MBN: The Monte Bubbles Network: Rise of The Silver Surfer

June 14

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Presents Canadian Casting by.......................................

In Association with CONSTANTIN FILM ........................... COREEN MAYRS, CSA and

and MARVEL STUDIOS .......................HEIKE BRANDSTATTER, CSA

A 1492 PICTURES / BERND EICHINGER

Production

IOAN GRUFFUDD

JESSICA ALBA

CHRIS EVANS

MICHAEL CHIKLIS

JULIAN McMAHON

KERRY WASHINGTON

ANDRE BRAUGHER

With LAURENCE FISHBURNE

as the voice of the Silver Surfer

DOUG JONES

BEAU GARRETT

BRIAN POSEHN

ZACH GRENIER

KENNETH WELSH

Directed by .................................. TIM STORY

Story by: JOHN TURMAN and MARK FROST

Screenplay by..................................................

....................DON PAYNE and MARK FROST

Produced by ...................BERND EICHINGER

....................................................... AVI ARAD

.............................................RALPH WINTER

Based on the Marvel Comic Book by ...............

..........................STAN LEE and JACK KIRBY

Executive Producers....... CHRIS COLUMBUS

.........................................MARK RADCLIFFE

................................. MICHAEL BARNATHAN

Executive Producers...................... STAN LEE

................................................. KEVIN FEIGE

Director of Photography...LARRY BLANFORD

Production Designer . KIRK M. PETRUCCELLI

Edited by...................... WILLIAM HOY, A.C.E.

.......................................... PETER S. ELLIOT

Co-Producers ........................ROSS FANGER

..................................................LEE CLEARY

Music by ................................JOHN OTTMAN

Special Make-up Effects by .. MIKE ELIZALDE

Costume Designer ..................... MARY VOGT

U.S. Casting by.... CHRISTIAN KAPLAN, CSA

Unit Production Manager....... ROSS FANGER

Unit Production Manager.................................

.....................................STEWART BETHUNE

First Assistant Director .............. LEE CLEARY

Second Assistant Director ...............................

......................................... DAVID K. ARNOLD

Associate Producers ........ ALLISON CALLERI

.....................................STEWART BETHUNE

Produced in Association with

INGENIOUS FILM PARTNERS

and

Made in Association with

DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LLC

CAST

Reed Richards ...................IOAN GRUFFUDD

Sue Storm ............................. JESSICA ALBA

Johnny Storm..........................CHRIS EVANS

Ben Grimm........................MICHAEL CHIKLIS

Victor Von Doom............. JULIAN MCMAHON

Alicia Masters.............KERRY WASHINGTON

General Hager................ANDRE BRAUGHER

Voice of the Silver Surfer.................................

............................... LAURENCE FISHBURNE

Silver Surfer .............................DOUG JONES

Captain Raye ......................BEAU GARRETT

Wedding Minister ................. BRIAN POSEHN

Mr. Sherman/Rafke .............. ZACH GRENIER

Anchorwoman........................DAWN CHUBAI

Anchorman............................. CHRIS GAILUS

Baxter Building Doorman ... KEVIN MCNULTY

Tailor.........................................ANDY STAHL

Hot Party Girl #1...................DEBBIE TIMUSS

Hot Party Girl #2.................MONECA DELAIN

Hot Party Girl #3.................. CRYSTAL LOWE

Club DJ ................................ CHRIS CALLERI

Dr. Jeff Wagner.................KENNETH WELSH

Guard #1.....................................BEN AYERS

Johnny’s Wedding Date VANESSA MINNILLO

New York Pedestrian ......................................

...............................ALICIA THORGRIMSSON

New York Teen Girl #1............VALERIE TIAN

New York Teen Girl #2.....JEANNA HADDOW

New York Teen Girl #3........... ALI COSTIGAN

Fan Four Receptionist.....PATRICIA HARRAS

Lieutenant ................. GONZALO MENENDEZ

Airline Woman....................SUZANNE RISTIC

Entertainment Reporter.GIULIANA DEPANDI

Pub Owner ............MALCOLM BODDINGTON

Gift Shop Kid........................ COLE LANDELS

Flower Girl......................CAMERON CLEARY

Rejected Wedding Guest ...............STAN LEE

Wedding Planner..................SILVER BUTLER

Wedding Security..MICHASHA ARMSTRONG

Japanese Fishermen .........HITOSHI IKEZAKI

........................................ PETER KAWASAKI

Egyptian Tour Guide..... FAREED ABDELHAK

Stunt Coordinators............ GLENN BOSWELL

..................................... MICHAEL MITCHELL

Movement Coach.................TERRY NOTARY

Stunt Riggers...............CLAUDE BOUCHARD

..........................DAVE LANE, ANDRE JETTE

..... CHRIS ATKINSON, MONTE THOMPSON

...................... CORBIN FOX, ALISTAIR KING

STUNTS BY: ..................MARSHALL VIRTUE

............ JUSTIN SAIN, BRETT ARMSTRONG

.................... MARK BOIKO, BYRON BRISCO

.................... GAVIN BUHR, JASON CALDER

............ NESTA CHAPMAN, JOE DO SERRO

..........................MIKE DOPUD, RYAN ENNIS

............................... MONIQUE GANDERTON

...........................JASE-ANTHONY GRIFFITH

.......... DAVID HOOPER, ERNEST JACKSON

................... KEN KIRZINGER, BRAD LOREE

.......JOHN MACDONALD, TAVISH MINIELLY

........... PHILLIP MITCHELL, GERALD PAETZ

...................... DAN REDFORD, JEFF SANCA

....DARRYL SCHEELAR, SHAWN STEWART

.........................JULIA TAFFE, DEAN BAILEY

............................ MARNY ENG, DAVID SOO

.................... TARYN DAHKA, DORIAN KINGI

............................... CAROLYNE ANDERSON

..........JAMES BAMFORD, SIMON BURNETT

..........NICKOLAS BARICk, YVES CAMERON

........................BRETT CHAN, MIKE DOBBIN

..........CRYSTAL DALMAN, JIM FINKBEINER

................... CORRY GLASS, LEIF HAVDALE

................................BRIAN HO, RON JAMES

........................JON KRALT, BRIAN LYDIATT

................KIT MALLET, BRADLEY MINIELLY

.............JENNIFER MYLREA, RICK PEARCE

..................... RON ROBINSON, CHAD SAYN

..............MELISSA STUBBS, BILL STEWART

...............RORELEE TIO, BRENT WOOLSEY

........................... MIKA TRAN, LANI GELERA

...... MITCHELL A. LEE YUEN, ADRIAN HEIN

.. DAVE ALEXANDER, LEANNE BUCHANAM

..... DUSTIN BROOKES, KIMBERLY CHIANG

....... DAVE CAMPBELL, DUANE DICKINSON

............MIKE DESABRAIS, CAROLYN FIELD

.................... JASON GLASS, DAVE HESPES

.........................KIM HOWEY, DAVID JOCOX

......................BRAD KELLY, CODY LAUDON

.................................... GASTON MORRISON

............................JAMES MICHALOPOULOS

........STEVEN MCMICHAEL, DARRYL QUAN

.......PAUL RUTTEDGE, SYLVESTA STUART

...................................... GREG SCHLOSSER

.................................LARISSA STADNICHUK

.............ANGELA UYEDA, JOHN WARDLOW

................................AARON AU, LARRY LAM

.............. DAVID FORMAN, SHAWN BEATON

.................. TREVOR ADDIE, LLOYD ADAMS

.......................... GUY BEWS, BECKY BATES

..............GARVIN CROSS, MIKE CRESTESO

................... RAYMOND CHAN, DIANE DUTR

...................GLENN ENNIS, VICTOR FAVRIN

...................MIKE GODENIER, ROB HAYTER

.........................................YVETTE JACKSON

..........................CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON

................MICHAEL LANGLOIS, RANDY LEE

................. TONY MORELLI, PATRICK MARK

......JOVAN NENADIC, JEFFERY ROBINSON

.........MIKE ROSELLI, JOHN STONEHAM JR.

....... TODD SCOTT, KYMBERLY SHEPPARD

................. CLAY VIRTUE, LUKE WAIDMANN

.................ALEX CHIANG, ROBERT HAYLEY

................. MARK AISBELT, CHAD BELLAMY

...............LOYD BATEMAN, ROBERT BOYLE

.............................DEAN CHOE, PETER COX

.................. COLBY CHARTRAND, JIM DUNN

............................ASHLEY EARL, DENA FOX

.................LANCE GIBSON, KATHY HUBBLE

.............TREVOR JONES, CAROL JACKSON

...........BILL LAWRENCE, TERRANCE LEIGN

.............COTTON MATHER, DAVID MYLREA

............EFOSA OTWAMAGF, JAMES RALPH

. RAYMOND SAMMEL, HEATH STEVENSON

..............DAN SEA, IAN BRUCE THOMPSON

..............OWEN WALSTROM, KIM WIENSER

.................. AUA CHON, GIORGIO MIYAHILA

Helicopter Pilots ....................CLIFF FLEMING

............................ CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON

.......................STEVE FLYNN, FRED NORTH

...........................................AL CERULLO, JR.

Second Unit Director............E.J. FOERSTER

Supervising Art Director ..................................

..................................DANIEL T. DORRANCE

Art Director........................ SANDRA TANAKA

Assistant Art Directors.....................................

.............................. GRANT VAN DER SLAGT

......................................... DAN HERMANSEN

..........BARBARA WILSON, PAOLO VENTURI

Set Decorator..................................................

...................... ELIZABETH WILCOX, S.D.S.A.

Set Designers ..................... BRYAN SUTTON

... PETER BODNARUS, RODRIGO SEGOVIA

............................................... JAY MITCHELL

Assistant Set Decorator.................................. I

.....................................GNACIO MCBURNEY

Set Decoration Coordinator.........URA JONES

Lead Dressers.......................... MATT REDDY

......................................GORDON BRUNNER

On-Set Dresser ................ PATRICK KEARNS

Dressers.................................J.P. BAGSHAW

......................JAMES REDDY, GUY ROLAND

.......................................... LEOR FROELICH,

..... PETER HINTON, E. MICHAEL BETHUNE

...... MECCA THORNHILL, BRENT BENNETT

...................ANN ROWLEY, STEVE LAMARE

Set Decoration Buyers........ JANET E. CLARK

........................................... SANDY WALKER

Set Dec P.A..................VICTORIA SPENCER

Illustrators....................WARREN FLANAGAN

.........RON TURNER, MILENA ZDRAVKOVIC

Storyboard Artist.................DEAN SHERRIFF

Graphic Artists...................................RAY LAI

............................. PATRICK ZAHORODNIUK

Model Makers ................GEORGES H. KAMM

........................................ CRICKET J. PRICE

Art Department & Clearances

Coordinator...................FRANZISKA KELLER

Art Department Assistants ...............................

...........JAYDENE MARYK, JACLYN KENNEY

Art Department PA..................... RAE PAZIUK

Art Dept. Los Angeles................LA Illustrators

............. TIM FLATTERY, WIL MADOC REES

............................................... JAMES CLYNE

Storyboard Artists ........ DARRIN DENLINGER

.................................................. RAY HARVIE

Digital Set Designer .........................................

...............................J. ANDRÉ CHAINTREUIL

Set Designer....................ANDREW REEDER

Second Second Assistant Director...................

............................................ SILVER BUTLER

Third Assistant Directors..........GARY HAWES

...............ASHLEY BELL, MEGAN M. SHANK

............................AD PA, ROBERT ROGERS

Camera Operator................ JOHN CLOTHIER

First Assistant Camera .......STEPHEN MAIER

Second Assistant Camera JUSTIN BERGLER

Loader ...........................PATRICK S. HOGUE

B Camera Operator ..................TRIG SINGER

B Camera First Assistant Camera....................

..............................................GREG BEATON

B Camera Second Assistant Camera ..............

.................................................... IAN LEVINE

C Camera Operator ..... ANDREW D. WILSON

C Camera First Assistant Camera ...................

............................... CARAGH FITZSIMMONS

Camera Trainees............ROBERT FINNIGAN

............................................... NAZIM EDEER

Libra Head Tech .............. RANDAL MORTON

Crane Techs.......JOHN SPENCER-PHILLIPS

................................. CHRISTOPHER HEJAK

Stills Photographer .................... DIYAH PERA

Sound Mixer .................. ERIC BATUT, C.A.S.

Boom Operator .................... KELLY ZOMBOR

Sound Assistant............ CANDICE TODESCO

Property Master ....................... JIMMY CHOW

Assistant Property Masters..............................

...CATHERINE LEIGHTON, JOHN C. WATTS

1st Assistant On Set Props ..............................

...................................... JASON B. LANDELS

2nd Assistant On Set Props ............................

.................................CLAUDIO PALAVECINO

Script Supervisor...................SUSAN LAMBIE

Additional Editing by........................................

...............................MICHAEL A. MCCUSKER

VFX Editors.............................DANNY RAFIC

............................................. CRAIG TANNER

Post Production Supervisor.............................

.............................. CHRISTOPHER DOWELL

First Assistant Editor (US) ...............................

................ MELISSA REMENARICH-APERLO

First Assistant Editor (CAN) ............................

......................................CAROLINE HARDON

Assistant Editors (US) ...... SARAH THIESSEN

............................ALEX BLATT, GREG REED

......................................... MICHAEL WILSON

Assistant Editor (CAN) ...........THOM M. KYLE

Editorial Production Assistants (US)................

.................... DAVID BLACK, SHERMAN KEW

Editorial Production Assistant (CAN)...............

............................................ TYLER RUOCCO

Post Production Accountant ............................

...........................................JOHN FLETCHER

Assistant Post Production Accountant.............

......................................CHARLES SALDANA

Visual Effects Producers .ELLEN M. SOMERS

................................................ STEVE DUBIN

Visual Effects Supervisor ... SCOTT SQUIRES

Additional Visual Effects Supervisors ..............

....................... JIM RYGIEL, BOYD SHERMIS

................................... MICHAEL MCALISTER

Visual Effects Associate Producer...................

..................................................SERGE RIOU

Digital Producers................ LISA GOLDBERG

................................................NED GORMAN

Visual Effects Plate Producers . DAN FOSTER

............................................BECKI TRUJILLO

Visual Effects Coordinators .. DAWN BROOKS

............................................ SUSAN PICKETT

Visual Effects Production Supervisor...............

........................................ KEITH HAMAKAWA

Visual Effects Assistant Coordinators..............

..................NICK CREW, WILLIAM MARLETT

.......................... FRANCIS MEADE WARNER

.SHANDY LASHLEY, MATTHEW MAGNOLIA

............................................DANIEL CHAVEZ

VFX On Set Data Coordinators .......................

.............BLAINE LOUGHEED, JANICE GENN

VFX Office Production Assistants....................

...... XIMENA MELENDEZ, ANDREA PALMER

........SEAN KACZMAREK, MIKE NAKAMURA

...... JESSICA WINTERS, MICHAEL HORTON

...........KATIE SADOCK, NICHOLAS ELWELL

VFX Set Assistants ............. STEPHEN CHAN

...............................................CABRAL ROCK

Company Electrics ............ KEVIN STACHOW

.............. GEOFF PRESTON, KELLY MOORE

...................MARK WAGNER, T.C. CARABIN

.............................................JUSTIN HANIKA

Rigging Gaffer ...................... JARROD TIFFIN

Best Girls Rigging Electric .... SIERRA HURST

.......................................... CHANTAL MORIN

Best Boy Rigging Electric..... CHRIS STIGLER

Set Wiremen....................... STEVE VINCENT

.............................................. PETER RONAN

Rigging Lamp Op................PAUL MATSALLA

......................................... ELDON CLOONEY

Board Op .........................JASON MCKINNON

Key Grip ...........................KIMBERLY OLSEN

Best Boy Grips......................... DAN GORVAL

..........................................DARRYL FOULDS

LeadMan Set up ..................TROY SOBOTKA

Dolly Grip “A” Camera ........ PAUL SHERIDAN

Dolly Grip “B” Camera ............REID CAHOON

Company Grips..........................JOEY ALECK

...........BILL MOLNAR, JONATHAN GRAHAM

Key Rigging Grip...................KEVIN MCCLOY

Best Boy Office..................BRUCE BEAULAC

Best Boy Rigging Grips...... RICK GUENTHER

................... SETH HETTRICK, JEFF BONNY

Rigging Buyer.........................LIANE MOORE

Computer / Video Graphics Design..................

.............................................. GLADYS TONG

Computer Playback Operator ..........................

............................................. MAX TORROBA

Computer Playback Coordinator......................

.....................................DARREN ROBINSON

Video Assist Operator.....JOHN SANDERSON

Video Assist Assistant .....................................

.................................ANDREW LEARMONTH

Costume Supervisor ................JAMESTYSON

Assistant Costume Designers..........................

................................... MARY KATE KILLILEA

......................... JESSICA LYTHGOE-GREEN

.............................................SUMMER DIETZ

Costume Supervisor ........MICHELLE BAINES

Set Costume Supervisor.......SUSAN O’HARA

Truck Costumer ...............ANDRE BROUWER

Set Costumers.....................TAMARYN LANG

....................................DAEVINA DANYLUCK

Extras Costume Coordinator............................

.........................................CORINNE MAMELI

Extras Costumers ............................................

............................ MICHAEL -JOHN BUGERA

..............MARIA WATERMAN, ROSALIE LEE

Head Cutter ................. FRANCES SWEENEY

Seamstresses.................................NU QUAN

....................................... MARIA S. CORONA

............................. SULTAMA SALAMPASSIS

................................... MARGARITA KALEND

Costumes – Los Angeles

Key Costumer..........................DAWN Y. LINE

Costumers........DEVON RENEE ANDERSON

.......................................... MICHAEL WELCH

Textile Artists .............. REBEKA L. ROBERTS

..................................... RHONDA L. EARICK

Cutter Fitter......................VICKIE DENNISON

Assistant Cutter Fitter.....MARILYN BASAKER

Key Make-Up Artist ...... ROSALINA DA SILVA

1st Assistants Make-Up........ TANIA HUDSON

................... EMANUELA DAUS, FERN LEVIN

Jessica Alba’s Make Up .... EVELYNE NORAZ

Key Hair Stylist....................... ROY A. SIDICK

1st Assistant Hairstylists. SHARON MARKELL

.. RICHARD KOHLEN, MALCOLM MARSDEN

Jessica Alba’s Hairstylist .................................

.................................... MICHELLE JOHNSON

Wigmaker...................RENATE LEUSCHNER

Location Manager .....................ANN GOOBIE

Assistant Location Managers ..........................

..........PAUL D. GIORDANO, PAISLEY SHAW

....................................... PETER J. KLASSEN

Trainee Assistant Location Manager ...............

................................................ SEAN FINNAN

Locations Scouts...................RON WAKALUK

..........................................CATOU KEARNEY

Production Coordinator ......MELISSA BARRIE

Travel Coordinator .............NICOLE FLORIAN

1st Assistant Production Coordinator ..............

.............................................. JILL MCQUEEN

2nd Assistant Production Coordinators ...........

............... GENEVIEVE FARIA, ACKIE PYTEL

................................. MELINA MOROHOVICH

Office Production Assistants ...........................

..... NICOLE STOJKOVICH, HELEN MURRAY

................................................TONY KUNG’U

Production Buyer....................TANA TOCHER

Key Location Production Assistants ................

.......................................... NINA GOGISHVILI

................MATTHEW HANASYK, OTTO MAK

Location Production Assistants .......................

........ WAYNE TOEWS, AARON VON HAGEN

......CLAUDIA COSTA, DOUGLAS PONGRAZ

..............................TYRA ATKINS, CHE FALK

......................SAMUEL KIM, TRACY TOLLEY

..................DAVID BEAUMONT, ANA BOUEY

.............DANE DOLAN, DANIELLE HICKMAN

......................RACHEL BOUEY, CHAD COLE

...........................................CHRISTIAN LAUB

Special Effects Coordinator.......MIKE VEZINA

Special Effects 1st Assistant ...........................

.............................................GARY MINIELLY

Special Effects Buyers ........... BECKY BATES

.......................................... NICOLE MORELLI

Special Effects Assistants ...............................

...JOHN MACCUSPIE, STEPHEN R. KNIGHT

...................................... CLANCY SCHEIRER

Special Effects Shop Supervisor .....................

.................................................. ANDY SMITH

Special Effects Lead Fabricator.......................

.....................................GEOFFREY TURNER

Special Effects Foreman ............. PAUL NOËL

Special Effects Fabricators..............................

.. DERRICK ROCKHILL, ROBERT ROCKHILL

......................TIM WOODS, FRANZ FRAITZL

....... ANDREW VERHOEVEN, TREVOR HILL

...............BRIAN NAKAZAWA, KEVIN WILLIS

............................................ CHRIS COONEY

Special Effects Electronics.. GREG BIRDSALL

........................................ JORDAN KIDSTON

Special Effects Prop Tech.......NIC CURRAGH

Special Effects Pyrotechnics Technicians........

.....................................STEWART BRADLEY

...........STEPHEN HEPWORTH, BRAD ZEHR

Special Effects CNC Operator .........................

......................................KEVIN WALDBAUER

Special Effects Riggers........... RAFAEL SOLA

................................JOHN "BUFF" BUFFERY

.....................................ANDRÉ DOMINGUEZ

Construction Coordinator.................................

.................................. CHARLES LEITRANTS

General Construction Foreman........................

..........................................ALAN K. ROURKE

Construction Foreman .....DAVID R. MURRAY

Construction Buyer ............. SHARON DEVER

Leadman...................... JOHN G. ANDERSON

Locations Foreman..PAUL REEVES WILSON

On Set Carpenter................. JOHN KOBYLKA

Metal Fabricator Foreman.......DEAN WILSON

Scenic Helper/First Aid Mammoth....................

........................................... SHIRLEY BRUCE

Head Sculptor...............BRENT GLOECKLER

Paint Coordinator.............BARRY KOOTCHIN

Paint Foreman ...........................PAUL DUFFY

Scenic Artist...................... GORDON TOWNE

Stand-By Painter.............. TOM ROBERTSON

Head Greensman ............. ERICH J. HEPNAR

Best Boy Greens................. DAVID TENNANT

Assistant to Mr. Story....... NGUYEN ORANGE

Assistant to Mr. Arad ............. KYLA KRAMAN

Assistant to Mr. Feige ........MICHAEL CHONG

Assistant to Ms. Alba .......................................

.........................CAROL LINDSAY WOODALL

Assistant to Mr. Gruffudd, Mr. Evans

& Mr. McMahon ..................... KYLE LEYDIER

Dialect Coaches.......... KRISTINA LANKFORD

......................................... SUSAN HEGARTY

Financial Controller...................CHRIS FURIA

Production Accountant RICHARD E. CASTRO

1st Assistant Accountants................................

............................ SUSANA INES FATTORINI

...................................AMANDA BRONSWYK

VFX Accountant...................KIMBERLY JASE

Construction Accountant..................................

..................WILLIAM “SIDESHOW” PHILLIPS

Payroll Accountants ...... MONICA MONTELLA

......................................SHANNON HARRON

Assistant Accountants .....................................

................................ CHRISTOPHER GREEN

............. LEONA MADDEAUX, MARC BORJA

.........................LISA FURIA, JAIME PETERS

Accounting Clerks..............SUZEL LESUEUR

........KRISTA HUPPERT, ISABELLE LEBEAU

......... SUSAN E. HICKS, JOANNE KENNETT

Vancouver Casting Assistant...........................

........................................ TRICA THOMPSON

Extras Casting....................ANDREA BROWN

Extras Wranglers............ JOSEPH NICHOLLS

.........................................LANCE PEVERLEY

..........PETER MULLHOLLAND, ALLI NOWAK

Unit Publicist .........................ALEX WORMAN

First Aid Craft Service ............NANCY KRESS

Assistant Craft Service....SHEA SWINBURNE

Background Craft Service ...............................

.................................. GRAHAM BLACKLOCK

Transportation Coordinator .... SCOTT IRVINE

Transportation Captain.............. DAVID HOLM

Picture Car Coordinator.........GREG FARMER

Transport Assistant .................LINDA IRVINE

Catering ..........................................................

......... TIVOLI MOTION PICTURE CATERERS

Chef ..................................MATT TOWSTYKA

Assistant Chefs ......................... LEE MCNISH

........DAVID A. CHISHOLM, HAMISH MILLER

................................................. JEFF STEELE

Security Coordinator ...... RICHARD WYNNYK

Security Captain.......................REG PORTER

Animal Trainer......................... MARK DUMAS

Camera Cranes and Dollies by........................

.................... CHAPMAN / LEONARD STUDIO

........................................... EQUIPMENT INC.

Wescam System Provided by.PICTORVISION

Wescam Operator ...MICHAEL FITZMAURICE

Wescam Technician ......... STEVE WINSLOW

Supervising Sound Editors.JOHN A. LARSEN

............................. CRAIG HENIGHAN, MPSE

Sound Design ...... CRAIG HENIGHAN, MPSE

Sound Mixed By.........GARY C. BOURGEOIS

.............................................. GREG ORLOFF

ADR Supervisor ........................... R. J. KIZER

ADR Editors ............... VANESSA A. LAPATO

.............................................MICHAEL AXINN

Dialogue Editor..................HELEN LUTTRELL

FX Editors..........................CHUCK MICHAEL

........................................ ANGELO PALAZZO

Foley Supervisor ............. JOHN M. MURRAY

Foley Editors .............. CHRISTOPHER FLICK

......TED CAPLAN, SCOTT CURTIS, M.P.S.E.

1st Assistant Sound Editor ..............................

.................................. GALEN GOODPASTER

2nd Assistant Sound Editor ..... ERYNE PRINE

Post Assistant .......................JASON TUTTLE

Post Production Engineering...........................

.........................................GEOFF ETHRIDGE

................................. ERIN MICHAEL RETTIG

Re-Recorded at...............................................

......................... SONY PICTURES STUDIOS,

........................WILLIAM HOLDEN THEATRE

Recordists......................... FRED W. PECK, III

................................................. TRACY BOLT

Additional Sound Mixer................ DEB ADAIR

ADR Mixers .................... HOWARD LONDON

.. CHARLEEN STEEVES, DAVID WEISBERG

ADR Recordist................. DAVID LUCARELLI

Foley by..........................ONE STEP UP, INC.

Foley Artists........................DAN O'CONNELL

..................................................JOHN CUCCI

Foley Mixers ....................... JAMES ASHWILL

........................................RICHARD DUARTE

VOICE ACTORS: .............. TOSHIYA AGATA

................................ ROBIN ATKIN DOWNES

.....KERRY M. GUTIERREZ, AKIRA KANEDA

.....................LUISA LESCHIN, JOEY NABER

...........................JEN SUNG OUTERBRIDGE

............JEREMY SHADA, ELIZABETH SUNG

......................................CLAUDETTE WELLS

........................... STEPHEN F. APOSTOLINA

........ JESSICA GEE-GEORGE, KAREN HUIE

....JIM LAU, LUCY LIN, KAZUMI NAKAMURA

....................PAUL PAPE, ALAN SHEARMAN

..................PEPPER SWEENEY, RON YUAN

...........................YOSHIO BE, LISA GERBER

............... CARLON JEFFREY, PETER LAVIN

................ LYDIA LOOK, SAEMI NAKAMURA

......... MOIRA QUIRK, DENNIS SINGLETARY

........... SHANE SWEET, LYNNANNE ZAGER

....................EDITA BRYCHTA, JEAN GILPIN

....WALTER EMANUEL JONES, CONAN LEE

................................... CAITLIN A. MCKENNA

...PAULA JANE NEWMAN, MICHELLE RUFF

....................JULIAN STONE, PAUL TUERPE

Behind the Scenes...........................................

..................TRAVIS AND KIMBERLY NORTH

Color Timer.............................CHRIS REGAN

Optical Titles by......................PACIFIC TITLE

Main Title Design.....................FRAMEWORK

End Titles by.................. SCARLET LETTERS

DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE BY .........................

..................... TECHNICOLOR CULVER CITY

Digital Film Colorist....STEPHEN NAKAMURA

Digital Intermediate Producer ..........................

.......................................... DEVIN STERLING

Digital Conform & Opticals. BOB SCHNEIDER

.....................................................RON BARR

SECOND UNIT

Unit Manager ................... JASON MCGATLIN

Director of Photography.... JOSH BLEIBTREU

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The Fantastic Four meet their greatest challenge yet in FANTASTIC FOUR:

RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, as the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver

Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As he races around the globe

wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery before all hope is

lost. FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER is the second installment

of the live-action film series based on what fans around the globe know as “The World’s

Greatest Comic Magazine. “Fantastic Four" directed by Tim Story and released in the

summer of 2005, had a worldwide theatrical gross of $330 million and became one of

Twentieth Century Fox’s most successful DVD titles ever.

For FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, an intriguing

element is added to the cast of characters of the 2005 hit – the Silver Surfer. Academy

Award® winning visual effects house Weta Digital (“The Lord of the Rings,” “King

Kong”), working with the film’s visual effects supervisor Scott Squires (a three-time

Oscar® nominee whose credits include “Star Wars Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace”),

created the ultimate computer-generated Silver Surfer, which will be true to the Marvel

Comics character beloved by fans worldwide. Weta developed an advanced CG process

to bring added dimensionality to the character. Doug Jones provided character and

movement references for the digital wizards at Weta.

The Silver Surfer joins the returning family of superheroes from the Marvel

Comics universe, including Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards, who can stretch and contort

his body into any shape he can imagine and, as the group’s leader, is known as Mister

Fantastic; Jessica Alba as Sue Storm, who is able to render herself invisible and to create

and project powerful force fields as Invisible Woman; Chris Evans as Johnny Storm,

known as The Human Torch, who can engulf his body in flames and take flight at will;

and Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm, whose freakish transmutation into a rock-like,

superhumanly strong creature led him to be called The Thing. Julian McMahon reprises

his “Fantastic Four” role as the Four’s steely-eyed, iron-fisted nemesis, Dr. Doom. Kerry

Washington is back as Ben’s love interest, the blind sculptress Alicia Masters.

Recent Emmy®-winner Andre Braugher joins the cast as General Hager, a tough

Army official who seeks the Four’s help in combating a global menace, and Beau Garrett,

who appeared in Fox Atomic’s debut film “Turistas,” plays the general’s aide, Captain

Raye. And Oscar-nominee Laurence Fishburne, whose many credits include “The

Matrix” and “Mystic River,” voices the Silver Surfer.

“Fantastic Four” helmer Tim Story returns, along with producers Ralph Winter,

Avi Arad and Bernd Eichinger. The screenplay is by four-time Emmy winner Don Payne,

a co-executive producer on “The Simpsons,” and noted author and screenwriter Mark

Frost, who co-scripted “Fantastic Four.”

Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor Scott Squires, who worked

closely with Weta in creating the Silver Surfer, also supervised many of the film’s other

state-of-the-art effects, including enhanced powers for the Four; mile-long, perfectly-

smooth craters – the handiwork of the Surfer; and the creation of Galactus (also known as

The World Destroyer), another character long-known to comics fans as a being of

incredible power and scale. “It was a delicate balance meeting the comics fans’

expectations for the look of Galactus, and making him truly spectacular and cinematic to

those not familiar with the character,” says Squires.

In 2005, movie audiences worldwide were introduced to the Fantastic Four, the

fabulous quartet of superheroes that have captivated comic book readers since their 1961

debut in Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four #1, created by Marvel legends Stan Lee and Jack

Kirby. Headquartered in the world famous Baxter Building in New York City, the

Fantastic Four are dedicated to the betterment of the world through scientific discovery

and defense against evil.

With FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, the filmmakers are

able to expand the scope of the first film and introduce new characters, and new

adventures, for the world’s premiere superhero team.

Director Tim Story explains: “We’ve got a new character coming to the scene, the

Silver Surfer, who is one of the coolest comic book characters of all time. So we’ve

upped the ante with bigger stunts, more action, and more CGI characters and situations.

With the origin story firmly established, FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE

SILVER SURFER screenwriter Don Payne, a lifelong fan of the Fantastic Four comics,

set out to take the next step with the series. “I wanted this movie to be the rare sequel

that’s better than the original -- with more excitement, more drama, more humor, more

action,” Payne says. “I also really wanted to explore where the characters are at this

point in their lives. They’re much better off financially, but they’re dealing with the

downside of celebrity. Sue and Reed are moving on and trying to get married. Ben and

Alicia are enjoying being a happy couple, while Johnny’s got his own issues. So there are

exciting things happening with characters and relationships. But most of all, I’m excited

about the dimension added by the Silver Surfer.”

FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER draws from an

amalgamation of storylines from the Fantastic Four comic books, as well as new story

developments and characters. “The movie draws from the first appearance of the Silver

Surfer in Fantastic Four #48-50,” says Payne. “But we’re also using story elements from

Fantastic Four #57-60, where the Silver Surfer encounters Dr. Doom. There are a couple

of moments inspired by the recent Ultimate Extinction series as well.”

The film’s main centerpiece from which the story unfolds is the sensational

“Wedding of the Century.” Familiar to generations of comic book fans, the wedding

between Reed Richards and Sue Storm, first depicted in Fantastic Four King Size Annual

#3 in 1965, is the comic world’s equivalent to the historic wedding of Prince Charles and

Lady Di.

But wedding plans ultimately go awry with the introduction of the Silver Surfer,

when mysterious and destructive anomalies start appearing across the Earth and the

Fantastic Four are called into action.

The Silver Surfer, the “Sky-Rider of the Spaceways,” made his debut on the pages

of Fantastic Four #48 in 1966. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby at the early stages of

the 1960s counterculture explosion, the Silver Surfer soon became a mainstay of Marvel

Comics, appearing regularly in the pages of the Fantastic Four, and eventually launching

his own self-titled series.

The Silver Surfer, whose real name is Norrin Radd, is revered as one of the

noblest and most tormented cosmic entities in the Marvel Universe. With his cosmic-

powered board, he can absorb and manipulate the universe’s ambient cosmic energies.

“I think the appeal of the Silver Surfer is that he’s a complex, tragic character,”

says Don Payne. “He’s got a Zen-like detachment from the world, but he still feels

compassion. He’s heroic, having basically sacrificed his own life to serve Galactus in

order to save his planet and the woman he loved. However, in doing so, he’s also

bringing about the destruction of other worlds and species -- so there’s a real moral

ambiguity to him. He looks at the world and humanity through an outsider’s perspective,

which people find fascinating.”

“We try to stay as close as possible to the Silver Surfer from the pages of the

comic book,” Tim Story adds. “Technically, what’s been great about this experience

with the Surfer is, because he’s a CGI character, we’re able to create him from scratch,

meaning I can sculpt him to look exactly like the comic book character. Our Silver Surfer

is the Surfer we all know and love. So I think the fans and everyone who’s familiar with

this character will appreciate that he’s going to be living and breathing exactly how

they’ve always known him to be.”

“Fantastic Four” saw the apparent demise of the Four’s arch-villain, the tyrant

Victor Von Doom, who was encased in a shipping container and exported back to his

fictional home country of Latveria. “It’s a fantasy movie so characters can come and go,

and die and resurrect,” Ralph Winter explains about Doom’s return. “Doom has figured

out how to come back. He’ll be interacting with everyone; still making eyeballs at Sue,

still trying to denigrate Reed and thinking that he’s better than Surfer. He’s going to try

and grab everything he can for himself.”

“For the first time Victor and the Fantastic Four must actually work together to

achieve a specific goal,” says Tim Story. “At the end of the day we’ll see that you can

never trust Victor Von Doom. He always has an ulterior motive.”

The plot and backdrop of FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER

also reflect the global scope of the Fantastic Four. Whereas the first film was set entirely

in the Fantastic Four’s home base of New York City, the follow-up takes place on the

international stage. Screenwriter Don Payne explains: “It’s significant because the

Fantastic Four are facing a global threat -- not just a threat to themselves or New York,

but to the entire world. “We’re painting on a much larger canvas.”

“A lot of the comic book movies that have come out are set in one city, one

place,” notes Tim Story. “The whole thing about this series is that the Fantastic Four

travels. They’re more explorers and travelers than they are superheroes to a certain

extent. They’re going to Shanghai, and all over Europe. It’s just one of the coolest

things about this comic book that we fully wanted to take advantage of because I think it

will set our movie apart from most.

“It’s always very exciting to revisit a character because you’ve had a chance to

play him in the past,” says Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd about his portrayal of the Fantastic

Four’s leader, Reed Richards, widely acknowledged as the smartest man in the world.

“I’ve evolved a little bit over the last two years and grown older, so Reed Richards has

evolved and has much more confidence and is much more in control. He’s much more of

a leader this time. He’s happy in his position as being the leader of the Fantastic Four.”

For Jessica Alba, who reprises her role as Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman, doing

this movie was more fulfilling than the first. “In the first film I was trying to figure it out

and stay as close to the comic book as possible,” she says. “Now I already know the

character so I have a lot more freedom. Ioan, Chris, Chikie (Michael Chiklis) and I have

all played these characters before so we’re all really comfortable with them, and it gives

us an opportunity to discover new things about each other’s characters and ourselves.”

Chris Evans, who plays Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, was thrilled to return to

the character with much more knowledge about what makes him tick. “It’s a real treat as

an actor, because you feel like you’ve not only spent some time in the guy’s skin, but

you’ve been lucky enough to see what works and what translated,” Evans relates.

While Johnny is the adventurous daredevil and biggest showoff of the team, the

filmmakers decided to imbue his character with a little romance in this film. “They want

Johnny to be a bit more ready for romance this time,” Evans says. “Because of Reed and

Sue’s wedding, and Ben and Alicia’s relationship, it’s a nice story arc for Johnny to all of

a sudden feel lonely. Though he discovers it’s more about realizing that the people in

your life that you are lucky enough to love and be loved in return are truly valuable and

shouldn’t be taken for granted.”

Michael Chiklis, an Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner for his work on the

series “The Shield,” returns as Ben Grimm, The Thing, whose body was transformed into

orange-colored rock by the cosmic bombardment in the first film’s origin story. Chiklis

says that his character is still a curmudgeon this time around. “I think anybody living in

that skin would be a little cranky,” he says. “But I guess that he’s over the initial shock

and has moved on to a degree. Now he’s into the day-to-day business of helping save the

world.”

The spirit of relationships pervades the Fantastic Four in this film, and that even

goes for a giant man made of rock. Ben Grimm continues his relationship with the blind

sculptress Alicia Masters, played by Kerry Washington, which began in the first

“Fantastic Four.” “I look at Ben Grimm as really the heart and soul of the Fantastic

Four,” says Chiklis. “He’s the strongest, but he’s a gentle giant. And he gets really all

mushy inside. And the idea of him having a love interest with Alicia actually makes the

role much more satisfying. He’s not just sort of a grumpy curmudgeon who’s a one-line

joke all the time. He has a heart and a soul and it’s the thing that makes you love The

Thing.”

Julian McMahon, currently starring on the FX series “Nip/Tuck,” reprises his role

as the Fantastic Four’s archrival, Victor Von Doom, aka Dr. Doom. Initially an ally and

benefactor to the Fantastic Four, due to his evil pursuit of power and world domination,

he ultimately becomes their chief adversary.

At the end of the first “Fantastic Four,” Dr. Doom was encased, locked away and

shipped off to his home country of Latveria. “He sat in a tomb for a long time and he’s

pretty upset,” McMahon prefaces about Doom’s inevitable return. “He’s a little bitter

and determined to get back at the Fantastic Four, which is what he sets about doing at the

beginning of the movie.”

Reprising her role of Alicia Masters from the first “Fantastic Four” is Kerry

Washington, who recently co-starred with Forest Whitaker in the acclaimed film “The

Last King of Scotland.” Alicia Masters is a blind sculptor whose handicap allows her to

see Ben Grimm for the man he is inside, not the hulking rock creature the rest of the

world sees. “Alicia is very intuitive and insightful, and has wisdom beyond her years

because of the blindness and how it’s affected her life,” Washington explains.

A new addition to the ensemble is recent Emmy winner, Andre Braugher, who

plays General Hager, a no-nonsense career soldier who is the U.S. government’s point

man on investigating and capturing the Silver Surfer.

Braugher, a longtime fan of the Fantastic Four comics, was pleased to join their

world onscreen. “I remember very clearly when the first Fantastic Four comic book came

out, and the introduction of all these characters, as well as the Silver Surfer and Galactus.

So it’s really rewarding to be in this film. The chance to jump out of a helicopter, the

tank work, and the rocket launchings are all a lot of fun. I think if you’re going to be in a

comic book movie you ought to do some fun stuff.”

Marvel Comics legend and creator of the Fantastic Four, Stan Lee, makes a now

customary appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER during

Reed & Sue’s “Wedding of the Century.” In an homage to the final frame from Fantastic

Four Special King Size Annual #3 from 1965, the wedding of Sue and Reed issue, Lee

appears as himself as a party crasher to the wedding. However, he’s not on the list and is

asked to leave. In the first “Fantastic Four,” Lee had a cameo as the Baxter Building

mailman.

With enduring characters and a global scope, the filmmakers hope that both fans

and non-fans will embrace the film. “I think the film is relevant in the sense that the Four

are dealing with a global threat,” says screenwriter Don Payne. “But the movie is really

dealing with timeless issues of family and sacrifice. It takes a noble individual to stand

up and make sacrifices for the good of humanity. There’s also more action, more

excitement, more focus on the characters’ relationships. You want to keep it family-

friendly, but you never want to dumb it down. It has to be a large-scale adventure, with

just the right mix of action, drama, humor, and amazing visual effects.

According to producer Ralph Winter, accessibility is the key to the Fantastic

Four’s endurance and popularity with worldwide fans. “They’re a little lighter in tone,”

he says. “You can see the sort of natural connection and squabbling that happens in a

family. They have real-world problems like we do. They can’t hide their powers, the

way mutants in X-Men movies can hide or change. These guys don’t; they’re right out

there. It makes it a little more fun for everyone.”

THE SILVER SURFER

Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the Silver Surfer first

appeared in the comic book The Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966). The Silver Surfer is a

space-faring adventurer and explorer who roams the cosmos on his cosmic-powered

board as the herald for Galactus, the devourer of worlds, searching for new planets for

Galactus to consume.

According to Marvel Comics official history, the Silver Surfer wields ‘the power

cosmic,’ absorbing and manipulating the universe's ambient cosmic energies. He can

augment his strength to incalculable levels, and is almost totally indestructible. He can

navigate space, hyperspace and dimensional barriers, and can fly at near-limitless speeds

on his board, entering hyperspace when he exceeds light speed. He has even proven

capable of time travel on occasion. The Surfer does not require food, drink, air or sleep.

He’s sustained entirely by converting matter into energy. He is immune to temperature

extremes and most radiation, and can survive in vacuum environments such as outer

space and hyperspace.”

The Surfer's board, his source of power, is composed of the same impervious,

cosmic-powered silvery material as its master's skin and is mentally linked to the Surfer;

it moves in response to his thoughts, even when he is not in physical contact with it. The

board is almost totally indestructible, but on those rare occasions where it has been

damaged or destroyed, the Surfer has been able to repair or even re-create it.”

Actor Doug Jones, who recently earned acclaim for his portrayal of the

mysterious villain the Pale Man in director Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar nominated “Pan’s

Labyrinth,” was brought in to provide the Silver Surfer’s character and movement

references for the digital wizards at Weta. Laurence Fishburne provides the voice of the

Silver Surfer.

For several weeks before production, and during production itself, Jones, a trained

mime and contortionist, and his stunt double, Dorian Kingi, worked closely with

movement coach Terry Notary on a variety of specially designed camera rigs and

harnesses to create the surfing-inspired movements of the Silver Surfer.

Notary, who got his start as a gymnast and circus performer (he was in the

original cast of Cirque de Soleil’s “Mystere”), before branching out to movie work. He

assisted Doug Jones in recreating many of the Silver Surfer’s movements and iconic

positions.

While the Silver Surfer interacts at times with all of the Fantastic Four, he has the

closest relationship with Sue, who is the first one to discover that he may not be the

planet-destroying villain he’s first made out to be. “The Silver Surfer is just this amazing

physical specimen,” Alba says. “He’s not only this silver, sinewy, muscle-y guy, but he’s

also innocent. He’s very interesting because he’s so misunderstood, and I love that my

character has a connection with him, because she’s maternal and has great feminine

instincts. The boys are so raw and they’re ready to fight and pass judgment when they

feel something is threatening the universe, whereas Sue tries to look past the situation and

see something beyond the obvious. I think that’s something that’s really cool about this

movie and for my character.”

“The Silver Surfer is the one thing I can’t wait to see in the film,” Michael Chiklis

enthuses. “It’s a great character, an old beloved Marvel character, and the look of him in

this film is incredible.”

“The Silver Surfer is just an incredibly sexy character. I think I’m envious of

him,” jokes Ioan Gruffudd. “The name in itself is just particularly cool. And visually it’s

going to be very exciting to see this character on film.”

THE FANTASTICAR

As important as the Baxter Building is to the Fantastic Four’s mythology, so is the

Fantasticar, the flying transport vehicle that originally debuted on the pages of Fantastic

Four #3 in 1962, where it earned the nickname "the flying bathtub.” However, as

technology has changed, the Fantasticar, too, has evolved through many different

versions in the past 40+ years up to its current sleek and streamlined design.

The Fantasticar makes its feature film debut in FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF

THE SILVER SURFER. After Reed Richards unveils this latest invention to the rest of

the team in his high-tech Baxter Building lab, they ultimately employ it in their global

quest to prevent the destruction of the Earth by Galactus. It becomes a key element in a

battle in the sky involving the Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, Doom and Galactus.

The film’s Fantasticar was designed by noted concept artist/illustrator/vehicle

designer Tim Flattery (whose many credits include “Mission: Impossible III,” “Pirates of

the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” and the upcoming “Transformers”), in collaboration

with Trevor Creed at the Chrysler Group’s design offices, FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE

OF THE SILVER SURFER director Tim Story and the film’s production designer, Kirk

Petruccelli.

Fitting the Fantastic Four’s unique needs, the Fantasticar is a 20-foot long, 12-feet

wide, hybrid, vertical take-off/landing craft combining electric-powered fan lift and jet

turbine thrust that yields maximum fuel efficiency. Designed by Reed Richards and

constructed out of a variety of high-temp composites, and employing early computer-

aided manufacturing techniques, the vehicle is highly unorthodox, but air-worthy. The

Fantasticar's maximum level flight airspeed is 550 miles per hour with all four members

of the Fantastic Four on board. The maximum altitude is 30,000 feet. The Fantasticar is

capable of breaking away into three separate vehicles, each powered and maneuverable

on its own, with deployable and articulating wings. Each section can maintain the speed

and performance of the whole craft.

While most of the work with the Fantasticar was shot on a green screen stage in

Vancouver, the vehicle itself was placed on a highly maneuverable platform and with the

fans blowing and the car rocking and pivoting it provided a very real flying scenario for

the actors.

“The Fantasticar is amazing,” Jessica Alba enthuses. “They took this car to such

a new level – it really looks futuristic and totally cool. A highlight for me is definitely

going to be to see all those scenes put together.”

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

With the script and cast in place, the producers set up the production offices at

Vancouver Film Studios just east of downtown Vancouver. Many of the filmmakers who

were part of the first “Fantastic Four” and the “X-Men” films, all Vancouver-based,

returned to lend their respective talents to the mammoth production of FANTASTIC

FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER.

To capture many of the world’s iconic monuments and attractions, a second unit

crew traveled all over to shoot exterior establishing shots, in cities such as London, New

York and Shanghai.

Assistant director and co-producer Lee Cleary, who has worked on all the “X-

Men” films and the first “Fantastic Four” explains the pre-production process: “The key

to prepping a film is locations,” he says. “In this particular movie we’re covering several

continents. We’re in New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and London, among others. And

when you have one central geographic location like Vancouver that has to represent so

many different countries and continents, it requires extensive location scouts.”

The exterior of the Baxter Building was once again filmed at the Marine Building,

Vancouver’s – and one of the world’s – finest examples of art deco architecture, located

near the waterfront in the center of downtown Vancouver’s financial core.

The rooftop of the Metro Parkade, a seven-level parking structure in downtown

Vancouver, was the site of “The Wedding of the Century,” between Reed Richards and

Sue Storm. True to its comic book roots, this long-awaited ceremony goes awry with the

appearance of the Silver Surfer. Johnny’s pursuit of the Surfer leads to some of the

film’s most memorable action sequences.

For one week of filming, the cast and crew relocated to the Lower Seymour

Conservation Reserve in North Vancouver, which serves as the Black Forest where the

Fantastic Four seek out and encounter the Silver Surfer with the use of Reed’s sensors.

The 5,668-hectare reserve contains spectacular and diverse landscapes, replete with

alpine meadows, forested slopes, and river flood plains, which provided the FANTASTIC

FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER filmmakers with a dynamic backdrop for the

Black Forest sequences.

In addition to weeks of location filming, weeks of stage work were completed at

both Vancouver Film Studios and at nearby Mammoth Studios in the suburb of Burnaby,

at the same facilities utilized for “Fantastic Four,” “X2” and “X-Men: The Last Stand.”

At Mammoth Studios, an appropriately named warehouse-sized studio in

Burnaby, production designer Kirk Petruccelli and his talented team of art directors, set

decorators, set designers, and related crew designed and erected Reed Richard’s hi-tech

lab, as well as the interior of an Arctic military base where the Silver Surfer is contained.

Reed’s lab, built at Mammoth’s Stage 1, is a 6,100 square foot set comprised of

numerous spaces for the brilliant scientist to conduct his work, including a Cosmic

Sensor Room, Life Sciences, Rocket Science, Supercomputer room, the Fantasticar room,

conference room, and the grand circular control panel room complete with a 48-foot by

12-foot HD LCD screen.

FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER’s second unit crew

filmed for over 40 days, on both various locations and lots of green screen work. The

unit handled much of the Silver Surfer/Johnny Storm chase sequences.

For the flying chase sequence, additional filming took place all over the world,

from Washington DC’s iconic monuments, to the New York’s city skyline and Holland

Tunnel, to London and China.

In the two years since The Thing’s last film appearance in 2005’s “Fantastic

Four,” Spectral Motion Inc., a leading creature effects shop based in Glendale, California,

and owned by award-winning effects artist Mike Elizalde, has made significant

improvements and changes in the look and technology of The Thing’s prosthetics and

costume, worn by actor Michael Chiklis.

For on-set key prosthetics artist Bart Mixon, who worked closely with Chiklis on

the first film, the daily process of applying The Thing’s headpiece and body suit was

streamlined to ninety minutes in the second film, far less time than on the first film. The

Thing’s headpiece now features a larger brow – something requested by diehard Fantastic

Four fans – and more rock appliances and articulation in the overall costume to add to its

believability as a rock creature.

ABOUT THE CAST

Bringing a winning combination of indelible charm, charisma and intensity to his

roles, IOAN GRUFFUDD (Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic) is quickly establishing

himself as one of Hollywood's leading men.

He recently starred in Michael Apted's “Amazing Grace” for Samuel Goldywn

Films. The film is based on the life of British anti-slavery pioneer William Wilberforce

(played by Gruffudd) during his 18th Century political career. Albert Finney, Rufus

Sewell, Romola Garai and Benedict Cumberbatch also star. “Amazing Grace” closed

this year's Toronto Film Festival.

Following that, he had a starring role in Jake Kasdan's indie satire film “The TV

Set” opposite Sigourney Weaver and David Duchovny. The story follows the making of

a television pilot at PANDA Network with Gruffudd playing a top BBC executive who

joins the network.

Previous film credits include “Fantastic Four,” “King Arthur,” “Titanic,” “102

Dalmations,” “Solomon and Gaenor” (nominated for an Academy Award for Foreign

Language Film) and “Black Hawk Down.”

Gruffudd began acting in his teens in his hometown, Cardiff, Wales. At 18, he

enrolled at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and upon graduation, began

working almost immediately in the United Kingdom. It was his title role in the Emmy

Award-winning miniseries, "Horatio Hornblower," that earned him international acclaim

with both fans and critics.

JESSICA ALBA (Sue Storm / Invisible Woman) fell in love with acting at a very

early age, becoming active professionally at the age of 12. She began studying with

acting coaches in Los Angeles and, shortly thereafter, landed at the Atlantic Theatre

Company, where she studied with founders William H. Macy and David Mamet.

Alba’s first feature film credits include 20th Century Fox’s “Never Been Kissed,”

starring and produced by Drew Barrymore, as well as the thriller “Idle Hands” for Sony

Pictures. She later starred as the title character in Fine Line Features’ romance “The

Sleeping Dictionary,” a period drama which co-starred Brenda Blethyn, Bob Hoskins,

Emily Mortimer, Noah Taylor and Hugh Dancy.

She starred in three major motion pictures in 2005 and has a full slate of projects

coming up. Last year, she co-starred in the critically-acclaimed “Sin City,” directed by

Robert Rodriguez and featuring an all-star ensemble cast including Bruce Willis, Josh

Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Nick Stahl and Michael Madsen. Alba

portrayed Nancy, an exotic dancer who is the heart of the fictional Sin City, playing

opposite Willis in one of three of the film’s intersecting stories. A sequel to the noir

thriller is in the works.

She next starred in the female lead role in Marvel Comics’ action-franchise

blockbuster “Fantastic Four,” which was released by 20th Century Fox in July 2005 and

became a worldwide box-office success. She also starred in the underwater action-

adventure, “Into the Blue,” opposite Paul Walker. The combined worldwide box offices

for all three films is over half a billion dollars.

She has completed the psychological thriller, “Awake,” opposite Hayden

Christensen, which will be released by The Weinstein Company in 2007. In addition to

the sequels to “Fantastic Four” and “Sin City,” Alba has filmed a role in the independent

comedy, “Bill,” with Aaron Eckhart and Elizabeth Banks, a cameo in “The Ten,” and will

star opposite Dane Cook in the romantic comedy, “Good Luck Chuck,” also out in 2007.

She is currently filming “The Eye” for Lionsgate Films and Cruise-Wagner

Productions. Alba’s first starring role in a major studio film was the 2003 release,

“Honey,” which grossed over $60-million worldwide. She starred as the title character,

Honey Daniels, a dancer and choreographer working as a bartender/record store clerk

until she gets her big break in the music industry and comes to realize what really matters

to her. The contemporary urban drama featured Lil’ Romeo, Mekhi Phifer, and Joy

Bryant, with appearances by hip hop/R&B stars Missy Elliott, Ginuwine, Sean Desmond,

Tweet, and Jadakiss.

Alba first achieved worldwide recognition as the lead character in James

Cameron’s “Dark Angel,” Mr. Cameron’s first project after the history-making “Titanic”

and his first television venture. In the series, Alba portrayed Max, a genetically-enhanced

human prototype who escapes from her government captors only to live out her life in the

underground of 21st Century Seattle.

In the series’ first season, she was nominated for a Golden Globe and a People’s

Choice Award. She was voted the TV Guide Award as Breakout Star of the Year by

readers, and won Favorite TV Actress at the 2001 Teen Choice Awards. “Dark Angel”

has been a success around the world, establishing her as an international star. It has been

released globally on video and DVD and has spawned a soundtrack, successful video

game and a line of action figures.

Alba also has a deal with Universal Pictures and Strike Entertainment to produce

and star in a film derived from the limited-series comic book “Beautiful Killer,” from

Black Bull Comics. The untitled film will extract key elements from the source material,

about a girl who loses her family to mysterious killers, is forced to flee and ultimately

chooses to exact revenge.

Alba has appeared in a select handful of iconic and lucrative endorsement

campaigns including L’ Oreal cosmetics, the famous “milk mustache” Got Milk?

campaign and was featured in the 30th Anniversary Fall ‘04 campaign for The Gap, as

well as other prestigious campaigns around the world. She has also appeared on

countless prestigious magazine covers in the United States and around the world.

She recently showcased her comedic talents, as host of the 2006 MTV Movie

Awards™, appearing in short movies spoofing some of the past year’s biggest hits,

including “MI:3,” “The DaVinci Code” and “King Kong.” The viewers of MTV also

voted her role in “Sin City” Sexiest Performance of the Year.

Although many would describe her as an exotic beauty, Alba was raised in a

traditional American family in California. Her mother’s family has a French-Danish

heritage, while her father is from Mexican-Indian and Spanish lineage.

In the short time that he has been in Hollywood, CHRIS EVANS (Johnny Storm

/ Human Torch) has managed to build a name for himself, playing an impressive range of

both comedic and dramatic roles.

Evans recently starred in “The Nanny Diaries,” opposite Paul Giamatti and

Scarlett Johansson. Also scheduled to be released this year is the highly-anticipated

Danny Boyle sci-fi film, “Sunshine.” Evans stars as Mace, one of the eight men and

women fighting to save the Earth from a dying sun. “Sunshine” will be released by 20th

Century Fox.

In 2005, Evans was widely seen as the blazing hero Johnny Storm in “Fantastic

Four,” the summer box office hit adapted from the comic of the same name.

Previously, he was seen opposite Jessica Biel in the Sony Pictures release,

“London.” Evans played Syd, a young man infatuated with winning back his ex-

girlfriend, London (Biel). He also played the role of Bryce in the dark drama “Fierce

People,” opposite Diane Lane and Donald Sutherland. In 2004, Chris starred in the New

Line film “Cellular,” opposite Kim Basinger and William H. Macy. Past film credits

include: “Orphan King,” “Not Another Teen Movie” and “The Perfect Score.”

At the age of 17, Evans signed with an agent in New York and shortly thereafter

was flown to Los Angeles to audition for a half-hour pilot and was cast on the FOX

series, "Opposite Sex." The series ran as a summer replacement. Evans portrayed one of

only three boys admitted to a formerly all girls school.

He has also appeared on two critically acclaimed shows. His dramatic guest lead

on David E. Kelley's "Boston Public" depicted a high school student who committed a

murder and proceeded to hold a class hostage at gun point. The episode was hailed as the

season's most dramatic. His guest lead on CBS's "The Fugitive" had Chris playing the

rebellious son of a local sheriff who has a run in with Tim Daly's character, "Dr.

Kimble."

MICHAEL CHIKLIS (Ben Grimm / The Thing) made his return to series

television with a starring role on FX's first original drama series “The Shield,” a critically

acclaimed one-hour police drama now in its sixth season. His remarkable performance

garnered Chiklis a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, an Emmy®

win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as the Television Critics

Association Award for Best Drama Actor. His Emmy win marked the first time that a

lead performer in a show airing on a basic cable channel has won in this category.

“The Shield” debuted to record ratings for Fox’s FX and has continued to capture

the attention of critics and television audiences. Chiklis stars as Detective Vic Mackey, a

rogue cop and leader of the precinct strike force who operates under his own set of rules

in his efforts to clean up the streets of Los Angeles.

Chiklis began entertaining his family with celebrity imitations when he was just

five years old. As a child, Chiklis appeared in regional theater productions and earned

his Equity card when he was just thirteen. He later attended Boston University School of

Performing Arts where he received his B.F.A.

Just days after graduation, Chiklis auditioned for the role of John Belushi in the

controversial film “Wired,” a part he landed three years later. He guest starred on the

popular series “Miami Vice,” “L.A. Law,” “Murphy Brown,” and “Seinfeld.”

In 1991 Chiklis landed the title role on “The Commish,” which aired on ABC from 19911996.

Chiklis portrayed Tony Scali, a tough but fair-minded police commissioner who

was beloved by his fellow officers. The role was based on an actual New York state

police commissioner and originally called for an older man, but Chiklis won the

producers over and made the role his own.

After that show wrapped, Chiklis went to Broadway and starred in the one-man

show “Defending the Caveman.” His film credits include “The Tax Man” with Joe

Pantoliano, “Do Not Disturb” opposite William Hurt and Jennifer Tilly, “Last Request”

and “Body and Soul.” His additional television credits include a role as Chris Woods, the

stay at home father on the NBC comedy “Daddio,” as well as a starring role as Curly in

the ABC movie “The Three Stooges,” which was executive produced by Mel Gibson.

Next up for Chiklis is an independent feature film “Rise,” a horror thriller directed

by Sebastian Gutierrez, also starring Lucy Liu. He also voices a role in the upcoming

animated feature “The Legend of Secret Pass.”

An actor who delivers a heady combination of charisma and intensity to his roles,

JULIAN McMAHON (Victor Von Doom / Doctor Doom) has impressed critics and

audiences alike with his work.

McMahon recently starred in "Premonition" opposite Sandra Bullock. The film

revolves around a woman who has a premonition that her husband will die in a car crash

and sets out to prevent it. This film marks the Hollywood debut of German director

Mennan Yapo and is a Hyde Park production for TriStar and MGM.

McMahon first appeared as Dr. Doom in the 20th Century Fox and Marvel

Studios summer hit "Fantastic Four." Directed by Tim Story and based on the Marvel

Comics franchise, the film follows four superheroes who develop superpowers when their

spaceship is exposed to radiation. The film also starred Michael Chiklis, Ioan Gruffudd,

Jessica Alba and Chris Evans.

McMahon was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a

Television Drama for the second season of the FX original drama series "Nip/Tuck."

Currently in production on the fourth season, the show was created and is executive

produced by Ryan Murphy, and stars McMahon opposite Dylan Walsh and Joely

Richardson as 'Dr. Christian Troy' who shares a booming plastic surgery practice with his

best friend 'Dr. Sean McNamara' (Walsh). The two doctors serve as a moral and ethical

yin and yang both in their professional and personal lives, navigating their way through

problems and challenges that are sometimes tragic and oftentimes stretch the boundaries

of the imagination. McMahon was previously nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in

the Best Actor in a Drama Series category.

McMahon stars in the independent film "Prisoner" for writer/directors David

Alford and Robert Lynne. McMahon stars as 'Derek Plato,' a Hollywood film director

who, while scouting an abandoned prison for his next film, is taken hostage by a jailer.

Derek is held captive on death row, where he is forced to delve deeply into his past and

his work. Ultimately, he discovers what caused him to become a voyeuristic, arrogant

man. The film also stars Elias Koteas, Dagmara Dominczyk, Kim Raver, Rocky Carroll

and Tom Guiry.

Previously, McMahon made an impression on television audiences via his roles as

'Detective John Grant' on the award-winning NBC drama series "Profiler" and the

tortured demon, 'Cole Turner' on the popular WB series "Charmed."

Hailing from Australia, McMahon was known to audiences for his lead role in

the primetime drama, "The Power, The Passion." He then joined the cast of the hit series

"Home and Away" which has also starred Guy Pearce, Heath Ledger, Martin Henderson

and Naomi Watts among others. In 1992, McMahon broke into American television

when he was cast as 'Ian Rain' on the daytime drama "Another World." He also costarred

in the cable movies "In Quiet Night" and "Another Day," executive produced by

Francis Ford Coppola and starring Shannen Doherty and Brad Renfro. His other

television credits include a guest starring role on "Will & Grace."

Additional feature film credits include "Meet Market" opposite Elizabeth

Berkeley and Aisha Tyler, "Wet and Wild Summer" with Elliot Gould and "Chasing

Sleep" with Jeff Daniels. He has also starred on stage, most notably in the Sydney and

Melbourne productions of "Love Letters."

Winner of the Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Award for “Ray” at the

NAACP Image Awards in 2005 and Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for

“Best Actress” in the film “Lift” in 2002, KERRY WASHINGTON (Alicia Masters) is

proving to be one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood. She was seen in the Wayans

Brothers’ hit summer comedy “Little Man” and last summer’s “Mr. And Mrs. Smith,”

starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and “Fantastic Four,” directed by Tim Story and

based on the beloved Marvel comics’ superheroes. Most recently, she appeared in “The

Last King of Scotland” opposite Forest Whitaker.

Prior to these films, Washington starred in “Ray,” the inspirational life story of

Ray Charles. Directed by Taylor Hackford, Washington starred opposite Jamie Foxx as

Charles’ wife, Della. Prior to “Ray,” she played the lead role opposite Anthony Mackie

in Spike Lee’s latest film, “She Hate Me.” In addition, she recently starred in Sidney

Lumet’s HBO film “Strip Search” with Ellen Barkin, Glenn Close and Maggie

Gyllenhaal and the independent film “Sexual Life,” in which Washington co-starred with

Tom Everett Scott, Dulé Hill, Anne Heche and Azura Skye.

Other film credits for Washington include Paramount Pictures’ “Against the

Ropes,” starring Meg Ryan; Paramount Classics’ “The United States of Leland,” opposite

Don Cheadle, Kevin Spacey and Ryan Gosling; Miramax’s “The Human Stain,” starring

Nicole Kidman and Sir Anthony Hopkins; Jerry Bruckheimer’s “Bad Company,” starring

Chris Rock and Sir Anthony Hopkins and directed by Joel Schumacher; and “Lift,”

written and directed by DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter. She’s probably best known

for her role in Paramount Pictures’ “Save the Last Dance,” where she starred opposite

Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas, in which Washington received a Teen Choice

Award for Best Breakout Performance. Prior to that, Washington starred in the highly

acclaimed independent film, “Our Song,” playing a wise but conflicted teen.

During her free time, Washington is an active supporter of the Creative Coalition,

a group dedicated to raising awareness of First Amendment Rights and support of arts in

education.

One of Hollywood’s most respected actors, Emmy® Award-winner ANDRE

BRAUGHER (General Hager) is able to cross over from television to film to theatre

with ease.

Perhaps best known for his riveting Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Detective

Frank Pembleton on the NBC series “Homicide: Life on the Street” (1992-98), Braugher

will begin work on the Frank Darabont film “Mist” this spring.

He won a second Emmy for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Mini-

Series for his starring role in mini-series “Thief,” which aired on FX in April 2006.

In 2004, Braugher starred in the TNT original four-hour mini-series “Salem’s

Lot” based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King. Prior to that film, he starred in the

Showtime Original Film “A Soldier’s Girl.”

In 2002, he starred in the critically acclaimed CBS series “Hack” opposite David

Morse and in the Showtime Original Film “10,000 Black Men Named George” with

Charles Dutton and Mario Van Peebles for director Robert Townsend. Braugher served

as Executive Producer on this film and he received an NAACP Award nomination for his

role as A. Philip Randolph.

In 2000-2001, Braugher starred in the critically acclaimed ABC drama series

“Gideon’s Crossing,” which was created by Paul Attanasio, also one of the creators of

“Homicide: Life on the Street.” Braugher received an Emmy® Award nomination for

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Dr. Ben Gideon.

In 1999 Braugher made his directorial debut with one vignette of the Showtime

trilogy “Love Songs,” in which he also starred, and he starred in the TNT telefilm

“Passing Glory” (1999), for director Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) garnering critical

acclaim for his performance.

In addition to Braugher’s success on the small screen, audiences have seen him

star in a variety of feature film roles. Most recently he co-starred in “Poseidon” (2006);

in “Duets” (2000) opposite Gwyneth Paltrow for director Bruce Paltrow; in the

independent feature “A Better Way to Die” (2000); and alongside Dennis Quaid in the

critically praised film “Frequency” (2000). Before that he starred with Alec Baldwin in

the independent film “Thick As Thieves” (1999), which premiered at the Sundance Film

Festival and later aired on HBO; he was a part of an ensemble cast, which included Jeff

Daniels, Gary Sinise, Joan Allen and Anna Paquin, in director Jim Stern’s “All The

Rage” (1999); and starred in “City of Angels” (1998) with Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, and

Dennis Franz.

Braugher’s other notable feature film credits include “Primal Fear” (1996) with

Richard Gere, which marked his first collaboration with “Frequency” director Gregory

Hoblit; Spike Lee’s “Get on the Bus” (1996); and “Glory” (1989), the Oscar-winning

story of America’s first unit of black soldiers during the Civil War.

Braugher’s work in television continues to be recognized by his critics, audiences

and his peers. In 2006, he received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a

Lead Actor in a Mini-Series and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as Nick

Atwater in mini-series “Thief.” In 2001, he received an Emmy Award nomination and a

Golden Globe Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his

role as Dr. Ben Gideon in “Gideon’s Crossing.” In 1998 he received an Emmy Award

for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for portrayal of Detective Frank

Pembleton on “Homicide: Life on the Street.” In 1996 he received two Emmy Award

nominations – one for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in

“Homicide: Life on the Street” and one for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-

Series for his work in the Peabody Award-winning HBO production “The Tuskeegee

Airmen.”

His other television credits include him reprising his Emmy Award-winning role

of Detective Frank Pembleton in the two-hour NBC Special “Homicide: The Movie”

(2000); the title role in “The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson” (1990), HBO’s

“Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture” (1990) and NBC’s “Murder in Mississippi” (1990).

He began his television career as the late Telly Savalas’ sidekick in television movies

based on the original “Kojak” series.

A most versatile performer, Braugher has appeared on stage with the New York

Shakespeare Festival in “Measure for Measure” and “Twelfth Night” and most recently,

in the title role of “Henry V,” which earned him an Obie® Award. At Joseph Papp’s

Public Theater, Braugher preformed in “The Way of the World,” and Shakespeare’s

“Richard II” and “Coriolanus.” He played Iago in the Folger Shakespeare Festival

production of “Othello” and performed the title role in “Macbeth” for the Philadelphia

Drama Guild.

Braugher, who was born and raised in Chicago, earned a B.A. from Stanford

University and an M.F.A. from Juilliard.

LAURENCE FISHBURNE (Voice of the Silver Surfer) has been honored for his

work on both stage and screen. In 1994, he earned an Academy Award nomination for his

searing portrayal of Ike Turner in the hit biopic “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” He more

recently shared in two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Motion

Picture Cast: one in 2004 for his role in Clint Eastwood’s “Mystic River,” and another this

year as a member of the ensemble cast of the acclaimed historical feature “Bobby.”

Fishburne, who began acting at the age of 10, was only 15 years old when he won a

starring role in Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam War epic “Apocalypse Now.” He went on

to work with Coppola on “Rumble Fish,” “Gardens of Stone” and “The Cotton Club.” In

addition, Fishburne has collaborated twice with noted director John Singleton, on “Boyz ‘N

the Hood” and “Higher Learning,” earning an NAACP Image Award for Best Actor for the

latter. He also starred as the enigmatic Morpheus in the three installments of the

groundbreaking “Matrix” franchise: “The Matrix,” “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The

Matrix Revolutions.” Recently, he was the Narrator on box-office hit “TMNT.”

In 2000, Fishburne made his feature film directorial debut “Once in the Life,”

which he also starred in, produced and wrote, based on his own one-act play “Riff Raff.”

Fishburne more recently starred in and produced the inspiring drama “Akeelah and the

Bee.” His other film credits include “Mission: Impossible III,” “Assault on Precinct 13,”

“Hoodlum,” “Event Horizon,” “Othello,” “Just Cause,” “Bad Company,” “Searching for

Bobby Fischer,” “Deep Cover,” “Class Action,” “King of New York,” “Red Heat,” Spike

Lee’s “School Daze” and Steven Spielberg’s “The Color Purple.”

On the small screen, Fishburne starred in and executive produced the acclaimed

telefilm “Miss Evers’ Boys,” for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Made for

Television Movie and earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor. He had

previously garnered Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations and won an NAACP

Image Award for his performance in the HBO movie “The Tuskegee Airmen.” He also

won an Emmy Award for his role in the premiere episode of Robert De Niro’s series

“Tribeca.” His television work also includes the HBO movie “Always Outnumbered,” and

the telefilms “A Rumor of War,” “For Us the Living” and “Decoration Day.”

In 1992, Fishburne won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics

Circle Award and a Theatre World Award for his work in the Broadway production of

August Wilson’s “Two Trains Running,” in which he reprised the role of Sterling Johnson,

which he originated at the Yale Repertory Theatre. In 1999, he returned to the Broadway

stage to star opposite Stockard Channing in “The Lion in Winter.”

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

TIM STORY (Director) has proven himself as an adept storyteller, whose films

combine compassion and humor infused with adrenaline. Possessing a unique insight into

people and all of their real flaws and quirks, Story uses this, and a passion for telling

stories and developing characters, to bring the wide range of human emotion on-screen.

FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER is a follow-up to

“Fantastic Four,” in which he brought the beloved Marvel Comics series to life. Having

been a fan of “The Fantastic Four” comics his whole life, Story jumped at the chance to

helm the film adaptation.

Story is also executive producer of the television series “Standoff.”

Story’s acclaimed feature studio debut, “Barbershop,” was released in September

2002 by MGM. Starring Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Troy

Garity and Eve, the film proved to be a box office hit, spawning a sequel, a spin-off film,

and a television series to date.

Prior to “Barbershop,” Story completed two feature length films - “The Firing

Squad” and “One of Us Tripped” - which he wrote, directed, produced, edited and even

financed himself. “One of Us Tripped” was winner of the Black Filmmaker’s Hall of

Fame Film Festival.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Tim Story was introduced to filmmaking at a

very early age. At age 12, he inherited an 8mm camera from his older brother, and

realized his passion lay behind the camera. He was often seen around his neighborhood

making silent movies, recruiting family and friends to play the characters in his stories.

In high school, Story’s love of storytelling gained an additional outlet as he began

a career in music, rapping with Ice T’s Rhyme Syndicate. Story’s rap group, TDF, was in

the process of signing a record deal with Warner Bros. Records, when a neighborhood

rival fatally shot one of the members. After the tragedy, Story switched creative gears and

began producing and directing talent shows and variety musicals. Story also had

aspirations of enrolling in USC’s prestigious film program and honing his skills as a

filmmaker, which he made a reality.

After film school, Story worked at an independent record label, where he was able

to combine his passion for film and music by directing his first music video. He has

since gone on to direct dozens of music videos for such cutting edge acts as N’Sync,

Tyrese, and Jon B, among others.

Story and his writing partner Brian Buccellato have completed several dramas

that are currently being developed as future projects. He is currently developing “Society

Cap” with Tom Hanks’ Universal-based company, Playtone.

DON PAYNE (Screenwriter) is a writer/Co-Executive Producer on the hit

animated television series “The Simpsons.” He has won four Emmys for his work on

“The Simpsons” and also received the Writers Guild of America’s prestigious Paul Selvin

Award for his acclaimed episode "Fraudcast News."

He is a graduate of UCLA’s film school, where he earned a B.A. in film and

television and an M.F.A. in screenwriting.

“My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” which he wrote as an original spec screenplay, became

his first produced feature. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife Julie and his

sons Nathaniel (8) and Joshua (5).

Three-time Emmy nominee MARK FROST (Screenplay, Story) is an acclaimed

film and television writer perhaps best known for the groundbreaking television series

“Twin Peaks” and the 1992 film “Storyville,” which he wrote and directed. His Emmy

nominations came in 1984 for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for an episode of

“Hill Street Blues” and in 1990 when he was nominated for Outstanding Writing in a

Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series for “Twin Peaks.”

Frost’s other film credits include “The Repair Shop” (writer and executive

producer); “The Believers” (screenplay and associate producer); and “Scared Stiff”

(writer).

In addition to “Hill Street Blues” and “Twin Peaks,” his many other television

credits as a writer include “The Deadly Look of Love,” which he also co-executive

produced; the series “Buddy Faro,” as writer and executive producer; and the series “On

the Air” and “The Six Million Dollar Man.”

Frost has also directed episodes of “On the Air,” “Twin Peaks” and “Hill Street

Blues.”

JOHN TURMAN (Story) co-wrote the screenplay for the 2003 film “The Hulk,”

directed by Ang Lee. He was a producer on the comedy/drama “Full Moon in Blue

Water” and an associate producer on “Gleaming the Cube.”

BERND EICHINGER’s (Producer) credits include “Resident Evil: Apocalypse,”

“Resident Evil,” “Wrongfully Accused,” “Smilla’s Sense of Snow,” “The House of the

Spirits,” “Last Exit to Brooklyn,” “The Name of the Rose,” “The Neverending Story”

“DOA: Dead on Arrival,” and “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.”

He recently produced “The Downfall” (Der Untergang), which was nominated for

an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Upcoming is “Resident Evil:

Extinction.”

Eichinger was born in Neuburg, Bavaria. He attended boarding school and

originally pursued his musical aspirations until he was accepted into the Munich

Academy for Television and Film. He began screenwriting and worked as a production

manager at BR, the Bavarian public service television and radio station. In 1974 he

founded Solaris, his own production company, and became one of the most influential

and successful producers of the New German Film movement. When a fellow production

company, Constantin, ran into financial difficulties, Eichinger designed a rescue plan and

ultimately became a shareholder and CEO of the company, and didn’t leave his position

as Chairman of the Board of Management of Constantin Film AG until just a few years

ago.

AVI ARAD (Producer) was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marvel

Studios, the film and television division of Marvel Entertainment, and Chief Creative

Officer of Marvel Entertainment. Mr. Arad has been the driving force behind Marvel's

Hollywood renaissance with a track record that has been nothing short of spectacular,

including a string of eight consecutive No. 1 box office openings.

As an executive producer and producer, his credits include “Spider-Man” and its

sequel, “Spider-Man 2” (Columbia Pictures), which set an industry record for opening

day box office receipts; “X-Men,” “X2,” and “X-Men: The Last Stand” (Twentieth

Century Fox); “The Hulk” (Universal Pictures); “Daredevil” (New Regency); “The

Punisher” (Lions Gate Entertainment); “Blade,” “Blade II” and “Blade: Trinity” (New

Line Cinema); “Elektra” (Twentieth Century Fox); and “Fantastic Four” (Twentieth

Century Fox).

Arad's recent live-action feature film slate includes the box-office smash “Ghost

Rider” (Columbia Pictures), the much-anticipated “Spider-Man 3” (Columbia Pictures),

“Iron Man” (Paramount), which is now before the cameras, starring Robert Downey, Jr.

and Gwyneth Paltrow, and “The Incredible Hulk” (Universal), which begins production

later this year.

Complementing the current studio relationships, Arad is also overseeing MVL

Film Finance LLC, Marvel’s independently financed film slate arranged with Merrill

Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Through the film fund, Arad will be developing and

producing films in-house based on ten renowned Marvel characters such as Captain

America, Nick Fury, Ant-Man and Dr. Strange.

Complementing Marvel's feature film line-up, Arad is also overseeing Marvel's

aggressive animation plans. Marvel Studios is currently in development with leading

animation studio Antefilms on a “Fantastic Four” television series expected to launch in

2006. Additionally, Marvel has teamed with Lions Gate to develop a high-quality line-up

of animated productions specifically for the DVD market. The first title, based on “The

Avengers,” was released in February 2006.

Born in Cyprus and raised in Israel, Arad came to the United States during his

college years and enrolled at Hofstra University to study industrial management. He

earned a bachelor of business administration from the University in 1972.

A long-established expert in youth entertainment, Arad is one of the world’s top

toy designers. He has been involved in the creation and development of over two hundred

successful products, including action figures, play sets, dolls, toy vehicles, electronic

products, educational software and video games. In fact, virtually every major toy and

youth entertainment manufacturer, including Toy Biz, Hasbro, Mattel, Nintendo, Tiger,

Ideal, Galoob, Tyco and Sega, has been selling his products for more than 20 years.

When not working as a producer, Arad can be found riding his Harley-Davidson.

His enthusiasm for the motorcycle inspired him to become a successful restaurateur. He

founded and still owns the Harley-Davidson Cafe in Las Vegas.

RALPH WINTER (Producer) is a native Californian, born and raised in Glendale.

He attended U. C. Berkeley where he received a B.A. in History. His first experience in

production was producing training videos for Broadway Department Stores.

In 1978, Winter started working in the film business for Paramount Pictures in postproduction

television, where he worked on “Happy Days,” “Laverne & Shirley,” and

“Mork & Mindy.” Following his experiences in television, Winter began working

alongside Harve Bennett on the “Star Trek” films. He was an associate producer on “Star

Trek III,” executive producer on IV, and producer on V & VI.

In 1991, he moved over to the Walt Disney Company where he executive produced

“Captain Ron” starring Kurt Russell and Martin Short, “Hocus Pocus” starring Sarah

Jessica Parker and Bette Midler, and “The Puppet Masters.”

In 1995, Winter moved into the independent arena, producing the film “Hackers”

starring Angelina Jolie, and directed by the critically acclaimed Iain Softley (“K-Pax,”

“The Skeleton Key”) for United Artists.

In 1996, he was hired by Steven Spielberg to produce the ABC show “High

Incident” starring David Keith and Blair Underwood.

In 1997, Winter returned to Disney to produce the remake of the 1949 RKO classic,

“Mighty Joe Young” with producer Tom Jacobson and director Ron Underwood (“City

Slickers”). The following year he executive produced “Inspector Gadget” starring

Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett.

After a successful run at Disney, Winter collaborated with Twentieth Century Fox

in 1999 producing Marvel’s “X-Men” directed by Bryan Singer, which grossed $296

million worldwide. Upon the achievement of the film, Fox offered Ralph an exclusive

deal with the studio where he went on to produce “Planet of the Apes” (2001) directed by

Tim Burton, which made $362 million worldwide. He then teamed up with Singer again

for the highly anticipated sequel “X2,” grossing $406 million.

In 2005, Winter produced the first “Fantastic Four,” directed by Tim Story, which

produced a gross of $329 million. Most recently he produced “X-Men: The Last Stand”

(2006), the third installment in the “X-Men” series, directed by Brett Ratner, which has

become one of the most successful films of the summer.

STAN LEE (Executive Producer), the chairman emeritus of Marvel Comics, is

known to millions as the man whose Super Heroes propelled Marvel to its preeminent

position in the comic-book industry. Hundreds of legendary characters, including Spider-

Man, The Incredible Hulk, The X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, The

Avengers, The Silver Surfer, Thor and Dr. Strange, all grew out of his fertile imagination.

Lee served as executive producer for Columbia’s worldwide blockbusters

“Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man 2” and “Spider-Man 3,” directed by Sam Raimi and starring

Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.

Lee executive produced the global hit “Ghost Rider,” which has, to date, taken in

over $200 million worldwide. Lee also executive produced “X-Men: The Last Stand,”

after executive producing the first two smash “X-Men” films. He also served as

executive producer of “Fantastic Four,” “Hulk,” “Elektra,” “Daredevil,” and the “Blade”

trilogy.

It was in the early 1960s that Lee ushered in what has come to be known as “The

Marvel Age of Comics,” creating major new Super Heroes while breathing life and style

into such old favorites as Captain America, The Human Torch and The Sub Mariner.

During his first 25 years at Marvel, as editor, art director and head writer, Lee

scripted no fewer than two and as many as five complete comic books per week. His

prodigious output may comprise the largest body of published work by any single writer.

Additionally, he wrote newspaper features, radio and television scripts and screenplays.

By the time he was named publisher of Marvel Comics in 1972, Lee’s comics

were the nation’s biggest sellers. In 1977, he brought the Spider-Man character to

newspapers in the form of a syndicated strip. This seven-days-a-week feature, which he

has written and edited since its inception, is the most successful of all syndicated

adventure strips, appearing in more than 500 newspapers worldwide.

In 1981, Marvel launched an animation studio on the West Coast and Lee moved

to Los Angeles to become creative head of Marvel’s cinematic adventures. He began to

transform his Spider-Man and Hulk creations into Saturday morning television and paved

the way for Marvel’s entry into live-action feature films.

Under the umbrella of his new company POW! (Purveyors of Wonder!)

Entertainment, Inc., Lee is creating and executive producing an animated “Stan Lee

Presents” DVD series, with the first three slated for release this year: “Mosaic” (January

‘07), “The Condor” (March ’07) and “Ringo” (with Ringo Starr). Lee’s television credits

with POW! include serving as executive producer and star on NBC SCI FI’s hit reality

series “Who Wants To Be a Superhero?,” and as co-producer and creator of

“Stripperella” on the Spike cable channel, in addition to previously executive producing

“Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Spider-Man” and “X-

Men.”

Lee has written more than a dozen best-selling books, including Stan Lee’s

Superhero Christmas, The Origins of Marvel Comics, The Best of the Worst, The Silver

Surfer, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way, The Alien Factor, Bring on the Bad Guys,

Riftworld, The Superhero Women and his recent autobiography Excelsior! The Amazing

Life of Stan Lee.

KEVIN FEIGE (Executive Producer), as President of Production at Marvel

Studios, has creative oversight over the company’s film projects, as well as its animation

work for television and DVD, and its theme park activities.

Feige joined Marvel in 2000 and has been involved in key capacities in all of

Marvel's theatrical productions, including the “X-Men” trilogy, “Spider-Man,” “Spider-

Man 2,” and “Fantastic Four.” He is currently producing “Iron Man,” which is now

before the cameras starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, and “The

Incredible Hulk,” which begins production later this year.

Feige was executive producer on “The Hulk,” “Elektra” and “The Punisher,” and

he co-produced the 2003 hit “Daredevil.”

After graduating from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-

Television, Feige worked for Lauren Shuler Donner and Richard Donner at their Warner

Bros.-based The Donners' Company. While there, he worked on the action-adventure

“Volcano” and the hit romantic comedy “You've Got Mail.” He then transitioned into a

development position that lead to an associate producer role on “X-Men,” the film that

revamped the comic book genre.

CHRIS COLUMBUS (Executive Producer) is a major force in contemporary

Hollywood filmmaking, from his anarchic, genre-bending 1980s classics “Gremlins” and “The

Goonies” to the blockbuster “Harry Potter” films — which are among the most successful

book-to-screen adaptations of all time.

Columbus was born in Spangler, Pennsylvania and grew up outside of Youngstown,

Ohio. As a youngster, he aspired to draw cartoons for Marvel Comics and eventually made the

connection between comic books and movie storyboards. In high school, he began making his

own homegrown 8mm films and drawing his own storyboards (which he continues to this day).

After high school, he enrolled in the Directors Program at New York University’s prestigious

Tisch School of the Arts.

Columbus first attained success as a screenwriter. While still in college, he sold his

first script “Jocks,” a semi-autobiographical comedy about a Catholic schoolboy who tries out

for a football team. After graduating from NYU, Columbus wrote a small town drama entitled

“Reckless” (1984), based on his experiences as a factory worker in Ohio. The film was

directed by James Foley and starred Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah.

Columbus gained prominence in Hollywood writing several original scripts produced

by Steven Spielberg. The back-to-back hits of the Joe Dante-directed “Gremlins” (1984) and

“The Goonies” (1985), helmed by Richard Donner, were decade-defining films that

intertwined high notes of offbeat, edgy, often outrageous humor against more classic

adventure-thriller backdrops. He next wrote the fantasy adventure “Young Sherlock Holmes,”

which was directed by Barry Levinson.

These screenwriting achievements led Columbus to directing his first feature,

“Adventures in Babysitting” (1987) starring Elisabeth Shue. A meeting with John Hughes

brought Columbus to the helm of “Home Alone” (1990), the first of three collaborations.

“Home Alone” and its hugely successful follow-up, “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” were

universal in appeal and launched the career of Macaulay Culkin. “Only the Lonely” (1991), a

bittersweet comedy-drama directed by Columbus from his own screenplay, was praised for

featuring one of the late John Candy’s best performances, and for the return of legendary star

Maureen O’Hara to the screen.

Columbus’ smash hit comedy “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993) starring Robin Williams and

Sally Field, bent genders as well as genres, to great critical and public success. Columbus

directed another comedy “Nine Months” (1995), with Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore, before

turning to drama with “Stepmom” (1998), starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon.

Columbus faced a daunting task when he was called upon to direct “Harry Potter and

the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001), the first film based on J.K. Rowling’s monumentally successful

series of books. With millions of avid and sometimes fanatical readers — both young and old

— in a high state of expectation and anticipation, Columbus cast completely inexperienced

youngsters Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in the leading roles as Harry

Potter and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Once again, he demonstrated his

facility for nurturing and cultivating young talent and turning them into natural screen

performers.

The success of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was followed by “Harry Potter

and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002), which once again met with huge box office success. He

served as producer on the recent Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and directed last

year’s film version of the Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical “RENT.”

In 2006, Columbus was a producer on the blockbuster comedy hit “Night at the

Museum,” which has grossed over $550 million in worldwide box office. Starring Ben Stiller,

the film was directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon.

MICHAEL BARNATHAN (Producer) is President of 1492 Pictures, in which he is a

producing partner with Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe. The company was formed in May

1994 and has a first look deal with Warner Bros. Barnathan has served as producer on “Nine

Months,” “Jingle All the Way,” “Stepmom,” “Cheaper by the Dozen,” “Christmas with the

Kranks,” “Fantastic Four,” “RENT” and the recent blockbuster “Night at the Museum.” He

also served as executive producer for “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “Harry Potter

and the Chamber of Secrets” and “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.”

Prior to joining 1492 Pictures, Barnathan was Senior Vice President of Production at

Largo Entertainment for four years. His responsibilities included supervision of both

development and production of Largo’s films. Barnathan served as executive producer on

“Used People” and supervised such productions as “Point Break,” “Dr. Giggles,” “Judgment

Night” and “The Getaway.”

Before joining Largo, Barnathan spent seven years working for Edgar J. Scherick

Associates. For his last two years with Scherick he served as Executive Vice President of

Production. During his tenure, he produced and executive produced numerous cable movies,

movies of the week and mini-series, including “The Kennedys of Massachusetts,” which

received nine Emmy nominations.

MARK RADCLIFFE (Producer), who served as producer on “Harry Potter and the

Prisoner of Azkaban” and executive producer on “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and

“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” continued his long-term collaboration with Chris

Columbus as producer on “RENT.” Last year he was an executive producer on “Night at the

Museum.”

He previously served as producer on the box office hits “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Stepmom,”

“Fantastic Four,” “Nine Months,” “Christmas with the Kranks” and “Jingle All the Way,”

having also been executive producer on “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” co-producer of

“Only the Lonely” and associate producer and assistant director on “Home Alone.” He and

Columbus first worked together on “Heartbreak Hotel.”

A native of Oklahoma, Radcliffe began his film career as assistant director on the

Francis Ford Coppola production “The Escape Artist.” He later worked for Coppola on

“Rumblefish” and “Peggy Sue Got Married.” Other credits include assistant director on John

Hughes’ “She’s Having a Baby” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” Jerry Zucker’s

“Ghost,” Donald Petrie’s “Mystic Pizza” and Paul Schrader’s “Light of Day.”

LARRY BLANFORD (Director of Photography) previously collaborated with

director Tim Story as the second unit director of photography on both “Fantastic Four”

and “Taxi.”

Prior to his career in film, Blanford served nine years in the U.S. Air Force as a

combat cameraman where he logged over 400 hours on fighter jets such as the F-4, F-5,

F-15 and F-16. With his fighter jet experience, in 1985 while still in the Air Force as a

Tech Sergeant, Blanford was given the opportunity to be an aerial camera operator for

director Tony Scott’s “Top Gun.” Nine months later, Blanford moved to Los Angeles to

begin a career as an aerial camera operator then subsequently moving on to second unit

director of photography. Blanford’s credits during that time include action films such as

“Broken Arrow,” “The Rock,” “Armageddon,” “Minority Report,” “xXx,” “Tears of the

Sun” and “Paycheck.”

Most recently, as second unit director of photography, Blanford lent his talents to

films such as “Yours, Mine and Ours,” “Night at the Museum,” “Smokin’ Aces,” and

“The Kingdom.”

FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER marks Blanford’s first

major studio feature as director of photography.

KIRK M. PETRUCCELLI (Production Designer) recently designed the hit

action-thriller “Ghost Rider,” starring Nicolas Cage, based on the popular Marvel Comics

character. Petruccelli’s credits include both “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” and its sequel,

“Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life,” as well as “The Last Castle,” Roland

Emmerich’s “The Patriot,” “Mystery Men,” "The Thirteenth Floor," "Blade,"

"Anaconda," "Murder in the First," "Where the Day Takes You" and “3 Ninjas." He

served as art director on "Poetic Justice" and "Philadelphia Experiment II" and was

assistant art director on "Son in Law."

Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Petruccelli attended Penn State University

where he studied film, graphic design and illustration, ultimately receiving a degree in

film. He also studied the art of Steadicam operation at the Rockport Film and Television

Workshop. He has worked in a variety of production jobs, including camera, set design

and decoration.

WILLIAM HOY, A.C.E. (Editor) was editor on “Fantastic Four” and the recent

blockbuster “300.” Previously, he cut the Will Smith hit “I, Robot.” Prior credits include

“A Man Apart,” “We Were Soldiers,” “Madison,” “The Bone Collector,” “The Man in

the Iron Mask,” "The Eighteenth Angel,” “Outbreak,” "Judicial Consent," "Sliver,"

"Patriot Games," "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," "Dances With Wolves,”

"Best of the Best," "Silent Assassins” and “No Way Out.”

PETER S. ELLIOT (Editor) was editor on “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties.”

Previously, he was visual effects editor on numerous motion pictures, including

“Fantastic Four,” “The Day After Tomorrow” (also additional editor), “Daredevil,”

“Blade II,” “Dr. Dolittle 2,” “Godzilla” and “Independence Day.” He has worked in

other editing capacities on “Judge Dredd,” “Stargate” and “Hellbound.”

ROSS FANGER (Co-Producer) attended UCLA, receiving a B.A. in English

Literature. He began his career as an assistant at Paramount Television, later becoming

location manager on the features “Barfly,” “Miracle Mile,” “Loverboy” and “The

Boost.”

In 1988, he was hired by The Walt Disney Studios as a production executive.

Over the next five years, Fanger oversaw production on some 20 features, including,

“Gross Anatomy,” “Billy Bathgate,” “The Program,” “Cool Runnings,” “The Mighty

Ducks” and “The Mighty Ducks 2.”

In 1995 Fanger returned to freelance production, working as production manager

on the Adam Sandler picture, “Billy Madison,” and on “Tom and Huck.” Later, Fanger

co-produced “That Darn Cat” and was production manager on “Desperate Measures,”

“Holy Man,” and “10 Things I Hate About You.”

In 1999, Fanger was hired by 20th Century Fox and Ralph Winter, as production

manager on “X-Men.” In 2001, Fanger re-teamed with Winter, as associate producer on

Tim Burton’s “Planet of the Apes” for Fox. Fanger was co-producer on “X2,” “Fantastic

Four,” and “X-Men: The Last Stand,” all for Fox.

In addition to being one of the industry’s most respected and sought-after film

editors, JOHN OTTMAN’s (Composer) credits as a composer include “Fantastic Four,”

“Superman Returns,” “Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang,” “House of Wax,” “Hide and Seek” and

the upcoming “The Invasion.” Other credits for his original music include “Cellular,”

“Gothika,” “Trapped,” HBO’s “Point of Origin,” “Eight Legged Freaks,” “Pumpkin,”

“Bubble Boy,” “Lake Placid,” “Incognito,” “The Cable Guy” and “Night Train.”

He has a longtime collaboration with director Bryan Singer, having first worked

together on their co-directorial debut “Lion’s Den,” which Ottman edited as well.

Ottman went on to serve as both film editor and composer for Singer’s “The Usual

Suspects,” “Apt Pupil,” “X2” and “Superman Returns.”

Ottman also directed, edited and scored the feature film “Urban Legends: Final

Cut.” His awards include a BAFTA Award for Best Editing for “The Usual Suspects,” a

Saturn Award for Best Music for “The Usual Suspects” and a BMI Film Music Award

for “X2.” Ottman received an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award nomination for

“The Usual Suspects,” an Emmy Award nomination for the score of the pilot episode of

the 1998-99 TV series “Fantasy Island” and a Saturn Award Best Music nomination for

“X2.”

MARY VOGT (Costume Designer) recently designed costumes for the 2006

family comedy hit “RV,” marking her fourth film collaboration with director Barry

Sonnenfeld, having previously designed the costumes for “Men in Black,” “Men in Black

II” and “Big Trouble.” She also designed the costumes for Sonnenfeld’s TV pilot

“Maximum Bob.”

Vogt’s other recent credits include “Son of the Mask,” “Looney Tunes: Back in

Action,” “Unconditional Love” and “Inspector Gadget.” Vogt designed costumes for

five films directed by John Badham: “”Drop Zone,” “Nick of Time,” “Stakeout,” “Short

Circuit” and “The Hard Way.” She also designed the costumes for “Hocus Pocus,”

“Only the Lonely,” “The Naked Gun,” “The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult,” and

co-designed the clothes for “Batman Returns” with costume designer Bob Ringwood.

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