PRODUCTION NOTES Release Date: April 7th, 2006 Run Time: 110 minutes Rated R Press Contacts: NY: Liz Berger 646-862-3809
[email protected] Regional: Lisa Giannakopulos 646-862-3810
[email protected] LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN is a thriller that twists and turns its way through an underworld of crime and revenge. Set in New York City, a case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses; The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman). Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski (Stanley Tucci) as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat (Bruce Willis) and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them...before they get him. Also starring Lucy Liu, LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN is directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Jason Smilovic. The Weinstein Company and Ascendant Pictures present a FilmEngine/VIP 4 Production in association with Capitol Films, a film by Paul McGuigan starring Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Sir Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci and Bruce Willis. The film was written by Jason Smilovic, directed by Paul McGuigan and produced by Chris Roberts, Christopher Eberts, Kia Jam, Anthony Rhulen, Robert Kravis, and Tyler Mitchell. Director of Photography is Peter Sova, ASC. Production Designer is Francois Seguin. Editor is Andrew Hulme. Costume Designer is Odette Gadoury. Music by J. Ralph. 2 ABOUT THE PRODUCTION LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN began in screenwriter Jason Smilovic’s imagination in 1997 as a story “about a guy who was just incredibly unlucky,” as Smilovic puts it, and evolved over the years into a clever, dark, genre-bending thriller with surprising plot twists and irreverent characters.