SHARE BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT NORTH COUNTRY WITH CHARLIZE THERON AND DIRECTOR NIKI CARO
Academy Award-winning Actress Charlize Theron and Director Niki Caro To Participate in Live-Via-Satellite Interview and Q&A with Movie Audiences Before a Sneak Preview of the New Film North Country, October 19th
Presented by National CineMedia and Warner Bros. Pictures In 47 Select Movie Theatres Across the U.S.
(New York, NY) – Moviegoers across the country will get the opportunity to gain unique insight from Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron and director Niki Caro before a sneak preview of their new film, the inspiring drama North Country, on Wednesday, October 19th in 47 select movie theatres across the country.
This special event, Share Behind-the-Scenes Look at North Country with Charlize Theron and Director Niki Caro, will be presented by National CineMedia and Warner Bros. Pictures in 47 Regal, United Artists, Edwards and Georgia Theatre Company movie theatres nationwide beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 5:00 p.m. PT.
Clay Smith of The Insider will host the 30-minute live interview session with Theron and Caro, who will share stories about the making of North Country as well as answer pre-selected questions from the theatre audiences. North Country, which opens nationwide on October 21st, will then be shown in its entirety in a special sneak preview.
Share Behind-the-Scenes Look at North Country with Charlize Theron and Director Niki Caro is open to the public at the standard movie ticket price (prices vary by theater location). Seating is limited, and tickets will go on sale beginning Friday, October 7th at participating theatre box offices and online at www.NorthCountrySneakPreview.com. For a complete list of theatre locations, to purchase advance tickets, or to submit a question for consideration for the live Q&A session, please visit the Web site. Questions can be submitted through the website through Thursday, October 13th.
“This is a unique opportunity to interact with audiences across the country,” says North Country director Niki Caro. “I’m truly looking forward to taking questions and offering my own thoughts about the film and the filmmaking process, with people who are interested in knowing more about this remarkable story.”
North Country, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Participant Productions, tells the story of a single mother who rallies her female coworkers to rise above unfair treatment they face at a mining company. In the wake of a failed marriage, Josey Aimes (Academy Award winner Charlize Theron) returns to her hometown in Northern Minnesota hoping to build a better life for herself and her two children. Encouraged by her friend Glory (Academy Award winner Frances McDormand), one of the few female miners in town, Josey takes a job at the mine. She’s prepared for the back-breaking and often dangerous work, but coping with the harassment she and the other women encounter from their male coworkers proves far more challenging. Josey’s attempts to carve out a better future for her family put her at odds with her children, her disapproving parents and her community. Through these struggles Josey will find the courage to stand up for what she believes in – even if that means standing alone. Inspired by a true story, North Country follows Josey’s journey on a road that will take her farther than she ever imagined, ultimately encouraging countless others, and leading to the nation’s first-ever class action lawsuit for sexual harassment.
Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand star in North Country, also starring Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Monaghan, with Woody Harrelson and Sissy Spacek. Directed by Niki Caro and produced by Nick Wechsler from a screenplay by Michael Seitzman, North Country is inspired by the book titled “Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law,” by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. It is rated R by the MPAA.
For more information visit www.northcountrymovie.com or www.participate.net/standup.
About National CineMedia, LLC National CineMedia, LLC is a venture of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), three of the world’s leading theatrical exhibition companies. The company develops pre feature entertainment; cinema and lobby advertising products; business communications and training services; and alternative forms of entertainment content for approximately 13,000 screens operated by its owner theatre circuits and other theatre affiliates. National CineMedia distributes its products and services across its Digital Content Network (“DCN”), the world’s largest in-theatre digital distribution network. Once installation of its DCN technology is completed in Cinemark theatres, National CineMedia’s network will comprise approximately 10,500 digital North American theatre screens in 150 markets (49 of the top 50), reaching 565 million movie patrons annually. For additional information, please go to www.ncm.com.
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