During afternoon tea there is a shift in the air,
A bone trembling chill that tells you she’s there,
There are those who believe that the whole town is cursed,
That the house in the marsh is by far the worst,
What she wants is unknown but she always comes back,
The spectre of darkness, The Woman in Black.

Based on the classic ghost story, THE WOMAN IN BLACK tells the tale of Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a lawyer who is forced to leave his young son and travel to a remote village to attend to the affairs of the recently deceased owner of Eel Marsh House.

Working alone in the old mansion, Kipps begins to uncover the town’s tragic and tortured secrets and his fears escalate when he discovers that local children have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances.  When those closest to him become threatened by the vengeful woman in black, Kipps must find a way to break the cycle of terror.

THE WOMAN IN BLACK also stars Ciaran Hinds (TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY) and Janet McTeer (TUMBLEWEEDS), was adapted from Susan Hill’s novel for the screen by Jane Goldman (KICK ASS) and directed by James Watkins (EDEN LAKE).

The Woman in Black will be released by Momentum Pictures on 10th February 2012.

Luke Treadaway (Brothers of the Head, Clash of the Titans) stars as strutting indie star Adam, one half of globally successful duo The Make. Arriving at the T in the Park music festival for his latest gig Adam finds himself accidentally handcuffed to Morello, played by Natalia Tena (Mrs. Henderson Presents, Harry Potter), lead singer for all girl punk band The Dirty Pink’s . With no key in sight the feuding pair have to get through the weekend as best they can delivering not one but two performances whilst having to placate a jealous girlfriend, an angry boyfriend and a lunatic manager. This is one weekend they will never forget.

YOU INSTEAD is a free-wheeling, rock ‘n’ roll romantic comedy set against an unforgettable lost weekend at a music festival, filled with lust, mud, betrayal, portaloos and a hundred thousand people partying to the greatest music in the world.

Starring Luke Treadaway and Natalia Tena alongside Ruta Gedmintas (Lip Service), Sophie Wu (Kick Ass), Gavin Mitchell (Still Game) and Alastair Mackenzie (Perfect Sense).

Directed by David Mackenzie (Perfect Sense, Hallam Foe, Young Adam), and produced by Gillian Berrie (Perfect Sense, Red Road, Hallam Foe, Dogville) for Sigma Films. The film is from a script by award winning painter and novelist (but first time screenwriter) Thomas Leveritt.

Take a look at some of the hottest real life movie couples with Girlie Gossip’s fun round-up of our favourite stars to watch together on screen and off! 
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in “Mr and Mrs Smith”

Never has there been a film to cause so much controversy for the two leads! Brad Pitt ditched his Hollywood wife Jennifer Aniston for action woman and bad girl Angelina Jolie, who he met on the set of the action thriller in 2005. The two soon became their own off screen version of Mr and Mrs Smith yet the first public confirmation that they were officially an item wasn’t until Jolie fell pregnant with the first of many to join the Pitt-Jolie family clan.

Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron in “I Am Number Four”

The I Am Number Four couple met on set and were soon the hottest young couple in Hollywood! Whilst there was undeniable chemistry between the two throughout the film, the spark sadly died out after filming wrapped and the couple split just one day after the film’s release (despite numerous engagement rumours).

Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins in “Abduction”

After rising to fame in the “Twilight” series, Lautner fast became a highly sought after male star. It wasn’t long before he dashed millions of teenage hearts however when it came out that he was dating Phil Collins’ daughter Lily Collins. The teenage heartthrobs first locked eyes on each other whilst filming their latest film “Abduction” and the rumour mill has been in over drive ever since claiming that Lily has been visiting Lautner on the set of his current film “Breaking Dawn”!

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner in “DareDevil”

These two met on the set of “Pearl Harbor” in 2001 but it wasn’t until they began filming “Daredevil” two years later that their romance ignited. Since then the couple have gone on to marry and now have two daughters to complete their family. Defying the odds and surviving several rounds of rumours that the two were on the brink of divorce, “Beniffer” could well become a name to be reckoned with.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the “Twilight” Series

The “Twilight” stars worked hard to keep their romance under wraps since beginning the vampire saga back in 2008 but, after the pair were captured kissing several times and acting very much like a couple, their secret was out! As their characters take the next step and get married on screen for “Breaking Dawn,” what will this mean for the moment’s hottest couple?

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor in “Zoolander”

This king of comedy found his Queen to share the comedy throne whilst filming a television pilot. Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor got together to star in three films, including “Zoolander,” “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” and “Tropic Thunder.” They had only been married for a couple of months when they began filming “Zoolander” and it seems that the film paved the way as the couple are still married today.

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in “Cleopatra”

As Hollywood icons, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton represent the most tumultuous real life movie couple; their personal life is something you’d expect in a film! The on screen chemistry between the two in the epic “Cleopatra” is irrefutable and their romance soon blossomed off screen, despite the fact they were both already married (and not to each other). However, it was a highly turbulent relationship; they got married, divorced, remarried and divorced again but in the end they were simply not meant to be and it all ended in 1976 after twelve years of explosive passion.

Check out the I am Number Four Facebook page for more gossip on the movie! http://www.facebook.com/iamnumberfourmovie

For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust.  Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers…permanently.
There’s only one problem: even the best laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.

Jason Bateman (“Couples Retreat”), Charlie Day (“Going the Distance”) and Jason Sudeikis (“Hall Pass”) star as the three hapless workers, with Jennifer Aniston (“He’s Just Not That Into You”), Colin Farrell (“Crazy Heart”) and two-time Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey (“American Beauty,” “The Usual Suspects”), as their unbearable bosses.  Oscar® winner Jamie Foxx (“Ray”) stars as the plotters’ unlikely mentor, whose street cred is priced on a sliding scale.  The main cast also includes veteran actor Donald Sutherland and Julie Bowen (TV’s “Modern Family”).

“Horrible Bosses” is directed by Seth Gordon (“Four Christmases,” “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”) and produced by Brett Ratner and Jay Stern.  The screenplay is by Michael Markowitz and John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein, story by Markowitz.  Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Samuel J. Brown and Diana Pokorny serve as executive producers, with John Rickard as co-producer.

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Release date: 22 July 2011

Julia (Belén Rueda), a woman suffering from degenerative sight disease, finds her twin sister Sara, who has already gone blind as a result of the same disease, hanged in the basement of her house. In spite of the fact that everything points to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence.?

Interview:

Guillem, this project apparently started with a single image…

GUILLEM MORALES: I think everything starts with an image, in this case it was a blind woman wearing a bandage around her eyes. The only thing I knew about her was that she had been operated on and been told not to remove the bandage for two weeks, otherwise the results of the operation would be ruined. It was the only information I had. From that point on, you have to create a plot, a character, and ask questions about what the image suggests to you.

Belén, what was your reaction when you first saw the story that Guillem had created?

Belén RUEDA: Sometimes when you read a script for the first time it’s very easy to understand, but this one was very difficult because for around 20 minutes you don’t see any of the character’s faces. There is only one line in the script that explains this, so you if you miss it you don’t understand anything – and it happened to me! So I had to go back…

I loved it when I read it because it’s not just one thing that happens, it’s every emotion. Guillem was able to make the audience empathise with her character and that is very difficult. At first the producers told him, it’s impossible to make a film where the main character doesn’t see the other characters faces for a long time – I almost told him the same thing. And in this film we have one character who almost is the camera; the beautiful thing is that you don’t notice it, but you feel it at the end of the film. Then for me it was beautiful because it’s one actress for two characters, it’s great!

Guillem, what was it that made you want Belén for the role of Julia?

GM: I think she’s one of the greatest actresses we have in Spain, if not the best one. When we met the very first time, I could feel already the very important thing in the relationship between the actress and the director – trust. Trust is the most important thing you need. We could trust each other perfectly. I suppose it’s like falling in love, you come across your character with a great actress, and she loved the script and of course I loved her, but I couldn’t imagine Belén would say, ‘Yes I would love to play Julia.’

Belén, people have already seen you in peril in The Orphanage – how would you say Julia’s Eyes was a different challenge as an actress?

BR: It’s very different. I think in The Orphanage playing a mother, from the first moment you see her you can see she’s a very strong woman and she’s going to do everything to find her son. In Julia’s Eyes, at first you can think this is a woman who’s very weak or needs someone in her life. But at the end you can see, even she can see, that she’s very strong. At the end they are both very fighters, but in The Orphanage you can see that straight away.

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Guillem, Julia’s Eyes has been comparisons to The Orphanage – and both have been huge box-office successes – but are such comparisons a compliment or do they frustrate you?

GM: It is neither a compliment nor a frustrating comparison. I really don’t mind. I can see why the comparison is made because we share the same producers and the lead actress. But Julia’s Eyes is completely different from The Orphanage. My film is a raw realistic thriller that talks to you about real fears whereas the other film was a paranormal ghost story. But the most important thing is the audience can enjoy another great performance from Belén.

Julia’s Eyes is about a woman going blind who needs to accept that. Despite being a thriller, we took that seriously and talked a lot about losing sight with blind people and in that film, there are all the fears that you would feel if you were losing your sight.  Am I dependent on someone else the rest of my life? Will the person I love leave me? Would the operation work…?

Guillem, Guillermo Del Toro is your producer and your mentor – how did your relationship start and develop?

GM: The very first time I met him was in London. It was a disaster because I was talking about that part of the film that nobody understood and also the end of the film, which I won’t spoil. In the first draft it was much more radical, so I think he thought that I was totally crazy for trying to do something like that!

But in the second meeting he said he loved the story –he’s one of the most generous people I’ve ever met in the film world. If you have a problem, you know that he’s always there for you. He wants to make sure that the film will be the best film [it can be] and you have everything that you need to make the best film possible. It’s like having an angel protecting you if you have a problem. He’s not only a producer, he’s a director as well so he understands perfectly what a director needs on the set. We didn’t agree on some things but he respected my thoughts.

BR: You feel free, which is not always the case with producers.

Belén, playing someone with failing sight, how did you practice working without your vision?

BR: It’s strange because if the more you practice, the more you learn to move without your vision. At first I was very clumsy. One day I wanted to be at home in my house with something over my eyes and my God… my daughters told me, please Mama take it off because you’re going to break everything! But by the end I could feel if the person standing close to me was the make-up artist or the cameraman. The other senses start to work more.

Film is obviously a visual medium, so when you make a film about someone losing their sight, what techniques did you want to use?

GM: I suppose camerawork is pretty important. There was something in the script I was very obsessed with: the idea of the audience sharing the feeling of Julia’s blindness. For approximately thirty minutes, you can’t see the faces of the characters around Julia, and this decision was made in the script. It was a big challenge because nobody understood it, even the producers. Even Guillermo Del Toro, I don’t know if he understood the idea to start with.

It was pretty interesting because you can feel that something is not right at that moment… you feel the frustration about not seeing. Blindness for the audience was about avoiding the faces and the most important thing in films are the eyes of the actor and she’s wearing a bandage…

BR: Many people asked if we watched films about blindness, but this is a special moment for the character because she is not blind; she’s just at the moment that she loses her sight, and it’s very different because then they’re not used to live without seeing. We worked with professionals in this field on the film and they said that people in real life in this situation, often they don’t want to believe what’s happening.

Belén, it looks like it was a very physically and emotionally demanding role – what were the hardest aspects for you?

BR: Physically no, although with the blind contact lenses, I couldn’t see – only if it’s black or white but nothing more. It was much harder emotionally. I love characters that emotionally change in the story you’re telling. But it’s a little difficult because sometimes you put a little of you in the character but it’s important that each one is different. You have to understand the character’s motivation. For example Laura in The Orphanage was easier for me because she’s a mother and what she was doing in this story I can understand her all the time. But in Julia’s Eyes in some behaviour she was different to me, I like to find the things that are similar to me, so I speak to people in those same situations, or psychologists because it’s important that the audience watching the film feels they are one of the characters they’re watching. They have to be real; even if you’re making a comedy that’s really absurd, you have to believe them.

GM: It doesn’t matter if it’s a comedy or horror or sci-fi, our work is always looking for the truth; the truth is always there and you have to find it.

BR: In this film, [Julia’s sister] Sara, is a very short performance but one day at the end of the performance, I almost fainted; because she’s very strong, she had finished with me!

Belén, Spanish actors like Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have found great success working in Hollywood, is that something that appeals to you?

BR: If you ask all the actors, the ambition is to work for a long time… I think that it’s not important if you come from England, Australia, Spain or France, the important thing is the project, even if it means having to live outside your country for six months… For example with Penelope Cruz or [Antonio] Banderas, who when they started they had to live there because of the work. And it’s great because they opened the door to all of us Spanish actors… I have two daughters, who are now older than five years… Maybe five years ago I could say no, but today… It depends if Spielberg calls!

Which films scare you?

GM: Hmm… I would say The Shining.

BR: All of them! Before I made The Orphanage, many films that are very important, like The Shining for instance, I couldn’t finish! And in that moment, I said to myself, ‘OK, OK, I can, I can…’ but I get scared very easily.

If I’m there in the film, it’s different. But for example, in this film we have one beautiful moment when I’m running behind this man down the corridors, and at first the corridors are very wide but by the last one – the narrow one – the camera was in a hole. When I was there I went near and someone came out – and they knew I am very jumpy so when they said ‘Hello’ I went ‘Oh my God!’ And when you are making a film with something like that, you have a little bit of suggestiveness…

If you had to live without one of the senses, which would it be?

GM: Not sight, I would lose my job!

BR: Talking [Speech]… You know at first maybe you think Taste, but I know one person who cannot taste and she says that it’s horrible.

GM: Going deaf… if I would have to choose, I suppose, Hearing…

BR: And music?

GM: Oh, music, isolation… of course. What a horrible question!

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At “Prom,” every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. Several intersecting stories unfold at one high school as the big dance approaches; “Prom” portrays the precarious passage from high school to independence as some relationships unravel and others ignite. For Nova Prescott (Aimee Teegarden), it’s a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy (Thomas McDonell) who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Fellow seniors Mei (Yin Chang) and Tyler (De’Vaughn Nixon) harbor secrets, while others face all the insecurity and anticipation that surrounds one of high school’s most seminal events. There are hundreds of nights in high school, but there’s only one “Prom.” Featuring an emerging ensemble cast and a powerful soundtrack, “Prom” hits theatres June 3, 2011.
Several intersecting stories unfold at one high school as the big dance approaches; “Prom” portrays the precarious passage from high school to independence as some relationships unravel and others ignite.

Official UK website: www.disney.co.uk/prom – In Cinemas June 3rd

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To celebrate the release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Green Lantern” in UK cinemas on 17 June 2011, budding intergalactic superheroes can train and prove their worth in cyberspace at Green Lantern Boot Camp, an exclusive Flash game at www.greenlanternbootcamp.com.

Bringing the enduringly popular superhero to the big screen for the first time, “Green Lantern” stars Ryan Reynolds (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine”) in the title role of Hal Jordan and Blake Lively (“The Town,” TV’s “Gossip Girl”) as the spirited Carol Ferris, under the direction of Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale”).

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are known as the Green Lantern Corps.

Each member of this brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order wears a ring that grants him superpowers.  But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, Hal Jordan, a gifted and cocky test pilot and the first human ever selected to be a Green Lantern.

Now superhero fans are being given the exclusive opportunity to become a protector of the galaxy by making their way through Green Lantern Boot Camp, where they can build their own constructs out of pure green willpower and send them into battle. A tank against an angry swan! A swarm of bees against an enemy squid! Anything is possible online at Green Lantern Boot Camp.

X-MEN FIRST CLASS charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon.  In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

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Martin Sheen, plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son, killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking The Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James.
Driven by his profound sadness and desire to understand his son better, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage, leaving his “California bubble life” behind.
Armed with his son’s backpack and guidebook, Tom navigates the 800km historical pilgrimage from the French Pyrenees, to Santiago de Compostela in the north west of Spain, but soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey.
While walking The Camino, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, all broken and looking for greater meaning in their lives: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen) a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irish writer (James Nesbitt) who is suffering from a bout of “writer’s block.”
From the hardship experienced along “The Way” this unlikely quartet of misfits create an everlasting bond and Tom begins to learn what it means to be a citizen of the world again, and discovers the difference between “The life we live and the life we choose.”

“The Way” was filmed entirely in Spain and France along the actual Camino de Santiago.

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ABOUT THE WAY
The Camino de Santiago or the Way of St. James is a spiritual journey that pilgrims of all faiths and backgrounds have traversed for a thousand years.  The pilgrimage originally began at one’s doorstep, though modern trekkers today would find that rather difficult, particularly American pilgrims needing to cross the Atlantic.  While there are a number of established routes leading to Santiago from all directions, the most popular is the Camino Française, which crosses the Pyrenees Mountains along the Spanish-French border starting in St. Jean Pied de Port.
This Camino route covers 800 kilometers that traverses an idyllic northern Spanish countryside.  By following the yellow painted arrows marking the road, a pilgrim can expect to walk 12-15 miles a day to reach the next town for the night.  At this pace, a pilgrim can reach the Cathedral de Santiago in 6 to 8 weeks time to attend the Pilgrims’ Mass held at noon each day.  Some take more time, others less.  Some choose to travel by bike, and some have done the Camino on horseback.  Along the way travelers encounter albergues, refugios and casa rurals that cater specifically to the thousands of pilgrims of all ages that take this journey each year, immersing themselves in the local food, culture and history dedicated to this experience.
Pilgrims walk the Camino for various reasons.  Some to seek penance, others enlightenment, and still others for a sense of adventure, yet all progress toward the Cathedral in Santiago where it is believed the remains of the apostle St. James are held.  Most pilgrims choose to carry a scallop shell with them to symbolize their journey in honor of St. James.  According to legend, scallop shells are said the have covered St. James’ body after it was found on the shores of the Galician coast.  Another, perhaps more useful symbol is a walking stick to aid a weary pilgrim on his or her journey. Pilgrims also carry a Compostela, which is a passport that is stamped at each important stop highlighting the completion of the journey officially recognized with a special certificate at the passport office in Santiago.
Regardless of whether a pilgrim’s journey begins for religious, spiritual or cultural reasons, the meditative nature of the Camino offers the perfect landscape in which to dedicate contemplation.  Pilgrims follow the path amidst the villages, towns, rivers, mountains and fertile valleys that have changed the lives of millions of pilgrims who walked before them.  This year of 2010, a holy year for St. James on July 25th, 200,000 people are expected to make this trek following these well-trodden footsteps of history, paving the way for the millions of footsteps to surely come after them.

WHY THE WAY
It had always been Martin’s dream to walk the Camino de Santiago.  After having the privilege of holding Mother Theresa’s hand, sitting with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, visiting the holy shrine at Lourdes, and making a film in Medugorje, his next wish regarding his faith was to visit the Cathedral de Santiago by way of its namesake pilgrimage.  He was in the middle of his 7-year tenure playing U.S. president Jed Bartlett on the West Wing when he seized a tiny window of opportunity to realize his goal, at least in part.
After attending a family reunion in Ireland in the summer of 2003 that celebrated his mother’s lineage, he had a moment of inspiration.  He convinced a few family members to fly to Spain in honor of his father’s heritage as well by touring the Way of St. James toward Galicia, his father’s homeland.  Unfortunately, seven days was all Martin had before needing to return to work in Los Angeles.  Knowing this wasn’t enough time to walk the Camino, he pushed forward presuming it was now or never.
Upon landing in Madrid, he rented a car with friends and family and set out on a northern path toward the nearest Camino town of Burgos to visit the famed Burgos Cathedral built in the 13th century.  From there they hugged the Camino west as best as possible via major highways, detouring at important locations to walk a bit each day.  By the end of their trip they arrived in time for the Pilgrim’s Mass at the Cathedral de Santiago.  The beauty of the northern Spanish countryside proved too magical to experience in such a short period of time.  Martin pledged to return one day soon for a proper pilgrimage toward Santiago.
ON THE WAY
Through a series of ongoing conversations between Emilio and Martin, the two decided to create a tribute to Spain to rediscover the land where the Estevez family was rooted.  The Camino de Santiago served as the perfect partner in their efforts.  And while Spain serves as the backdrop, the film’s primary theme of self-discovery belongs to everyone from all ages and backgrounds, as does the Camino, which has helped transform the lives of millions of pilgrims for centuries.
In the film, a father unfortunately comes to understand his son’s life through his death and along the road finds himself as well.  The main protagonist of the film is the conflict we each have within ourselves of choosing a life versus living a life.  This greater question of finding oneself is a matter of acceptance and choice.  Given the circumstances of our lives, how do we understand ourselves, our family and our friends, and the choices we make?  Do we blindly go through life unaware of our actions and how they affect not only ourselves but others, as well?  What role does our community, friendships and faith play in our decisions?
The Camino, by its nature, serves as the ultimate metaphor for life.  Footsteps along a well-trodden path may be our guide, but do not shield us from the questions that most of our busy everyday lives prevent us at times from fully recognizing.  The road offers very little to hide behind.  The process of life is life along whichever road, path, Camino, or Way we find ourselves on.  Our humanity toward ourselves and others, our history and our future is what defines us.  Take the journey of life.  Buen Camino!

THE WAY will open in cinemas across the UK 13th May 2011Certificate & running time TBC

Cast & Crew
Emilio Estevez – Daniel & Director
“The Way” is Emilio Estevez’s fourth film as writer/director and marks the third collaboration with his actor/father, Martin Sheen.  Emilio has established himself not only as an accomplished actor, but also as a talented writer, director and producer.   In 2006, he wrote, directed and co-starred in the Golden Globe nominated for Best Picture “Bobby,” which revisits the night Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968 and is set against the backdrop of the cultural issues gripping the country at the time, including racism, sexual inequality and class differences.
He made his acting debut in Tim Hunter’s “Tex” and appeared in Francis Ford Coppola’s ensemble drama “The Outsiders,” both based on S.E. Hinton novels.  Estevez’ performance as a quintessential high-school jock in John Hughes’ “The Breakfast Club” won him widespread attention and acclaim.  Later that same year, he went on to appear in “St. Elmo’s Fire” before starring in “That Was Then, This Is Now,” for which he also wrote the screenplay.
Estevez made his directorial debut in 1986 with “Wisdom,” which he also wrote and starred in.  In 1996, Estevez directed Martin Sheen for the first time in the Vietnam drama “The War at Home” which Emilio also starred in and produced.   In 2000, he directed and co-starred alongside his brother, Charlie Sheen, in Showtime’s “Rated X” which was the first time Estevez and Sheen portrayed brothers on screen.  Other film credits include, “Repo Man” “Stakeout,” “Young Guns” “Young Guns II,”  “Mission: Impossible,” and “The Mighty Ducks.” In addition to creating original material as a screenwriter, the past few years has also seen Emilio working behind the camera, directing many popular television shows including, “Cold Case,” “CSI:NY” ”Numbers” and “The Guardian.
Estevez is currently preparing his next film “Johnny Longshot” – a sports family franchise film set in the world of competitive harness racing, that he will direct and star.When not working in film and TV, Emilio, an avid gardener, enjoys working outdoors in his organic micro-farm, growing heirloom vegetables, raising chickens and tending his pinot noir grape vines that produce his own wines under the Casa Dumetz label.
Martin Sheen – Tom
Martin Sheen is one of our most celebrated, colorful, and accomplished journeyman actors.
The Ohio native has appeared in more than 65 feature films including a star turn as Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard in Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark film APOCALYPSE NOW, which brought Sheen worldwide recognition. Other notable credits include WALL STREET (with son Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas), the Academy Award©-winning film GANDHI (with Sir Ben Kingsley), CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (with Leonardo DiCaprio & Tom Hanks), THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (with Michael Douglas & Annette Bening), and a Golden Globe© nominated breakthrough performance in THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES.
In 2006, Sheen played ill-fated cop Oliver Queenan in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award©-winning film THE DEPARTED opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, and Alec Baldwin.
The same year, Sheen joined another all-star ensemble cast for the highly acclaimed feature BOBBY, written and directed by his son Emilio Estevez. BOBBY was nominated for a Golden Globe© Award and SAG Award© among others. The film also starred Anthony Hopkins, Harry Belafonte, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Hunt, Brian Geraghty, Sharon Stone, William H. Macy, Elijah Wood, Demi Moore, and Shia LaBeouf.
For television audiences, Sheen is best recognized for his award-winning role as President Josiah Bartlet in NBC’s THE WEST WING.
Sheen is a passionate peace and justice activist. He has been arrested or cited 67 times for taking part in nonviolent demonstrations against various U.S. military policies, and has championed such causes as the alleviation of poverty and homelessness, human rights for migrant workers, and environmental protection.
In 2008, along with Carlos Santana and Edward James Olmos, Sheen became a National Co-Chair of the effort to win a Federal holiday for the late Cesar E. Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers.
The same year, the University of Notre Dame presented Sheen with the Laetare Medal, the oldest and most prestigious award given to an American Catholic. Since 1883, the Laetare Medal has been awarded annually to a Catholic “whose genius has ennobled the arts and sciences, illustrated the ideals of the church and enriched the heritage of humanity.”
Former recipients include: President John F. Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., Sister Helen Prejean, Speaker of the House Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill Jr., Catholic Worker Movement founder Dorothy Day, and Ambassador and author Clare Boothe Luce.

Deborah Kara Unger – Sarah
As the first Canadian accepted into Australia’s prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), award-winning actress Deborah Kara Unger debuted with Russell Crowe in BLOOD OATH, and has co-starred in such films as: David Fincher’s THE GAME with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn, Norman Jewison’s HURRICAN with Denzel Washington, PAYBACK with Mel Gibson, David Cronenberg’s CRASH with James Spader, SIGNS AND WONDERS with Stellan Skarsgard and Charlotte Rampling, Catherine Hardwicke’s THIRTEEN with Holly Hunter, SALTON SEA with Val Kilmer, and 88 MINUTES with Al Pacino.
The recipient of the Geraldine Page Best Actress Award opposite Sir Ian Mckellen in EMILE, and Canadian Academy Award nominations co-starring opposite Sophia Loren and Gerard Depardieu in BETWEEN STRANGERS, and Ralph Fiennes in Istvan Szabo’s SUNSHINE, Ms. Unger’s additional films include the critically acclaimed STANDER with Thomas Jane, THE WEEKEND with Gena Rowlands, LOVE SONGS FOR BOBBY LONG with John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson, WHITE NOISE with Michael Keaton, LEO with Dennis Hopper and Sam Shepard, and Roger Spottiswoode’s Rwandan genocide film SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL.
Ms. Unger was honoured with the Imagery Award at Cinema Epicures, and is the recipient of the Libertae Award for her commitment to the spirit of independence in film.
Jimmy Nesbitt – Jack
Jimmy Nesbitt is a Northern Irish actor.  He studied at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After graduating in 1987, he spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical Up on the Roof (1987, 1989) to the political drama Paddywack (1994). He made his feature film debut playing talent Fintan O’Donnell in Hear My Song (1991). Nesbitt got his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama Cold Feet (ITV, 1998–2003), which won him a British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award, and a National Television Award. His first significant film role came when he appeared as pig farmer “Pig” Finn in Waking Ned (1998). Nesbitt has also starred in Murphy’s Law (BBC One, 2001–2007) as undercover detective Tommy Murphy—a role that was created for him by writer Colin Bateman. The role twice gained Nesbitt Best Actor nominations at the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTA). In 2004, he starred in the fact-based drama Wall of Silence as the father of a murdered boy, a role that gained him another IFTA nomination. In 2007, he starred in the dual role of Tom Jackman and Mr Hyde in Steven Moffat’s Jekyll, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 2008. Nesbitt has since appeared in several more dramatic roles; he starred alongside Liam Neeson in Five Minutes of Heaven (2009), was one of three lead actors in the television miniseries Occupation (2009), and has filmed a role in the upcoming miniseries The Deep. Has also filmed roles in the movies Outcast (2010) and Emilio Estevez’s The Way (2010).
Yorick van Wageningen – Joost
Yorick van Wageningen was born in Baarn in the Netherlands. He trained at the Actors Studio Amsterdam and worked the first fifteen years of his career solely in the theater in both the Netherlands and France. He began doing Dutch films and “Total Loss”, directed by Dana Nechushtan was selected for the AFI festival in Los Angeles, through which he was introduced to Hollywood. During the last ten years van Wageningen has starred opposite Angelina Jolie in “Beyond Borders”, appeared in “The Chonicles of Riddick”, “The Tulse Luper Suitcases” directed by Peter Greenaway, “The New World” directed by Terrence Malick & most recently the award winning “Oorlogswinter” by Martin Koolhoven.
David Alexanian – Producer
David’s journey on The Way began in 2008 when Emilio saw a documentary David directed/produced called Long Way Down.  At the time, Emilio was scripting The Way and he asked David if he would come aboard to produce. Having previously directed/produced two adventure series that circumnavigated the globe, David was uniquely qualified for the task.
In Long Way Round, David chronicled the odyssey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they biked more than 20,000 miles from London to New York – through Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia, Far Eastern Russia and North America.  The mini-series aired in over 175 countries around the world andthe book about the journey sold more than one million copies. Two years later the team reunited for Long Way Down, this time highlighting a ride from the northern most tip of Scotland, through Europe, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Namibia and SouthAfrica.
With this wealth of experience in hand, David flew with Emilio to Spain to begin a different sort of road trip, an ancient pilgrimage called the Camino de Santiago de Compostela.  David and Emilio spent the next few months travelling along the 800km trek, location scouting, hiring local crew, casting, and producing The Way. The decision resulted in one of the most heartwarming journeys, both on camera and off, which audiences acutely feel and enjoy throughout the film.
Upon wrapping The Way, David traveled to South Africa to direct/produce a documentary with Ziggy Marley and his brothers Rohan and Robbie. On a short deadline, David filmed the Marleys, criss-crossing the country during the World Cup, jamming with local musicians, and organizing a charity concert in Soweto promoting African Unity.
Juanmi Azpiroz – Cinematographer Spanish Cinematographer Juanmi was born in San Sebastian, Spain and dreamed of becoming a musician. To get closer to his favourite rock bands, he started taking photographs at concerts in his hometown. Upon moving to Madrid for college, he got a chance to apprentice on a film set and never left.  For the past 20 years he has worked on more than 70 films in addition to the numerous commercials and music videos that have taken him all around the world where he still manages to visit local record shops at every opportunity.
On a recent trip to Los Angeles, his first stop was Amoeba records in Hollywood before our meeting to discuss his experience working on the THE WAY, which he agreed to do before even reading the script.  He said the decision was both a personal and professional one that serendipitously happened at the perfect time. The Camino de Santiago has been an important part of his upbringing on account of his father, who has done the Camino four times, with plans to do it again on his upcoming 70th birthday.  As a young man, Juanmi respected his father for making the pilgrimage but had no interest in walking the Camino himself.  This film has changed that. Working on THE WAY  has given him a deeper connection with his father, a richer knowledge of his work and his country, and a newfound interest in following this historical path.
Jack Hitt – Writer “Off The Road”
Jack Hitt is a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, and the public radio program, This American Life.  His work recently won a Peabody Award and at last year’s Aspen Ideas Festival, The Atlantic Monthly declared him to be “one of America’s best storytellers.” He is currently at work on a one-man show entitled “Making Up the Truth” and finishing a book about garage inventors and outsider pioneers, entitled, “Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut with his wife, Dr. Lisa Sanders, and their two daughters.

Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in “Cars 2” when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car.

But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.  Torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret spy mission, Mater’s action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world.

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Adding to the fast-paced fun is a colorful new all-car cast that includes secret agents, menacing villains and international racing competitors.

New characters:

Max Schnell a humble production sedan from Stuttgart, Germany. An avid amateur racer, Max would practice alone in the back roads of the dense Black Forest—a trek that eventually caught the eye of a racing team owner. Soon Max was on a professional circuit, bearing the #4, and as his horsepower increased, he converted himself to carbon fiber, dropping his weight and getting into prime racing shape. He’s won more races at Motorheimring than any other World Torque Champion League car in history. A naturally brilliant engineer, he used logic and analytics to refine his build, and plans to approach the World Grand Prix in the same perfectly calculated manner.

Miguel Camino
Spain’s most renowned, admired and captivating car is Pamplona’s Miguel Camino. He first caught his home country’s attention by participating in the infamous Running of the Bulldozers. His flair, style and speed as a toreador in the dozer ring has inspired a generation of young bulldozer fighters, and soon that same speed and verve turned headlights of fans and competitors alike on the Grand Touring Sport racing circuit. Bearing the #5 and the fiery colors of the Spanish flag, Miguel Camino is hoping to race his way into more hearts at the World Grand Prix.

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