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In Unfinished Business, a hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable – and unimaginable – way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit. Dan Trunkman (), a businessman in the apparently competitive field of mineral sales (and the specifically uninteresting trade of swarf, a metal residue) has had enough of playing second fiddle to his tough-as-nails boss, Chuck Portnoy (SIENNA MILLER). He quits the St. Louis-based Dynamic Systems and starts his own competing firm, Apex Select, taking with him the forced-to-retire numbers man, Timothy McWinters () and a young, positive-thinking, but slow-witted sales applicant Mike Pancake (DAVE FRANCO). After a year and a half of non-success, a deal finally appears to be at hand with The Benjaminson Group for a massive sale. Dan plans an overnight trip to Portland, Maine, for a formal handshake with the firm’s Bill Whilmsley (NICK FROST) to seal the deal. The sale – and the trip – couldn’t come a day too soon. Dan’s teenage son Paul (BRITTON SEAR), faces constant bullying, and his wife, Susan (JUNE DIANE RAPHAEL), wants to switch him and their young daughter Bess (ELLA ANDERSON) to an expensive private school. Tim could use the profits from the sale to fund a divorce from a long-dysfunctional marriage, and Mike, a resident of a house for special needs adults, wants to bring stories of his adventures to his buddies back home. Upon their arrival in Portland, Dan is confronted by Chuck, who is intent on usurping Apex’s arrangement, taking advantage of her less-than-ethical relationship with Whilmsley’s boss, Jim Spinch (JAMES MARSDEN) to swing the deal towards Dynamic.

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But Dan convinces Spinch to let him and the Apex team present their pitch to the company’s parent firm, Gelger AG, at its home office in Berlin, Germany, in an attempt to sway things back towards Apex. Berlin, though, is packed with activity – Oktoberfest, the G8 Summit, Folsom Europe (a gay fetish festival) and the Berlin Marathon – making finding hotel space impossible: Timothy and Mike end up at a youth hostel filled with anti-business G8 protesters, while Dan unwittingly finds himself the subject of a “habitable work of art” version of a hotel room at a big museum. The team must overcome yet more outrageous obstacles to seal their deal. They must. . . Go out there. Get it. Bring it home.

About Unfinished Business Everyone in business for themselves has one thing on their minds: how to nail down that next deal. That even goes for those in the movie business. “It dawned on me this year,” says screenwriter STEVE CONRAD (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, ), “that I’m never going to reach a place where it’s easy or less critical to get the next job pinned down.” When he was younger, Conrad thought a day would come when he would have relief from the weekly pressure to deliver professionally, allowing him to get home and take care of his family. But that day never came. “So I thought rather than continue to wish for it, I should write about it – that push and pull all of us live with, trying to accomplish something at work that allows you to then accomplish something at home.” Conrad’s professional life, like so many in the business world, also involves plenty of travel, something to which producer TODD BLACK, with whom the writer has worked on a number of , could easily relate. “Steve had always wanted to tell the story of an executive on a business trip, and what we all go through dealing with our spouses, family, bills, responsibilities, and having to go and land that next job,” Black explains. It’s a constant balancing act, making sure colleagues are taken care of, while also managing/addressing things back home. “There are so many things along the way that

2 are in opposition to somebody trying to accomplish all that – in real life, in business, every day,” Black continues. “It’s relatable for a lot of people.” The writer pitched the story to Regency Pictures’ ARNON MILCHAN and BRAD WESTON, who bought the idea, which Conrad and Black continued to develop. Conrad’s story initially focused on Dan Trunkman, with a wife and family. But it occurred to him it would be interesting to see the issue from a few different angles. “It dawned on me that I might be able to gain an interesting perspective on the phenomenon of a business trip if I matched Dan with a guy who might be on his last business trip, as well as someone who’s his first one,” Conrad notes. “I wanted to look at a few characters, to get a panoramic look into the way a business trip feels across the course of a lifetime.” The leader of the group is Dan, who, like so many characters in Conrad’s stories, has many facets. “The thing that Steve Conrad does better than any writer working today is giving each of his characters so many layers,” Black notes. “Dan is flawed, but very together. Beaten down, but aggressive. Sad, but funny at the same time.” Says Conrad: “Dan has been described as being ‘common,’ but also unique. He has a clear set of obligations and principles that many of us share – taking care of his family first. But what makes him unique is that he has a full appreciation for how weird all of that can be. He’s fully aware of the monumental challenge that day-to-day life presents.” Dan has probably been on just a few too many of these kinds of trips. Starting your own business doesn’t make any of this easier. “He’s just stepped away from corporate America and started his own company, so that he can do things his own way,” says director KEN SCOTT. “That’s something we all would love to do – and he’s doing it. But Dan is discovering that it’s not that easy to make it happen.” As soon as Conrad’s script was completed, Black and Weston quickly tapped VINCE VAUGHN to play Dan. “Vince is the everyman guy that you buy both as a businessman and as a family man,” Black explains. “We gave the script to him, and he loved it and committed to the project immediately, even without a director onboard.” Vaughn had never played a character like Dan. “The stakes are very real,” the says. “What matters to Dan is his family. But going on the trip presents some challenges these characters have to face that are really kind of fun.”

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The struggles are both internal and external ones. “He’s got issues at home that he’s trying to weigh in on and be helpful with, but in the meantime he’s on a work trip, with its own stresses and immediacies,” Vaughn continues. “And then, there all the matters relating to the physical journey – the trip being rearranged, having to go to Berlin, where there’s a lot of festivals and things going on. So there’s a lot he has to juggle – and that makes for a fun story.” The actor brought a unique set of qualities that made him perfect for playing a character with so many edges. “Vince brings a humanity to the comedy,” Conrad says. “He’s able to make you laugh by making comedy out of the frustrations. To be able to make somebody laugh through that is a gift.” Black agrees. “That’s one of the things that Vince does better than any actor I’ve ever worked with – he finds the most realistic moments for all of us, and then infuses fantastic comedy instincts. He understands where the joke is, but he understands it in a real way, not in a put-on way. And that makes him relatable and likable.” Accompanying Dan on the trip are two men, one older, one younger. The former, Timothy, is played by acclaimed actor TOM WILKINSON, an early choice of both Scott and the producers. “He’s someone I’ve wanted to work with for a long time,” the director says. “Tom doesn’t get to do comedy that often, and he brought something to the humor here that was very touching.” “The script was such a wonderful mixture of comedy and truthful narrative,” Wilkinson notes. “It’s irresistible from that point of view. Plus, it was an opportunity for me to do some comedy.” Adds Black, “Tom has such a grounding sense, which you can see in all his movies, and we needed that.” Timothy is at both the twilight of his career and of his marriage – and is ready to move on. “He’s been in a frustrating and unhappy relationship for a long time, but he hasn’t quite known how to break out of it,” Wilkinson explains. “Tim finds the opportunity that accidentally comes his way, via this trip to Berlin, as a sort of weird liberation that allows him to enjoy some of the freedoms he might have missed out on when he was young.” The character has some revealing moments, noting at one point that he has “never made love to a woman,” at least not in a loving way, due to his unsatisfactory relationship

4 with his wife. “He’s got many different moments where he delivers these touching pieces of himself,” Scott explains. “That’s what’s great about the story. You can work with people for so long, seeing them 7 or 8 hours a day. But when you go on a business trip, you are together 24 hours a day – and you see a completely different side of them. It’s that way with all of the characters, and they reveal things about themselves in a natural way. They’re struggling, and they need to communicate.” On the other end of the spectrum is young Mike Pancake, played with great finesse, warmth, comic sense - and daring – by DAVE FRANCO. Yes, Pancake [“You mean, like breakfast?” another character inquires.] Mike is not the sharpest knife in the drawer – he has gifts in some areas, but is challenged in others. “What Mike lacks in intelligence, he makes up for in sweetness and earnestness,” Franco says. He is nonetheless an integral part of the Apex Select team. “Mike is always enthusiastic and positive,” Franco continues. “Some people might question, why would Dan hire Mike in the first place? And we talked about this – in the initial interview, Mike’s sweetness and overall giddiness and excitement to do whatever you want him to do won Dan over. And that ultimately is what makes him good at his job, as a salesman. Mike believes whatever people tell him, so he really believes in their company. And you can feel his excitement when he’s talking to people.” Mike’s spirit is, in large part, generous and kind. Notes Vince Vaughn: “He lives with other guys with bigger challenges than him. They live vicariously through Mike, so he wants to bring back great stories from this trip and a level of success. He’s generous with his experiences. Mike wants them to feel fulfilled, too.” Adds Scott: “Mike is in a world of discovery. It’s his first trip, probably of any kind.” The three travelers have different reasons for wanting their trip to be a success. “The setup of having these three guys solve a business problem together was obviously a great source of conflict, but also a great source of comedy,” Scott says. “They are from different generations and have different levels of experience in business. I wanted to have the feeling that these guys go off on a journey, and then are kind of prisoners of this journey and also are prisoners of one another. But all three have an understanding of what’s at stake for them, individually, and as a whole.”

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Trying to ruin it all is Dan’s former boss – and now-nemesis – the oddly-named Chuck, played by the beautiful SIENNA MILLER. To answer your question, “No, the character was never going to be a guy,” Scott laughs. “It was always this woman who was one of the guys. Sienna could really make it believable.” Playing tough against the 6’-5” Vaughn required the right kind of actress. “He’s a big guy,” Scott continues. “So I needed someone that could go toe-to-toe with Vince. It took someone that was that charismatic, that strong, to be a good opponent to Vince’s character. And Sienna brought that, in an interesting way.” “She’s attempting to get the same handshake he’s chasing,” Miller explains. “And Chuck really doesn’t hold back in trying to achieve what she’s after. She’s not afraid to use any means available to her to get the advantage – and she’s got the advantage on a lot of levels. She really goes for it.” The is a first for the actress. “Crazily, I’ve never done a comedy before. And Steve Conrad has done the most extraordinary job of writing a woman who really holds her own. It’s a real comic turn, and there are some genius one-liners in there. It’s really refreshing to be able to play someone who’s that committed to achieving their goals, but also is hysterical at the same time.” Both Chuck and Dan are each trying to convince Benjaminson’s CEO, Jim Spinch, that their company’s proposal is the way to go – though Spinch has pretty much found a way to make up his mind. “If they’re both offering up the same benefit for your company, you’re gonna give the nod to the beautiful woman,” explains JAMES MARSDEN, who plays the executive. “James just has total conviction in being a jerk,” says Black. “He has fun with it and does it with a twinkle in his eye.” Notes Marsden: “Jim is a little slick and realizes he’s not in a sexy business – the mineral industry – so he has to sex it up by wearing some sharp suits and being a fast talker. But it’s fun to play the boss. You just snap your fingers and everyone does what you want.” The actor drew on the work of one of his co-stars for inspiration. “There’s an element of Jim that reminds me of some of the roles that Vince has played in the past – he’s usually the very charming, quick-witted, slick guy. So it’s up to me to sort of plagiarize Vince here,” Marsden jokes.

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Marsden, like other cast members, was taken with the jargon of the unsexy swarf business. “The audience is not supposed to know what it means,” he says. “But Steve Conrad also writes like people talk, which was something that appealed to me about the script – both in the way the characters talk to each other and the way they talk business. I’ve seen plenty of businessmen when I go through the airport, carrying briefcases, talking on the phone, and it’s gibberish – and we did the same thing. ‘Well, we’re gonna do back end, we can’t refactor market until it’s out the door.’ It’s like, ‘What the hell are you talking about?’” Dan’s original deal was with Spinch’s underling, Bill Whilmsley, played by the popular British comic NICK FROST. “We really wanted somebody that would go for it with the comedy,” Black explains. “Steve Conrad’s comedy is very specific, and only certain comedians understand how to deliver it in a realistic and funny way. Nick has the ability to transform himself in a brave manner and be likable at the same time.” Frost’s Whilmsley is doing a bit of. . . exploring while in Berlin. “He’s exploring the dark side of exploring,” says Scott. “Nick just dove in and had fun with it. He makes it okay to laugh.” Even as Bill and Dan have a walk-and-talk chat, it’s just two businessmen having a conversation – except Nick is dressed up in all this leather. There’s a lot of comedy there, but there’s also a lot of truth. And that’s something Nick does well.” In the midst of this insanity is the situation with Dan’s family back home, particularly with his kids, Paul and Bess. “I think the business trip catches Dan at at a tipping point,” says Vaughn. Notes Conrad: “You miss so much when you’re away all the time. You miss small things that can feel like a lifetime, especially when your kids are almost teenagers. Those are developmentally important months that, if you’re not tuned into them, things change.” Whenever possible, Dan squeezes in a video chat, in order to keep his finger in the pie of everyone’s life back home – though they’re not always at the most opportune moments, Dan rarely able to find a calm five minutes while in the midst of other obligations. “It’s not the same as being there,” Vaughn explains. “The days and nights are at different times, and you’re schedules don’t easily match. You’re trying to travel

7 and get this deal done, and, at the same time, try to make yourself available to be helpful back home. It’s not easy.” Playing Paul is a young actor named BRITTON SEAR, found through a local Boston agent after a lengthy search. “We brought in a lot of kids from all over, and Britton just hit the nail on the head,” says Scott. “Right away, we cared for him and what he was going through. And that’s not easy – his whole story is told to the audience only through his dialogue with his father via chatting on the computer. It’s just him delivering his feelings, mostly just through his facial expressions and reactions to his father.” Dan’s daughter, Bess (ELLA ANDERSON), has asked him to help her with a homework assignment. Titled “Who’s Your Daddy?” the piece requires a simple answer from the child’s father, explaining who he is and what he does. Expecting his business trip to last but one day, Dan figures it’ll be a simple task, which he’ll give to her the following day. But it doesn’t turn out to be so easy. “He’s just supposed to write a simple sentence, and he’s not able to figure himself out that quickly or succinctly,” says Conrad. “So he carries this small assignment with him, and it becomes another thing hanging over his head.” “I love the fact that this character couldn’t answer this very simple, basic question – ‘Who are you?’” says Scott. “It’s a great window into Dan’s character. He’s not only struggling at home and in his business, but he’s actually very much struggling to find out who he is.”

Making Unfinished Business Unfinished Business filmed for three months. The project took the production first to Berlin, from mid-September 2013 through the beginning of November, then moving on to Boston until mid-November, filming for 13 days in freezing temperatures. Additional scenes were also filmed in . Boston capably portrayed both St. Louis, Missouri and Portland, Maine, with Boston’s historic waterfront easily resembling Portland’s. While in Portland, the Apex men begin to take advantage of some of the shenanigans that often take place on business trips. In this case, while in the hotel, Timothy has ordered up a “maid” to come and provide, uh. . . services. Unfortunately,

8 the one he has ordered shows up at Dan’s room, while one of the hotel’s matronly real maids is in with Tim – though he hasn’t quite figured that out. “It’s very funny,” laughs Scott. “It’s sexy, yet it still remains very kind-hearted. It’s Timothy in a fairly late stage in his life trying to explore his sexuality in a very naïve way.” Production began in Berlin, working both on location and at the historic Studio Babelsberg, the oldest in the world, which opened its doors in 1912 and has played host to productions including Fritz Lang’s 1926 silent classic, Metropolis, The Bourne Supremacy, and ’s Inglourious Basterds. “I loved Berlin,” says Dave Franco. “It’s beautiful, but it’s also artsy, weird and raw. Anything goes – there’s no judgment.” James Marsden, like most of the others, found the arts presence especially appealing. “There’s such a great arts movement there,” he says. “You walk down the street and see a bus stop – even the attention to detail in a bus stop makes it a piece of art.” The group was surrounded by history – much of which is included in the film. “I took a half a day off and went bicycling around the city with my girlfriend,” notes Scott. “We had a guide who brought us everywhere – the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag building, the Potsdamer Platz, the Victory Column. And I realized we were shooting in all of those locations. We got a lot of production value out of Berlin.” No one appears to have fallen into the clutches of legendary business trip debauchery – least of all Tom Wilkinson. “We did some karaoke,” reports Sienna Miller, “and we went bowling, which I was not particularly good at. But Tom Wilkinson – he is a demon bowler. Who would have thought it?” Hoping to improve their chances, Dan rents a car and drives the team to Hamburg to meet with a supplier, Helen Harlmann (CHARLOTTE SCHWAB). The drive takes them on the legendary Autobahn, with Dan ending up on the wrong side of the highway, due to Mike’s having ordered a rental car with a German-language GPS, whose voice keeps attempting to direct Dan to something called “Flügelschlagen.” “That literally means something like ‘spread your wings,’” informs Scott. “But, in this case, it’s simply the name of a street, which the GPS would like Dan to turn left

9 on. But the message, as Mike takes it, is simply to take it easy, to relax, to kick back. That’s something they all need to hear, and is a big theme of the movie.” The script originally called for Dan’s meeting with Helen to take place at the pier, but the filmmakers later realized that there was plenty of room for comedy elsewhere. “We put them in a mixed-gender spa instead,” laughs Scott. “Dan will do anything it takes to get the deal, even if it makes him a little uncomfortable,” such as getting naked in front of strangers for a “shpritz.” The steamy scene was filmed in late January this year at spa in L.A.’s Koreatown (another scene, featuring Dave Franco rolling along inside a giant clear hamster ball, was also shot at that time, in nearby MacArthur Park). The team finds its appointment bumped by a few days – and a city full of visitors: the G8 Summit, the Folsom Festival, Oktoberfest and the Berlin Marathon are all going on at the same time. In other words, there’s no place to stay. But things like that never stop our industrious heroes. Tim and Mike find their way to some floor space at a nearby youth hostel – one filled with young anti-business protestors. “It’s very ironic for Tim, being 68, to find himself staying in a youth hostel, surrounded by all these young people that are part of the G8 protests,” explains Scott. “Yet his character embraces the situation by getting close to these kids and enjoying being there.” Mike, meanwhile, directs his boss to the Dandlin Art Museum for lodging. Upon his arrival, Dan is informed that he will be part of a “habitable work of art” – whatever that means. He soon finds out. “He books , believing it’s a real hotel, and then suddenly realizes there is an audience watching him,” explains production designer LUCA TRANCHINO. Adds Black: “Dan checks in to one available room in Berlin, and he has no idea he will be living in a hotel room that is exposed to an entire museum, where thousands of people look at him every day. He’s on display as a work of art,” specifically “AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN 42,” as the sign on the display says. “He’s not able to get any privacy,” notes Steve Conrad. “Dan is actually less alone than he is in the rest of the film. He’s being studied as a piece of performance art at a museum.”

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Though it looks uncannily like a location shoot at a real museum, the display is actually a set designed by Tranchino, built onstage at Babelsberg. Tranchino came up with a design that looks like a modern Berlin art gallery, complete with modern art pieces. The room itself, though, he says, is inspired by the German Bauhaus-style architecture and furniture. “I made it a little more modern and stylized, so the character is standing in this very monochromatic space, with playful sculptures in there. But it also needs to be believable as a hotel room, because there’s a moment when he gets in the room, and he still believes he’s in a real hotel environment. And then suddenly, we break the illusion,” with museumgoers walking past a Transilite studio backing outside his window, which, a moment before, appeared to be a view of Berlin. The setting has an existential element to it, Tranchino states. “It’s a reference to the modern life of a businessman. It’s almost like a cage, where somebody’s trapped and can’t .” He’s on display, warts and all, says Scott. “This character is not only going through difficult times in his business and at home, but he has those difficult times exposed in an art exhibit! I love that idea. The movie is a fish-out-of-water story – American businessmen in Germany. We wanted to make sure we felt they were surrounded by German culture. And Dan can’t get more surrounded by Germans than this.” In order to get the edge over Chuck to make the deal, they team has to get their newly-crunched numbers in front of Bill Whilmsley – who, it turns out, is busy spending the evening as an active in the Folsom Festival, an actual gay fetish festival that attracts thousands to the event in Berlin each year. “Steve wrote it so the guys have to go that festival to find Bill,” says Scott. “Again, fish out of water – and this is about the most extreme fish out of water situation we could put these guys in.” The shoot was close enough to the recent Folsom event that many participants were still available to return and participate as extras – some bringing their own outrageous leather attire. For those who were not so fortunate, costume designer DAVID ROBINSON, having taken reference photos weeks earlier at the real festival, scoured Berlin’s many sex shops and loaded up on leatherwear. The guys narrow their search for Bill to a gay bar called the Pampelmuse. Having no success finding him in the bar itself, Dan checks the restroom. He leans against the

11 wall, and is promptly poked in the back by. . . uh. . . a penis. Another appears through a “glory hole,” followed by a third, which, it turns out, belongs to Bill Whilmsley. Dan, as always, keeps his eye on the target – not the penises – and sticks to the business at hand: locating Bill and asking if he’ll look over their bid numbers. We know you’re wondering: Yes, those are real penises. “We thought about using prosthetics, but they just don’t hang properly,” Black explains. Like any “member” (sorry) of the cast, they had to be. . . cast. The producers consulted local porn production houses and scoured dozens of photographs until appropriate candidates were selected – especially important for Mr. Whilmsley’s formidable appendage. “The joke was having this short, pear-shaped man with a large penis. So we went to the porn companies to find the largest penis we could find,” says Black. Another outrageous piece of business takes place in the bathroom. Mike comes in, looking for Dan, and, not wanting to be rude to those present, stops and introduces himself, and shakes – well, he’d shake their hands if that was what was being extended. So, yes, Dave Franco shook hands with a penis. Two, in fact. “I just said, ‘We gotta do what we gotta do, right?’” the actor quips. Adds Scott: “That’s what comedy is all about, pushing boundaries and going where no one’s gone before. . .” Franco delivered, in fact, in full Mike Pancake fashion, with excitement and sincerity. “He’s a brave actor – what can I tell you,” Black notes. “That’s real commitment. Dave just said, ‘If I’m going to do it, I want to make it the funniest thing I can, so let’s go for it.’ He made everybody comfortable – including the guy whose penis he shook.” “I know it’ll probably be on the internet forever,” says Franco. Having convinced Bill Whilmsley they have the winning pitch, and almost certain they have won the contract, the lads get into some degree of debauchery – apparently a staple of the end of a business trip. “Because these trips are so pressurized, you have a fixed period of time where you’ve got to wrap up business and then get home to tend to things,” Conrad explains. “And because of that, there’s a ‘lid-off’ thing that happens at the end, where they just release the built-up pressure that the trip puts on them.” Adds Black: “When you’re away

12 on business, sometimes rules get bent a little bit – and it’s just fun to watch, as we do in our film. It’s fun to peek behind the curtain and see what that is about.” Mike, meanwhile, has been hearing talk between the other two of something called a “wheelbarrow” – a sexual position that he can’t quite get a grasp of. “He keeps hearing Tim and Dan talk about it, but he’s kind of confused how it actually works,” Franco explains. The charming “head of sales” ends up meeting two different young women, offering two opportunities to figure it all out. “When he first tries it himself, he kind of has it backwards,” the actor says. “He ends up in the position the girl is supposed to be in, and it’s not too comfortable.” Mike eventually gets a second chance with his other new companion, and, as Franco says, “He finally redeems himself,” providing yet another success story – that of losing his virginity (“Twice,” as Mike is quick to point out) – for his buddies back home. Celebrating aside, Dan actually learns from the obnoxious Jim Spinch that what he thought was now finally a done deal still will be given to Chuck after all, causing him to all but lose hope. After sleeping on a park bench, he comes upon the aforementioned Berlin Marathon – and slips himself into it, using it as a launching pad to reinvigorate his swarf-selling spirit. Unlike the make-believe Folsom Festival, the Berlin Marathon in the film is the real Berlin Marathon. “That took months of planning,” Black says. “We had a whole team for that alone,” working with the race’s organizers. “Vince was nervous – we were all nervous wrecks, but also excited. We knew we couldn’t duplicate the scene – we had one shot at pulling it off.” Notes Scott: “We were very fortunate – the marathon organizers were very generous with us. We shot during the entire marathon, and put cameras everywhere,” hidden, of course, to avoid having runners looking directly into the lens and spoiling shots. “We tried to be as invisible as possible.” The team has one last shot at winning the prize, which can only happen if Dan can get a few moments with the head of Spinch’s parent company, Gelger AG, whose chairman is staying in a hotel surrounded by G8 protesters.

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The raucous riot scene was shot at the Gendarmenmarkt Platz, a public square in the center of Berlin, taking three days to film. The deal done, the three gladiators return home winners, each having achieved their goals: Mike has tales of glory to tell his housemates, Timothy has gotten a divorce and is beginning a new life, and Dan can take care of his family the way he wants to. And they did it together. They’ve got their flügelschlagen. “These are three guys who would never have hung out together otherwise,” says Dave Franco. “But because of their situation, they’re experiencing things for the first time in their lives they would never have by themselves or with like-minded people. And I think that’s what makes the movie so much fun.”

ABOUT THE CAST VINCE VAUGHN (Dan Trunkman) has become one of Hollywood’s most highly acclaimed triple threats – as an actor, producer and screenwriter. A Chicago native, Vaughn first caught the attention of critics and audiences in Doug Liman’s independent sleeper hit and cult classic Swingers. He reunited with Swingers screenwriter and co-star Jon Favreau in 2001 as producer and star of the comedy classic Made. In the summer of 2003, Vaughn starred alongside Luke Wilson and Will Ferrell in Old School, a comedy sensation that’s now become a modern day comedy classic. In the summer of 2004, Vaughn re-teamed with Phillips to star opposite Ben Stiller in the hit comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. The film opened number one on its way to grossing $114 million at the box office. In 2005, Vaughn teamed up with in the runaway comedy hit Wedding Crashers. With a domestic box- office take of over $208 million, the release is the one of the highest grossing R-rated comedies of all time and the ninth R-rated film in cinematic history to pass $200 million domestically. In addition to reinvigorating the R-rated comedy arena, the film went on to become one of the highest selling DVDs of its genre. Just one year later, Vaughn re-teamed with Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin as co-producer of the holiday film Fred Claus, where Vaughn played Santa’s disgruntled and bitter brother Fred, who returns to the North Pole after a long absence. He is currently in production in the second season of the critically acclaimed

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HBO series “True Detective” alongside . recently greenlit the period family comedy “F is for Family,” a six-episode animated series from his production company Wild West Picture Show Productions based on the comedy of Bill Burr which will debut in 2015. Vaughn most recently starred in DreamWorks Pictures’ Delivery Man, directed by Ken Scott. This is a remake of the original French Canadian film, Starbuck. He also recently made a cameo appearance in ’ Anchorman: The Legend Continues. In addition to producing the TBS original sitcom “Sullivan & Son,” Vaughn’s Wild West Picture Show Productions produced and Vaughn narrated the documentary film Art of Conflict: The Murals of Northern Ireland, which premiered at the 2012 Galway Film Festival in Ireland. The documentary tells the story of Northern Ireland's history and the violent Troubles through the unique art of street murals. In the summer of 2013, Vince starred opposite his Wedding Crashers co-star, Owen Wilson in The Internship, a Shawn Levy-directed comedy that Vaughn wrote and produced for 20th Century Fox. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson were also named Comedy Duo of the Year at CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards that year. In the summer of 2012, Vaughn starred alongside Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill in The Watch, a comedy about suburban dads from a watch group that unveil a conspiracy to destroy Earth. In January 2011, Vaughn produced and co-starred with Kevin James in The Dilemma, directed by Ron Howard. This comedy-drama follows the arduous psychological battle that Vaughn’s character endures when he witnesses the wife of his best friend, played by Kevin James, having an extramarital affair. In fall 2009, Vaughn co-wrote, and starred in Universal’s Couples Retreat. Also starring Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Malin Akerman and Kristin Davis, the comedy made over $34 million in its opening weekend – the highest-grossing October comedy release ever. In 2008, Vaughn served as producer and star once again – this time in Warner Bros. hit comedy Four Christmases. Co-starring Reese Witherspoon, the film follows a disgruntled couple’s struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day. The film opened number one at the box office and has grossed over $156 million

15 worldwide. In 2007, Vaughn starred alongside Sean Penn in Penn’s critically acclaimed film Into the Wild. In the summer of 2006, Vince Vaughn was creator, producer, and star of the hit anti-romantic comedy The Break-Up. The film opened number one at the box office and grossed over $209 million worldwide. Co-starring Jennifer Aniston, The Break-Up was also the first feature film for Vaughn’s production company, Wild West Picture Show Productions. The company signed a first-look production agreement with the following year. That same year, Vaughn reinvented himself once more when he released his first comedy documentary, Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland. The film follows Vaughn and four stand-up comedians as they travel the country to perform 30 shows in 30 days. Vaughn’s humbling yet impressive scope of successes also includes F. Gary Gray’s Be Cool for MGM, where he starred as the scene-stealing Raji, a wannabe rap and R&B music producer. Vaughn also appeared in Doug Liman’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith for Twentieth Century Fox as Brad Pitt’s best friend. Vaughn’s film credits additionally include Thumbsucker, Domestic Disturbance, The Cell, Psycho, Clay Pigeons, Return To Paradise, A Cool Dry Place, Rudy, The Locusts, and The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2. Vaughn resides in Los Angeles with his wife and children.

TOM WILKINSON (Timothy McWinters) is an award-winning actor of stage and screen. Wilkinson received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Tony Gilroy's Academy Award-nominated Michael Clayton. He received an Academy Award nomination for Leading Actor for his unforgettable performance in Todd Field's acclaimed drama , opposite . Wilkinson also received a BAFTA nomination, won the Independent Spirit Award, a Special Jury Prize and a Film Critics Circle Award for the role. Prior to that, Wilkinson won a BAFTA for his role in the 1997 British and international box-office sensation The Full Monty, and garnered another BAFTA nomination the following year for his performance in the Oscar®-winning Best Picture

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Shakespeare in Love. He received Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations for his courageous performance in HBO's 2003 film Normal, opposite Jessica Lange. Wilkinson won an Emmy® Award and a Golden Globe® Award for Supporting Actor for the HBO miniseries John Adams, in which he portrayed Benjamin Franklin. His most recent foray into television was for the Reelz Channel, in the U.S. playing Joe Kennedy in The Kennedys and was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a miniseries. Wilkinson also starred in the Golden Globe winning TV movie Recount, playing James Baker opposite Kevin Spacey and John Hurt. Wilkinson can currently be seen playing LBJ in the Oscar-nominated Paramount/Plan B Martin Luther King film Selma. Upcoming is Mary Agnes Donohue's indie film Jenny’s Wedding. Wilkinson most recently was seen in the Fox Searchlight indie hit Belle and in 's Oscar-nominated Grand Budapest Hotel. Other recent credits include: Felony opposite , Good People opposite and Kate Hudson, The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol opposite Tom Cruise, the Golden Globe nominated The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with Judi Dench and Maggie Smith (SAG Award nomination, BIFA nomination), The Debt opposite Helen Mirren, The Conspirator for , Roman Polanski's The Ghost, Michel Gondry's The Green Hornet, Tony Gilroy's Duplicity with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, John Landis' Burke and Hare, 's Cassandra's Dream with Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor, Guy Ritchie's London-set crime caper RocknRolla with Gerard Butler, and Bryan Singer's World War II-set drama Valkyrie with Tom Cruise. His previous film credits include Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with and Jim Carrey, The Last Kiss starring , Stage Beauty with Billy Crudup, Wilde, The Governess, 's Sense and Sensibility, Smilla's Sense of Snow, Gillian Armstrong's Oscar and Lucinda, Ride with the Devil, The Importance of Being Earnest, Girl with a Pearl Earring starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth, Roland Emmerich's The Patriot, A Good Woman, Ripley Under Ground, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and Separate Lies with Emily Watson and Rupert Everett.

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On the British small screen, Wilkinson received BAFTA TV Award nominations for his roles in “Cold Enough for Snow” and the award-winning BBC miniseries “Martin Chuzzlewit.” His other notable television credits include such long-form projects as the HBO movie The Gathering Storm and the BBC telefilm Measure for Measure, to name only a few. An accomplished stage actor, Wilkinson has played the role of John Proctor in The Crucible at the Royal National Theatre, the title role in King Lear at the Royal Court, the role of Dr. Stockmann in the award-winning West End production of Enemy of the People with Vanessa Redgrave, a London Critics Circle Award-winning performance in Ghosts, and 's production of My Zinc Bed with Julia Ormond.

DAVE FRANCO (Mike Pancake) first grabbed the world’s attention in his break out role in 21 Jump Street opposite Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as the eco-conscious villain ‘Eric.’ Last year, Franco starred opposite , Rose Byrne and in the hit comedy Neighbors. The film follows a married couple (Rogen, Byrne) with a new baby whose new neighbors turn out to be a rowdy fraternity. He also reprised his character in a cameo appearance in the hit sequel . In 2013, Franco appeared in the box office hit thriller Now You See Me opposite Mark Ruffalo, , Morgan Freeman and Woody Harrelson. The cast has reconvened to film the sequel, Now You See Me: The Second Act, which is currently in production in London. Franco again plays ‘Jack Wilder’ one of the ‘Four Horseman,’ a theatrical group of magicians who pull of amazing feats of magical distraction whilst stealing vast sums and evading the police. Also in 2013 Franco appeared in the romantic sleeper hit Warm Bodies opposite Nicholas Hoult. Franco is currently attached to star opposite in the thriller Nerve, for . He currently resides in Los Angeles.

SIENNA MILLER (Chuck Portnoy) recently co-starred opposite in director ’s American Sniper and in ’s acclaimed true-life

18 drama Foxcatcher, with Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo. She also recently completed work on John Wells’ as-yet-untitled drama, set for release in 2015, in which she is reunited with Bradley Cooper. Her other upcoming projects include a feature film biopic about infamous Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, starring with Johnny Depp; and High Rise, directed by Ben Wheatley. Born in New York, Miller was educated in England and then studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. She first gained the attention of critics and audiences when she played the love interest of ’s character in Matthew Vaughn’s Layer Cake, earning an Empire Award nomination for Best Newcomer. She has since received a number of other accolades for her film work, including an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead for her role in the 2007 film Interview, and a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 2008’s The Edge of Love, for which she also garnered a BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award nomination. Miller’s film credits also include Factory Girl, Casanova, and GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which was a huge international box office hit in 2009. Miller played the role of The Baroness, for which she was named Supporting Actress of the Year at NATO’s CinemaCon. In 2013, Miller was nominated for both a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe, in the Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV movie category, for her role in the acclaimed HBO original movie The Girl. The film explored the relationship between Tippi Hedren, played by Miller, and (Toby Jones), during the making of the classic The Birds. An accomplished stage actress, Miller made her West End debut in 2005, playing Celia in the Young Vic’s production of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, earning praise from critics and audiences for her performance alongside Helen McCrory and Dominic West. In 2009, she made her Broadway bow in Patrick Marber’s adaptation of Miss Julie entitled After Miss Julie, directed by Mark Brokaw and also starring Jonny Lee Miller. More recently, she starred in the 2011 West End revival of Terence Rattigan’s Flare Path, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Trevor Nunn.

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Miller also has a staunch devotion to humanitarian work. As an ambassador for Global Cool, she helped change legislation in India, tackling head-on the problems of climate change. She now serves as an ambassador for the children’s charity Starlight and the world relief organization International Medical Corps.

JAMES MARSDEN (Jim Spinch), having appeared in a wide range of films over the course of his career, continues to carve out a distinctive place in Hollywood. Marsden recently wrapped production on HBO’s upcoming sci-fi pilot Westworld, which has been picked up to series. The one-hour drama is inspired by Michael Crichton’s 1973 Western thriller about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin. Marsden plays Teddy Flood, a mysterious new arrival to a small frontier town. Teddy quickly proves both his charm – and his talent with a revolver – while his pursuit of a local beauty launches him on a dark odyssey. Jonathan Nolan is set to write and direct. Executive producers include J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub and Bryan Burk. On the big screen, Marsden will next star as Oliver Lawless in film The D Train directed by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was immediately bought by IFC. IFC will release the film in May. Marsden will also be seen in the dramatic comedy Welcome To Me starring Kristen Wiig and produced by and . Millenium will release the film in May 2015. Most recently, Marsden starred in the drama The Best of Me, based on the bestselling novel by acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks. Marsden also starred in the highly successful sequel, Anchorman 2 alongside Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell as well as Universal's film Two Guns for director Baltasar Kormakur opposite and . Marsden was also seen in ' ensemble film The Butler, where he took on the iconic role of John F. Kennedy. Prior to this, Marsden was seen in the comedy Walk of Shame, opposite Elizabeth Banks, Robot & Frank opposite Frank Langella, Liv Tyler and Susan Sarandon and Leslye Headland's hit comedy, Bachelorette, opposite Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Adam Scott. Previously, Marsden appeared in Sony ' remake Straw Dogs for director Rod Lurie, in which he starred opposite Kate Bosworth. Marsden was also

20 seen in Universal/'s box-office hit Hop, where he played the lead role opposite Russell Brand in the comedy. The film grossed over $180 million worldwide. In 2011, Marsden was honored with the Spotlight Award at the Savannah Film Festival alongside fellow honorees, , Lily Tomlin and Ellen Barkin. Other additional film credits include the box-office smash Enchanted; 27 Dresses; the X-men trilogy starring as “Cyclops”; Adam Shankman's musical Hairspray; The Notebook; Superman Returns; Death at a Funeral; Sex Drive; The Box; Disturbing Behavior; 10thand Wolf and Sugar and Spice. Beyond film, Marsden appeared in NBC Universal's hit comedy series, 30 Rock, for a multi-episode arc where he starred as Tina Fey's love interest. Marsden currently resides in Los Angeles.

NICK FROST (Bill Whilmsley), after coming to prominence as gun-mad character Mike Watt in the award-winning Channel 4 sitcom “Spaced,” went on to earn a nomination for Most Promising Newcomer from the British Independent Film Awards for his role in cult zombie movie Shaun of the Dead. In television, Frost’s lead performance as ‘John Self’ in the BBC adaptation of Martin Amis’ best-seller “Money” garnered acclaim from critics and the author alike. In film, Frost has starred in Richard Curtis’ The Boat That Rocked, Julian Jarrold’s Kinky Boots, and Nick Moore’s Wild Child. Nick also took lead roles opposite Simon Pegg hit comedy films Hot Fuzz (released in 2007) and The World’s End (released 2013). Having co-written and starred in box office smash hit Paul, again alongside Pegg in 2011, Frost appeared in Joe Cornish’s award winning Attack the Block. In 2014, Frost served as an executive producer on the feature film Cuban Fury. In this salsa-dancing comedy, he starred opposite Rashida Jones, Chris O’Dowd and Olivia Colman. Later in 2014, Frost took the lead role in Sky Atlantic HD‘s six-episode comedy series, “Mr Sloane,” from writer/director Robert B. Weide (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and also lent his voice in BAFTA-nominated The Bostrolls, released September 2014. In December 2014 Frost guest-star in BBC’s “Dr. Who” Christmas special, as a ‘badass Santa,’ opposite Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman.

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ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS KEN SCOTT (Director) wrote and directed the 2013 comedy film Delivery Man, starring Vince Vaughn. Scott also wrote and directed the award-winning independent film Starbuck, released in 2011.

STEVE CONRAD (Screenwriter, Executive Producer) is the writer of , The Weather Man, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. In 2008 he wrote and directed The Promotion. His latest project is Belushi, which he will be writing and directing.

ARNON MILCHAN (Producer) is the founder of New Regency Productions and widely renowned as one of the most prolific and successful independent film producers of his time, with over 100 feature films to his credit. Born in Israel, Milchan was educated at the University of Geneva. His first business venture was transforming his father’s modest business into one of his country’s largest agro-chemical companies. This early achievement was a harbinger of Milchan’s now-legendary reputation in the international marketplace as a keen businessman. Soon, Milchan began to underwrite projects in areas that had always held a special interest for him – film, television and theater. Early projects include Roman Polanski’s theater production of Amadeus, Dizengoff 99, La Menace, The Medusa Touch and the mini-series “Masada.” By the end of the 1980s, Milchan had produced such films as ’s The King of Comedy, Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. After the incredibly strong performances of his films Pretty Woman and The War of the Roses, Milchan founded New Regency Productions and went on to produce countless critical and box office successes including J.F.K, A Time to Kill, Free Willy, The Client, Tin Cup, Under Siege, The Devil’s Advocate, The Negotiator, City of Angels, Entrapment, Fight Club, Big Momma’s House, Don’t Say a Word, Daredevil, Man on Fire, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Alvin and the Chipmunks, What Happens in Vegas, Love and Other Drugs and Noah. In 1998, Milchan received an Academy Award nomination for producing the film L.A. Confidential. He served as producer of the 2014 Academy Award-winning Best

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Picture, 12 Years A Slave. Milchan's recent releases include the Oscar-nominated Best Picture Birdman, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu and Gone Girl, directed by . Milchan has also effectively diversified his company’s activities within the sphere of entertainment, specifically in the realm of television through Regency Television. Shows produced by Regency include the incredibly successful runs of “Malcolm in the Middle” and “The Bernie Mac Show.” In the sports world, Regency was once the largest shareholder of PUMA, the worldwide athletic apparel and show conglomerate based in Germany, which was later sold after a successful re-branding in 2003.

TODD BLACK (Producer) is a partner, with , Jason Blumenthal and David Bloomfield, at , an independently financed motion picture and television production company with a first look non-exclusive deal at Entertainment. In 2001, Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal’s Black & Blu merged with the Steve Tisch Company to form Escape Artists. The first movie under the Escape Artists banner was A Knight’s Tale, starring in 2001. In 2005, Escape Artists released The Weather Man, directed by and starring and Michael Caine. Their next film, The Pursuit of Happyness, directed by and starring , was released in 2006 and earned over $300 million in worldwide ticket sales, as well as best actor Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Will Smith. Seven Pounds, another Gabriele Muccino directed film starring Will Smith, was released in 2008. In 2009, Escape Artists released the Alex Proyas thriller Knowing starring Nicolas Cage and The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 directed by , starring Denzel Washington and . Hope Springs followed in 2012, directed by David Frankel and starring Meryl Streep, and Steve Carell. Escape Artists’ comedy, Sex Tape, was released in July 2014, and starred and Jason Segel. The box-office hit The Equalizer was released in the fall, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington. Net up is Southpaw, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring , Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams.

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JASON BLUMENTHAL (Producer) is a partner, with Steve Tisch, Todd Black and David Bloomfield, at Escape Artists, an independently financed motion picture and television production company with a first look non-exclusive deal at Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 2001, Black and Blumenthal’s Black & Blu merged with the Steve Tisch Company to form Escape Artists. The first movie under the Escape Artists banner was A Knight’s Tale, starring Heath Ledger in 2001. In 2005, Escape Artists released The Weather Man, directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine. Their next film, The Pursuit of Happyness, directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith, was released in 2006 and earned over $300 million in worldwide ticket sales, as well as best actor Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Will Smith. Seven Pounds, another Gabriele Muccino directed film starring Will Smith, was released in 2008. In 2009, Escape Artists released the Alex Proyas thriller Knowing starring Nicolas Cage and The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 directed by Tony Scott, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta. Hope Springs followed in 2012, directed by David Frankel and starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell. Escape Artists’ comedy, Sex Tape, was released in July 2014, and starred Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel. The box-office hit The Equalizer was released in the fall, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington. Net up is Southpaw, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams.

STEVE TISCH (Producer) is a partner at Escape Artists Productions and is the Chairman and Executive Vice President of the New York Football Giants, the only person with both an Academy Award and a Super Bowl ring. Tisch won a Best Picture Oscar as a producer of Forrest Gump in 1994, and has received two Super Bowl rings as Chairman of the Giants, who won Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. Tisch is one of the most successful producers in the motion picture industry. Three decades ago he produced the sleeper hit, Risky Business, helping launch Tom Cruise’s career. His more recent credits with Escape Artists include The Pursuit of

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Happyness, The Weather Man, Seven Pounds, Knowing, The Taking of Pelham 123, The Back-Up Plan, Hope Springs, Sex Tape and The Equalizer. In post-production is Southpaw, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Next up on the slate is Magnificent Seven, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt, with a May 2015 start date. Tisch has been involved with the New York Giants since his father, Preston Robert Tisch, purchased 50 percent of the franchise in 1991. In 2005, Tisch was named Executive Vice President, and with the passing of his father, he assumed the additional title of Chairman. Tisch worked closely with John Mara, President & CEO of the Giants, on the planning and construction of MetLife Stadium, which was completed in the spring of 2010 and ranked as the number one grossing stadium in the world in 2012. Tisch and Mara were named Best NFL Owners by Forbes in 2011. Tisch also helped win the successful bid to bring Super Bowl XLVIII to MetLife Stadium in February 2014. Tisch has long been a leader in the philanthropic sector and generously contributes his time and resources to a variety of organizations. On May 29, 2014, at a White House summit, President Barack Obama announced Tisch’s transformative gift to the department of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine for the UCLA Tisch Tisch BrainSPORT Program. It establishes the world’s most advanced diagnostic and treatment program for athletes who have suffered concussions and use the latest techniques in brain imaging, molecular biology and neuro-engineering to understand the connection between concussions and long-term brain disease. Tisch is also on the Board of Trustees of The Geffen Theatre in Los Angeles, Dean’s Council Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Cancer Center at Duke University. He is the naming benefactor of the new sports and fitness center at his alma mater, Tufts University and was recently the first honorary Chair of the Tel Aviv University International Student Film Festival.

ANTHONY KATAGAS (Producer) is one of the most prolific producers working in American independent film. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture for his role in producing 12 Years a Slave, he has produced nearly 35 films in the last twelve years. He has worked with a variety of innovative and award-winning filmmakers,

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True Story (New Regency 2014) starring Jonah Hill and James Franco. Currently Katagas is producing John Hillcoat’s Triple Nine (Open Road) starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck and Nerve (Lionsgate), which is being directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Next up is for Katagas is his fourth collaboration with James Gray, Lost City of Z, due to start shooting in summer 2015.

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