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Charlize Theron

Oscar®-winning actress CHARLIZE THERON (MAVIS GARY) is one of the great known actresses of our time. With her ability to capture a plethora of characters, she relentlessly demands the audience's full attention as soon as she appears on screen. This South African native is continuously being praised and admired for her inspiring and powerful performances.

Theron captivated audiences as female serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the independent gem "Monster." Theron received the Independent Spirit Award & the National Broadcast Film Critics Association as well as winning the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, San Francisco Film Critics Circle, New York Film Critics Online and Southeastern Film Critics awards, the Breakthrough Performance Award from the Nation Board of Review and the Academy Award, all for her emotionally devastating performance in "Monster."

 

Recently, Theron wrapped filming on "Prometheus," directed by Ridley Scott and is currently filming "Snow White and the Huntsman" in which she stars alongside Kristen Stewart. She was last seen in Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut "The Burning Plain" in which she plays Sylvia, a woman who is forced to take an emotional journey to rid herself of a sin from her past. Theron starred alongside Kim Basinger in this drama which she also produced.

  

In 2008, Theron starred in "Hancock" starring alongside Will Smith and Jason Bateman in the action comedy which was the 3rd highest grossing film of the year.

Charlize was also in the drama "North Country" opposite Frances McDormand and Sissy Spacek for director Niki Caro.  Based on the real life story of a group of women coal miners and the hostile work environment they faced on a daily basis, "North Country" received great praise. Her incredible performance as Josey Aimes garnered her nominations for a Golden Globe, SAG, Critics Choice, and an Oscar.

 

Theron also captivated audiences in HBO's The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers opposite Geoffrey Rush, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Emmys.

In addition to producing "The Burning Plain" through her production company Denver and Delilah, Charlize is developing and executive producing an HBO series called Mind Hunter with director David Fincher.

Moviegoers were first introduced to the seductive charm of Charlize Theron in her feature film debut, MGM's "2 Days in the Valley", with James Spader, Eric Stoltz, and Jeff Daniels.  She's also been seen co-starring alongside Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in "Devils Advocate", with Tom Hanks in "That Thing You Do" and in Jonathan Lynn's "Trial and Error." In addition, Theron starred in Woody Allen's "Celebrity" which she then followed with "Mighty Joe Young" with Bill Paxton. In 1999, Theron starred in the Oscar nominated "The Cider House Rules" and in New Line Cinema's "The Astronaut's Wife" with Johnny Depp. Soon following in 2000, the much in-demand Theron tackled back-to-back roles in the following movies: Robert Redford's "The Legend of Bagger Vance" with Will Smith and Matt Damon, Fox 2000's "Men of Honor" with Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Frankenheimer's "Reindeer Games" with Ben Affleck and Miramax's "The Yards" co-starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, James Caan and Faye Dunaway.

In 2001, Theron illuminated the screen in the Warner Bros tearjerker "Sweet November" alongside Keanu Reeves, as well as in Woody Allen's "Curse of the Jade Scorpion", co-starring Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd and David Ogden Stiers. In the fall of 2002, Theron starred opposite Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson and Billy Bob Thornton in "Waking Up in Reno" and then moved on to star alongside Kevin Bacon, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Dakota Fanning in the feature film "Trapped" directed by Luis Mandoki.

Patton Oswalt

In 2009, PATTON OSWALT (MATT FREEHAUF) won critical acclaim for his performance in Robert Siegel's feature film "Big Fan," which made its debut at Sundance in January 2009 and was distributed by First Independent Pictures. Patt will also be back on the small screen as the lead in a new live-action comedy, The Heart, She Holler on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

As a comedian, he has released three TV specials and, as of this writing, two critically acclaimed albums.  His one-hour Comedy Central Special My Weakness is Strong originally aired in August of 2009 and My Weakness is Strong DVD/CD received a Grammy nomination, distributed through Warner Brothers records. Oswalt was nominated this year for a Gotham Award for his dramatic debut on the big screen in "Big Fan," where he played the lead role of Paul Aufiero in the directorial debut of writer Robert Siegel ("The Wrestler"). "Big Fan" was first released last September through First Independent and nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

In addition to being a series regular on Showtime's The United States of Tara, Oswalt has also appeared as a guest star on The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central and Flight of the Conchords on HBO. He's a regular contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Real Time with Bill Maher and Lewis Black's Root of All Evil. Patton recently appeared in Steven Soderbergh's "The Informant", and in "Observe and Report" with Seth Rogen.

He provided the voice for Remy, the rat, in Pixar's Oscar-winning "Ratatouille."  He also voices characters on Word Girl and Neighbors from Hell. Oswalt has also appeared in more then 20 films, including "Magnolia," "Starsky and Hutch" and "Reno 911!: Miami."

Oswalt starred in "The Comedians of Comedy," which was shot as an independent feature film, a TV series and a long running tour.

He tours regularly and extensively, headlining both in the United States and UK, and is a regular at music festivals like Bumbershoot, Bonnaroo, Comic-Con and Coachella.

In addition, he is seen performing/reading at events by McSweeney's and The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and has a regular, bi-monthly show at the new Largo at the Coronet Theater in Los Angeles.

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson (BUDDY SLADE) is a critically acclaimed and an award-winning theatre actor who has quickly become well-known for his body of work. Never one to sit still, he was most recently seen on the big screen in the James Wan directed horror film "Insidious," which was featured at the Toronto Film Festival and was released on April 1, 2011 - the film was the highest grossing horror film of 2011. Wilson is currently shooting A Gifted Man, which premiered on CBS on September 23rd.

Wilson received praise for his work in the critically acclaimed drama "Little Children," in which he starred with Kate Winslet and Jackie Earle Haley under the direction of Todd Field. His motion picture work also includes "The Ledge"; "Morning Glory"; "The Switch"; "Barry Munday"; "The A Team"; "Watchmen"; "Evening"; "Lakeview Terrace"; "Passengers"; "Life in Flight"; "Purple Violets"; "Running with Scissors"; "Hard Candy"; "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Alamo".

On the small screen, Wilson received Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations for his portrayal of the morally conflicted Joe Pitt in the HBO miniseries Angels in America, the much-honored 2003 adaptation of Tony Kushner's award-winning plays 'Angels in America: Millennium Approaches' and 'Angels in America: Perestroika.'

Wilson has been honored with two consecutive Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in a Musical, the most recent coming for his performance as Curly in the successful 2002 Broadway revival of 'Oklahoma!,' for which he also received a Drama Desk Award nomination. He earned his first Tony nomination for his work in the 2001 Broadway hit 'The Full Monty,' for which he also garnered Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations and won a Drama League Award.

In 2006, he returned to Broadway to star in the revival of the Neil Simon comedy 'Barefoot in the Park,' opposite Amanda Peet. His most recent Broadway credit is the 2008/09 revival of Arthur Miller's 'All My Sons,' with John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Katie Holmes.

Born in Virginia and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wilson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Starting his career on the stage, he earned applause in the national tours of 'Miss Saigon' and 'Carousel.' In 1999, he starred off-Broadway in 'Bright Lights, Big City,' winning a Drama League Award and receiving a Drama Desk Award nomination. That same year, he made his Broadway debut in 'Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm,' for which he won another Drama League Award.

Wilson lives in New Jersey with his family.

Elizabeth Reaser

ELIZABETH REASER (BETH SLADE) Elizabeth Reaser is one of entertainment's most reliable actresses, demonstrated through her natural talent, striking presence and undeniable energy. Reaser earned a 2007 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the drama "Sweet Land" and received an Emmy nomination for her guest spot as "Ava" on Grey's Anatomy. Reaser shared a Screen Actors Guild's Award nomination with the Grey's Anatomy cast for Best Ensemble.

On November 18th, Reaser will reprise her role as the matriarch of the "Cullen" clan in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1." The final installment, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" will appear in theaters on November 16, 2012.

In June 2011, Reaser starred in the independent film "The Art of Getting By," opposite Emma Roberts, Freddie Highmore and Rita Wilson. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was later released by Fox Searchlight. In the feature, written and directed by Gavin Wiesen, Reaser portrays the promiscuous mother to Roberts' character.

Also this year, Reaser finished production on the independent "Liberal Arts," a film written and directed by Josh Radnor. The cast includes Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins and Allison Janney. Additionally, she recently guest starred on the CBS legal drama The Good Wife, which wrapped its second season in April 2011.

"Sweet Land," directed by Ali Selim, tells the story of a woman named Inge (Reaser) who travels from Norway to rural Minnesota in the 1920s to meet the man who is destined to be her husband. Variety called her performance "...a marvel of strength, humor and sensuality" and The Los Angeles Times raved, "Few actresses own the camera with as much authority as Reaser does here."

Additional film credits include Peter Callahan's "Against the Current," opposite Joseph Fiennes and Justin Kirk; Maria Maggenti's "Puccini for Beginners," which was selected in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opened the 2006 Outfest Film Festival as well; Ed Burns' "Purple Violets," opposite Debra Messing, Selma Blair, Burns and Donal Logue; Thomas Bezucha's "The Family Stone;" Marc Forster's "Stay;" "The Believer," opposite Ryan Gosling; "Mind the Gap;" "Shut Up and Sing;" and "13 Conversations About One Thing."

In television, she played the leading role of "Bella Bloom" in the critically acclaimed CBS one-hour romantic drama series, "The Ex List." Television credits include the drama series Saved, alongside Tom Everett Scott, and appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Sopranos.

Reaser graduated from The Julliard School of Arts. She currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

Jill Eikenberry

JILL EIKENBERRY (HEDDA GARY) is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Ann Kelsey on NBC's long-running hit series LA Law, which earned her four Emmy nominations, two Golden Globe nominations and a Golden Globe Award.

After Barnard College in NY and Yale Drama School in New Haven, Eikenberry began an extensive theater career on and off Broadway, starring in Michael Weller's in 'Moonchildren;' 'The Beggar's Opera,' 'All Over Town,' directed by Dustin Hoffman; 'Save Grand Central,' by famous cartoonist William Hamilton; 'Summer Brave,' with Alexis Smith; Wendy Wasserstein's 'Uncommon Women and Others,' in which she also starred opposite Meryl Streep in the PBS-TV adaptation; Tennessee Williams' 'The Eccentricities of a Nightingale;' 'Watch on the Rhine' and the Broadway musical 'Onward Victoria.' She won Obie awards for her off-Broadway performances in 'Life Under Water' and 'Lemon Sky.' She was recently seen Off-Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club's production of 'A Picasso,' The York Theatre Company's staging of 'Enter Laughing – the Musical' and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for the New Group's production of 'The Kid.' She most recently appeared at Ars Nova in Bekah Brunstetter's 'Be a Good Little Widow.'

She appeared regionally at Yale Rep, The Arena Stage in Washington, DC, the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven and the Marin Theatre Company. She performed in 'The Vagina Monologues' at the Circle in the Square in San Francisco and the Napa Valley Opera House, as well as numerous productions around the country of 'Love Letters' by A.R. Gurney with her husband Michael Tucker.

She made her feature film debut in 1976 in "Between the Lines," opposite John Heard, Jeff Goldblum and Lindsay Crouse. She then appeared in "Rich Kids" with John Lithgow; "An Unmarried Woman;" "On Hope," directed by JoBeth Williams; "A Night Full of Rain," directed by Lina Wertmuller; "Butch And Sundance: The Early Days;" "Hide in Plain Sight," opposite James Caan, "Arthur," in which she played Dudley Moore's jilted fiancée; and again opposite John Lithgow in "The Manhattan Project" and most recently in "Something Borrowed." She has appeared in such independent films as "Manna From Heaven," Suburban Girl" and "The Best Day of his Life."

On television – in addition to LA Law, Eikenberry starred in the PBS series The Best of Families as well as numerous TV movies: Swansong, with David Soul; Orphan Train, the CBS mini-series Kane and Abel, Family Sins; The Deadliest Season, A Stoning in Fulham County, My Boyfriend's Back, Cast the First Stone, Rugged Gold, Dare to Love, Sessions, Without Consent, Family Sins, the four-hour ABC mini-series An Inconvenient Woman with Jason Robards; Roughing It with James Garner; Living a Lie, with Peter Coyote; My Very Best Friend, starring opposite Jaclyn Smith; Showtime's Chantilly Lace, and its sequel Parallel Lives. She has guest-starred on television series such as Strong Medicine, Tracy Takes On, Judging Amy, Law and Order and most recently Body of Proof.

Eikenberry has appeared opposite her husband, Michael Tucker on stage in A.R. Gurney's 'Love Letters' and Joseph Stein and Stan Daniels' 'Enter Laughing: The Musical' and on television in Hill Street Blues, Family Again, Assault and Matrimony, A Town Torn Apart, Gone in a Heartbeat and Archie's Wife, which also featured her daughter Allison.

She co-produced a one-hour documentary for NBC entitled Destined to Live which dealt with the emotional aspects of breast cancer, from diagnosis to recovery. Eikenberry battled the disease in 1986 and was aware of the importance of letting other women know that they were not alone and could recover and lead full and normal lives. Jill and Michael tell their story with humor and hope. Jill says, "Our experience with breast cancer forced us to face the fact that we are going to die one day. The question became 'how do we want to live?'" Destined to Live was honored with a Humanitas Award.

The "Tuckerberrys" have now created a show of their own entitled 'Life is a Duet,' in which they tell the story of their 35 year relationship through songs and clips from TV and film. They have been performing throughout the country.

The couple recently produced a documentary film entitled "Emile Norman - By His Own Design" about a 90-year-old sculptor in Big Sur, California, which has aired nationally on PBS.

Richard Bekins

RICHARD BEKINS (DAVID GARY) is an actor whose credits include over 30 television and film projects, Broadway, Off-Broadway and major leading regional theatres all across the country.

He was most recently featured in the films "Limitless" with Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro and "Arthur" with Russell Brand and Jennifer Garner. Other film credits include "Julie and Julia" and "United 93" and starred in two films by the director Dorothy Lyman: "Split Ends" and "The Northern Kingdom." Bekins will be seen in the upcoming feature "The Bleeding" and recently completed the film "Nor'easter" and "How We Got Away With It." Bekins made his television debut as the famous "Jamie Frame" on the NBC series Another World, has made numerous appearances on NBC's Law & Order and recently guest-starred on Fox's Fringe. He also had a recurring role on the F/X series Rescue Me. Bekins divides his time between New York and Los Angeles.

Jason Reitman

JASON REITMAN (DIRECTOR/PRODUCER) was born in Montreal in 1977. His first short film, "Operation," premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. Reitman directed a series of short films and commercials before making his feature film debut with the 2006 hit "Thank You For Smoking," which he adapted from the novel by Christopher Buckley.  He next directed "Juno" in 2007 for which he earned his first Oscar nomination and a Grammy, followed by "Up in the Air" in 2009, which was recognized with six Academy Award® nominations, as well as PGA, SAG, and DGA nominations.  Reitman won a Golden Globe® and the WGA Award for Best Screenplay. Through his company Right of Way Films, Reitman is currently in post-production on the film "Jeff, Who Lives At Home," starring Ed Helms and Jason Segel, directed by the Duplass brothers.

DIABLO CODY (WRITER/PRODUCER) Diablo Cody won a WGA Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and the Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay for her film "Juno," which was released by Fox Searchlight.  Following "Juno," she wrote the horror film, "Jennifer's Body" which was released by Fox in September 2009.

 

Cody was the creator and executive producer of the SHOWTIME hit series United States of Tara for which Toni Colette took home the Emmy® and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

 

Currently, Cody wrote and is producing a big screen version of Francine Pascal's New York Times best-selling book series "Sweet Valley High" with Universal/Marc Platt. Diablo is writing/ executive producing a new comedy series in development for Fox Network and Warners Studios. She recently completed a rewrite for the new "Evil Dead" movie, produced by Sam Raimi.

Cody has been profiled in countless publications and was formerly a columnist for Entertainment Weekly. Her critically acclaimed memoir Candy Girl was published in 2004. Diablo has also launched an internet show Red Band Trailer which is a talk show that features celebrities in her Airstream trailer.

Cody's breakthrough film "Juno" earned her a host of awards, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Screenplay, as well the Independent Spirit, BAFTA, Broadcast Film Critics Association, and National Board of Review award for Best Original Screenplay. She also received the Hollywood Film Festivals Breakthrough Screenwriter of the Year award as well.

RUSSELL SMITH (PRODUCER) began his career producing plays for Steppenwolf Theatre Company. In a five-year period, he produced fifty plays, notable among them: True West' and ‘Balm in Gilead.' During that time, Steppenwolf became known as one of America's finest theatres. The notable alumni of Steppenwolf include Academy Award nominees John Malkovich, Gary Sinise and Joan Allen.

For three summers, Smith worked as an arts consultant producing the First National Bank of Chicago's famed summer concert series. He produced the hit play, ‘Orphans Off-Broadway.' In 1987, Sinise and Smith made their first film together, "Miles From Home." In 1988, he produced the film "Queen's Logic."

In 1989, Smith became the head of production for New Visions Pictures and oversaw the production of five films, among them: "The Long Walk Home" and "Mortal Thoughts." His other film credits include the award winning short film "The Witness" and the acclaimed "Of Mice and Men." In 1994, Smith formed the company, Smith/Malkovich, with longtime friend John Malkovich. In 1997, he produced the blockbuster United Artists film "The Man in the Iron Mask," starring John Malkovich, Leonardo Di Caprio, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne and Jeremy Irons.

In April of 1998, Smith joined partners Malkovich and Lianne Halfon in forming the company Mr. Mudd. In 2001, Mr. Mudd produced "Ghost World," a live action feature based on Dan Clowes' comic, directed by Terry Zwigoff ("Crumb") and starring Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi. "Ghost World" was released to critical acclaim and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. They followed with "The Dancer Upstairs" directed by Malkovich and starring Academy Award nominee Javier Bardem was released in May 2003 by Fox Searchlight.

LIANNE HALFON (PRODUCER) joined A&M Films as the Sr. Vice President of Production in 1992 to oversee such films as "A Midnight Clear" and "House of Cards." In 1997, she produced the play Libra with Russell Smith at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago. Libra was directed by John Malkovich and based on the novel by Don DeLillo. Halfon went on to executive produce Terry Zwigoff's documentary, "Crumb," which won the Grand Jury Award at Sundance and was released theatrically by Sony Classics, landing on more "10 Best" lists than any other film that year. Halfon also produced the HBO film A Good Baby, directed by Katherine Dieckmann and starring Henry Thomas and David Strathairn.

Along with their partners, Russell Smith and Lianne Halfon served as Executive Producers on the documentary "How to Draw a Bunny," a portrait of artist Ray Johnson. "How to Draw a Bunny" won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and the Prix de Public at the famed Recontre Film Festival in Paris.  The film was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best documentary in 2003.

Set in 17th Century London, "The Libertine," starring John Malkovich, Johnny Depp, and Samantha Morton was produced by Smith and Halfon in 2004, and tells the true story of the Earl of Rochester (Depp), famed poet, sexual provocateur and wit. The film garnered seven British Independent Film Award nominations and one win. In the same year, Smith, Halfon and partners wrapped production on the eagerly anticipated "Art School Confidential," reuniting the "Ghost World" team of Zwigoff and Clowes. The film stars ingénues Max Minghella and Sophia Myles along with veteran actors John Malkovich, Angelica Huston, and Jim Broadbent. Both "The Libertine" and "Art School Confidential" were released domestically in the spring of 2004. In 2008, Fox Searchlight released the Mandate/Mr. Mudd produced picture "Juno." Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody, Smith, Halfon and Malkovich produced along with Mason Novick.  Juno became the third biggest indie release of all-time. It received Oscar nomination for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.

In late 2008, Mr. Mudd, along with Mexican outfit, Canana, finished a 15-week sold-out run of Zach Helm's play, ‘The Good Canary.' Directed by John Malkovich and starring Diego Luna, ‘The Good Canary' toured through several major Mexican cities including: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Aguascalientes, Monterrey, Leon. Its critical acclaim and financial success set a new precedent in Mexican theater.

Smith and Halfon executive produced "Which Way Home," a documentary by Sundance award winner Rebecca Cammisa. "Which Way Home" tells the story of children crossing the border from Mexico into the United States and was developed with HBO. Shot in Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala and the American southwest, "Which Way Home" premiered on HBO in August of 2009 and received an Academy Award® nomination and a Film Independent Spirit Award® nomination for Best Documentary.  Most recently, the pair served as producers on "Jeff, Who Lives at Home" due out in 2011 from Paramount Pictures.

With a body of work spanning over twenty-five years, industry legend JOHN MALKOVICH (PRODUCER) is one of the most compelling minds in entertainment. His celebrated performances span every genre, and range from roles in thought-provoking independent films to those in big-budget franchises. In addition to being an accomplished actor, Malkovich is also a director, producer, clothing designer, and artist.

Malkovich was recently seen in the third installment of the "Transformers" franchise, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," opposite Shia LaBeouf, for director Michael Bay.

He is currently producing Stephen Chbosky's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," alongside his partners at Mr. Mudd, Lianne Halfon and Russell Smith. The film is based on the critically acclaimed novel by the same name and stars Logan Lerman and Emma Watson in a coming of age story about a teenage outsider coping with love, loss, friendship, and heartbreak.

Additionally, Malkovich is set to reprise his role as famed Austrian Jack Unterweger in "The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer," a monologue interspersed with operatic arias. The production is scheduled to tour throughout Europe this summer, and will show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 29th Annual Next Wave Festival later this year.

Malkovich's latest film roles include that of zany ex-CIA agent Marvin Boggs' in Summit Entertainment's "Red" opposite Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, and Helen Mirren; and famed racehorse trainer Lucien Laurin in Disney's "Secretariat" opposite Diane Lane. Malkovich was also recently seen in the Coen brothers' comedy "Burn After Reading" opposite Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, and Tilda Swinton. He also re-teamed with Clint Eastwood in the critically acclaimed film "The Changeling," alongside Angelina Jolie and Amy Ryan, produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment.

Previous film acting credits include Sean McGinly's "The Great Buck Howard," which had its premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival; Robert Zemeckis' "Beowulf" opposite Angelina Jolie; Raoul Ruiz's "Klimt"; Liliana Cavani's "Ripley's Game"; Spike Jonze's "Being John Malkovich"; Jane Campion's "The Portrait of a Lady"; Wolfgang Petersen's "In The Line Of Fire"; Gary Sinise's "Of Mice and Men"; Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Sheltering Sky"; Stephen Frears' "Dangerous Liaisons"; Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun"; Paul Newman's "The Glass Menagerie"; Roland Joffé's "The Killing Fields"; and Robert Benton's "Places in the Heart."

Malkovich has twice been nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor, once for "Places in the Heart" (1985) and then again for "In the Line of Fire" (1994). His performance in "Places in the Heart" also earned him the Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Society of Film Critics and the National Board of Review. In 1999, he won New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Being John Malkovich."

In 1998, Malkovich joined Halfon and Smith to create the production company, Mr. Mudd, whose debut film was the celebrated feature "Ghost World," directed by Terry Zwigoff. Malkovich followed up in 2003 with his own feature directorial debut, "The Dancer Upstairs," starring Academy Award® winner Javier Bardem. Other Mr. Mudd credits include "The Libertine" starring Johnny Depp and Samantha Morton and "Art School Confidential," also directed by Zwigoff and written by Screenwritter/Cartonist Dan Clowes. In 2008, Mr. Mudd landed its biggest box office and critical success with indie hit "Juno," starring Ellen Page, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman. The film, distributed through Fox Searchlight, received an Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay (Diablo Cody) and three nominations for Best Motion Picture, Best Actress (Ellen Page) and Best Director (Jason Reitman). The film also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in 2008.

Malkovich also served as executive producer on the documentary "How to Draw a Bunny," a cinematic portrait of artist Ray Johnson, which won the Jury Prize at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and the Prix de Public at the famed Recontre Film Festival in Paris. The film was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best documentary in 2003. Malkovich and the team at Mr. Mudd also executive produced the 2009 HBO documentary "Which Way Home." Directed by Rebecca Camissa, the film shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of several unaccompanied children as they endeavor to make it to the United States. The film was nominated for several awards, including a 2010 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Film, and three Emmy Awards for Cinematography, Editing, and Research.

Malkovich's mark in television includes his Emmy® Award winning performance in the telefilm Death of a Salesman, directed by Volker Schlöndorff and co-starring Dustin Hoffman. This role also earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Malkovich received subsequent Golden Globe nominations for "In the Line of Fire" in 1994 in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in Supporting Role in a Motion Picture; and for "Heart of Darkness" in 1995 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. Other notable credits include the miniseries Napoleon and the acclaimed HBO telefilm RKO 281, both of which garnered John separate Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Support Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.

As a guiding member of Chicago's landmark Steppenwolf Theatre Company, John Malkovich, as a producer, director and actor, has undoubtedly had a profound impact on the American theatre landscape. Between 1976 and 1982, John acted in, directed or designed sets for more than fifty Steppenwolf Theatre Company productions. His debut on the New York stage in the Steppenwolf production of ‘Sam Shepard's True West' earned him an Obie Award. Other notable plays include ‘Death of a Salesman;' ‘Slip of the Tongue;' Sam Shepard's ‘State of Shock;' and Landford Wilson's ‘Burn This' in New York, London and Los Angeles. Malkovich has directed numerous plays at Steppenwolf, including the celebrated ‘Balm in Gilead' in Chicago and Off-Broadway; ‘The Caretaker' in Chicago and on Broadway; and ‘Libra,' which he adapted from Don LeLillo's novel. Malkovich's 2003 French stage production of ‘Hysteria' was honored with five Moliere Award nominations including Best Director. In addition to his film directorial debut on "The Dancer Upstairs," Malkovich has directed three fashion shorts ("Strap Hangings," "Lady Behave," "Hideous Man") for London designer Belle Freud. He recently received a Moliere Award as Best Director for his production of Zach Helm's "Good Canary" in Paris.

In addition to his many accolades in the world of the performing arts on stage, on the big and small screens, and behind the camera - Malkovich has also delved into the world of fashion design, as he is the creative force behind the menswear line, Technobohemian by John Malkovich.

Malkovich resides with his family in both the United States and France.

MASON NOVICK (PRODUCER) is an independent producer based in Los Angeles. His credits include "Red Eye", "Jennifer's Body", "500 Days of Summer" and "Juno."

"Juno" grossed over $200 million dollars worldwide and is the second highest grossing platform release of all time. Novick was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for "Juno" and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature. That same year, Novick was nominated for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures by the Producers Guild of America.

Novick currently has several projects he is producing set up at various studios including "Sweet Valley High" at Universal, and an adaptation of the comic book "Y: The Last Man", and "Dan Mitner: Badass For Hire" both at New Line. He is also producing an adaptation of the novel ‘Breathers" for Fox Searchlight.  


Recently Novick has forayed into producing for television.  He is an executive producer on the Diablo Cody penned show The Breadwinner for Fox network.  In addition he is an executive producer on an untitled Sheila Callaghan project with Working Title for HBO.

 


Novick graduated from the University of Arizona in 1997 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. Starting out as an assistant at ICM, he was eventually promoted to an agent in the motion picture literary department. As an agent, some of the films Novick help put together include "Snakes on a Plane" and the "Underworld" franchise. Novick currently manages several writers including Oscar winner Diablo Cody, screenwriter and author Chad Kultgen, and Josh Heald.

Having served as an executive producer on more than 25 films in his career, NATHAN KAHANE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) has a reputation of being one of the most respected, "filmmaker-friendly" executives in the business. Since 2005, Kahane has been the creative force and an integral component behind the growth of Mandate Pictures. In his role as President of Mandate, Kahane oversees the development and production of Mandate's growing feature slate, nurtures relationships with high-level talent and filmmakers, and has developed a unique ability to put together successful winning business models behind compelling films.

Kahane's commitment to producing quality films at ‘independent' budgets has generated success for the company with movies that have crushed at the box office, as well as launched franchises such as the "Harold & Kumar" and "The Grudge" series. While at Mandate, Kahane has successfully overseen the financing, development and production of exceptional and distinct films such as the Academy Award winning (Best Original Screenplay, written by Diablo Cody) $231 million world-wide box-office sensation "Juno" released by Fox Searchlight in 2008, and the critical darling "Stranger Than Fiction" released by Sony Pictures in 2006. Most recently, he has served as an executive producer on films including Jonathan Levine's "50/50" starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Academy Award nominated actress Anna Kendrick and Academy Award winning actress Anjelica Huston, distributed by Summit Entertainment; "The Switch" starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman, released by Miramax Films in August 2010; Drew Barrymore's directorial debut "Whip It", distributed by Fox Searchlight; and Columbia Pictures' "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", directed by Peter Sollett and starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. He served as a producer on Rogue Pictures' "The Strangers", which starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman; and on "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and its sequel "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay," both distributed by New Line Cinema. He also served as a producer on " A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas."

Kahane is currently shepherding Mandate's diverse production and development slate which includes a remake of the French local box office hit "LOL" from writer/director Lisa Azuelos, starring Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore, produced by Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher of Double Feature Films and Tish Cyrus; "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman," a romantic actioner written by Matt Drake, produced by Academy Award winning producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, and William Horberg; "Dream On," a teen dance movie directed by Thomas Carter, and produced by Carter and Academy Award nominated producer Laurence Mark; "The Low Self Esteem of Lizzie Gillespie," a romantic comedy to be written by Brent Forrester and Mindy Kaling ("The Office"), produced by Mr. Mudd; "My Dinner with Hervé" which will be written and directed by Sacha Gervasi, a former journalist who conducted the last interview with French actor Herve Villechaize (best known as "Tattoo" on the television series, "Fantasy Island") days before the actor committed suicide; an untitled sexy thriller starring Zac Efron, which is being written by veteran scribe Leslie Dixon; and a remake of the highly-acclaimed South Korean action-adventure/epic, "Old Boy", with partners Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment, who originally set up the adaptation of the film at Universal.

Nathan Kahane also oversees the daily operations of Ghost House Pictures, the production company founded by filmmakers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Joe Drake and Kahane. Ghost House has seen a string of hit movies including "30 Days of Night," "The Grudge I," "The Grudge II," and "The Messengers and Boogeyman," all of which opened at #1 at the box office. Most recently, Kahane served as an executive producer on "Drag Me To Hell," directed by Sam Raimi and released by Universal Pictures in May 2009. Kahane is shepherding Ghost House's current development and production slate which includes, among others, "Panic Attack" an original idea with Uruguayan filmmaker Federico Alvarez (Alvarez's short film was a sensation on YouTube); "This Man" written and directed by Bryan Bertino ("The Strangers"); as well as "Burst 3D," to be directed by Neil Marshall, and "Dibbuk Box," written by Juliet Snowden & Stiles White ("Boogeyman"), both to be distributed by Lionsgate. Kahane is also serving as an executive producer on "The Substitute," a remake of acclaimed writer/director Ole Bornedal's 2007 Danish language thriller of the same name, written by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman ("The Exorcism of Emily Rose"), with Derrickson directing.

 

Kahane recently expanded Mandate's filmmaker relationships by inking an exclusive production deal with David Gordon Green, Jody Hill and Danny McBride to produce high concept comedies with their brand of humor under the label Rough House Pictures. Under the Rough House deal, Kahane is overseeing "L.A.P.I.," an action-comedy from writers Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan with Jody Hill attached to direct and Danny McBride attached to star; and an untitled comedy based on an idea by Aziz Ansari and Emmy Award-winning "30 Rock" writer Matt Hubbard, written by Harris Wittels (Parks & Recreation), to star Ansari ("Funny People," "I Love You Man") and McBride ("Up In The Air," "Pineapple Express"). The partners are also developing "Bullies," an original idea from Danny McBride, who is attached to star, which will be written by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul ("Yes Man").

  

Kahane previously headed the development and acquisition of feature films for the Los Angeles-based Senator International. Prior to joining Senator International, he co-headed the development and production slate for Mark Canton's production company The Canton Company (housed at Warner Brothers), where he was Executive Vice President of Production. Kahane is a graduate of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and began his entertainment career in the agent training program at ICM.

HELEN ESTABROOK (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) runs development for Jason Reitman's production company, Right of Way Films and was an associate producer on Reitman's film, "Up in the Air." Most recently, Estabrook served as executive producer for "Jeff, Who Lives at Home" and is also set to be executive producer for the upcoming film "Elliot Allagash," the next venture for Right of Way Films and Indian Paintbrush.

STEVEN RALES (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) founded Santa Monica-based production company Indian Paintbrush Productions in 2006, which is committed to developing and producing films with the industry's leading and emerging filmmaking talent. Rales executive produced and co-financed Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited", as well as Anderson's "The Fantastic Mr. Fox," both with Fox Searchlight Pictures. Most recently, he served as executive producer on "Jeff, Who Lives at Home" for Paramount Pictures.

"Young Adult" marks ERIC STEELBERG'S (DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY) third film with Jason Reitman. He recently photographed the highly lauded drama "Up In The Air," their second film to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, the first being the critically acclaimed comedy "Juno."

Prior to that, Steelberg collaborated Nanette Burstein on the romantic comedy "Going the Distance," starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long; and with Marc Webb on the off-beat romantic comedy "500 Days of Summer," starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He also shot "Bandslam," starring Vanessa Hudgens, David Bowie and Lisa Kudrow under the direction of Todd Graff.

Steelberg initially found theatrical achievement with the ALMA Award-winning "Quincea Era," which won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, as well as the John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards.

A native of Los Angeles, Steelberg's roots are in black and white photography. At age 16 he shot his first short film, which won two national awards and one international award. He continued to refine his talent lensing various short film projects including numerous music videos and more than 75 commercials.

KEVIN THOMPSON (PRODUCTION DESIGNER) served as production designer on Tony Gilroy's Oscar-nominated "Michael Clayton" starring George Clooney. For his work on the film, the Art Directors Guild nominated Thompson for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Feature Film. He also designed Mr. Gilroy's second film as a director, "Duplicity," starring Clive Owen and Julia Roberts.

Following "Duplicity," Thompson designed the Marc Lawrence-directed "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker and he recently wrapped "The Adjustment Bureau," directed by George Nolfi and starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, which is slated to be released in early March 2011.

 

Thompson also designed Marc Forster's acclaimed fantasy-drama "Stranger than Fiction," starring Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah and Dustin Hoffman. He previously collaborated with Forster on the 2005 thriller "Stay," starring Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts.

 

Thompson's other film credits include the sleeper hit "Igby Goes Down," starring Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes and Jeff Goldblum; Bart Freundlich's "Trust the Man and World Traveller"; "Birth," starring Nicole Kidman; "The Yards," starring Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix; "54," starring Ryan Phillippe and Salma Hayek; "Down to You," starring Julia Stiles and Freddie Prinze Jr.; "Kicked in the Head," with Kevin Corrigan and Linda Fiorentino; James Toback's "Two Girls and a Guy," with Heather Graham and Robert Downey Jr.; Cindy Sherman's "Office Killer"; Ismail Merchant's "The Proprietor"; Larry Clark's controversial film "Kids"; "Little Odessa," with Tim Roth and Vanessa Redgrave; "Party Girl," starring Parker Posey; and David O Russell's "Flirting With Disaster."

 

Prior to his work in feature films, Thompson began his career as an architect and went on to design sets for short films, commercials, theatre and music videos. His short film credits include Spike Jonze's "Dog Boy," Tom Kalin's "Urban Legends" and Tamara Jenkins' "Family Remains."

DAVID C. ROBINSON (COSTUME DESIGNER) was most recently the costume designer for "I Love You Phillip Morris," directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and the Julian Farino film "The Oranges," to be released in 2011. Robinson designed the Steve McQueen's provocative 2nd film "Shame," starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan.

Robinson's credits include "Twelve," starring Chase Crawford, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Emma Roberts.  He also was the designer on "Just Wright," "Appaloosa," "The Accidental Husband," "Funny Games," "The Savages," "Zoolander," "Pollock," "Meet Joe Black," "Donnie Brasco," and "The Basketball Diaries."  Robinson served as assistant costume designer on several films including "Carlito's Way," "Romeo Is Bleeding," "Scent of a Woman," "Final Analysis" and "State of Grace" among others.

 


Robinson's television credits include Taking Chance,  Lipstick JungleMary and RhodaDouble PlatinumRear Window and Monsters.

"Young Adult" marks the fourth feature film for DANA GLAUBERMAN (EDITOR) and the fourth with director Jason Reitman. For their previous collaboration on the Best Picture nominee "Up in the Air," Glauberman garnered her first BAFTA Award nomination for Best Editing and third A.C.E. Eddie Award nomination on the George Clooney topliner. She was also honored with A.C.E. Eddie Award nominations for her stellar work on "Juno" and "Thank You For Smoking."

Glauberman most recently edited Ivan Reitman's "No Strings Attached" starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher for Paramount Pictures. Other notable credits include "Love Happens" for Brandon Camp and George Hickenlooper's "Factory Girl." Glauberman earned her stripes as an assistant editor on such films as: "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"; "Road Trip"; "Six Days Seven Nights"; and "The Birdcage" amongst others.

Glauberman also lent her time to edit Ben Affleck's short "Gimme Shelter," made for the UN Refugee Agency in their efforts to protect and support refugees around the globe.

A Los Angeles native, Glauberman started her post-production career at a leading television production and distribution company. Over the years, she has received invaluable training working alongside such distinguished editors as Arthur Schmidt, Sheldon Kahn, A.C.E. and Wendy Greene-Bricmont, A.C.E.