FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3/30/16 CONTACT: Garin Narain, Janet Smith or Jelani Downing, Hawks Communications (404) 878-3800

MEDIA ADVISORY

What: Al Horford and Cricket Wireless host VIP advance screening of “: The Next Cut”

Who: Atlanta Hawks All-Star Forward/Center Al Horford

When : Thursday, March 31, 2016 6:30 p.m. – Media Availability 7 p.m. – Movie

Where : Regal Cinemas Atlantic Station 261 19 th St. NW Atlanta, GA 30363

On March 31, Atlanta Hawks forward/center Al Horford and Cricket Wireless, the Exclusive Wireless Service Provider of the Hawks, will host 200 high-achieving youth at a VIP advance screening of the new comedy “Barbershop: The Next Cut.” Horford, a four-time NBA All-Star, and Sharyn Mack, community relations manager, Cricket Wireless, will have a special presentation for the students at Regal Cinemas Atlantic Station just prior to the start of the movie.

Youth affiliated with Junior Achievement of Atlanta, Wednesday’s Child, 100 Black Men South Metro, Page Turners Make Great Learners and St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church Youth Group were invited to attend the event. Complimentary popcorn and soft drinks will be provided to the participants, as well as surprise gifts from Horford and Cricket.

“Barbershop: The Next Cut” is the third in the successful Barbershop series with an ensemble cast including star and producer , , , , , JB Smoove, with and . Opening in theaters nationwide on April 15, the movie was directed by Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man films, Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins ), with a screenplay by Kenya Barris (Black-ish ) & (The Neighbors ).

Media planning to attend should RSVP to [email protected] by 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 31.

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About the Movie

The comedy Barbershop: The Next Cut stars Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Eve, JB Smoove, with Common and Nicki Minaj. It is directed by Malcolm D. Lee from a screenplay by Kenya Barris & Tracy Oliver, and produced by , George L. Tillman and Ice Cube. Malcolm D. Lee, Becki Cross Trujillo, Ronald G. Muhammad and Jeff Kwatinetz served as executive producers. Greg Gardiner is the director of photography; Paul Millspuagh, the editor; Ina Mayhew, the production designer; and Danielle Hollowell, the costume designer. Music is composed by Stanley Clarke. Barbershop: The Next Cut is a presentation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and New Line Cinema, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Rated PG-13.

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