Black”; Alan J. Pakula’s “The Devil’s Own”; Barry
Levinson’s “Sleepers”; Tony Scott’s “True Romance”; Ralph Bakshi’s “Cool World”;
and “Johnny Suede,” which was named Best Picture at the 1991 Locarno International
Film Festival. Pitt has also made cameo appearances in Soderbergh’s “Full Frontal” and
George Clooney’s “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” and lent his voice to the title
character in the animated feature “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.”
MATT DAMON (Linus Caldwell) is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter,
in addition to being honored for his work as an actor. He most recently starred in Martin
Scorsese’s Oscar-winning Best Picture “The Departed,” with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack
Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg, and in Robert De Niro’s dramatic thriller “The Good
Shepherd,” with De Niro and Angelina Jolie.
Damon next stars in “The Bourne Ultimatum,” in which he reprises the title role
of Jason Bourne from the hit action thrillers “The Bourne Identity” and “The Bourne
Supremacy.” Directed by Paul Greengrass, “The Bourne Ultimatum” is due out in
August 2007.
Hailing from Boston, Damon attended Harvard University and gained his initial
acting experience at the American Repertory Theatre. He made his feature film debut in
“Mystic Pizza,” followed by the TNT telefilm “Rising Son.” His early credits also
include roles in “School Ties,” Walter Hill’s “Geronimo: An American Legend” and
Tommy Lee Jones’ “The Good Old Boys,” for TNT. Damon first caught the attention of
critics and audiences with his portrayal of a guilt-ridden Gulf War veteran tormented by
memories of a battlefield incident in 1996’s “Courage Under Fire.”
However, 1997 would prove to be Damon’s breakout year. Together with his
friend Ben Affleck, he co-wrote the acclaimed drama “Good Will Hunting,” in which
Damon also starred in the title role of a troubled math genius. The film brought him an
Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award (shared with Ben Affleck) for Best Original
Screenplay. Damon also garnered Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his
performance in the film, as well as two Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award nominations:
one for his individual performance and a second for Outstanding Cast Performance. Also
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in 1997, Damon starred as an idealistic young attorney in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The
Rainmaker” and made a cameo appearance in Kevin Smith’s “Chasing Amy.”
In 1998, Damon played the title role in Steven Spielberg’s award-winning World
War II drama “Saving Private Ryan,” for which he shared in another SAG Award
nomination for Outstanding Cast Performance. That same year, he also starred in John
Dahl’s drama “Rounders,” with Edward Norton.
Damon earned his third Golden Globe nomination for his performance in 1999’s
“The Talented Mr. Ripley,” under the direction of Anthony Minghella. He also reunited
with Ben Affleck and director Kevin Smith to star in the controversial comedy “Dogma.”
In 2000, Damon starred in Robert Redford’s “The Legend of Bagger Vance” and
Billy Bob Thornton’s “All the Pretty Horses.” The next year, he joined an all-star cast,
including George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, in Steven Soderbergh’s hit
remake of the Rat Pack comedy “Ocean’s Eleven.” Damon followed with his first action
role when he starred as Jason Bourne in 2002’s mega-hit action thriller “The Bourne
Identity.” In 2004, he starred in the sequels “Ocean’s Twelve” and “The Bourne
Supremacy.”
Damon’s recent film work also includes Stephen Gaghan’s geopolitical thriller
“Syriana,” with George Clooney; the Farrelly brothers’ comedy “Stuck On You,”
opposite Greg Kinnear; Terry Gilliam’s “The Brothers Grimm,” with Heath Ledger; and
a cameo appearance in George Clooney’s “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.”
Lifelong friends Damon and Affleck formed the production company LivePlanet
to produce film, television and new media projects. LivePlanet produced three Emmynominated
seasons of “Project Greenlight,” chronicling the making of independent films
by first-time writers and directors. The resulting “Project Greenlight” films to date are
“Stolen Summer,” “The Battle of Shaker Heights” and “Feast.” The newest LivePlanet
project is the documentary “Running the Sahara,” directed by Academy Award winner
James Moll.
ANDY GARCIA (Terry Benedict) is a multi-faceted artist who has been honored
for his work as an actor, producer, director and composer/musician.
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In 2005, Garcia made his feature film directorial debut with “The Lost City,” a
project he had been developing for 17 years. He also starred with Dustin Hoffman and
Bill Murray in the film, which was produced in association with Garcia’s production
company, CineSon Productions. In addition, Garcia composed the original score for the
film and also produced the soundtrack, which features several legends from the Cuban
music world. For “The Lost City,” Garcia earned Best Director and Best Film Awards at
the 2006 Imagen Awards. He also just received a Best Director Award nomination at the
2007 ALMA Awards.
Earlier this year, Garcia starred in Joe Carnahan’s “Smokin’ Aces,” with Ben
Affleck, Jeremy Piven and Ray Liotta, and he stars in the independent drama “The Air I
Breathe,” which premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. His recent film credits also
include the title role in the biographical drama “Modigliani,” which he also executive
produced, and Philip Kaufman’s thriller “Twisted,” with Ashley Judd and Samuel L.
Jackson. In addition, Garcia joined the all-star ensemble cast of Steven Soderbergh’s hit
remake of the Rat Pack comedy “Ocean’s Eleven,” and reunited with the director and the
cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, in the sequel “Ocean’s
Twelve.”
Garcia previously garnered Academy Award and Golden Globe Award
nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Francis Ford Coppola’s
“The Godfather: Part III.” He later received an Emmy Award nomination and his second
Golden Globe Award nomination for his portrayal of legendary Cuban trumpeter Arturo
Sandoval in HBO’s 2000 biopic “For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story.” As
the executive producer of the telefilm, Garcia also earned an Emmy nomination for
Outstanding Made for Television Movie. The film was also Golden Globe-nominated for
Best Miniseries or Made for Television Movie. In addition, Garcia produced the movie’s
soundtrack and the Emmy-winning score, featuring the music of Arturo Sandoval. The
film won two ALMA Awards as Best Made for TV Movie or Miniseries and as
Outstanding Latin Cast in a Made for TV Movie or Miniseries.
In 1991, Garcia formed his own production company, CineSon Productions.
Under the CineSon banner, he made his directorial debut with the documentary concert
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film “Cachao…Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos (Like His Rhythm There Is No Other),”
about the legendary co-creator of the Mambo, Israel López “Cachao.”
On the music side, Garcia produced and performed on Volumes I and II of
Cachao –- Master Sessions (Crescent Moon/Sony), the first a 1994 Grammy Award
winner, and the latter a 1995 Grammy Award nominee. The CD Cachao – Cuba Linda
(EMI Latin), produced by Garcia’s CineSon record label, was nominated for a 2001
Grammy and a 2000 Latin Grammy Award. Garcia won both Grammy and Latin
Grammy Awards for his latest collaboration with Israel Lopez “Cachao,” ¡Ahora Sí!
(Univision), their fourth record on the CineSon label, released in 2004. Additionally,
Garcia composed four songs for the soundtrack of the film “Steal Big, Steal Little,” in
which he also starred; and wrote, produced and performed several songs for the
soundtrack of “Just The Ticket,” a film he starred in and produced.
Born in Havana, Garcia was only five when his family fled to Florida after Fidel
Castro’s takeover of his homeland. He began acting in regional theatre before moving to
Los Angeles to pursue a film career. Garcia first gained attention in Hal Ashby’s “8
Million Ways to Die,” and includes among his other films Brian De Palma’s “The
Untouchables,” Ridley Scott’s “Black Rain,” Mike Figgis’ “Internal Affairs,” Kenneth
Branagh’s “Dead Again,” Stephen Frears’ “Hero,” Luis Mandoki’s “When A Man Loves
A Woman,” Gary Fleder’s “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead,” Sidney
Lumet’s “Night Falls on Manhattan” and Barbet Schroeder’s “Desperate Measures.”
DON CHEADLE (Basher Tarr) is an award-winning actor of the stage, screen
and television. He was recently honored with an Academy Award nomination for Best
Actor for his work in 2004’s searing true-life drama “Hotel Rwanda.” His portrayal of
Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager who saved hundreds from slaughter during
Rwanda’s genocidal massacres, also brought him Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice
Award nominations, as well as dual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award nods, one for
Best Actor and another as part of the nominated cast. In 2005, he joined the ensemble
cast in Paul Haggis’ Oscar-winning Best Picture “Crash,” on which Cheadle also served
as a producer. He earned a BAFTA Award nomination for his performance in that
movie, in addition to sharing in a SAG Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Cast.
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He most recently starred in the critically acclaimed drama “Reign Over Me,” with
Adam Sandler. This summer, he stars in “Talk to Me,” a biopic about Ralph “Petey”
Greene, an ex-con who became a popular 1960s talk show host and community activist.
Cheadle also executive produced the film, which was directed by Kasi Lemmons.
Cheadle previously worked with director Steven Soderbergh in “Ocean’s Eleven”
and “Ocean’s Twelve”; the Oscar-winning drama “Traffic,” for which he shared in a
SAG Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Cast; and “Out of Sight.” His film credits
also include Brett Ratner’s “After the Sunset”; “The Assassination of Richard Nixon,”
with Naomi Watts and Sean Penn; “The United States of Leland”; Dominic Sena’s
“Swordfish,” with John Travolta and Halle Berry; Brett Ratner’s “The Family Man,” with
Nicolas Cage; Brian De Palma’s “Mission to Mars”; “Bulworth,” directed by and starring
Warren Beatty; Paul Thomas Anderson’s critically acclaimed “Boogie Nights”;
“Volcano,” with Tommy Lee Jones; and John Singleton’s “Rosewood,” for which
Cheadle earned an NAACP Image Award nomination. Cheadle’s breakout performance
had been in the 1995 crime drama “Devil in a Blue Dress,” for which he had been named
the year’s Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Cheadle has also been recognized for his work on the small screen. In 1999, he
won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal
of Sammy Davis Jr. in the HBO movie “The Rat Pack.” That same year, he garnered a
second Emmy nomination for his starring role in HBO’s “A Lesson Before Dying,” based
on Ernest J. Gaines’ best-selling novel. He earned a third Emmy nomination for his work
in Showtime’s “Things Behind the Sun,” directed by Allison Anders. Cheadle more
recently received his fourth Emmy nod for his recurring guest role on NBC’s hit series
“ER.” His additional television credits include CBS’s live broadcast of the Cold War
drama “Fail Safe,” directed by Stephen Frears; HBO’s “Rebound: The Legend of Earl
‘The Goat’ Manigault”; and a regular role on the David E. Kelley series “Picket Fences.”
An accomplished stage actor, Cheadle originated the role of Booth in Suzan-Lori
Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Top Dog/Underdog,” under the direction of George
C. Wolfe at New York’s Public Theatre. His theatre work also includes productions of
“Leon, Lena and Lenz,” “The Grapes of Wrath,” “Liquid Skin,” “Cymbeline,” “`Tis Pity
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She’s a Whore” and Athol Fugard’s “Blood Knot.” He also directed productions of
“Cincinnati Man,” “The Trip” and “Three, True, One.”
Apart from his acting, Cheadle is also a talented musician who plays saxophone,
writes music and sings. He was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken
Word Album for his narration/dramatization of the Walter Mosley novel Fear Itself. In
addition, he recently co-authored (with John Prendergast) the book Not on Our Watch – A
Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond (Hyperion), to help focus the world’s
attention on this humanitarian crisis. The book offers strategies that readers can
implement to make a difference in the fates of people in Darfur and other crisis zones.
BERNIE MAC (Frank Catton) has risen from the small comedy clubs of Chicago
to become one of today’s most popular comedy actors and stand-up comedians. In
addition to starring in both films and television shows, he continues to sell out arenas and
theatres across the country.
Mac recently signed a first-look deal with Lionsgate Entertainment, along with
partner Steven Greener. Through his production company, MacMan Entertainment, Mac
will produce and star in feature films for the studio, as well as develop four Dean Martin-
style celebrity roasts that will go directly to DVD.
He can currently be seen in the Lionsgate feature “Pride,” based on the true-life
story of determined swim coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) who starts a swim team for
troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation. Mac plays the janitor who
with Ellis fights to keep the recreation center open for the kids. This summer, Mac stars
in the much-anticipated action adventure “Transformers,” directed by Michael Bay.
Mac previously starred in Steven Soderbergh’s ensemble caper comedies
“Ocean’s Eleven” and “Ocean’s Twelve.” He has also recently starred in the feature
films “Head of State,” directed by and starring Chris Rock; the sequel “Charlie’s Angels
2: Full Throttle”; the holiday hit “Bad Santa,” with Billy Bob Thornton; the baseball
comedy “Mr. 3000”; and “Guess Who,” a comedy loosely based on the classic film
“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”
In 2001, Mac created the family television comedy series “The Bernie Mac
Show,” which he also starred in and produced. He received Emmy Award nominations
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for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2002 and 2003, and the show won an
Emmy for “Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series” in 2003. The show also received
the Peabody Award, two Television Critics Association Awards for Best Comedy Series
and Best Comedy Performance, and an NAACP Image Award for Best Comedy Series
and Best Actor.
A founding member of the “Kings of Comedy,” Mac displayed his trademark
rapid-fire wit and hard-hitting delivery on the show’s sell-out tour. The success of the
tour spawned Spike Lee’s 2000 hit concert film “The Original Kings of Comedy.”
Born and raised in Chicago, Mac made his television debut on the landmark HBO
comedy series “Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam,” which led to his being cast in the
Damon Wayans feature “Mo’ Money,” which marked Mac’s feature film debut. His
other film credits include the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence comedy “Life,” “House
Party 3,” “How to Be a Player” and “What’s the Worst That Could Happen?”
Never one to focus on any single medium, Mac wrote his first book, entitled I
Ain’t Scared of You, which was published in Fall 2001. In it, he rips through such topics
as sex, religion, hygiene, celebrity and more, without missing a beat. In his second book,
a more traditional autobiography entitled Maybe You Never Cry Again, Mac tells of
growing up in Chicago and the hardships and obstacles in his path to success.
ELLEN BARKIN (Abigail Sponder) has been one of the industry’s most
respected actresses for more than 25 years, with a wide range of roles in projects
encompassing major motion pictures and acclaimed independent films, as well as
television and theatre. She recently received rave reviews for her work in the
independent feature “Palindromes,” directed by Todd Solondz, and also starred in Spike
Lee’s comedy “She Hate Me.”
In addition, Barkin won an Emmy Award for her performance in the Oprah
Winfrey-produced telefilm “Before Women Had Wings.” Her portrayal of an alcoholic,
abusive mother in that project also brought her a Golden Globe Award nomination for
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.
Before starting her acting career, the Bronx native attended the prestigious High
School of the Performing Arts in New York and studied drama and history at Hunter
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College. She continued to hone her acting skills in workshops at the renowned Actors
Studio. Barkin made her professional acting debut in 1980, appearing in a theatrical
production of “Irish Coffee.” In 1982, she starred in the original off-Broadway
production of “Extremities,” with Susan Sarandon and James Russo.
That same year, Barkin broke onto the big screen as the female lead in Barry
Levinson’s acclaimed comedic drama “Diner,” playing the vulnerable, neglected wife of
an obsessive husband. Her early film work also includes starring roles in Bruce
Beresford’s “Tender Mercies,” with Robert Duvall; Sidney Lumet’s “Daniel”; “Eddie
and the Cruisers”; “Harry & Son,” directed by and also starring Paul Newman; and Jim
Jarmusch’s “Down by Law.”
Barkin continued to captivate both critics and audiences when she starred as a
sultry attorney in Jim McBride’s crime drama “The Big Easy,” with Dennis Quaid. She
then delivered another memorable performance opposite Al Pacino in Harold Becker’s
hit romantic thriller “Sea of Love,” starring as the seductive prime suspect in a string of
murders who becomes involved with the lead detective on the case.
Barkin went on to earn a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion
Picture – Comedy or Musical for her performance as a man trapped in a woman’s body in
Blake Edwards’ “Switch.” She also starred opposite Robert De Niro and Leonardo
DiCaprio in Michael Caton-Jones’ drama “This Boy’s Life,” based on the
autobiographical book by Tobias Wolff. Barkin portrayed Caroline, a mother who is
trying to provide a stable life for her young son but whose marriage instead traps them in
a life of dysfunction and abuse.
Her other notable film credits include “Someone Like You,” with Ashley Judd
and Hugh Jackman; “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” with Kirsten Dunst; Tony Scott’s “The
Fan,” with Robert De Niro; “Wild Bill,” alongside Jeff Bridges; “Bad Company,” with
Laurence Fishburne; Bob Rafelson’s “Man Trouble,” opposite Jack Nicholson; Mike
Newell’s “Into the West”; and “Desert Bloom,” opposite Jon Voight.
AL PACINO (Willy Bank) is one of the most honored actors of our time. An
eight-time Academy Award nominee, he won an Oscar for Best Actor for his
performance in “Scent of a Woman.” His work in that film also brought him a Golden
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Globe Award. Pacino received his first Academy Award nomination in 1973 for his
portrayal of Michael Corleone in “The Godfather.” Over the next three years, he earned
three consecutive Oscar nominations for Best Actor: for the title role in “Serpico”; for
“The Godfather: Part II,” reprising the role of Michael Corleone; and for “Dog Day
Afternoon,” as the would-be bank robber Sonny. Pacino has since earned a Best Actor
Oscar nomination for “…And Justice for All,” and nominations for Best Supporting
Actor for “Dick Tracy” and the screen adaptation of David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen
Ross,” the last coming the same year as his nod for “Scent of a Woman.”
Pacino most recently won Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards
for his performance as the AIDS-stricken Roy Cohn in HBO’s award-winning miniseries
“Angels in America,” directed by Mike Nichols. His many other acting honors include
National Society of Film Critics and National Board of Review (NBR) Awards for “The
Godfather”; a Golden Globe Award and another NBR Award for “Serpico”; a BAFTA
Award for “The Godfather: Part II”; and BAFTA and Los Angeles Film Critics Awards
for “Dog Day Afternoon,” to name only a portion.
Stepping behind the camera, Pacino made his directorial debut on the
documentary “Looking for Richard,” which he also co-wrote, produced and narrated. He
won a Directors Guild of America Award in the Documentary category and earned an
Independent Spirit Award for the film.
Pacino was already an award-winning stage actor when he first gained attention
for his starring role in 1971’s “The Panic in Needle Park,” directed by Jerry Schatzberg.
Following his Oscar-nominated turn in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather,” Pacino
reunited with Schatzberg to star in “Scarecrow,” winning the Best Actor Award at the
1973 Cannes Film Festival for his performance in the film. His other film credits include
Sydney Pollack’s “Bobby Deerfield”; William Friedkin’s “Cruising,” produced by Jerry
Weintraub; Arthur Hiller’s “Author! Author!”; Brian De Palma’s “Scarface”; Harold
Becker’s “Sea of Love,” opposite Ellen Barkin; and “Dick Tracy,” directed by and
starring Warren Beatty.
Reprising the role of Michael Corleone, he then starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s
“The Godfather: Part III.” His long list of film credits also include Garry Marshall’s
“Frankie and Johnny,” opposite Michelle Pfeiffer; Brian De Palma’s “Carlito’s Way”;
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Michael Mann’s “Heat,” with Robert De Niro; Harold Becker’s “City Hall”; Mike
Newell’s “Donnie Brasco”; Taylor Hackford’s “The Devil’s Advocate”; Michael Mann’s
award-winning true-life drama “The Insider”; Oliver Stone’s “Any Given Sunday,” as
part of an all-star ensemble cast; Christopher Nolan’s “Insomnia,” with Robin Williams
and Hilary Swank; Andrew Niccol’s “S1m0ne”; “The Recruit,” with Colin Farrell; the
role of Shylock in the 2004 screen version of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”;
and D.J. Caruso’s “Two for the Money.”
In addition, he directed and starred in the indie “Chinese Coffee,” and directed
and wrote the upcoming drama “Salomaybe?,” a behind-the-scenes look at his own stage
production of Oscar Wilde’s “Salome.” He had previously starred as King Herod in the
off-Broadway, Broadway and Los Angeles productions of “Salome.”
Pacino’s acting career began on the stage after studying with Herbert Berghof and
then with Lee Strasberg at the Actor’s Studio. In 1968, he won an Obie Award for his
performance in Israel Horovitz’s play “The Indian Wants the Bronx.” The following
year, he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut in
“Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?” He won his second Tony Award, this time for Best
Actor, for his role in “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel.” Throughout his career, he
has returned to the stage as both an actor and a director. His many theatre credits include
the New York and London productions of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo”; “Richard
III” and “Julius Caesar” at Joseph Papp’s Public Theatre; and Eugene O’Neill’s
“Hughie,” which he starred in and directed, first at the Long Wharf Theatre in New
Haven, and then at New York’s Circle in the Square.
Pacino has been honored with a number of career achievement awards, including
the Cecil B. DeMille Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the
American Cinematheque Award, and the American Film Institute’s Lifetime
Achievement Award.
CASEY AFFLECK (Virgil Malloy) stars this fall in “Gone, Baby, Gone,” based
on Dennis Lehane’s novel of the same title. Marking the directorial debut of Ben
Affleck, who also adapted the screenplay, the film tells the story of two Boston detectives
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in search of a four-year-old girl who has been kidnapped. Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman
and Michelle Monaghan also star in the film, which opens in October 2007.
Additionally, Affleck will be seen in the character drama “The Assassination of
Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.” Written and directed by Andrew Dominik, the
film stars Affleck as Ford opposite Brad Pitt’s Jesse James. The story follows Ford’s
sycophantic obsession with “the fastest gun in the West,” which quickly turns into
growing resentment after he joins the legendary outlaw’s gang, leading to his subsequent
plan to kill James and claim his rightful glory. The film also stars Sam Rockwell and
Sam Shepard and will open this September.
An accomplished screenwriter, Affleck recently penned the original screenplay
for “Aardvark Art’s Ark,” an animated family film that he will also executive produce.
The film tells the story of a family of animals who set sail on Noah’s Ark and find wild
adventures when the waters get dangerous.
Previously, Affleck co-wrote, with Matt Damon, Gus Van Sant’s independent
road movie “Gerry,” also starring alongside Damon in the film. He has also appeared in
Van Sant’s “Good Will Hunting” and “To Die For”; “Hamlet,” with Ethan Hawke and
Julia Stiles; Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Ocean’s Twelve”; and Tony
Goldwyn’s “The Last Kiss,” with Zach Braff, Blythe Danner, Tom Wilkinson and
Jacinda Barrett.
Affleck’s additional film credits include “Lonesome Jim,” “Soul Survivors,”
“American Pie 2,” “Attention Shoppers,” “Committed,” “Drowning Mona,” “Floating,”
“American Pie,” “200 Cigarettes,” “Desert Blue” and “Race the Sun.”
On the stage, Affleck appeared in the West End debut of Kenneth Lonergan’s
award-winning play “This is Our Youth.” Affleck played the role of Warren, alongside
Matt Damon and Summer Phoenix.
On television, Affleck was seen in the ABC miniseries “The Kennedys of
Massachusetts” and the PBS telefilm “Lemon Sky,” based on Lanford Wilson’s play and
starring Kevin Bacon.
SCOTT CAAN (Turk Malloy) has appeared in both major motion pictures and
independent feature films. In addition, he written, directed and starred in both
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independent films and theatrical plays that have received praise from critics, as well as
his peers.
This spring, Caan is starring in the limited release “Brooklyn Rules,” with Alec
Baldwin, Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Mena Suvari. He also recently wrote and directed the
indie “The Dog Problem,” in which he also starred with Giovanni Ribisi, Lynn Collins,
Mena Suvari and Kevin Corrigan, with an appearance by Don Cheadle. The film was
warmly received by critics and audiences when it premiered at the 2006 Toronto Film
Festival. Caan had previously made his feature film writing and directing debut with
“Dallas 362,” in which he also starred with Shawn Hatosy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly
Lynch. The film premiered at the 2003 CineVegas International Film Festival, where it
won the Critics Award. “Dallas 362” went on to screen at the 2003 Toronto Film
Festival, and later received critical acclaim when it opened in limited release in 2005.
Caan more recently co-starred in Todd Robinson’s crime thriller “Lonely Hearts,”
with John Travolta, James Gandolfini and Salma Hayek; the romantic comedy “Friends
with Money,” with Jennifer Aniston; and the action thriller “Into the Blue,” alongside
Paul Walker, Jessica Alba and Ashley Scott. He also starred in Steven Soderbergh’s hit
comedy caper “Ocean’s Eleven” and the sequel “Ocean’s Twelve,” joining an all-star
ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.
Caan’s other film credits include the comedy Western “American Outlaws,” with
Colin Farrell; the dark comedy “Novocaine,” with Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter
and Laura Dern; the indie drama “Sonny,” directed by Nicolas Cage and starring James
Franco, Brenda Blethyn and Mena Suvari; Dominic Sena’s crime actioner “Gone in Sixty
Seconds,” with Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie; the acclaimed drama “Boiler Room,”
with Giovanni Ribisi; and the wrestling comedy “Ready to Rumble.”
He had earlier starred in the hip-hop drama “Black and White,” and includes
among his additional film work Brian Robbins’ “Varsity Blues,” Tony Scott’s “Enemy of
the State” and Greg Araki’s “Nowhere.”
Caan has also written several screenplays, including “Chasing the Party,” a
comedy about trying to crash the ultimate party at the Playboy mansion, which is set up
at Jerry Bruckheimer Productions with Caan attached to star. He is also in the process of
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setting up two additional screenplays, a boxing drama entitled “The Fight” and an
ensemble drama called “Lowest Common Denominator.”
For the stage, Caan wrote, co-directed and starred in the play “Almost Love,”
which was presented in the fall of 2001 at L.A.’s Playhouse West.
EDDIE JEMISON (Livingston Dell) first worked with Steven Soderbergh when
he made his feature film debut in the director’s 1996 indie comedy “Schizopolis.” In
2001, Soderbergh cast Jemison as Livingston Dell in the remake of the Rat Pack comedy
“Ocean’s Eleven,” marking the actor’s first leading role in a major feature film. Three
years later, Jemison reunited with the director and the star-studded ensemble cast for the
first sequel, “Ocean’s Twelve.”
Jemison most recently co-starred with Keri Russell in the independent romantic
comedy “Waitress,” directed by the late Adrienne Shelly. His other film credits include
the crime thriller “The Punisher,” with John Travolta and Thomas Jane; “The Relic”;
“Pizza Wars”; “Junk”; and the BBC film “March in the Windy City.” He will also be
seen in the upcoming independent films “On the Doll” and “Snappers.”
On television, Jemison has guest starred on such series as “The Closer,” “NCIS,”
“ER,” “Judging Amy,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “CSI: Miami,” “Strong
Medicine” and “Six Feet Under.”
A native of New Orleans, Jemison graduated from Louisiana State University and
Swansea University in Wales. He began his career in Chicago, where he spent 12 years
acting in films, television and the theatre. He received a number of Chicago acting
honors, including Jeff Award nominations for his performances in “Loot,” “Only
Kidding” and “The Wizards of Quiz.” His most recent stage appearance was as Launce
in “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
SHAOBO QIN (Yen), a member of the internationally acclaimed The Peking
Acrobats®, was touring with the troupe when he was spotted and asked to audition for the
part of Yen in “Ocean’s Eleven.” Winning the role, Qin made his feature film debut in
the film, joining an ensemble cast that included George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon
and Julia Roberts, under the direction of Steven Soderbergh. Two years later, he reprised
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his role in the sequel, “Ocean’s Twelve.” He more recently appeared in the film “Funky
Monkey,” with Roma Downey and Matthew Modine.
Born in Guangxi, China, in 1982, Qin saw his first acrobatic performance at the
age of eleven and knew immediately that he wished to pursue a career as an acrobat.
Ironically, that summer when his family enrolled him in an acrobatic arts school, he ran
away after only two days. It took three more tries before he found the courage to stay
and dedicate himself to the intense training required.
While he was still at acrobatic school, Qin was selected for the touring company
of The Peking Acrobats. It was then that he came to the United States, where he trained
in Los Angeles for the company’s national and international tours, honing his skills as an
acrobat, contortionist, tumbler and juggler. He toured with The Peking Acrobats for four
years, performing in many venues across the U.S. and Canada, including Six Flags
Theme Parks, Paramount Theme Parks, and various fairs and festivals. In 2001, Qin
appeared on Broadway with The Peking Acrobats when they played to sold-out houses at
The New Victory Theater. He was also part of an elite group of performers who went on
The Peking Acrobats’ Premiere Italian Tour in 2005.
In addition, Qin appeared with The Peking Acrobats on Fox’s “Guinness World
Records: Primetime,” where he participated in setting the world record for the Human
Chair Stack—where six people balance precariously perched atop six chairs 21 feet in the
air without safety lines.
CARL REINER (Saul Bloom) is a true comedy legend. In a career spanning
more than 60 years, he has made a lasting impact on the worlds of television, films,
comedy albums and books. He first came to fame during the Golden Age of Television
as a co-star on “Your Show of Shows.” He would later change the face of television
comedy with the creation of “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” As a filmmaker, he directed
such movies as “Oh, God!” and “The Jerk.” Earlier this year, the Directors Guild of
America presented him with its Honorary Life Member Award.
Born in the Bronx, Reiner enrolled in drama school at age 16, and soon landed a
part in an updated version of “The Merry Widow.” During World War II, he trained as a
radio operator in the Air Force and studied French to serve as an interpreter. He
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continued to entertain as a comedian and actor with Maurice Evans’ Special Services
Entertainment Unit, touring the Pacific for eighteen months in G.I. revues.
Upon his honorable discharge in 1946, Reiner won the leading role in the national
company of “Call Me Mister.” After three years in various Broadway musicals, he
entered the emerging medium of television, joining Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca on
“Your Show of Shows.” In 1954, Reiner earned an Emmy Award nomination for his
performance on the series. He later won two Emmy Awards for his work on the show
“Caesar’s Hour.”
In 1961, Reiner created “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” which would become one of
the most beloved sitcoms in television history, catapulting the careers of both its title star
and Mary Tyler Moore. Audiences also remember Reiner’s recurring role as the toupee-
wearing producer Alan Brady. During the show’s five-year run, Reiner won five Emmys
for his work as a producer and writer on the series. Reiner won another Emmy in 1967
for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Show for his special with Sid Caesar, Imogene
Coca and Howard Morris.
While working on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Reiner wrote his first feature
film, “The Thrill of It All,” starring Doris Day and James Garner. He made his feature
film directorial debut on 1967’s “Enter Laughing,” which he also co-wrote, based on his
own book. He then directed “The Comic,” which he also co-wrote and produced. Reiner
has directed four films starring Steve Martin: “The Jerk,” “All of Me,” “Dead Men Don’t
Wear Plaid” and “The Man with Two Brains,” the last two of which he also co-wrote.
His film credits as a director also include “Where’s Poppa?” starring George Segal and
Ruth Gordon; “Oh, God!” starring George Burns and John Denver; “The One and Only,”
with Henry Winkler; “Summer Rental,” starring John Candy; “Summer School,” starring
Mark Harmon; “Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool,” which he also wrote; “Sibling Rivalry,” with
Kirstie Alley; “Fatal Instinct,” with Armand Assante and Kate Nelligan, and “That Old
Feeling,” starring Bette Midler and Dennis Farina.
As an actor, Reiner has been the “elder statesman” in the all-star ensemble casts
of Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Ocean’s Twelve.” His earlier film acting
work also includes “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,” “It’s A Mad,
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Mad, Mad, Mad World,” “The Gazebo,” “Generation,” “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid,”
“The End” and “Slums of Beverly Hills.”
In 1995, Reiner won an Emmy Award for his guest role on the comedy series
“Mad About You.” His recent television appearances also include guest roles on
“Beggars and Choosers,” for which he was Emmy-nominated, “The Bernie Mac Show,”
“Crossing Jordan,” “Life with Bonnie” and “Boston Legal.” In 2004, Reiner executive
produced and starred in “The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited,” which garnered an Emmy
nomination for Outstanding Special Class Program.
Reiner is also an accomplished author. In 1958, his first book, the semi-
autobiographical novel Enter Laughing, was published. Years later, the book became the
basis for a Broadway play (adapted by Joseph Stein) and a feature film. His subsequent
books include the novel All Kinds of Love (1993), the novel Continue Laughing (1995), a
book of short stories entitled How Paul Robeson Saved My Life (1999), the memoir My
Anecdotal Life (2003), the children’s book Tell Me A Scary Story (2003), The Two
Thousand Year Old Man Goes to School (2005) and NNNNN: A Novel (2006).
In 1997, Reiner and Mel Brooks released a CD and book with new material
entitled “The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000,” for which they won a Grammy
Award for Best Spoken Word/Comedy Album. In 1999, Reiner was inducted into the
Television Hall of Fame, and, the following year, he received the Mark Twain Humor
Award at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
ELLIOTT GOULD (Reuben Tishkoff) is an Academy Award- and Golden
Globe-nominated actor who has appeared in more than 75 feature films in a career
spanning over 35 years.
In the tumultuous late 1960s and early ‘70s, Gould was among a handful of actors
who personified the changes in the American zeitgeist, becoming a counterculture
favorite. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance in Paul
Mazursky’s 1969 sexual revolution comedy “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.” The
following year, Gould originated the role of warfront surgeon “Trapper” John McIntyre
in Robert Altman’s seminal comedy “M*A*S*H,” which put him on the cover of Time
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magazine and brought him a Golden Globe Award nomination. Also in 1970, Gould
starred in “Getting Straight,” with Candice Bergen.
He more recently joined the ensemble cast of the remake of the Rat Pack comedy
“Ocean’s Eleven” and its sequel, “Ocean’s Twelve,” both directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Contemporary television fans know Gould best for his recurring role as Jack Geller, Ross
and Monica’s father, on the long-running NBC comedy series “Friends.”
Gould began his career on the stage in such Broadway productions as “Rumple,”
“Say Darling” and “Irma La Douce.” On the heels of those successes, Gould won the
lead role, opposite Barbra Streisand, in David Merrick’s production of “I Can Get It for
You Wholesale,” directed by Arthur Laurents and choreographed by Herbert Ross and
Nora Kaye. Traveling across the Atlantic, he starred in Comden & Green’s classic
musical “On the Town” in London’s West End.
Gould then joined Carol Burnett to star in the CBS television special “Once Upon
a Mattress.” Returning to the stage, he toured with Liza Minnelli in “The Fantasticks,”
and with Shelley Winters in “LUV.” He also appeared in the original Broadway
productions of Ira Levin’s “Drat! The Cat” and Jules Pfeiffer’s “Little Murders.”
Gould made his feature film debut in 1964’s “The Confession,” starring Ginger
Rogers. Four years later, he landed his first film starring role, playing Billy Minsky in
“The Night They Raided Minsky’s,” directed by William Friedkin. His early film work
also includes “Move,” “I Love My Wife,” “Little Murders,” and Ingmar Bergman’s first
English-language film, “The Touch.” He went on to reunite with director Robert Altman
in 1973’s “The Long Goodbye,” portraying Raymond Chandler’s famed detective Philip
Marlowe, and in 1974’s “California Split.”
During the 1970s, Gould starred in two dozen films, also including Peter Hyams’
“Busting” and “Capricorn One”; Richard Attenborough’s “A Bridge Too Far”; Mark
Rydell’s “Harry and Walter Go to New York”; “The Lady Vanishes”; and “The Muppet
Movie.” His subsequent film credits include “The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark,” “The
Devil and Max Devlin,” “Over the Brooklyn Bridge,” “The Muppets Take Manhattan,”
Barry Levinson’s “Bugsy,” “Kicking and Screaming,” “Johns,” “The Big Hit,”
“American History X,” “Playing Mona Lisa” and “Picking Up the Pieces.” He also made
cameo appearances in Altman’s “The Player” and “Nashville.”
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Gould has also worked extensively on television, including the longform projects
“Bad Apple”; “Good as Gold,” with Mary Tyler Moore; the miniseries “The Shining”;
“Bloodlines: Murder in the Family”; “Somebody’s Daughter”; “Vanishing Act”; and
“The Rules of Marriage.” He also starred in the comedy series “E/R,” which introduced
a young George Clooney. Gould has also guest starred on numerous series, most recently
including the acclaimed British series “Poirot,” NBC’s “Las Vegas” and a recurring role
on HBO’s “K Street.”
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
STEVEN SODERBERGH (Director) won an Academy Award for Best Director
for his 2000 ensemble drama “Traffic.” He had earned dual Best Director Oscar
nominations that year, also receiving one for “Erin Brockovich,” starring Julia Roberts in
her Oscar-winning performance. Soderbergh had earlier gained an Academy Award
nomination for Best Original Screenplay for “sex, lies, and videotape,” which marked his
feature film directorial debut. The film also won the Palme d’Or at the 1989 Cannes Film
Festival.
“Ocean’s Thirteen” is Soderbergh’s seventeenth film, also including “The Good
German,” “Bubble,” “Ocean’s Twelve,” “Solaris,” “Full Frontal,” “Ocean’s Eleven,”
“The Limey,” “Out of Sight,” “Gray’s Anatomy,” “Schizopolis,” “The Underneath,”
“King of the Hill” and “Kafka.”
He also wrote, directed, photographed and edited “Equilibrium,” starring Alan
Arkin, Robert Downey, Jr. and Ele Keats, which was one of a trio of short eroticismthemed
films released as “Eros.” Michelangelo Antonioni and Wong Kar-wai directed
the other two segments. The film had its premiere at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.
In addition, Soderbergh has produced or executive produced a wide range of
features. His credits as a producer include John Maybury’s “The Jacket,” starring Adrien
Brody and Keira Knightley; Lodge Kerrigan’s “Keane,” which played at the Telluride,
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Toronto and New York Film Festivals; Gregory Jacob’s directorial debut, “Criminal,”
with John C. Reilly and Maggie Gyllenhaal; Anthony and Joseph Russo’s “Welcome to
Collinwood,” starring William H. Macy; Gary Ross’ “Pleasantville,” with an ensemble
cast led by Tobey Maguire; and Greg Mottola’s “The Daytrippers.”
JERRY WEINTRAUB (Producer) is one of the most influential and successful
people in the entertainment industry, with a career spanning more than 50 years and
encompassing the genres of feature films, television, theatre and music.
Weintraub had already enjoyed tremendous success in the management and music
fields when he made an auspicious motion picture producing debut with Robert Altman’s
seminal 1975 feature film, “Nashville.” Released to widespread acclaim, the film went
on to earn five Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Picture. Over the
next decade, Weintraub repeatedly demonstrated an eye for emerging talent, producing
such features as “September 30, 1955,” starring Richard Thomas under the direction of
James Bridges; “Oh, God!,” directed by Carl Reiner and starring George Burns and John
Denver in his first acting role; Barry Levinson’s directorial debut, “Diner,” which helped
launch the careers of Kevin Bacon, Paul Reiser, Mickey Rourke, Tim Daly, Ellen Barkin
and Steve Guttenberg; and the inspiring drama “The Karate Kid,” which spawned three
sequels, the last one starring a young Hilary Swank.
Now heading up Jerry Weintraub Productions, he previously produced the hit
remake of the Rat Pack comedy “Ocean’s Eleven” and its sequel, “Ocean’s Twelve,”
both directed by Steven Soderbergh and featuring an all-star cast. Additionally,
Weintraub produced the upcoming family film “Nancy Drew,” starring Emma Roberts as
the intrepid teenage detective.
Jerry Weintraub Productions also has a number of films in development,
including a new live-action version of “Tarzan” and a remake of the sci-fi actioner
“Westworld,” to name only a few.
Brooklyn-born and Bronx-bred, Weintraub likes to joke that his goal when
starting out in entertainment was to get out of the Bronx. He began his career as a talent
agent, eventually segueing to personal management. Forming Management III, he
handled such names as The Muppets, Jack Paar and Norm Crosby, among others. His
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success opened the door to the music industry at the height of the Rock ‘n Roll
revolution. He produced the legendary Elvis Presley’s first arena tour and, throughout
the 1950s and ‘60s, continued to make his mark as a concert promoter for some of the
biggest names in the business. Founding Concerts West, Weintraub broke new ground
when he presented Frank Sinatra at Madison Square Garden in the celebrated “first
around the world by satellite” concert, called “The Main Event.” He also helped boost
the careers of such renowned artists as Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond, John
Denver, The Carpenters and The Beach Boys.
Weintraub went on to produce a number of high-profile television specials and
movies, many starring the musical artists with whom he had worked. In addition, he
produced “An Olympic Gala,” the telecast of the opening ceremonies of the 1984
Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Weintraub also produced several Broadway shows,
including “Canterbury Tales” and “Starlight Express.”
Returning to the motion picture arena, Weintraub was named Chairman and CEO
of United Artists. He later left to form his own film and television production company,
Weintraub Entertainment Group. Three years later, he founded Jerry Weintraub
Productions, based at Warner Bros. Studios.
The first film produced under the Jerry Weintraub Productions banner was 1992’s
“Pure Country,” starring country legend George Strait. Weintraub subsequently
produced “The Specialist,” starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone; “Vegas
Vacation,” starring Chevy Chase; the big-screen version of “The Avengers,” teaming
Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman; and the sci-fi actioner “Soldier,” starring Kurt Russell.
In addition to his professional endeavors, Weintraub is well known for his
philanthropic efforts on behalf of a wide variety of worthwhile causes, ranging from
health concerns to education to the arts and more. He most recently joined forces with
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle in “Not on Our Watch,” a
humanitarian campaign to end the genocide in Darfur.
Weintraub has also been the recipient of several professional honors. He was one
of the first independent movie producers to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame and, in 2001, won the Kodak Award for Extraordinary Achievement in
Filmmaking. Earlier this year, he was named the ShoWest Producer of the Year by the
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National Association of Theatre Owners. In June 2007, he will become the first producer
ever to be “cemented” in the courtyard of Hollywood’s Grauman’s Chinese Theatre when
he joins George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon in a Hand and Footprint Ceremony
in celebration of the opening of “Ocean’s Thirteen.”
BRIAN KOPPELMAN & DAVID LEVIEN (Screenwriters) began their
screenwriting partnership with the 1998 poker drama “Rounders,” directed by John Dahl
and starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. The film landed atop the box office in its
opening weekend.
They subsequently co-wrote the script for the screen adaptation of the John
Grisham bestseller “Runaway Jury,” with John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman
and Rachel Weisz.
In 2001, Koppelman and Levien made their feature film directorial debuts on the
crime drama “Knockaround Guys,” which they also wrote and produced. A story about
life as the son of a gangster, the film featured an ensemble cast that included Barry
Pepper, Vin Diesel, Seth Green, Dennis Hopper and John Malkovich. The following
year, they produced Neil Burger’s “Interview with the Assassin,” which premiered at the
2002 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to garner three Independent Spirit Award
nominations.
Koppelman and Levien most recently produced Neil Burger’s romantic thriller
“The Illusionist,” starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel. For television,
they created the critically praised television series “Tilt” for ESPN. They also wrote and
directed the pilot episode, in addition to scripting a number of other episodes of the
series.
The partners also have several projects in various stages of production and
development. They are currently producing Neil Burger’s upcoming drama “The
Return,” starring Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena and Tim Robbins. In addition, they
have written the crime drama “The Untouchables: Capone Rising,” which Brian De
Palma is directing, and “The Winter of Frankie Machine,” with Robert De Niro attached
to star.
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Levien is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he published short
stories in the undergraduate literary magazine. After earning his degree, he began writing
screenplays and fiction. He has authored two novels: Wormwood, published in 1999; and
Swagbelly, A Novel for Today’s Gentleman, published in 2003. Levien has a new crime
thriller, being published by Doubleday, coming out in early 2008.
Koppelman graduated from Tufts University and went on to build a career in the
music industry while earning a law degree from Fordham University at night. When he is
not making films, Koppelman works the New York clubs as a stand-up comedian.
SUSAN EKINS (Executive Producer) has worked with Jerry Weintraub for more
than 20 years and is currently the Vice President of Physical Production for Jerry
Weintraub Productions.
Ekins most recently served as an executive producer on the upcoming feature
“Nancy Drew,” set for release on June 15 and starring Emma Roberts in the title role of the
intrepid teen detective. She was also an executive producer on the hit remake of “Ocean’s
Eleven” and its sequel “Ocean’s Twelve,” both directed by Steven Soderbergh and
featuring an all-star ensemble cast. Her credits as an executive producer also include the
actioner “Soldier,” starring Kurt Russell; “The Avengers,” teaming Ralph Fiennes and Uma
Thurman; and the comedy “Vegas Vacation,” starring Chevy Chase.
Ekins began her association with Weintraub when she was hired to work on the first
“Karate Kid” film. She earned her first producing credit as an associate producer on “The
Karate Kid, Part II,” and went on to work as an associate producer on “Pure Country,”
starring country legend George Strait; “The Next Karate Kid,” starring a young Hilary
Swank; and “The Specialist,” starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone.
A native of Los Angeles, Ekins began her career working on “Tom Horn” and “The
Hunter,” both starring Steve McQueen in his last film roles.
GREGORY JACOBS (Executive Producer) has enjoyed a long association with
Steven Soderbergh, encompassing a wide range of film projects. Jacobs most recently
produced the director’s drama “The Good German,” starring George Clooney and Cate
Blanchett. He also produced Soderbergh’s murder mystery “Bubble,” a small
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independent film featuring only non-actors, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival
before being screened at the Toronto and New York Film Festivals; and “Equilibrium,”
the Soderbergh-directed segment of a trio of short films, released together as “Eros.”
Jacobs previously executive produced “Solaris” and was a producer on “Full
Frontal.” In addition, he co-produced Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s Twelve,” the sequel to the
hit “Ocean’s Eleven,” on which Jacobs was the first assistant director. Jacobs has also
worked alongside Soderbergh on the Academy Award-winning films “Traffic” and “Erin
Brockovich,” as well as “The Limey,” “Out of Sight,” “Underneath,” and the 1993 film
“King of the Hill,” which marked their first collaboration.
In 2003, Jacobs made his directorial debut on “Criminal,” starring John C. Reilly,
Diego Luna and Maggie Gyllenhaal. He also produced and co-wrote the film, which
screened at the Venice, Deauville and London Film Festivals. Jacobs also directed the
horror thriller “Wind Chill,” starring Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes and Martin Donovan.
Jacobs started his career as a production assistant on John Sayles’ “Matewan.”
He subsequently served as Sayles’ second assistant director on “Eight Men Out” and
“City of Hope.” As an assistant director Jacobs has also worked with a number of other
noted directors on such projects as Roland Joffe’s “Goodbye Lover,” Richard Linklater’s
“The Newton Boys,” John Schlesinger’s “Eye for an Eye,” Hal Hartley’s “Amateur,”
Jodie Foster’s “Little Man Tate” and the Coen brothers’ “Miller’s Crossing.”
FREDERIC W. BROST (Executive Producer) began his association with Steven
Soderbergh in 1998 when he served as production manager on “Out of Sight.” He went
on to work with the director on the films “The Limey,” “Erin Brockovich,” “Traffic,”
“Ocean’s Eleven” and “Ocean’s Twelve,” the last of which he also co-produced. He
most recently served as an executive producer on Soderbergh’s “The Good German.”
A graduate of the DGA’s Assistant Director Trainee program, Brost worked as an
assistant director or production manager on numerous feature and television projects. He
has also collaborated with some of the industry’s most respected directors, including
Robert Altman, Arthur Hiller, George Stevens, Mark Rydell, Mike Nichols, Richard
Fleischer, Irvin Kershner and Daniel Petrie.
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Leaving physical production, Brost became Vice President and executive
production manager for Universal Pictures, overseeing all aspects of production on more
than 100 motion pictures. Among the films he supervised were John Waters’ “Cry
Baby,” Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” Phil Alden Robinson’s “Field of Dreams,”
Ron Howard’s “Parenthood,” Harold Becker’s “Sea of Love” and Paul Mazursky’s
“Moon Over Parador.”
In 1990, Brost returned to production, serving as line producer/production
manager on such films as “Gigli,” “Zeus & Roxanne,” “Getting Away with Murder,”
“Gordy,” “The Sandlot,” “Encino Man” and “Sweet Poison.”
BRUCE BERMAN (Executive Producer) is Chairman and CEO of Village
Roadshow Pictures. The company will co-produce 60 theatrical features in a joint
partnership with Warner Bros. through 2007, with all films distributed worldwide by
Warner Bros. Pictures and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
The initial slate of films produced under the pact included such hits as “Practical
Magic,” starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman; “Analyze This,” teaming Robert De
Niro and Billy Crystal; “The Matrix,” starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne;
“Three Kings,” starring George Clooney; “Space Cowboys,” directed by and starring
Clint Eastwood; and “Miss Congeniality,” starring Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt.
Under the Village Roadshow Pictures banner, Berman has subsequently executive
produced such wide-ranging successes as “Training Day,” for which Denzel Washington
won an Academy Award; “Ocean’s Eleven,” starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia
Roberts; its sequel “Ocean’s Twelve”; “Two Weeks’ Notice,” pairing Sandra Bullock and
Hugh Grant; “Mystic River,” starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins in Oscar-winning
performances; the second and third installments of “The Matrix” trilogy, “The Matrix
Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”; Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory,” starring Johnny Depp; the Oscar-winning animated comedy adventure “Happy
Feet”; and the romantic comedy “Music and Lyrics,” pairing Hugh Grant and Drew
Barrymore.
Village Roadshow’s upcoming projects include the comedy “License to Wed,”
starring Robin Williams, Mandy Moore and John Krasinski; the psychological thriller
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“The Brave One,” directed by Neil Jordan and starring Jodie Foster; the sci-fi action
thriller “I Am Legend,” starring Will Smith; and the comedy “Get Smart,” starring Steve
Carell.
Berman got his start in the motion picture business working with Jack Valenti at
the MPAA while attending Georgetown Law School in Washington, DC. After earning
his law degree, he landed a job at Casablanca Films in 1978. Moving to Universal, he
worked his way up to a production Vice President in 1982.
In 1984, Berman joined Warner Bros. as a production Vice President, and was
promoted to Senior Vice President of Production four years later. He was appointed
President of Theatrical Production in September 1989, and, in 1991, was named President
of Worldwide Theatrical Production, where he served through May 1996. Under his
aegis, Warner Bros. Pictures produced and distributed such films as “Presumed
Innocent,” “GoodFellas,” “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” the Oscar-winning Best
Picture “Driving Miss Daisy,” “Batman Forever,” “Under Siege,” “Malcolm X,” “The
Bodyguard,” “JFK,” “The Fugitive,” “Dave,” “Disclosure,” “The Pelican Brief,”
“Outbreak,” “The Client,” “A Time to Kill” and “Twister.”
In May of 1996, Berman started Plan B Entertainment, an independent motion
picture company at Warner Bros. Pictures. He was named Chairman and CEO of Village
Roadshow Pictures in February 1998.
PHILIP MESSINA (Production Designer) reunited with Steven Soderbergh on
“Ocean’s Thirteen,” which marked their ninth film collaboration. Messina has also been
the director’s production designer of choice on the films “The Good German,” “Ocean’s
Twelve,” “Eros,” “Solaris,” “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Traffic” and “Erin Brockovich.” They
began their association on Soderbergh’s “Out of Sight,” on which Messina served as the
art director.
Messina was also the production designer on Curtis Hanson’s acclaimed drama “8
Mile,” starring Eminem, and on Gregory Jacob’s directorial debut, “Criminal.”
Born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Messina graduated from Cornell
University with a degree in architecture. His initial foray into films was as a set designer
on “Mermaids,” “School Ties” and “HouseSitter,” which were all filmed in the Boston
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area. Relocating to Los Angeles, he went on to serve as the art director on such films as
“Hard Target,” “The Neon Bible,” “Reckless,” “The Associate,” “Trial & Error” and
“The Sixth Sense.” For television, Messina was the production designer on the series
“Freaks and Geeks.”
Messina is married to set decorator Kristen Toscano Messina, with whom he
frequently collaborates.
STEPHEN MIRRIONE (Editor) won an Academy Award for Best Editing for the
ensemble drama “Traffic,” which marked his first collaboration with Steven Soderbergh.
Mirrione also received award nominations from BAFTA and the American Cinema Editors
for his work on “Traffic.” He went on to team with Soderbergh as editor of “Ocean’s
Eleven” and “Ocean’s Twelve.”
More recently, Mirrione earned his second Academy Award nomination for
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Babel.” His work on “Babel” also brought him the Vulcain
Artist-Technician Grand Prize at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and an Eddie for Best
Edited Dramatic Feature from the American Cinema Editors. He had earlier edited
González Iñárritu’s critically acclaimed drama “21 Grams,” for which he gained another
Best Editing nomination from BAFTA.
Mirrione edited George Clooney’s directorial debut feature, “Confessions of a
Dangerous Mind,” and went on to edit Clooney’s acclaimed historical drama “Good Night,
and Good Luck.,” for which he garnered both Eddie and BAFTA Award nominations. His
other film editing credits include Gregory Jacobs’ “Criminal”; Jill Sprecher’s
“Clockwatchers” and “Thirteen Conversations About One Thing”; and Doug Liman’s
“Swingers” and “Go.”
Mirrione is currently editing “Leatherheads,” a romantic comedy set in the world of
1920s football, directed by George Clooney.
LOUISE FROGLEY (Costume Designer) most recently designed the costumes
for Steven Soderbergh’s “The Good German.” She had previously worked with
Soderbergh on “The Limey” and “Traffic,” earning a Costume Designers Guild Award
nomination for Excellence in Costume Design for a Contemporary Film for the latter.
Last year, Frogley was again honored by her peers with dual Costume Designers
Guild Award nominations. She received one for Excellence in Costume Design for a
Period Film for “Good Night, and Good Luck.,” directed by and starring George
Clooney, and another in the Contemporary Film category for her costume designs in
Stephen Gaghan’s “Syriana,” also starring Clooney.
She is currently collaborating with both Soderbergh and Clooney on two very
different upcoming films. She is designing the costumes for Clooney’s period romantic
comedy “Leatherheads,” and for Soderbergh’s biographical drama about Ernesto Che
Guevara, entitled “Guerilla.”
Frogley began her career in London and Paris as a costume designer/set decorator
for various commercial companies, including RSA—a group of young directors that
included brothers Ridley and Tony Scott and Hugh Hudson. Her first movie assignment
was as the assistant costume designer on Hudson’s Academy Award-winning drama
“Chariots of Fire.” Frogley has since designed costumes for more than 30 features,
including Neil Jordan’s “Mona Lisa”; Ron Shelton’s “Bull Durham”; “Executive
Decision”; “U.S. Marshals”; “Spy Game” and “Man on Fire” for director Tony Scott; and
Francis Lawrence’s “Constantine.”
DAVID HOLMES (Composer) counts “Ocean’s Thirteen” as his fourth film
project with Steven Soderbergh. He first collaborated with the director as the composer on
the hit romantic comedy/drama “Out of Sight.” Holmes has since composed the scores for
both “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Ocean’s Twelve.”
Prior to becoming a film composer, Holmes worked on television soundtracks. His
music caught the ear of filmmaker Marc Evans, who invited him to score the feature
“Resurrection Man,” loosely based on a particularly dark period in Belfast’s history.
Holmes’ subsequent motion picture credits include “Buffalo Soldiers,” for which he was
nominated for a British Independent Film Award; Michael Winterbottom’s “Code 46,”
starring Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton; Bronwen Hughes’ “Stander”; and the
independent drama “The War Within.”
Holmes is currently working on his latest solo CD. Selections of his music will also
be heard in the new Michael Winterbottom film “A Mighty Heart.”
Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Holmes began his music career as a DJ in a
Belfast club at the age of 15. His first U.K album, “This Film’s Crap Let’s Slash the
Seats,” received critical acclaim. His American album debut, “Let’s Get Killed,” landed in
the Top 20 on the College Music Journal (CMJ) and placed number one on CMJ’s
DJ/Electronic charts. Holmes’ third album, “Bow Down to the Exit Sign,” was developed
alongside a feature film script entitled “Living Room,” a unique integration of music,
image and story.
Holmes’ eclectic approach has lent itself to a string of other projects, including his
own “Essential Mix” album for London Records, in addition to work as a producer for
Primal Scream, John Spencer Blues Explosion and Martina Topley Bird. Recently, Holmes
partnered with Steve Hilton to form The Free Association. The band released their first
album, “David Holmes Presents The Free Association,” in 2006.
WARNER BROS. PICTURES Presents
In Association with VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES
A JERRY WEINTRAUB/SECTION EIGHT Production
CAST
(In Order of Appearance)
Rusty Ryan ............................................................................................BRAD PITT
Danny Ocean.........................................................................GEORGE CLOONEY
Linus Caldwell/Lenny Pepperidge ................................................... MATT DAMON
Dr. Stan...................................................................................MICHAEL MANTELL
Reuben Tishkoff ..........................................................................ELLIOTT GOULD
Reuben’s Butler .......................................................................................RAY XIFO
Willy Bank.............................................................................................AL PACINO
Bank’s Junior Executive ..................................................ADAM LAZARRE-WHITE
Livingston Dell ............................................................................. EDDIE JEMISON
Basher Tarr/Fender Roads............................................................ DON CHEADLE
Yen/Mr. Weng....................................................................................SHAOBO QIN
Virgil Malloy ................................................................................CASEY AFFLECK
Turk Malloy ....................................................................................... SCOTT CAAN
Frank Catton......................................................................................BERNIE MAC
Saul Bloom/Kensington Chubb........................................................ CARL REINER
Roman Nagel.................................................................................. EDDIE IZZARD
Florist.............................................................................................MAGGIE ROWE
Abigail Sponder ..............................................................................ELLEN BARKIN
Fired Waitress....................................................................................... KRIS KANE
Chamber Maid ...................................................................SOLEDAD ST. HILAIRE
Debbie ....................................................................................OLGA SOSNOVSKA
Denny Shields........................................................................JERRY WEINTRAUB
Nestor...............................................................................................LUIS CHAVEZ
Shuffle Royale VP ........................................................................IVAR BROGGER
Polygrapher ................................................................................ALEX PROCOPIO
Eugene ................................................................................... ARMEN WEITZMAN
Roulette Scam Artist................................................................STEVEN LAMBERT
‘Nuff Said Expo Girl ................................................................NOUREEN DeWULF
Neil (The Pit Boss).........................................................................DON McMANUS
Greco Montgomery.........................................................................JULIAN SANDS
Bellman...........................................................................................JON WELLNER
The V.U.P. .................................................................................... DAVID PAYMER
Hotel Staff.......................................................................... MESAN RICHARDSON
Maître D’............................................................................................ADRIAN NEIL
François Toulour....................................................................... VINCENT CASSEL
Terry Benedict .................................................................................ANDY GARCIA
Agent Caldwell................................................................................ BOB EINSTEIN
Randall....................................................................................MICHAEL MIRANDA
Herself .......................................................................................OPRAH WINFREY
Guard (Ortega) .........................................................................ANGEL OQUENDO
Himself..........................................................................................BERNIE YUMAN
Fireworks Guy.................................................................................. WAYNE PÉRÉ
Fender Roads’ Manager....................................................................JOE CHREST
Agent Caldwell’s “Deputies” ................................. TIM CONLON, MOIRA SQUIER
Mr. Weng’s Assistant.............................................................................STEVE HAI
Singing Referee.............................................................................MICHI YAMATO
Himself...........................................................................BAYANBAT DAVAADALAI
Himself........................................................................ BYAMBAJAV ULAMBAYAR
Sumo Referee ....................................................................................REN URANO
Himself.......................................................................................... MUSASHIMARU
Himself....................................................................................................AKEBONO
Nestor’s Brother................................................................................LUIS CHAVEZ
Blackjack Pit Boss ................................................................... MICHAEL HARNEY
Security Supervisor ..................................................................... JAMES DuMONT
Slot Machine Pit Boss........................................... ROBERT DOUGLAS PURCELL
Cartwheel Girls ............................................... ASHLEE VINGLE, ANDREA TIEDE
The Real Fender Roads .......................................................... AUSTIN PRIESTER
Bank’s Secretary .............................................................MARGARET TRAVOLTA
Slot Machine Winner ........................................................JACQUIE BARNBROOK
Roulette Dealer...........................................................................TOMMY HINKLEY
Security Technicians ............................................... MATT DUGGAN, ADAM KAIZ
KASEY MAHAFFY, NICK PUGA, PAULL WALIA
Himself..............................................................................MICHAEL S. MELDMAN
Bruiser ................................................................................SCOTT L. SCHWARTZ
Floor Manager .......................................................................JORGE LUIS ABREU
Benedict’s Secretary..............................................................DIANA DONALDSON
Ticket Agent.................................................................................... SHAE WILSON
Stunt Coordinator .....................................................................JOHN ROBOTHAM
FILMMAKERS
Directed by...................................................................... STEVEN SODERBERGH
Written by..................................................BRIAN KOPPELMAN & DAVID LEVIEN
Produced by...........................................................................JERRY WEINTRAUB
Based upon characters created by......................GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON
& JACK GOLDEN RUSSELL
Executive Producers........................................................................ SUSAN EKINS
GREGORY JACOBS
FREDERIC W. BROST
and BRUCE BERMAN
Director of Photography............................................................PETER ANDREWS
Production Design by ..................................................................PHILIP MESSINA
Edited by...................................................................STEPHEN MIRRIONE A.C.E.
Music by........................................................................................ DAVID HOLMES
Costume Design by..................................................................LOUISE FROGLEY
Casting by..............................................................................DEBRA ZANE C.S.A.
Unit Production Manager....................................................FREDERIC W. BROST
First Assistant Director ...........................................................GREGORY JACOBS
Second Assistant Director ............................................. BASTI VAN DER WOUDE
Associate Producer/Production Supervisor...............................ROBIN LE CHANU
Supervising Art Director.............................................................DOUG MEERDINK
Art Director.................................................................................... TONY FANNING
Set Decorator........................................KRISTEN TOSCANO MESSINA, S.D.S.A.
Camera Operator/Steadicam Operator ........................DUANE “DC” MANWILLER
A Camera First Assistant.......................................................... STEVEN MEIZLER
A Camera Second Assistant.............................................................TOM JORDAN
Production Sound Mixer .................................................. PAUL LEDFORD, C.A.S.
Boom Operator ......................................................................... RANDY JOHNSON
Production Accountant .................................................................... MARK MAYER
Script Supervisor ...........................................................................ANNIE WELLES
Assistant Art Directors........CURT BEECH, WILLIAM HUNTER, ERIC SUNDAHL
Lead Set Designers ...................................... C. SCOTT BAKER, LUIS G. HOYOS
Set Designers ............................................ARIC CHENG, TODD CHERNIAWSKY
SCOTT HERBERTSON, AL HOBBS
DAWN BROWN MANSER, RON MENDELL
MAYA SHIMOGUCHI, ROBERT WOODRUFF
Illustrators ......................... JOANNA BUSH, JAMES CLYNE, DARREN GILFORD
Property Master..........................................................................ROBIN L. MILLER
Assistant Property Masters.......................................... D. JAMES STUBBLEFIELD
TOMMY ALTOBELLO, MAUREEN McGUIRE
Graphic Designers......................................DAVID E. SCOTT, KAREN TENEYCK
Art Department Assistants........ GENELLE CICCARELLI, ANDREW DAVID HALL
TARA SHACKELFORD, SETH WILDER
Leadman......................................................................................SCOTT BOBBITT
Buyers............................................. HELEN KOZORA-TELL, KATHLEEN ROSEN
Set Dressers..........................................DAMON ALLISON, RICHARD ANDRADE
WYLIE YOUNG GRIFFIN, LARRY HANEY
GREG M. LYNCH, ERIC RAMIREZ
ROBERT SICA, RONALD SICA, ANDREW SMITH
BRETT SMITH, NICOLE ZAKS
On-Set Dressers.............................JOHN H. MAXWELL, MERDYCE McCLARAN
B Camera First Assistant................................................................ JAMES APTED
B Camera Second Assistant.......................................................WILL DEARBORN
Camera Film Loader...................................................................... PAUL TOOMEY
Video Assistant Engineer ................................................................... DAVID KATZ
Second Video Assist Operator ................................................SCOTT R. CRABBE
Computer Playback ................................................ RICHARD ALLEN WHITFIELD
Utility Sound......................................................................................... ROSS LEVY
Chief Lighting Technician ............................................................ JIM PLANNETTE
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician ............................................. RUSSELL AYER
Dimmer Board Operator .................................................................... JOHN CRIMS
Lighting Technicians.......................MICHELLE Le DOUX SUTOR, DAVID LUJAN
ERIC SAGOT, IAN STRANG
Rigging Gaffer................................................................ R. MICHAEL De CHELLIS
Rigging Best Boy .............................................................. RAYMOND GONZALES
Rigging Electricians ......................................... JOSEPH AYER, LESTER BOYKIN
DOUGLAS BYERS, EARL R. CANTRELL
BOBBY De CHELLIS, ERNIE COX
GEORGE FUNDORA, MATT HAWKINS
BRIAN R. LUKAS, ANDY NELSON
WALTER NICHOLS, RAMAN RAO
LYLE P. ROBBINS, DENNIS SHELTON
STEVEN STRONG, DEVIK WIENER
Key Grip..............................................................................................AL LaVERDE
Best Boy Grip.................................................................................... DANA BAKER
Dolly Grips ........................................ PAUL THRELKELD, RYAN VonLOSSBERG
Company Grips.....................................BOB ARREDONDO, WAYNE L. DUNCAN
JONATHAN LEARY, JASON TALBERT
Key Rigging Grip ...............................................................................KENT BAKER
Best Boy Rigging Grip..........................................................STEVEN FROHARDT
Second 2nd Assistant Director.................................................JODY SPILKOMAN
Additional 2nd Assistant Director ..............................MATTHEW W. HEFFERNAN
Set Production Assistants.............. DANIELLE BRYCE, SAMUEL R. GOLDBERG
JAKE GROSS, GAVIN KLEINTOP
WILL MELDMAN, WILL SANDOVAL
MICHAEL SERRANO, CODY WILLIAMS
SYDNEY YUMAN, TERRENCE B. ZINN
DGA Trainee.........................................................................MATTHEW JANSSEN
First Assistant Editor...................................................................... KEITH SAUTER
Assistant Editors...................MATT ABSHER, DAVID KIRCHNER, JADE WELSH
Special Effects Coordinator.......................................................KEVIN HANNIGAN
Special Effects Foreman ...................................................... WERNER HAHNLEIN
Special Effects Designer ......................................................BRUCE DONNELLAN
Special Effects Technicians.................................STEVE AUSTIN, RON EPSTEIN
BLAIR FOORD, RONALD GOLDSTEIN
JASON “FB” HANSEN, JOE W. KLEIN
MATTHEW J. McDONNELL, MICHAEL D. ROUNDY
KEN TARALLO, MARIO VANILLO, PAUL VIGIL
Special Effects Office Assistant...........................................MANUELA HAHNLEIN
Costume Supervisor ....................................................................... LYNDA FOOTE
Key Costumer..........................................................................RICHARD SCHOEN
Set Costumers......................ANNIE MILLER, BOB MOORE, JASON M. MOORE
Costumers ................................. GARET REILLY BATCHELOR, SHANDRA BERI
TOM CUMMINS, ANN FOLEY
JO KISSACK FOLSOM, BETSY GLICK
MARY ETTA LANG, JORGE J. GONZALEZ
DENNIS McCARTHY, AMANDA W. McLAUGHLIN
NINA PADOVANO, DAVID PERRONE
SENNA SHANTI, EMMA TRENCHARD
Costumer for Mr. Damon............................................................BARNABY SMITH
Staff Assistants.......................................................LEIGH BELL, RASI DELGADO
Make-Up Department Head........................................................... JULIE HEWETT
Key Make-Up Artists..................MICHELLE VITTONE-McNEIL, FIONAGH CUSH
Make-Up for Ms. Barkin...........................................................ROBIN FREDRIKSZ
Make-Up for Mr. Mac...............................................................VONDA K. MORRIS
Make-Up for Mr. Pitt ...................................................................... JEAN A. BLACK
Make-Up Artists ............................... JULIE KRISTY, HAYLEY CECILE, ZOE HAY
DONNA-LOU HENDERSON, MELANIE HUGHES-WEAVER
WILL HUFF, JOHN MALDONADO, KELLEY MITCHELL
JOJO M. PROUD, MARSHA SHEARRILL
Hair Department Head..............................................................WALDO SANCHEZ
Key Hairstylists ...................................FRIDA S. ARADÓTTIR, RITA BELLISSIMO
LAUREL E. KELLY, ARTURO ROJAS
Additional Key Hair Stylist .......................................................... CAMMY LANGER
Hairstylist for Ms. Barkin............................................................LONA MARIA VIGI
Hairstylist for Mr. Damon............................................................. KAY GEORGIOU
Hairstylist for Mr. Mac.............................................................TERESSIA CARTER
Location Managers..........................................KEN LAVET, QUENTIN HALLIDAY
Assistant Location Managers ......................................................GUY MORRISON
CHRISTIAN KRIEGER, ANNA RIZK
Location Assistant Manager - Las Vegas..................................... EDDIE FICKETT
First Assistant Accountant.....................................................THEODORE DAVILA
Payroll Accountants.................................JOANIE SELDEN, CANDICE LeCLAIRE
Second Assistant Accountants................................ANNA BELARO-RODRIGUEZ
SKYLAR SCHMIDT, ANTHEA STRANGIS
Production Coordinator.......................................................................KATE KELLY
Assistant Production Coordinator...........................................MICHAEL LaCORTE
Travel Coordinator........................................................................STACY PARKER
Production Secretary............................................................STACY A. SOLOMON
Production Office Assistants........................................................ JOSH CARLOCK
DYLAN HAGGERTY, T.J. JACKSON
KATHERINE KOUSAKIS, JOSHUA STUART
Casting Associate.......................................................................TANNIS VALLELY
Casting Assistant.......................................................MELISSA KOSTENBAUDER
Extras Casting .......................................................................................RICH KING
Publicist .................................................................................. SPOOKY STEVENS
Still Photographer ...........................................................MELINDA SUE GORDON
Executive Assistant to Mr. Weintraub............................... KIMBERLY PINKSTAFF
Assistants to Mr. Weintraub........................JOSHUA SOSTRIN, CHRIS WEAVER
Assistant to Mr. Weintraub .......................................................JANE WEINTRAUB
Assistant to Mr. Soderbergh............................................... MONICA De ARMOND
Assistant to Ms. Ekins ................................................................... BETSY DENNIS
Assistant to Mr. Jacobs .............................................. MARIE-HÉLÈNE RIVERAIN
Assistant to Ms. Barkin..........................................................MICHELLE NICKLAS
Assistant to Mr. Cassel..........................................................JAMES NICHOLSON
Assistants to Mr. Cheadle............................JASON SUGARS, LINDA FRIEDMAN
Assistant to Mr. Clooney....................................................... ANGEL McCONNELL
Assistant to Mr. Damon..................................................................COLIN O’HARA
Assistant to Mr. Garcia .................................................................. KATHY FISHER
Executive Assistant to Mr. Pacino...............................................MICHAEL QUINN
Assistant & Security to Mr. Pacino ....................................................... LOU CRISA
Assistant to Mr. Pitt.............................................................................NAZIA KHAN
Assistant to Mr. Reiner ..................................................................... BESS SCHER
Interpreter/Translator.............................................................................STEVE HAI
Sumo Consultant ................................................................. ANDREW F. FREUND
Consultant to Ms. Barkin .............................................................. L’WREN SCOTT
Consultants........................................................... RICKY JAY, MICHAEL WEBER
Cast Security Provided by .................................................................. S.I.S.S. LTD.
Construction Coordinator.............................................................. CHRIS SNYDER
General Foreman .................................................................WILLIAM W. GIDEON
Paint Supervisor..........................................................................HANK GIARDINA
Location Foreman...................................................................GERARD FORREST
Construction Foreman/Purchaser ................................................... JOHN MOORE
Propmaker Foreman/Toolman..................................................JAMES PANIAGUA
Mill Foreman......................................................................DENNIS RICHARDSON
Supervising Labor Foremen ..................... SCOTT LODWIG, RICHARD SARABIA
Plaster Supervisor.....................................................................DAVID HOWLAND
Supervising Head Model Maker ............................................ MICHAEL CARROLL
Supervising Sculptor......................................................................GENE COOPER
Supervising Welding Foreman .............................................................BUD KUCIA
Welding Foremen .......................... JOHN B. BULLARD, MARIANO FERNANDEZ
CHET GARLOW, JOSHUA KING
KRIS NAGLE, GREGORY D. SMITH
Propmakers/Stage Foremen ........................GARRY T. BAILEY, PHIL COFFMAN
RYAN HANDT, MARK LOPEZ
GREGORY LYNCH, JR., JOHN MAZZOLA
JIM MEYER, DALE SNYDER
JAMES L. STEPHENSON, EIRIK STOUT
ANDY WEDEMEYER, CURTIS YACKEL
Paint Foreman .......................................................................................NEIL RUST
Stand-By Painter ...................................................................CHRIS ZIMMERMAN
Plaster Foremen........................BRIAN GILBERT, RALPH LANE, ERIC NELSON
Greens Supervisor.................................................................... RANDY MARTENS
Transportation Coordinator..........................................................SHANE GREEDY
Transportation Captain..............................................................JON CARPENTER
Transportation Captain - Las Vegas.................................... JAMES S. JIMERSON
Drivers ................... RICH BENNETTI, PAT CARMAN, DOREEN L. CARPENTER
DANNY COUGHLIN, JOHN O. FALVEY, BERNARD GLAVIN
DAVE GLAVIN, DIANE GLAVIN, LEON L. GLAVIN
CHRIS GORDEN, BILLY GRACE, STEVE LEWIS
BIL McLAREN, XAVIER MENDOZA, TONY MERCIER
KEN MERRITT, TOM NEAL, JEFFREY NUTT
CHARLES RAMIREZ, HANS RAMM, CHANCE ROBERTSON
ERNEST L. SANDERS JR., SARAH LYNN SCHMITT
LaREE SGRIGNOLI, LONNIE SILVA, MICHAEL A. SWANN
PAUL E. TUMBER, GORDON R. WINKLE
Set Medic.................................................................................. KERI LITTLEDEER
Construction Medic............................................................................RUBEN RICO
Catering ........................................................................... FOR STARS CATERING
Chef ............................................................................................. LLOYD THOMAS
Craft Service.........................................................................................JEFF WINN
Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer...............................LARRY BLAKE
Dialogue Editor ................................................................................... MATT COBY
Additional Dialogue Editing...................................................... VANESSA LAPATO
Sound Effects Editors ............................... AARON GLASCOCK, JOHN POSPISIL
Assistant Sound Editor..................................................................BILLY THERIOT
Sound Effects Recording.................................................................ERIC POTTER
Post-Production Supervisor................................................ MONICA De ARMOND
Post-Production Coordinator ........................................... RYAN PIERS WILLIAMS
Post-Production Assistants.................................... CORBIN MEHL, HOLLY KANG
Foley by ..................................................... ALICIA STEVENSON, DAWN FINTOR
Foley Mixer ..........................................................................DAVID BETANCOURT
Post-Production Sound Services................. SWELLTONE LABS/NEW ORLEANS
Titles by .......................................................................................... PACIFIC TITLE
Cutting Continuity ........................................................................MASTERWORDS
Dailies Telecine .......................................TECHNICOLOR CREATIVE SERVICES
Dailies Colorist...................................................................................ED TWIFORD
Digital Intermediate by................WARNER BROS. MOTION PICTURE IMAGING
Digital Intermediate Colorist ..................................................... JAN YARBROUGH
Digital Intermediate Producer.............................................CHRISTINE VASQUEZ
Conform.................................................................................KATHLEEN LARGAY
Visual Effects Supervisor..........................................................THOMAS J. SMITH
Visual Effects by..................................................................C.I.S. – HOLLYWOOD
Visual Effects Producer......................................................MELISSA BROCKMAN
Digital Effects Supervisor .............................................................. DAN KAUFMAN
Compositing Supervisor ....................................................................... DAVID REY
Visual Effects Coordinator.........................................................JULIA GAUDETTE
Matte/Texture Artist Supervisor..........................................................DIANA MIAO
Lead Development Artist.................................................................JOHN HEWITT
CG Lighting Artists...............................................CHRIS RYAN, JASON WARDLE
CG Artists ........................................................ JOHN CASSELLA, ERIC PENDER
Matte Painter ................................................................................ MARC SAMSON
Texture Artist ........................................................................... DOTTIE STARLING
Compositors..................................RANDY BROWN, TOM DAWS, CHRIS LANCE
KAMA MOIHA, GREG OEHLER
Roto/Paint Artists.........KRISTINE LANKENAU, HEATHER RYAN, GREG SHIMP
MUSIC
Music Supervisor .......................................................................... DAVID HOLMES
Music Consultant ............................................................................ FRANKIE PINE
Programming and Keyboards by..............................................STEPHEN HILTON
Recorded & Mixed by................................................................HUGO NICOLSON
Guitar/Bass 6........................................................................... WOODY JACKSON
Electric Bass/Guitar....................................................................JASON FALKNER
Guitarete......................................................................................LEO ABRAHAMS
Soundmaker, Organs, Marxophone .........................................................ZAC RAE
Fender Rhodes..............................................................................SCOTT KINSEY
Acoustic Bass .............................................................................. ROBERT HURST
Harmonica .................................................................................TOMMY MORGAN
Horns........................BRUCE FOWLER, WALT FOWLER, STEVE TAVAGLIONE
Dulcimer..................................................................................GEORGE DOERING
Drums.........................................................................................ZACH DANZIGER
Percussion.................DAVEY CHEGWIDDEN, LUIS CONTE, HUGO NICOLSON
Recorded and Mixed at .............................................. OCEAN WAY RECORDING
Music Editor.............................................................................VALENTE TORREZ
Second Engineer.....................................................................WESLEY SEIDMAN
Soundtrack Album on Warner Sunset Records/Warner Bros. Records Inc.
“Don’t You Want Me”
Written by John Callis, Philip Oakey and Adrian Wright
Performed by Martin Blasick
“Caravan”
Written by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol
Performed by Puccio Roelens
Licensed Courtesy of Right Tempo SNC
“Hansel and Pretzel”
Written by Henri René
Performed by Henri René and His Orchestra
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
“Suite Bergamasque, Clair de Lune, No. 3”
Written by Claude Debussy and Isao Tomita
Performed by Isao Tomita
Courtesy of Sony BMG Masterworks
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
“Lara’s Theme”
Written by Maurice Jarre
Performed by James Last Band
Courtesy of Universal Music GmbH under license from
Universal Music Enterprises
“A Man and a Woman”
Written by Pierre Barouh and Francis Lai
Performed by James Last Band
Courtesy of Universal Music GmbH under license from
Universal Music Enterprises
“This Town”
Written by Lee Hazelwood
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. & Reprise Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
“Soul Town”
Written by Klaus Doldinger
Performed by The Motherhood
The Producers Wish To Thank
Armani
Anheuser-Busch Entertainment Marketing
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
Arriva Card, Inc.
Bellagio
Clark County Department of Business Licenses
Giesecke & Devrient America, Inc.
Global Cash Access, Inc.
Gulfstream
J.T. Kalmar GmbH Custom Lighting & Services
Maserati
The Palazzo Hotel Resort Casino
Ritmo Mundo Timepieces
Samsung
Showrig
Swarovski
Sun Microsystems
THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
Tiffany & Co.
The filmmakers would like to thank
The Louisiana Governor’s Office of Film and Television Development
CORBIS
Footage licensed by WWOR News, WWOR-TV, Inc.
“The Oprah Winfrey Show” courtesy of Harpo Productions, Inc.
Camera & Lenses by PANAVISION
®
Camera Cranes & Dollies by CHAPMAN/LEONARD STUDIO EQUIPMENT, INC.
Color and Prints by TECHNICOLOR
®
KODAK Motion Picture Products
DOLBY Digital SDDS DTS Digital
Approved #43446
Motion Picture Association of America
IATSE
This motion picture
© 2007 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. - - U.S., Canada, Bahamas & Bermuda
© 2007 Village Roadshow Films (BVI) Limited - - All Other Territories
Story and Screenplay
© 2007 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. - - U.S., Canada, Bahamas & Bermuda
© 2007 Village Roadshow Films (BVI) Limited - - All Other Territories
Original Score
© 2007 Warner-Barham Music, LLC
Jerry Weintraub (logo)
Warner Bros. Distribution
