THE CONTINUING STORY of the Breakout Hit Bearcity!
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THE CONTINUING STORY OF THE breakout hit bearcity! PRESS KIT For press photos, screeners and interview opportunities please contact Stephen Schulman at 646.246.6060 or [email protected]. DOWNLOAD FILES @ bearcity2.com/presskit BearCity2.com | facebook.com/BearCity2 | In Theatres Spring 2012 BearCity 2: The Proposal opens on September 28, 2012 at THE Cinema Village in NYC. IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 18, 2012 - New York, NY) Kathy Najimy plays den mother to the returning cast of bears, boys and cubs, for a Bear Week bachelor party in Provincetown! Take a trip down the aisle with Roger (Gerald McCullouch) and Tyler (Joe Cont) to one of the most magical beach towns on earth in this romantc comedy for all. Kevin Smith, Dan Choi, Frank DeCaro, Mike Ruiz and Varla Jean Merman, lend their support to our lovable gang as they navigate through a foam party, ex-boyfriends and 3,000 sexy men. Meanwhile, Richard Riehle (Bridesmaids) as father of the groom, learns a whole new meaning to the word “Daddy!” RELEASE PRESS BearCity 2: The Proposal, the sequel to the award-winning breakout hit BearCity (2010) is a romp full of fur, fun and family as the bears realize that marriage is much more than just the freedom to say “I do.” The flm opens on Friday, September 28th at Cinema Village in NYC and stars Gerald McCullouch (“CSI”), Joe Cont (BearCity), Stephen Guarino (“Happy Endings”), Brian Keane (Urbania), Gregory Gunter (“The Onion News Network”), James Martnez (“Breaking Bad”), Susan Mosher (The Wedding Planner), Jason Stuart (“Entourage”), Richard Riehle (Bridesmaids) and Kathy Najimy (Sister Act). The flm is writen and directed by Doug Langway (BearCity). More informaton on the flm is located at BearCity2.com/presskit The flm is not rated in the US and runs 110 minutes. Canadian Ratng: 14A It’s Sex and the City with Fur!!! AGAIN! BearCity 2 is the contnuing journey of a tght-knit pack of bears, boys and cubs in the New York City Bear scene - and this tme, also the bear mecca and charming beach- town of Provincetown, Massachusets! It’s 2 years later. Twinkish Tyler and Daddybear Roger are boyfriends, living in Roger’s very plush penthouse in New York City’s trendy West Chelsea neighborhood. Roger has setled frmly into domestc life while Tyler, now 23, is getng a litle... restless. Michael, our big Mama bear, has become a sought-afer “heavyweight” Broadway producer. His hot, Latno boyfriend, Carlos, is realizing his dream of opening a gay sports bar in Manhatan. But with Michael and Carlos both wrapped up in their ca- reers, they are unable to see that the technology they count on to stay “in-touch” is now also tearing them apart. Our beloved Brent and Fred fnd themselves at opposite ends of the Bear Pride spec- trum. Fred is excited about the chance to shoot a bear documentary, while Brent has had his fll of woofs, stufed bears and fannel shirts. Can Fred’s documentary be the key to bringing this couple closer together or will Fred’s project become a wedge be- tween them? Meanwhile, they grapple with the idea of the big “M” - marriage, which just became legal for them, but they don’t see eye to eye on... SYNOPSIS When Roger pops the queston, and a reluctant Tyler accepts, the gang of friends quickly discover they’re all in for a wild ride towards a wedding ceremony at the closing of Bear Week in Provincetown. Can these couples hold their relatonship together in the middle of 3000 sexy bears, a foam party and hot ex-boyfriends standing in the way? Will true love prevail at a beach wedding in one of the most romantc and magical towns on earth? NEW TO THE CAST! KATHY NAJIMY SUSAN MOSHER RICHARD RIEHLE KING OF THE HILL HAIRSPRAY BRIDESMAIDS WELCOME OUR amazing and award-winning cast back AGAIN, with a few new friends and star-studded cameos! JOE CONTI GERALD McCULLOUCH STEPHEN GUARINO BRIAN KEANE AARON TONE CSI HAPPY ENDINGS LIGHTS OUT JAMES MARTINEZ GREG GUNTER ALEX DI DIO BLAKE EVAN SHERMAN JASON STUART GRAVITY LOUIE HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA CAST FRANK DECARO MIKE RUIZ VARLA JEAN MERMAN MARK” PAPA BEAR” CARUSO KEVIN SMITH OUT Q A-LIST SURVIVOR CLERKS, RED STATE DOUG LANGWAY / Writer / Director Doug has over 15 years of experience in the producton of flmed entertainment and the development of integrated, branded storytelling. As co-founder and CEO of Sharplef, a digital agency specializing in online flmed entertainment, Doug redefned the marketng landscape with the frst brand-driven internet televi- sion network. Doug co-wrote and Directed BearCity, the multple award-win- ning breakout hit of the 2010-11 festval circuit, garnering Doug personally (with co-screenwriter Larry Ferber) the 2010 Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay by the prestgious Los Angeles flm festval, OUTFEST. BearCity also won several other Best Pic- ture awards worldwide and the Outest Grand Jury’s best actor in a feature award. IMDb Doug also wrote, produced and directed Raising Heroes (1996), the frst gay acton flm in what the infuental online ‘zine Film Threat raved was “a non-stop speeding bullet of a picture.” The award-winning thriller played flm festvals around the world including Outest, Frameline (San Francisco), and the Edinburgh Film Festval. Both BearCity and Raising Heroes were released theatrically to rave reviews and sell-out crowds. Doug also has produced a series of award-winning music videos and shorts working at VIACOM’s Nickelodeon and MTV Networks, prior to bringing his flmmaking skills into the digital realm. BearCity2 is Doug’s third feature flm as writer/producer/director. THE FILMMAKERS GERALD McCULLOUCH / Co-Executve Producer / ROGER Gerald McCullouch is an award winning flmmaker best known for playing “Bobby Dawson” on “CSI” for 10 seasons and for his critcally acclaimed performance as “Roger” in “BearCity”. He’s recently guest starred on “House”, “Bones”, “NCIS”, “Law & Order:SVU” and “Law & Order:CI” and was honored by OUT magazine as one of the year’s most compel- ling people in the OUT 100. His producton company, Hard G Productons, currently has a spectrum of projects including “All Male All Nude”(a feature documentary and series on one of America’s gay strip clubs), an Atlanta based episodic en- ttled “B&B”, an animated feature enttled “Froggot”, and the flm version of the hit play “Daddy” in which he also starred receiving critcal praise in both the NYC and LA productons. IMDb In additon, he is currently writng a Blog for The Advocate. com on the journey of co-executve producing and starring in “BearCity 2: The Proposal”. KATHY NAJIMY / ROSE Kathy Najimy is known for her memorable performances in over 25 flms and several TV projects. She can soon be seen in The Guilt Trip with Barbra Streisand. Memorable TV roles: CBS’s Numb3rs, portraying the brilliant head of the university, “Millie Finch.” “Peggy Hill,” (14 seasons) on the Emmy Award- winning Fox hit King of the Hill, for which she received an An- nie and 2 WIN Awards, She also starred as Olive Massery, for three seasons on Veronica’s Closet, for which she received an American Comedy Award. Recent television flms include star- ing in DECK THE HALLS for TNT and HOW TO FALL IN LOVE for The Hallmark Channel, HBO’s If These Walls Could Talk 2 with Ellen DeGeneres, IN SEARCH OF SR. SEUSS and THE SCREAM TEAM with Eric Idle. Najimy is internatonally known for her portrayal of “Sister IMDb Mary Patrick” in the blockbuster hits Sister Act I and II, which won her an American Comedy Award for Funniest Support- ing Actress and the Hollywood Women’s Press club - Female Discovery of the Year. Kathy’s work includes over 20 flms including starring roles in Hocus Pocus with Bete Midler, RatRace, and Say Uncle (Phila- delphia Film Festval Best Actress), Hope Floats, Nevada, Step Up 3D, Cats Don’t Dance, Zack and Reba, This is My Life, The Fisher King, Soapdish, The Hard Way, Bam Bam and Celeste, Two Sisters, Its Pat, Wedding Planner, Jefrey, and The Big K. Kathy starred in Pixar’s animated feature Wall-E (Golden Globe and Oscar Winner) and has voiced characters for the Animated Features: Tinkerbell, Brother Bear 2, Cat’s Don’t Dance and Jungle Book and for TV: The Sissy Ducking, Hey Arnold!, Pepper Ann, Smart Animals, Hercules, American Dad, and Litle Bill, and many more. STEPHEN GUARINO / BRENT Stephen is originally from Orlando, Florida. He is best known for starring as a cast member on “The Big Gay Sketch Show” for all three seasons. He has appeared in flms such as “Con- fessions of a Shopaholic” and “I Hate Valentne’s Day”. He THE CAST currently makes recurring appearances on the ABC comedy “Happy Endings” where he plays the gang’s “stereotypically gay friend” Derrick. He has also made guest appearances on shows such as “‘Til Death and Law & Order: SVU”. Guarino has performed sketch comedy as a member of “Sak Comedy Lab” in Orlando and with The Groundlings in Los Angeles, and co- starred in “The Nuclear Family,” a fully improvised Of-Broad- way musical comedy that debuted in 2005. He also appeared in the 2008 flm the “Clique” as an art teacher. IMDb BRIAN KEANE / FRED Brian is currently appearing in the Natonal Theatre of Great Britain’s touring producton of ‘WarHorse’, his New York the- ater credit’s include; Lucinda Coxon’s Happy Now? (Primary Stages), Cyrano de Bergerac (directed by Frank Langella) and All My Sons (Roundabout Theatre Company), The Misan- thrope (Classic Stage Company), Timon of Athens (The Public Theater), and Sideman (Naked Angels).