! ! SUMMIT!ENTERTAINMENT!Presents! ! A!MR.!MUDD!Production! !
! Starring!Logan!Lerman,!Emma!Watson!and!Ezra!Miller! ! Screenplay!by!Stephen!Chbosky!based!on!his!book! ! Directed!by!Stephen!Chbosky! ! Produced!by!Lianne!Halfon,!Russell!Smith!and!John!Malkovich!! ! Running!Time:!103!minutes! Rated!PG"13! In!Theaters!September!21,!2012!(NY!&!LA)! September!28,!2012!(Expanding)! ! National!Publicity! Eric!Kops!/!Summit!LA!!! 310.255.3007!! [email protected]! Clarissa!Colmenero!/!Summit!NY!! 212.386.6847!! [email protected]! Mike!Rau!/!Summit!LA!!! 310.255.3232!! [email protected]!! ! Regional!Publicity! Sabryna!Phillips!/!Summit!!! 310.309.8420!! [email protected]! ! Online!Publicity! Ryan!Fons!/!Fons!PR!!! 323.445.4763!! [email protected]! THE!PERKS!OF!BEING!A!WALLFLOWER! ! A!sensitive!teenager!learns!to!navigate!the!soaring!highs!and!perilous!lows!of!adolescence!in!The! Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower,!a!powerful!and!affecting!coming"of"age!story!based!on!the!wildly!popular! young!adult!novel!by!Stephen!Chbosky.!Starring!Logan!Lerman!(Percy!Jackson!and!the!Olympians),!Emma! Watson!(the!Harry!Potter!franchise)!and!Ezra!Miller!(We!Need!to!Talk!About!Kevin,!Another!Happy!Day),! The!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower!captures!the!complexities!of!growing!up!with!uncommon!grace,!humor! and!compassion.! It’s!1991!and!academically!precocious,!socially!awkward!Charlie!(Logan!Lerman)!is!a!wallflower,! always!watching!from!the!sidelines,!until!a!pair!of!charismatic!seniors!take!him!under!their!wing.! Beautiful,!free"spirited!Sam!(Emma!Watson)!and!her!fearless!stepbrother,!Patrick!(Ezra!Miller),!shepherd! Charlie!through!new!friendships,!first!love,!burgeoning!sexuality,!bacchanalian!parties,!midnight! screenings!of!The!Rocky!Horror!Picture!Show!and!the!quest!for!the!perfect!song.!At!the!same!time,!his! English!teacher,!Mr.!Anderson!(Paul!Rudd)!introduces!him!to!the!world!of!literature,!sparking!his!dreams! of!becoming!a!writer.!! But!even!as!Charlie!thrives!in!his!new,!more!grown"up!world,!the!pain!of!his!past—which! includes,!his!best!friend!Michael’s!recent!suicide!and!the!accidental!death!of!a!beloved!aunt—lurks!just! below!the!surface.!As!his!older!friends!plan!to!leave!home!for!college,!Charlie’s!precarious!equilibrium! begins!to!crumble,!and!at!the!root!of!his!sadness!is!a!shocking!revelation.! Also!starring!Kate!Walsh!(“Private!Practice,”!“Grey’s!Anatomy”),!Dylan!McDermott!(“American! Horror!Story,”!“The!Practice”),!Mae!Whitman!(“Parenthood,”!Scott!Pilgrim!vs.!the!World),!Nina!Dobrev! (The!CW’s!“The!Vampire!Diaries”),!Erin!Wilhelmi!(The!English!Teacher),!Johnny!Simmons!(Scott!Pilgrim!vs.! the!World)!Zane!Holtz!(Percy!Jackson!&!the!Olympians:!The!Lightning!Thief)!and!Joan!Cusack!(The!Toy! Story!Franchise,!High!Fidelity,!Arthur!Christmas),!The!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower!is!a!touching!and!often! funny!portrait!of!the!joy!and!anguish!involved!in!becoming!an!adult.!!! ! The!film’s!producers!are!Lianne!Halfon!(Juno,!Jeff!Who!Lives!at!Home,!Young!Adult),!Russell!Smith! (Juno,!Jeff!Who!Lives!at!Home,!Young!Adult)!and!John!Malkovich!(Juno).!! ! Original!music!is!by!Michael!Brook!(The!Vow,!The!Fighter).!Costume!designer!is!David!C.!Robinson! (Young!Adult,!Shame).!Editors!are!Mary!Jo!Markey!(Star!Trek,!Super!8).!Production!designer!is!Inbal! Weinberg!(Our!Idiot!Brother,!Blue!Valentine).!Director!of!photography!is!Andrew!Dunn!(Crazy,!Stupid,! Love,!Life!as!We!Know!It).!James!Powers!(LOL,!Mean!Girls)!is!an!executive!producer.!Music!Supervisor!is! Alexandra!Patsavas!(The!Twilight!Saga,!“Grey’s!Anatomy”,!“The!OC”,!“Gossip!Girl”).!! !!
!" " ABOUT!THE!PRODUCTION! ! In!1987,!a!then"17"year"old!Stephen!Chbosky!(pronounced!sha"bos"key)!attended!a!film!festival! at!the!Fulton!Theater!in!Pittsburgh!where!he!met!one!of!the!city’s!most!famous!citizens—horror!king! George!Romero.!The!aspiring!screenwriter!and!director!asked!Romero!to!sign!a!poster!for!him!that!now! hangs!in!his!office.!The!inscription!reads:!“Steve,!stay!scared.!I!hope!you!get!your!first!script!produced.! George!Romero.”! His!first!screenplay!may!remain!unproduced,!but!his!first!literary!effort,!the!young!adult!novel,! The!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower,!was!published!in!1999,!and!has!gone!on!to!become!a!cult!favorite!that! has!been!required!reading!at!some!schools!and!banned!at!others.!Now!Chbosky!has!written!and!directed! a!sensitively!framed!film!based!on!his!acclaimed!novel.!Like!the!book,!the!movie!follows!its!hero,!Charlie,! through!a!thrilling,!traumatic!and!ultimately!triumphant!first!year!of!high!school.! A!graduate!of!the!prestigious!screenwriting!program!at!the!University!of!Southern!California,! Chbosky!began!writing!the!book!while!still!in!college,!completing!it!a!few!years!later!while!living!in!New! York.!“I!wrote!the!book!for!very!personal!reasons,”!he!says.!“I!was!going!through!a!difficult!time!in!my! personal!life.!But!I!had!also!reached!a!point!in!my!life!where!I!was!ready!to!write!about!why!good!people! have!to!go!through!such!bad!things!and!how!a!family!of!friends!can!get!you!through.!I!really!needed! answers!for!myself!and!it!was!like!Charlie!tapped!me!on!the!shoulder!and!said,!‘I’m!ready!to!tell!my! story.’”!! Ironically,!it’s!the!intensely!personal!nature!of!the!material!that!makes!it!so!universal,!he!says.!“I! was!not!trying!to!please!everybody!or!reach!everybody.!I!was!just!trying!to!tell!my!own!truth.!I!never! thought!about!appealing!to!a!wide!audience.!I!authentically!told!my!story,!and!I!think!that!people!respect! that.”!! The!book’s!remarkable!success!led!to!several!offers!for!the!writer!to!adapt!the!story!for!the! movies.!Instead,!Chbosky!moved!to!Los!Angeles!to!pursue!other!projects,!including!writing!the!screenplay! for!the!movie!version!of!the!Broadway!phenomenon!“Rent”!and!co"creating!the!CBS!television!series! “Jericho.”!But!he!knew!that!at!some!point!he!would!return!to!Charlie’s!story.!! “I!always!wanted!to!make!a!movie!based!on!my!book,”!he!says.!“I!saw!the!images!so!vividly!when! I!was!writing!it.!But!I!wanted!the!time!and!distance!to!do!it!right.!In!the!interim,!I!worked!on!a!lot!of! different!scripts.!I!honed!my!craft!until!I!was!ready!to!write!a!script!that!was!authentic!to!the!book.”!! Chbosky!felt!an!enormous!sense!of!accountability!toward!his!multitudes!of!fans!as!he!adapted! the!popular!novel!into!a!screenplay.!“In!the!13!years!since!Perks!was!first!published,!I’ve!received! hundreds!of!letters!and!emails,”!he!explains.!“Some!of!them!would!break!your!heart.!You!realize!that!a!lot! of!kids!feel!terribly!alone.!They!think!that!that!no!one!is!listening,!that!no!one!cares.!Some!of!them!say! they!were!thinking!about!ending!it,!but!then!they!read!the!book!and!chose!not!to.!When!that!happens,!it! changes!you,!and!you!realize!what!a!responsibility!you!have.”!!
#" " The!book!is!written!as!a!series!of!letters!from!Charlie!to!an!unnamed!correspondent.!Charlie’s! letters!deal!frankly!with!issues!that!continue!to!confront!teens!over!a!decade!later.!Some!of!those!“hot! button”!topics,!including!drug!and!alcohol!use!and!sex,!have!made!the!material!controversial!in!some! communities.!“Every!time!the!book!gets!banned,!people!say!it’s!a!badge!of!honor,”!says!the!author.!“But! for!me,!there’s!always!a!sad!moment.!I!wrote!the!book!in!part!to!end!a!silence.!I!want!parents!and!kids!to! talk!about!what!they!are!going!through.!Censorship!and!book!banning!just!end!the!conversation.”!! More!important!than!any!of!the!events!of!the!book!are!the!characters,!the!author!says.!For!that! reason,!when!writing!the!script,!he!streamlined!the!plot,!and!focused!on!the!relationship!between!Charlie! and!the!first!friends!he!makes!at!his!new!school,!most!notably!Sam!and!her!stepbrother!Patrick,!who!see! in!him!a!kindred!spirit.!“Some!things!had!to!go,!but!the!central!themes!are!unchanged,”!says!Chbosky.! “The!family!of!friends!and!the!relationship!between!Charlie!and!Sam!and!Patrick!had!to!be!there.!I! ultimately!did!cut!things!that!are!beautiful!in!the!book,!but!didn’t!quite!fit!into!the!movie.!But!if!I!had! filmed!every!scene!in!the!book,!it!would’ve!been!about!four!hours!long.”!! The!story!is!still!told!through!Charlie’s!eyes,!but!Chbosky!engineered!a!subtle!shift!in!point!of! view!that!he!knew!was!necessary!to!tell!his!story!most!effectively.!“In!the!book,!we!come!to!love!Charlie’s! friends!through!his!love!for!them,”!he!says.!“But!that!doesn’t!work!in!a!movie.!I!had!to!find!an!objective! way!to!show!Charlie’s!subjective!love.!I!had!to!do!things!like!make!the!character!of!Patrick!much!funnier,! because!it!wasn’t!good!enough!for!Charlie!to!describe!how!funny!Patrick!was.!He!had!to!actually!earn!it.”!!! Hearing!that!Chbosky!was!working!on!an!adaptation!of!his!novel,!Lianne!Halfon,!Russell!Smith! and!John!Malkovich,!partners!in!Mr.!Mudd!Productions,!reached!out!to!him.!The!company!is!responsible! for!films!including!the!Oscar®"nominated!Juno,!Ghost!World,!Art!School!Confidential,!Abel!and!Jeff!Who! Lives!at!Home,!as!well!as!acclaimed!documentaries!including!Which!Way!Home.!The!partners!agreed!that! Chbosky!was!the!only!director!they!would!consider!for!the!project,!even!if!that!made!putting!together!a! deal!a!bit!more!difficult.!! ! “There!was!an!understanding!that!when!we!had!a!screenplay!that!truly!reflected!the!book,!we! would!start!shopping!it!around,”!says!Smith.!“All!the!components!had!to!be!the!best,!because!a!first"time! director!is!always!the!biggest!unknown,!but!we!were!all!in!agreement!that!Stephen!needed!to!direct!the! movie.!Since!Stephen!had!written!a!beautiful!book!and!a!wonderful!screenplay,!we!were!confident!that! he!could!pull!it!off.”!! The!team!took!a!hands"on!approach!to!filmmaking,!a!decision!much!appreciated!by!the!first!time! director.!“I!couldn’t!have!asked!for!better!producers,”!says!Chbosky.!“They!were!there!every!day!on!set! and!in!post"production.!They!always!told!me!the!truth.!Their!notes!and!suggestions!were!invaluable.”! John!Malkovich!gave!Chbosky!one!key!piece!of!advice!before!shooting!began.!“John!told!me!the! reason!he!loved!the!script!was!that!it!had!real!heart.!And!because!we!had!real!heart,!we!didn’t!need! sentiment.!He!said,!‘Always!get!the!tough!take,’!and!I!never!forgot!that.!I’m!a!softie.!I!want!the!romantic! take,!but!more!often!than!not,!that!simple!note!saved!us!from!becoming!too!sentimental.”!!!
$" " Chbosky!calls!the!completed!film!an!unconventional!love!story.!“I!wrote!the!line!‘we!accept!the! love!we!think!we!deserve’!in!my!first!draft,”!he!says.!“It!became!a!central!theme!for!the!entire!book,!and! then!ultimately!the!movie.!It’s!not!just!about!romantic!love.!It!can!be!about!friends.!It!can!be!about!how! you!treat!yourself.!It’s!about!how!to!have!a!great!life!if!you!just!let!in!more!of!the!world.”!! Although!the!novel!is!most!often!read!by!teenagers,!Chbosky!is!confident!that!the!film’s!appeal! transcends!age.!“Watching!the!movie,!an!adult!may!get!very!nostalgic!about!what!it!was!it!like!to!be!that! young,”!he!says.!“A!twelve"year"old,!who!hasn’t!been!through!high!school!yet,!may!find!a!bit!of!a!road! map.!Someone!in!the!thick!of!it!might!just!need!some!affirmation!that!what!they’re!going!through!is!real! and!that!someone!else!gets!it.!I!want!a!mom!to!see!the!movie!and!remember!being!young,!and!I!want!a! daughter!to!feel!affirmed!about!what!it!is!to!be!young.!I!want!them!both!to!be!compelled!to!talk!to!each! other!about!what!they’ve!experienced.!That’s!all!I!want.”! !!
%" " CHARLIE!AND!COMPANY! ! Finding!the!right!actors!for!any!film!is!a!delicate!process,!but!filling!the!shoes!of!characters! beloved!by!a!generation!presents!unique!challenges.!Chbosky!meticulously!put!together!an!extraordinary! cast!for!his!directing!debut,!including!a!gifted!trio!of!young!actors!playing!the!central!characters!of!Charlie,! Sam!and!Patrick:!Logan!Lerman,!Emma!Watson!and!Ezra!Miller.!“I!think!the!script!was!waiting!for!this! cast,”!he!says.!“If!I’d!finished!the!screenplay!three!years!earlier,!they!would!all!have!been!too!young.!If!I! finished!two!years!later,!they!would!be!too!old.”!! Logan!Lerman,!an!emerging!star!who!plays!the!title!role!in!the!Percy!Jackson!franchise!was!cast! as!Charlie.!His!immediate!connection!to!the!character!surprised!even!the!director.!“I!thought!no!one!knew! Charlie!like!I!did,!but!Logan!does,”!says!Chbosky.!“His!performance!is!so!subtle.!He!is!awkward,!but!at!the! same!time!he’s!handsome!and!positive.!He!navigates!every!emotion!with!such!dexterity.!I!think!it’s!one!of! the!greatest!performances!I!have!ever!seen!by!such!a!young!actor.”!! Chbosky!was!so!impressed!by!Lerman’s!emotional!transparency!and!versatility!that!he!preserved! a!moment!of!the!film!that!he!says!represents!the!actor!at!his!best.!“He!has!a!very!emotional!scene!with! Joan!Cusack,!who!plays!Dr.!Burton.!We!tried!it!so!many!ways.!I!saved!a!ten"minute!take!of!him!doing!the! scene!three!times,!with!small!adjustments.!It!is!one!of!the!most!powerful!ten!minutes!I!have!ever!seen!on! film.!I!will!cherish!it!forever.”!! Logan!Lerman!knew!the!novel!by!reputation,!but!had!not!read!it!when!he!received!the!script.!His! reaction!to!the!story!and!the!characters!was!immediate!and!intense.!“I!was!overwhelmed!with!emotion,”! he!says.!“The!people!are!so!real!and!interesting.!I!didn’t!know!who!I!wanted!to!play!at!first,!but!I!knew! that!I!wanted!to!be!a!part!of!the!film!no!matter!what.”! He!soon!decided!that!Charlie!was!the!role!he!really!wanted.!“Charlie’s!very!naïve!and! uncomfortable!in!his!own!skin,”!he!says.!“He’s!trying!to!deal!with!the!emotional!struggles!of!some!tough! situations!in!his!past,!and!make!it!through!his!first!year!of!high!school.”! What!saves!Charlie,!says!Chbosky,!is!his!openness.!“Charlie!is!a!very!pure!soul.!On!the!surface,! he’s!awkward!and!lonesome,!but!he!always!tries!to!find!joy!in!the!world.!He!has!just!entered!high!school,! he!has!lost!a!dear!friend,!and!he!is!still!struggling!with!the!loss!of!his!favorite!relative!many!years!before.! He’s!trying!to!find!some!hope!and!what!he!gets!is!a!bunch!of!mean!seniors!and!a!sister!who!won’t!eat! lunch!with!him.!Then!he!does!a!brave!thing.!He!goes!stag!to!the!Friday!night!football!game,!and!he! encounters!Patrick.!It!changes!his!life!forever.!And!that!is!an!important!message.!Just!get!off!the!wall.!Just! go!to!the!game.!You!might!look!like!a!dork.!But!go!to!the!game.”! Given!that!the!material!is!so!well"known!and!loved,!Lerman!was!reassured!to!know!that!Chbosky! retained!creative!control!over!the!screenplay!and!the!film!shoot.!“The!book!means!so!much!to!so!many! people,”!he!says.!“Steve!brought!real!passion!to!the!process!and!passion!is!contagious.!It!was!an! exhausting!shoot,!but!sitting!down!and!talking!to!Steve!every!day!refueled!me.!He!assembled!a!group!of!
&" " people!whose!work!I!deeply!admire.!To!be!a!part!of!a!film!where!I!can!work!with!these!talented!people!is! a!big!honor.!I!just!hope!that!people!respond!to!it!as!strongly!as!we!did.”!!!! Sam!and!Patrick!are!stepsiblings,!seniors!who!introduce!Charlie!to!their!friends,!a!group!of! creative!free!spirits!that!Sam!refers!to!as!inhabitants!of!the!“island!of!misfit!toys.”!“They!decide!to! welcome!him!so!that!he!doesn’t!ever!have!to!feel!alone!again,”!says!Chbosky.!“Sam!has!a!reputation!for! being!a!bit!wild!and!Patrick!is!gay,!so!they!know!what!it!feels!like!to!be!judged.!You!cannot!deny!the! inherent!goodness!of!these!two!kids.!They!teach!Charlie!the!ways!of!the!world.!They!give!him!permission! to!explore!life,!to!strip!down!to!his!underwear!and!stand!in!front!of!300!people!for!The!Rocky!Horror! Picture!Show!and!to!question!the!things!he!thinks!he!knows.!They!lead!him!to!his!first!kiss,!his!first!great! drive,!and!to!the!music!that!will!define!his!entire!life.”!! Emma!Watson!plays!Sam!in!her!first!major!role!since!she!completed!the!Harry!Potter!films!that! made!her!a!star!at!the!tender!age!of!11.!“To!me,!Sam!is!the!perfect!girl,”!says!Chbosky.!“Emma!is! absolutely!luminous!in!the!role.!She!took!it!very!seriously.!It!took!about!five!minutes!for!me!to!realize!that! she!was!the!perfect!person!for!the!character!and!the!movie.!She!grew!up!in!the!middle!of!a!hurricane,!and! she!did!it!with!such!grace!and!such!class,!but!there!is!this!loneliness!about!her.!I!knew!when!I!met!her!that! this!was!a!part!of!her!that!was!just!dying!to!come!out.!She!just!needed!permission.”!! Watson!was!studying!at!Brown!University!when!she!received!the!script.!Unfamiliar!with!the! novel,!she!mentioned!it!to!several!friends!and!discovered!they!were!huge!fans.!“I!was!actually!crying! when!I!finished!the!script,”!says!Watson.!“There’s!no!way!that!you!won’t!be!able!to!relate!to!the! experiences!of!the!characters.!I!didn’t!need!to!go!to!an!American!high!school!or!attend!prom!to!be!able!to! relate!to!Sam—or!Charlie!or!Brad!or!any!of!the!characters.”! After!almost!a!decade!of!playing!Hermione!Granger,!Watson!was!well!aware!of!the!risks!involved! in!bringing!a!beloved!fictional!character!to!life.!“I!sometimes!felt!like!I’d!jumped!straight!from!one!frying! pan!into!another,”!she!admits.!“People!seem!to!care!just!as!much!about!Sam!as!they!do!Harry!Potter.!It’s! a!great!deal!of!pressure!to!try!and!embody!a!character!that!people!already!love!and!identify!with.!I!just! hope!that!it!lives!up!to!people’s!expectations!and!that!we!do!justice!to!a!brilliant!book.”!! Having!Chbosky!at!the!helm!gave!her!confidence!that!they!were!doing!just!that.!“There!is!such!a! pure!line!of!connection,”!she!says.!“Steve!had!a!complete!vision!for!the!movie.!He!had!been!dreaming! about!making!it!for!over!ten!years.!The!man!had!every!shot!planned!out!in!his!head.!He!knew!how!he! wanted!everything!to!look!and!feel!and!I!had!absolute!faith!in!him!because!it’s!his!world.”! Each!of!the!characters!faces!a!crisis!in!the!story,!according!to!Watson.!“There!isn’t!a!single! character!that!doesn’t!have!an!arc!or!that!isn’t!fully!developed.!They!are!dealing!with!some!quite!difficult,! serious!stuff,!but!it’s!always!juxtaposed!with!something!humorous,!so!hopefully!we!will!make!audiences! laugh!and!cry!in!equal!measure.”!!! And!Sam!is!able!to!learn!from!Charlie!as!much!as!he!does!from!her.!“He!has!been!through!a! pretty!rough!time,”!she!notes.!“But!he!is!the!sweetest,!most!sensitive!soul!you’ll!ever!meet.!Sam!and! Patrick!try!to!shepherd!him!through!the!first!year!of!high!school,!which!we!all!know!can!be!intimidating.!
'" " Sam!is!one!of!these!kids!in!school!who!feels!like!she!constantly!has!to!be!up!and!party!like!crazy.!That!gets! exhausting!after!awhile.!With!Charlie,!she!can!finally!be!herself!around!someone!else.”! The!actress!speaks!of!her!co"stars!with!affection!and!great!respect.!“It!was!such!fun!working!with! Logan!Lerman!and!Ezra!Miller!because!we!have!the!same!kind!of!bond!in!real!life,”!she!says.!“It!made!the! work!not!really!feel!like!work.!Logan!is!going!to!break!hearts!in!this!movie.!He’s!devastating.!He!innately! understands!Charlie.!And!Ezra’s!so!funny.!Getting!to!adlib!with!him!was!a!dream.!I!thought!I!had!energy,! but!he’s!on!another!level!entirely.!He’s!the!perfect!casting!for!Patrick.”!! The!director!has!equally!high!praise!for!Watson.!“Emma!threw!herself!into!that!character!and!she! never!looked!back,”!says!Chbosky.!“She!has!so!much!passion,!so!much!professionalism,!so!much!artistic! integrity!that!it!inspired!me.!She!took!a!big!risk!with!this!movie.!And!she!embraced!every!part!of!it.!She! found!the!character,!and!she!was!brilliant.”!!! Patrick!is!Sam’s!best!friends!as!well!as!her!stepbrother.!He!is!witty,!utterly!unconventional!and! larger!than!life.!“Patrick!is!a!clown!and!a!smart!ass,!but!he!will!always!stick!up!for!whoever!who!needs! sticking!up!for,”!says!Chbosky.!“He!is!what!I!consider!a!guy’s!guy,!even!though!he’s!gay.!It!was!important! to!me!in!writing!the!character,!and!then!casting!Ezra!Miller,!that!in!this!movie!the!gay!kid!be!the!coolest! one,!and!he’s!the!strongest!one.!He’s!the!one!that!Charlie!wants!to!be.!Ezra!Miller!played!him!perfectly.”!! At!only!19,!Miller!is!quickly!amassing!an!impressive!body!of!work,!playing!complex!characters!in! the!recent!films!We!Need!to!Talk!About!Kevin!and!Another!Happy!Day.!He!claims!that!his!first!reaction!to! the!script!was,!“Holy!mother!of!Jehovah!”!! “The!Perks!Of!Being!A!Wallflower!was!a!seminal!book!for!me!and!a!lot!of!my!close!friends!when! we!were!starting!high!school,”!he!adds.!“It’s!youth!incarnate.!Adolescence!is!a!time!when!it!is!almost! impossible!to!figure!out!what!is!going!on.!There’s!a!massive!void!created!where!the!innocence!and! wonder!of!childhood!used!to!be.!There!are!lessons!we!all!must!learn!and!they’re!really!hard.!A!lot!of!the! time,!it!feels!pointless.!But!if!you!can!maintain!your!dignity!in!the!face!of!pain!it!will!power!you!through! the!rest!of!your!life.”!! Patrick!gets!through!it!all!because!he!has!a!rare!understanding!of!his!own!identity,!according!to! Miller.!“He!can!stand!in!the!middle!of!an!American!high!school!and!acknowledge!that!he’s!gay.!Because!he! and!his!awesome!group!of!idiosyncratic!crazy!friends!are!all!struggling!to!realize!their!identities,!he! recognizes!that!in!Charlie.”!! Patrick!derives!much!of!his!strength!from!Sam,!and!vice!versa,!says!Miller.!“Sam!and!Patrick!are! male!and!female!counterparts.!Together!they!make!this!great!personable!whole.!Their!two!hearts! together!can!just!forge!through!whatever!the!situation!may!be.”!! Like!their!characters,!Miller,!Watson!and!Logan!forged!a!lasting!bond!during!the!production.!“I! think!Emma!and!I!were!bound!to!know!one!other,”!says!the!actor.!! He!describes!Lerman!as!“the!consummate!cinephile!who!understands!every!technical!aspect!of! what’s!happening.!I!think!he’s!not!only!one!of!the!next!important!leading!men!in!film,!but!he!will!also!be!a! major!force!behind!the!camera.”!!
(" " Expressing!his!respect!for!Chbosky,!Miller!notes!how!rare!it!is!for!an!original!novelist!to!be!able!to! carry!his!vision!all!the!way!to!the!screen!as!Chbosky!has.!“But!I!don’t!think!that!it!would!have!been! possible!for!anyone!else!to!make!this!film.!Steve!is!a!natural!director.!He!would!give!notes!that!put! everything!in!perspective!and!allow!the!actors!to!move!the!scene!in!the!direction!he!wanted!without! imposing!his!vision.!He!also!managed!to!put!together!a!cast!that!is!like!the!ultimate!chemistry!set.”! Chbosky!always!felt!that!the!friendship!between!the!teenagers!in!the!movie!would!have!to!bleed! into!real!life!for!it!to!be!believable!on!screen.!“I!told!everyone!that!it!was!really!important!that!they!have! the!summer!of!their!lives,”!he!says.!“If!they!did!that,!my!job!would!be!easy.!And!they!did.!All!the! camaraderie!led!to!for!them!staying!up!all!night!and!playing!music!and!becoming!great!friends,!which! translated!to!the!movie.!And!that!extended!to!all!the!kids!in!the!cast.!Mae!Whitman!and!Emma!became! instant!girlfriends.”! Whitman,!who!currently!plays!Amber!Holt!on!the!NBC!series!“Parenthood,”!is!Mary!Elizabeth,! Sam’s!best!friend!and!an!important!influence!on!Charlie.!“Mary!Elizabeth!is!really!bossy,!and!tries!to!be!in! charge!of!everybody,”!says!Chbosky.!“She!can!be!a!bit!of!a!buffoon!sometimes,!and!Mae!fully!embraced! the!buffoonery!in!playing!her.!But!through!her!relationship!with!Charlie,!she!eventually!learns!to!open!up! to!someone!who!cares!about!her!and!not!just!open!the!floodgates!to!someone!who’s!not!that!into!her.”!!! The!actress!came!to!the!set!already!a!fan!of!the!book.!“I!was!surprised!and!grateful!that!the! script!was!so!faithful!to!the!original,”!she!says.!“So!often!a!screenplay!doesn’t!do!the!book!justice,!but! here,!it!didn’t!feel!like!anything!was!missing.!The!story!really!puts!the!feeling!of!being!young!and!sensitive! in!perspective.!Everything!is!new!and!you’re!having!all!these!intense!feelings!for!the!first!time.!It!can!be! overwhelming!and!emotional!and!painful.!The!movie!deals!with!a!lot!of!difficult!issues,!but!nothing!is! sugarcoated.!It’s!comforting!to!know!that!other!people!are!going!through!the!same!things,!however!dark! they!may!be.”! Whitman!found!that!her!familiarity!with!book!was!a!helpful!guide!for!discovering!the!nuances!in! her!character!and!rounding!out!her!relationships!with!other!characters.!“Mary!Elizabeth!is!a!complex! character,”!says!Whitman.!“She’s!kind!of!punky!and!Goth!with!an!angry!exterior!and!strong!opinions.!But! she’s!also!a!Buddhist.!She!feels!the!connection!to!the!world!and!she!passes!that!on!to!Charlie.!It’s!very! hard!for!her!to!be!vulnerable!or!to!put!herself!out!there!in!a!way!that!is!feminine.!Through!reading!the! book,!I!knew!about!many!things!that!Sam!and!Mary!Elizabeth!had!been!through!together!and!why!they! are!so!close.”!! Nina!Dobrev,!one!the!stars!of!the!CW!Network’s!popular!“The!Vampire!Diaries,”!plays!Candace,! Charlie’s!seemingly!happy!older!sister.!“I!think!the!film!speaks!to!a!lot!of!different!kinds!of!people,”! Dobrev!says,!“The!people!and!issues!transcend!time.!It!doesn’t!matter!that!it’s!set!in!the!’90s,!it!relates!to! people!today,!and!it!will!relate!to!people!10!years!from!now.!My!character!tries!to!be!perfect!all!the!time,! straight!A’s!and!all!of!that.!And!her!life!turns!out!to!be!anything!but.!Everyone!knows!someone!like!that— or!is!that!person.”!!!
)" " The!cast!also!includes!Erin!Wilhelmi!as!Alice,!Mary!Elizabeth’s!best!friend.!When!she!received!the! script,!she!knew!right!away!which!character!she!wanted!to!portray.!Wilhelmi!says,!“In!her!first!character! description,!it!said!that!she!was!trying!to!be!Goth,!but!not!succeeding.!And!then!it!said,!‘Dot,!dot,!dot!poor! Alice.’!!And!I!thought,!‘Perfect.’”!!! Johnny!Simmons!plays!Brad,!a!high"school!quarterback!with!a!secret!life.!Like!the!other! characters,!he!has!something!to!teach!Charlie,!whether!he!knows!it!or!not.!“From!Sam,!he!learns!about! redemption,”!says!Chbosky.!“From!Patrick,!he!learns!that!it’s!okay!to!be!exactly!who!you!are!and!be! fearless!about!it.!If!people!make!fun!of!you,!then!fight!back.!Brad!shows!him!that!not!everyone!is!who! they!seem.!You!never!know!what!people!are!going!through!behind!closed!doors.!Even!the!toughest! person!you’ve!ever!met!has!insecurities,!you!know.!Even!the!toughest!person!needs!love.”! The!adults!in!Charlie’s!life!were!just!as!painstakingly!conceived!and!cast.!“For!me,!too!many! movies!about!young!people!make!adults!seem!foolish,”!says!Chbosky.!“This!movie!tries!to!respect!both! sides.”!! To!play!Charlie’s!favorite!teacher!and!mentor,!Mr.!Anderson,!the!director!turned!to!Paul!Rudd.!“I! met!Paul!in!New!York!about!ten!years!ago,”!he!says.!“My!book!had!been!out!for!about!a!year,!and!I!knew! then!that!I’d!make!the!movie!someday,!and!that!he!would!be!the!guy!to!play!Mr.!Anderson.”!! The!inspiration!for!the!character!was!Chbosky’s!real!life!teacher,!Stuart!Stern.!A!faculty!member! at!USC’s!film!school,!Stern!wrote!the!screenplays!for!such!classic!films!as!Rebel!Without!a!Cause,!Sibyl,! Rachel!Rachel!and!The!Ugly!American.!“There!he!was!talking!about!when!he!first!met!James!Dean,!when! he!was!traveling!with!Brando,!working!with!Sally!Field!to!figure!out!how!to!play!Sibyl.!I!could!not!believe! it.!It!completely!changed!my!life.!He!became!my!friend!and!my!mentor.!He’s!the!first!person!who!ever! read!the!screenplay!of!The!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower.!Mr.!Anderson!is!my!tribute!to!him.!He’s!a!teacher! who!cares!and!encourages!a!student!he!sees!something!special!in.”! Rudd!was!unaware!of!the!book’s!popularity!until!he!mentioned!Chbosky’s!name!in!front!of!his! children’s!babysitter.!“She!said!‘you!mean!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower!Steve!Chbosky?!That’s!my!favorite! book!of!all!time.’!To!that!generation,!this!book!is!so!beloved!and!I!had!no!idea.”!!! The!actor!remembers!having!several!teachers!who!made!him!feel!that!they!saw!and!understood! him.!“And!I!liked!the!idea!of!playing!that!kind!of!guy,”!he!says.!“But!it!was!weird!being!the!elder!statesman! on!the!movie.!I’ve!never!been!in!that!position!before.!But!it!helped!me!find!the!character.!He!sees!some! of!himself!in!this!kid.!Maybe!he!thinks!that!Charlie!is!more!talented!as!a!writer!than!he!is,!but!he!knows! that!this!is!somebody!who!really!appreciates!literature!in!the!same!way!he!does,!and!in!a!way!that! probably!most!of!the!class!doesn’t.”! Charlie’s!home!life!is!as!important!as!his!school!“family,”!and!Chbosky!counts!himself!fortunate! to!have!had!veteran!actors!Kate!Walsh,!Dylan!McDermott!and!Melanie!Lynsky!on!hand!to!play!his!mother,! father!and!aunt!respectively.!“I!wanted!to!believe!this!family!emotionally!and!physically,”!says!Chbosky.! “They!had!to!embody!the!emotions!of!the!story!we!were!telling.”!
*+" " THE!CIRCUS!COMES!TO!PITTSBURGH! ! The!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower!was!shot!primarily!in!the!suburbs!of!Pittsburgh,!including!Peters! Township,!Bethel!Park,!Dormont!and!Upper!St.!Clair,!the!same!area!in!which,!not!coincidentally,!Stephen! Chbosky!grew!up.!!! “There!was!nowhere!else!I!could!have!made!this!movie,”!he!says.!“Filming!in!Pittsburgh!was! authentic!to!the!book,!as!well!as!to!my!upbringing.!There’s!a!scene!between!Aunt!Helen!and!little!Charlie! outside!on!the!street.!The!house!I!grew!up!in!is!literally!off!camera!by!about!15!yards.”!! Emma!Watson!testifies!to!the!filmmaker’s!home"turf!advantage:!!“Steve!grew!up!in!Pittsburgh.!It! is!his!hometown,!it!is!where!he!went!to!school,!and!the!characters,!for!the!most!part,!are!really!based!on! real!people!that!he!knew,!some!of!whom!he!still!does!know.!It!was!amazing!to!be!able!to!shoot!there.”!!! Before!shooting!began,!Chbosky!introduced!the!cast!to!some!of!the!important!landmarks!of!his! own!teen!years.!“Teenagers!have!some!things!in!common!everywhere,!but!the!truth!is!in!the!details,”!he! says.!“The!cast!didn’t!know!what!Sarris!chocolate!pretzels!were!until!they!came!here.!They!hadn’t!had! chipped!ham!or!cheese!fries!from!the!Original!O!or!a!sandwich!at!Primanti!Bros.!That!was!the!homework! that!I!gave!them.!Needless!to!say,!they!loved!their!homework.!! “Sometimes!it!felt!like!I!brought!the!circus!to!town.!We!all!stayed!in!one!small!hotel!right!near! the!mall!that!I!hung!out!at!when!I!was!a!teenager.!They!embraced!the!whole!suburban!experience,!which! was!something!none!of!them!really!had.!They!were!all!child!actors.!They!grew!up!on!sets,!and!so!they!all! finally!got!to!have!their!high"school!experience,!go!to!the!food!court!and!go!to!the!movie!theater,!while! sweet!Emma!stopped!and!signed!every!Harry!Potter!book!she!was!handed.”! For!the!scenes!of!some!of!the!characters’!most!challenging!life!moments,!Peters!Township!High! School!stood!in!for!Mill!Grove!High!School.!! And!for!the!movie’s!riotous!Rocky!Horror!Picture!Show!scenes,!the!director!returned!to!the! landmark!Dormont!Hollywood!Theater!where!he!originally!saw!the!film!as!a!teen.!While!Chbosky!admits! that!he!was!afraid!to!participate!during!his!own!high"school!days,!he!gave!his!characters!free!rein!as!the! stars!of!the!front"of"screen!live!re"enactment!of!the!classic!movie.!! “The!local!‘Rocky!Horror!Floor!Show’!cast!were!our!technical!advisors,”!he!says.!“And!the! audience!is!filled!with!real!Rocky!Horror!devotees.!Ezra!Miller!and!Emma!Watson!were!in!heaven!during! those!scenes.!We!had!to!drag!Ezra!off!the!stage!because!he!was!so!into!playing!Frank"N"Furter!!Those! were!two!of!the!greatest!days!we!had.”!! ! The!scene!was!a!highlight!for!costume!designer!David!Robinson,!as!well.!“We!had!a!lot!of!fun,”! he!says.!“It!had!to!look!like!high"school!kids!had!made!their!own!costumes,!but!we!also!needed!it!to!look! cool.!I!think!the!end!result!was!fantastic.!Plus!Ezra!Miller!in!five"inch!pumps!is!someone!to!be!reckoned! with!”! !! Perhaps!the!most!meaningful!element!for!Chbosky!in!recreating!his!youth!for!the!screen!was!the! evocative!soundtrack!he!put!together!for!the!film.!“I!don’t!care!how!old!you!are,”!he!says.!“When!you!
**" " think!back!to!your!youth,!you!think!of!the!music!you!listened!to.!I!made!mix!tapes!like!the!kids!in!the! movie,!then!CDs,!and!now!it’s!playlists.!It’s!a!constant!with!kids.!Music!is!one!of!the!cornerstones!of!being! young.!It!helps!form!your!identity.!It!defines!you!and!bonds!you!to!your!friends.”!! He!sets!his!story!to!the!soundtrack!of!his!high"school!years!that!includes!some!of!the!most! memorable!music!of!the!late!’80s!and!early!’90s,!including!“Asleep”!by!The!Smiths,!“Come!On!Eileen”!by! Dexy’s!Midnight!Runners,!“Could!it!Be!Another!Change”!by!The!Samples!and!“Araby”!by!The!Reivers.!“I! knew!‘Come!On!Eileen’!was!absolutely!going!to!be!the!homecoming!song.!I!knew!that!Air!Supply!had!to!be! in!it.!And!I!wanted!XTC’s!‘Dear!God’!in!the!movie!because!I!love!that!song.!But!the!cornerstone!of!the! movie!is!‘Asleep,’!which!I!first!heard!on!a!mix!tape!many!years!ago.!It!defined!a!year!of!my!life.”!! Music!supervisor!Alexandra!Patsavas!contributed!her!ideas!as!well,!recommending!songs!that! Chbosky!was!not!familiar!with.!“She!has!such!a!passion!for!that!era,”!he!says.!“She!introduced!me!to! things!that!I’d!never!heard!before,!but!I!will!love!until!the!day!I!die.!To!me!the!soundtrack!is!a!mix!tape! that!reflects!a!time!and!sets!a!tone.!I’m!really,!really!proud!of!the!music!in!this!film.”!! The!music!and!singing!didn’t!always!stop!once!the!cameras!stopped!rolling.!A!hotel!room!band,! jokingly!dubbed!Octopus!Jam,!included!Ezra!Miller!on!drums,!Logan!Lerman!on!guitar!and!Watson!on! vocals,!along!with!a!rotating!roster!of!“guest”!artists,!including!singer"songwriter!Landon!Pigg,!who! appears!in!the!film!as!well.!! Emma!Watson!says,!“It!was!such!a!great!group!of!people.!We!all!hung!out!at!the!hotel!at!night! and!we!played!music.!Pretty!much!everyone!involved!is!musically!talented!in!some!way,!so!we!spent!most! of!our!evenings!playing!and!talking!and!being!silly.”!!! Equally!important!to!recreating!the!late!20th"century!feeling!for!the!film!were!the!costumes.!With! more!than!a!dozen!principals!and!crowds!of!extras,!costume!designer!David!Robinson!says!he!scoured! thrift!stores!in!and!around!Pittsburgh.!“The!leads!had!numerous!costume!changes.!We!had!a!football! game,!a!pep!rally,!a!homecoming!dance,!Sadie!Hawkins,!Christmas,!Rocky!Horror,!prom,!graduation.!It! was!like!one!huge!storm!after!another!of!clothes.”!! ! For!the!extras!alone,!more!4,000!changes!were!required.!Robinson!used!local!high"school! yearbooks!to!ensure!authenticity!and!repurposed!vintage!clothing!for!costumes!including!Sam’s! homecoming!dress,!which!was!refashioned!from!a!long!gown.!Chbosky!was!as!involved!in!costume! selection!as!he!was!in!everything!else!on!the!shoot,!sometimes!walking!through!the!wardrobe!trailer!to! pull!pieces!for!specific!characters.!! ! One!of!the!highlights!of!both!the!book!and!the!film!is!a!pair!of!scenes!that!could!only!be!filmed!in! Pittsburgh.!The!Fort!Pitt!Tunnel!leads!into!downtown!Pittsburgh,!feeding!cars!onto!a!bridge!with!an! expansive!view!of!the!city’s!skyline.!A!must"see!for!visitors!to!the!city,!it!is!the!setting!for!a! transformational!moment!for!Charlie,!as!he!first!watches!Sam!take!an!exhilarating!ride!in!the!back!of! pickup!truck!hurtling!through!the!tunnel!and!later!takes!that!same!ride!himself.!! Chbosky!calls!that!sequence!a!dream!come!true.!“I’ve!had!the!image!of!those!kids!flying!through! the!tunnel!in!my!head!for!about!18!years!now,!and!to!finally!have!actually!filmed!it!felt!pretty!fantastic.”!
*!" " ! Watson!was!initially!told!that!she!wouldn’t!be!allowed!to!actually!participate!in!the!stunt,!but!she! was!determined!to!do!it!herself!and!finally!wore!the!director!down.!She!soon!found!herself!standing!in!the! back!of!a!flatbed!truck,!traveling!at!around!60!miles"per"hour!through!the!tunnel,!tethered!by!a!single! cord.!“I!had!only!one!string,!with!my!hands!in!the!air,!all!the!way!through!the!tunnel!until!we!came!out! the!other!end,”!she!remembers.!“The!first!time!I!did!it,!I!became!so!emotional!that!I!cried.!It!was!really! special!and!beautiful,!and!the!shot!blew!my!mind.!It’s!stunning,!and!Steve!knew!when!he!conceptualized! it!that!it!would!be!amazing.!It!was,!hands!down,!one!of!the!exciting!moments!of!my!life.”! ! Charlie!repeats!the!ride!later!in!the!film!and!Lerman!also!insisted!on!doing!the!stunt!himself.!“The! experience!can’t!be!matched.!I!remember!climbing!out!onto!the!truck!bed,!and!standing!up.!We!shot!out! of!the!tunnel!and!I!saw!the!city!lights.!I!have!never!experienced!anything!like!that!before.!Words!can’t! describe!how!awesome!it!was.”!!! !! The!image!of!the!teens!“in!flight,”!which!closes!both!the!novel!and!the!movie,!is!what!Chbosky! wants!to!stay!with!viewers.!“In!the!face!of!all!that!pain,!they!feel!the!possibilities!for!the!future!are! infinite,”!he!says.!“It’s!the!perfect!song,!the!perfect!drive!and!they’re!the!perfect!people.!These!are!the! moments!that!will!define!your!life!forever.!To!me,!‘infinite’!was!the!perfect!word!to!describe!that!feeling! that!after!this,!his!life!is!only!going!to!get!better.!It!is!only!going!to!go!up.”!! With!the!film!finally!complete,!Chbosky!says!he!can’t!imagine!a!better!experience.!“The!Saturday! before!we!wrapped!was!like!the!last!day!of!camp,”!he!says.!“Even!the!most!hardened!production!veteran! was!crying,!because!they!knew!they!were!about!to!say!goodbye!to!a!unique!moment.!Landon!Pigg!sang! this!song!called!‘Something!Brief,’!about!how!these!moments!come!and!go,!and!love!comes!and!goes.!We! were!in!this!little!bar!in!Mount!Lebanon,!and!I!looked!across!at!everybody.!There!was!Emma!swaying!to! the!music!and!Mae!sitting!next!to!her!boyfriend.!Ezra!was!crying!his!eyes!out.!We!were!all!moved.!I!don’t! think!anybody!who!was!there!that!night!will!ever!forget!it,!because!that!was!like!graduation!for!us.! !“When!I!wrote!the!book,!a!few!people!read!it!and!gave!me!some!really!smart!comments,!but!it! was!primarily!me!alone!in!a!room,”!Chbosky!adds.!“The!film!was!created!by!hundreds!of!people.!I’m!so! proud!to!be!able!to!share!this!with!everyone!involved,!including!the!fans.!I!wouldn’t!change!a!frame!of!it.! We!did!it!right!and!we!did!it!with!integrity.!It!is!the!proudest!reflection!of!the!book!I!could’ve!made.”!! ! !!
*#" " ABOUT!THE!CAST! ! LOGAN! LERMAN! (Charlie)! has! come! of! age! in! the! entertainment! industry! with! an! impressive! body!of!work.!He!maintains!a!fearless!pursuit!of!challenging!roles,!evolving!with!each!new!project;!fast! becoming!one!of!Hollywood's!most!in"demand!young!actors,!for!both!independent!and!mainstream!film.! Lerman!is!currently!in!production!on!Darren!Aronofsky's!Biblical!epic!Noah!opposite!Russell! Crowe,!Jennifer!Connelly,!Anthony!Hopkins,!Douglas!Booth!and!Emma!Watson.!Paramount!will!release! the!film!in!2014.!He!recently!wrapped!production!on!Percy!Jackson:!Sea!of!Monsters!for!Fox!2000! Pictures.!! Lerman!recently!wrapped!lensing!Josh!Boone's!feature!directing!debut!Writers!with!Greg! Kinnear,!Jennifer!Connelly,!Lily!Collins,!Nat!Wolff,!Liana!Liberato,!and!Kristen!Bell.!The!film!follows!Bill! Borgens!(Kinnear),!a!prolific!novelist!who!suffers!a!preoccupation!with!his!ex"wife!(Connelly).!Lerman!will! portray!Louis,'!a!writing!student!who!pursues!Samantha,'!(Collins),!Borgens'!daughter.!The!film!will! premiere!at!the!Toronto!Film!Festival!on!September!9,!2012.!! Lerman!began!his!film!career!landing!a!role!as!the!youngest!son!in!Roland!Emmerich's!war!drama! The!Patriot,!opposite!Mel!Gibson.!That!same!year,!he!appeared!as!the!younger!version!of!Gibson's!adult! character! in! Nancy! Meyers'! romantic! comedy! What! Women! Want.! Additional! film! credits! include! Paul! W.S.!Anderson’s!The!Three!Musketeers,!Chris!Columbus'!Percy!Jackson!&!the!Olympians:!The!Lightning! Thief,!Eric!Bress!and!J.!Mackye!Gruber's!The!Butterfly!Effect;!Will!Schriner's!Hoot;!Joel!Schumacher's!The! Number!23;!Penny!Marshall's!Riding!in!Cars!with!Boys;!James!Mangold's!critically"acclaimed!remake!of! 3:10!to!Yuma;!Bernie!Goldmann!and!Melisa!Wallack's!Meet!Bill;!Richard!Loncraine's!My!One!and!Only;!and! Mark!Neveldine!and!Brian!Taylor's!Gamer.! On! the! small! screen,! Lerman! made! his! mark! in! WB's! dramatic! series,! "Jack! and! Bobby,"! portraying! 'Bobby!McCallister,’! in! a! show! that!followed! the! lives! of! two! brothers! as!they! went! to!high! school!and!generally!matured,!and!one!goes!on!to!become!President!of!the!United!States.!Prior!to!that,! Lerman!appeared!in!the!made"for"television!film,!"A!Painted!House,"!winning!him!his!first!of!three!Young! Artist!Awards.! Logan!Lerman!grew!up!in!Los!Angeles,!California!and!began!his!professional!career!as!an!actor!at! the!age!of!five.! ! In!the!past!year,!EMMA!WATSON!(Sam)!has!broadened!her!impressive!body!of!work,!showing! her!versatility!as!a!performer!with!her!first!screen!roles!following!the!recent!completion!of!the!Harry! Potter!series.!! Emma!recently!wrapped!production!on!Sofia!Coppola’s!The!Bling!Ring.!The!film!is!inspired!by!real! events!and!follows!a!group!of!teenagers!who,!obsessed!with!fashion!and!fame,!burgled!the!homes!of! celebrities!in!Los!Angeles.!The!film!will!be!released!in!2013.!! !!
*$" " Emma!is!currently!in!production!on!Darren!Aronofsky’s!Noah!opposite!Russell!Crowe,!Douglas! Booth,!Logan!Lerman,!Jennifer!Connelly,!and!Anthony!Hopkins.!The!film!tells!the!epic,!biblical!tale!of!Noah! (Crowe)!and!the!ark.!Emma!will!play!the!role!of!Ila,!a!young!woman!who!develops!a!close!relationship! with!Noah’s!son,!Shem!(Booth).!Paramount!Pictures!will!release!the!film!in!2014.!!!! Emma!was!most!recently!seen!in!Simon!Curtis’!My!Week!With!Marilyn!opposite!Michelle! Williams,!Kenneth!Branagh,!Eddie!Redmayne,!Dame!Judi!Dench,!and!Dominic!Cooper.!Chronicling!a!week! in!Marilyn!Monroe’s!life,!the!film!featured!Emma!in!the!supporting!role!of!Lucy,!costume!assistant!to!Colin! Clark!(Redmayne).!The!film!was!released!by!The!Weinstein!Company!on!November!23,!2011!and!was! nominated!for!a!Golden!Globe!for!Best!Motion!Picture!–!Comedy!or!Musical.!!! Emma!is!best!known!for!playing!the!iconic!character!of!Hermione!Granger!in!the!eight! enormously!successful!Harry!Potter!films.!Her!performance!in!the!first!film!of!the!series,!Harry!Potter!and! the!Sorcerer’s!Stone,!won!her!a!Young!Artist!Award!for!Best!Leading!Young!Actress.!Emma!also!acquired! two!Critics’!Choice!Award!nominations!from!the!Broadcast!Film!Critics!Association!for!her!work!in!Harry! Potter!and!the!Prisoner!of!Azkaban!and!Harry!Potter!and!the!Goblet!of!Fire.!The!completion!of!the!seventh! and!eight!movies!saw!Emma!receive!nominations!in!2011!for!a!Nickelodeon!Kids’!Choice!Award,!and!for! Best!Actress!at!the!Jameson!Empire!Awards.!The!Harry!Potter!franchise!won!the!BAFTA!for!Outstanding! British!Contribution!to!Cinema!in!February!2011.!! Emma’s!additional!credits!include!the!lead!role!of!Pauline!Fossil!in!the!BBC!adaptation!of!Noel! Streatfield’s!classic,!BALLET!SHOES,!which!aired!on!BBC!One!on!Boxing!Day!to!5.2!million!viewers.!In!her! first!animated!feature,!Emma!voiced!over!as!the!character!Princess!Pea!in!The!Tale!of!Despereaux!which! grossed!$86.2!million!worldwide.!! Further!to!her!acting!career,!Emma!is!an!ambassador!for!Lancôme,!following!in!the!footsteps!of! Penélope!Cruz,!Kate!Winslet!and!Julia!Roberts!as!the!face!of!this!celebrated!brand.!Emma!has!also!worked! with!Fair!Trade!and!organic!clothing!producer!People!Tree!and!collaborated!with!Alberta!Ferretti!on!the! organic!Pure!Threads!collection.! !! EZRA!MILLER!(Patrick)!has!built!a!reputation!for!fearlessness,!comedic!chops!and!the!ability!to! hold!his!own!opposite!stars!like!Tilda!Swinton,!Andy!Garcia!and!Liev!Schreiber.!Most!recently,!he!starred! in!Lynne!Ramsay’s!critically!acclaimed!drama!We!Need!to!Talk!about!Kevin,!playing!the!title!role!opposite! Swinton!and!John!C.!Reilly.!The!film!premiered!to!rave!reviews!at!the!Cannes!Film!Festival.!! The!actor!made!his!2008!screen!debut!in!the!harrowing!prep!school!drama!Afterschool,!which! screened!at!the!2008!Cannes!Film!Festival!and!the!2009!Berlin!Film!Festival.!The!film!garnered!critical! acclaim!including!nominations!at!both!the!Gotham!Independent!Film!Awards!and!the!Independent!Spirit! Awards.!Next,!Miller!starred!opposite!Andy!Garcia!and!Julianna!Margulies!in!Raymond!De!Felitta’s!City! Island,!which!premiered!at!the!2009!Tribeca!Film!Festival.!! Other!film!credits!include!Sam!Levinson’s!Another!Happy!Day!with!Ellen!Barkin,!Ellen!Burstyn,! Kate!Bosworth!and!Demi!Moore;!Every!Day,!opposite!Liev!Schreiber,!Helen!Hunt,!Carla!Gugino,!Brian!
*%" " Dennehy!and!Eddie!Izzard;!and!Beware!the!Gonzo,!Bryan!Goluboff’s!directorial!debut,!in!which!Miller! played!the!lead!role.! When!not!shooting!a!film,!Miller!is!no!stranger!to!television.!In!2008,!he!was!seen!in!multiple! episodes!of!“Californication”!on!Showtime.!Additionally,!he!had!a!recurring!role!in!the!first!two!seasons!of! the!hit!USA!Network!series!“Royal!Pains.”!! A!passionate!musician,!Miller!recently!toured!on!the!East!Coast!with!his!band!Sons!of!an! Illustrious!Father.! ! MAE!WHITMAN!(Mary!Elizabeth)!has!steadily!risen!to!become!one!of!Hollywood’s!most! respected!young!actresses!with!a!versatility!that!has!her!starring!across!film!and!television,!in!both! comedic!and!dramatic!roles.!Whitman!currently!stars!in!the!critically!acclaimed!NBC!series!“Parenthood,”! opposite!Peter!Krause!and!Lauren!Graham.!She!plays!the!role!of!Amber!Holt,!a!rebellious!teen!seeking!to! find!herself.!The!show!is!executive!produced!by!Brian!Grazer!and!Ron!Howard.! Other!recent!television!credits!include!a!recurring!role!on!HBO’s!“In!Treatment,”!opposite!Gabriel! Byrne,!and!a!guest!appearance!on!Showtime’s!“Weeds,”!with!Mary"Louise!Parker.! On!the!big!screen,!Whitman!co"starred!in!Edgar!Wright’s!action"comedy!Scott!Pilgrim!vs.!the! World!with!Michael!Cera,!Jason!Schwartzman!and!Chris!Evans.!In!the!film,!she!plays!Roxy!Richter,!a!half" ninja!artist!and!one!of!the!“seven!evil!exes”!that!Scott!Pilgrim!(Cera)!must!defeat.! Acting!from!a!very!young!age,!Whitman!booked!her!first!commercial!when!she!was!not!even!four! years!old.!A!year!later,!she!was!cast!in!her!first!feature!film,!When!a!Man!Loves!a!Woman,!starring!Meg! Ryan!and!Andy!Garcia.!She!went!on!to!star!in!Independence!Day,!opposite!Will!Smith!and!Bill!Pullman;! One!Fine!Day,!with!George!Clooney!and!Michelle!Pfeifer;!and!Hope!Floats,!opposite!Sandra!Bullock,!Gena! Rowlands!and!Harry!Connick,!Jr.!! Other!film!credits!include!Nights!in!Rodanthe,!Boogeyman!2,!Spring!Breakdown,!The!Gingerbread! Man,!American!Rhapsody,!Going!Shopping,!Bondage!and!Bye!Bye!Love.! Whitman!is!well!known!to!television!audiences!for!playing!Ann!Veal!on!the!Emmy®!Award!" winning!series!“Arrested!Development.”!She!also!starred!in!FX!Network’s!Emmy®!Award"winning! miniseries!“Thief.”!Other!small"screen!credits!include!a!series!role!on!“State!of!Grace,”!recurring!roles!on! “Chicago!Hope”!and!“JAG”!as!well!as!guest!spots!on!“Grey’s!Anatomy,”!“Justice,”!“Desperate! Housewives,”!“Cold!Case,”!“Presidio!Med,”!“Century!City,”!“Judging!Amy,”!“Friends,”!“Providence,”!“Early! Edition”!and!the!acclaimed!PBS!televised!radio!play,!“Merry!Christmas,!George!Bailey.”!! Whitman!has!also!been!seen!in!a!number!of!made"for"television!movies!including!“Death!in! Paradise,”!“The!Judds,”!“Degree!of!Guilt,”!“Invisible!Child,”!“After!Jimmy,”!“A!Season!for!Miracles”!and! “Love’s!Abiding!Joy.”! Already!a!veteran!voice!actress,!Whitman!can!be!heard!as!the!title!character!in!Disney’s!latest! animated!franchise,!Tinker!Bell.!She!is!also!the!voice!of!“April”!in!Nickelodeon’s!new!animated!series! “Teenage!Mutant!Ninja!Turtles.”!Other!voice!credits!include!“Batman:!The!Brave!and!Bold,”!“Family!Guy,”!
*&" " “The!Cleveland!Show,”!“Glenn!Martin!DDS,”!“Avatar:!The!Last!Airbender,”!“American!Dragon,”!“Jungle! Book!2,”!“Johnny!Bravo,”!“Teacher’s!Pet,”!“Fillmore,”!“The!Wild!Thornberries,”!“Duckman,”!“Superman”! and!“Max!Steele.”!She!also!voiced!the!role!of!Yuffie!in!the!bestselling!video!games!“Kingdom!Hearts!II”! and!“Final!Fantasy!VII.”! Whitman!is!writing!music!with!Landon!Pigg!and!plans!to!release!songs!in!the!future.!! KATE!WALSH!(Mother)!currently!stars!as!Dr.!Addison!Montgomery!on!the!ABC!drama!“Private! Practice,”!a!spin"off!of!the!hit!show!“Grey’s!Anatomy”!where!Walsh!made!her!first!appearance!in!2005.! The!enormous!success!of!her!character!on!“Grey’s”!led!ABC,!along!with!writer!and!creator!Shonda!Rimes,! to!create!a!spin"off!based!solely!on!her!character,!Addison.!“Private!Practice”!also!stars!Amy!Brenneman,! Taye!Diggs!and!Paul!Adelstein.!!The!show!premiered!in!September!of!2007!as!the!highest"rated!new!series! of!the!season,!and!debuted!as!the!#1!show!on!Wednesday!evenings.!The!show!has!continued!its!success! and!is!recently!wrapped!its!fifth!season.!! During!her!two!seasons!on!“Grey’s!Anatomy,”!the!show!received!a!SAG!award!for!“Best! Ensemble”!in!2007,!and!received!ensemble!nominations!from!both!the!Screen!Actors!Guild!and!the! Hollywood!Foreign!Press!Association!in!2006!and!2008,!respectively.!“Grey’s”!won!the!Golden!Globe!for! “Best!Television!Series!Drama”!in!2007!and!was!nominated!again!the!following!year.!!The!show!also! received!Emmy®!nominations!for!“Outstanding!Drama!Series”!in!2006!as!well!as!in!2007!and!received! three!consecutive!NAACP!Image!Awards!for!“Outstanding!Drama!Series”!in!2006"2008.! On!the!big!screen,!Walsh!was!last!seen!in!the!supernatural!thriller!Legion!starring!opposite!Paul! Bettany!and!Dennis!Quaid!and!Angels!Crest!opposite!Thomas!Dekker,!Mira!Sorvino!and!Jeremy!Piven.!! In!the!summer!of!2010,!Walsh!returned!to!her!theatre!roots!and!appeared!in!an!off"Broadway! production!of!Dusk!Rings!A!Bell!alongside!Paul!Sparks!and!directed!by!Sam!Gold.!The!play!opened!to!rave! reviews!at!New!York's!Atlantic!Stage!2!and!ran!for!approximately!6!weeks.! In!November!of!2010,!Walsh!launched!her!own!self"financed!beauty!company,!Boyfriend®.!In!a! partnered!launch!with!the!Home!Shopping!Network!(HSN),!Boyfriend®!sold!out!in!a!record!breaking!30! minutes.!In!February!2011,!Walsh!launched!Boyfriend®!with!Sephora!stores!nationwide!as!the!exclusive! retail!partner,!where!it!climbed!the!ranks!to!become!a!Top!10!seller.!Her!second!fragrance,!Billionaire,! launched!on!HSN!and!in!Sephora!February!2012.!! !! Walsh!began!her!acting!career!in!Chicago!where!she!studied!at!the!renowned!Piven!Theatre! Workshop.!Walsh!then!starred!in!multiple!theatre!productions!at!the!Shakespeare!Repertory,!including! the!critically!acclaimed!Born!Guilty,!Moon!Under!Miami!and!Troilus!and!Cressida.!! !! Walsh!then!moved!to!New!York!and!appeared!on!various!shows,!including!series!regular!roles!on! “The!Mike!O’Malley!Show”!(ABC),!“Mind!of!a!Married!Man”!(HBO)!and!“The!Drew!Carey!Show”!(ABC).!!! !! In!2005,!Walsh!co"starred!opposite!Will!Ferrell!and!Robert!Duvall!in!the!feature!film!Kicking!and! Screaming.!Other!film!credits!include!Under!the!Tuscan!Sun,!After!the!Sunset,!and!The!Family!Man.! Walsh!currently!resides!in!Los!Angeles,!California.!
*'" " DYLAN!MCDERMOTT!(Father) A!Golden!Globe®!winner!and!Emmy®!nominee,!Dylan!McDermott! has!proven!his!talent!in!film,!television!and!theater.!! McDermott!was!most!recently!seen!in!Jay!Roach's!comedy!The!Campaign,!opposite!Will!Farrell! and!Zach!Galifianakis.!McDermott!played!Tim!Wattley,!a!political!consultant!who!runs!the!campaign!of!a! candidate!from!South!Carolina.!!!The!Warner!Bros.!film!was!released!on!August!10,!2012.!! McDermott!is!currently!filming!Antoine!Fuqua’s!Olympus!Has!Fallen,!alongside!Aaron!Eckhart!and! Gerard!Butler.!The!film!follows!a!former!Secret!Service!agent!who!becomes!America’s!only!hope!when!the! President!is!taken!hostage!by!terrorists.!! McDermott!was!also!recently!seen!on!television!in!the!first!season!of!Ryan!Murphy!and!Brad! Falchuk's!FX!drama!"American!Horror!Story"!opposite!Connie!Britton!and!Jessica!Lange.!! In!2008,!McDermott!starred!in!Nicky!Silver's!Three!Changes!at!Playwrights!Horizons.!!Starring! opposite!Maura!Tierney,!the!play!follows!an!uncomfortably!married!Upper!West!Side! couple.!!Additionally,!in!September!2006,!McDermott!was!on!stage!in!Eve!Ensler's!new!play!The! Treatment.!Ensler's!play!explored!the!relationship!between!a!traumatized!former!military!interrogator! (McDermott)!and!his!psychologist!Colonel!who!is!assigned!to!give!him!routine!treatment.!The!play!opened! the!Impact!Festival!2006,!a!New!York!City"wide!arts!festival!as!part!of!the!Culture!Project.!McDermott!was! nominated!for!a!Drama!League!Award!for!his!performance.!! Additional!film!credits!include!The!Pang!Brother's!The!Messengers,!Wonderland,!Home!for!the! Holidays,!Steel!Magnolias,!Hamburger!Hill,!!Miracle!on!34th!Street,!In!The!Line!of!Fire!and!Burning!Palms.!! McDermott's!television!credits!include!the!Jerry!Bruckheimer!produced!TNT!drama!"Dark! Blue;"!!TNT's!dramatic!limited!series!"The!Grid"!opposite!Julianna!Margulies;!and!David!E.!Kelley's!Emmy! Award"winning!series!"The!Practice,"!earning!him!a!Golden!Globe!in!1999!and!nominations!in!2000!and! 2001!as!well!as!an!Emmy®!nomination!in!1999.!! Other!theatre!credits!include!Neil!Simon's!production!of!Biloxi!Blues!on!Broadway!and!Golden! Boy!directed!by!Joanne!Woodward!at!the!Williamstown!Theater!Festival.!.!! ! NINA!DOBREV!(Candace)!returns!this!Fall!for!Season!4!of!the!CW’s!drama!“The!Vampire!Diaries”! from!creator!Kevin!Williamson.!!Dobrev!plays!“Elena”,!a!girl!who!falls!in!love!with!two!vampire!brothers,! one!good!"!the!other!evil.!Dobrev!also!plays!“Katherine”!Elena’s!doppelganger,!a!vampire!that!the!same! brothers!each!loved!while!they!were!still!human!during!the!American!Civil!War.The!series,!which!debuted! in!Fall!2009,!is!based!on!a!popular!Alloy!book!series!of!the!same!title,!and!is!currently!the!#1!show!on!the! CW!–!beating!out!“Gossip!Girl.”! Dobrev!was!last!seen!in!Screen!Gems’!The!Roommate!with!Leighton!Meester!and!Minka!Kelly.! Other!past!film!credits!include!Montecito!Pictures’!Chloe!with!Julianne!Moore,!Amanda!Seyfried!and!Liam! Neeson!,!The!Killing!Game!with!Kellan!Lutz!and!Samuel!L.!Jackson,!Fugitive!Pieces!with!Ayelet!Zurer!and! Rosamund!Pike,!Away!From!Her!with!Julie!Christie!and!The!Poet.!
*(" " Other!television!credits!include!lead!roles!on!“Degrassi:!The!Next!Generation”!and!MTV’s!“The! American!Mall”,!as!well!as!a!guest!appearance!on!“Eleventh!Hour.”!!She!has!also!appeared!in!the! television!movies!“Never!Cry!Werewolf”!and!“Too!Young!to!Marry.”! Born!in!Bulgaria,!Dobrev!moved!to!Canada!at!the!age!of!two!and!has!lived!in!Toronto,!Ontario! since.! ! JOHNNY!SIMMONS!(Brad)!is!a!compelling!and!critically!acclaimed!young!actor!whose!credits! span!both!television!and!feature!film.!!Simmons!recently!wrapped!production!on!director!Atom!Egoyan’s! The!Devil’s!Knot,!alongside!Reese!Witherspoon!and!Colin!Firth,!which!will!be!released!next!year.!!He!also! appears!in!the!forthcoming!comedy!The!To!Do!List,!alongside!Aubrey!Plaza,!Bill!Hader!and!Andy!Samberg.!! Most!recently!Simmons!was!seen!as!the!role!of!‘Billiam!Willingham!in!the!comedy!hit!21!Jump! Street,!opposite!Jonah!Hill!and!Channing!Tatum.!!Last!year!Johnny!was!also!seen!in!the!Emmy®"nominated! telefilm!“Cinema!Verite,”!opposite!Diane!Lane,!James!Gandolfini!and!Tim!Robbins.!Other!recent!credits! include!The!Conspirator,!Scott!Pilgrim!vs.!the!World,!The!Greatest,!A!Bag!of!Hammers,!Jennifer’s!Body!and! Hotel!for!Dogs.! Simmons!was!born!in!Alabama!and!grew!up!in!Dallas.!!He!currently!resides!in!Los!Angeles.!
PAUL!RUDD!(Mr.!Anderson)!will!be!returning!to!the!Broadway!stage!this!fall!in!Craig!Wright’s! Grace!starring!opposite!Michael!Shannon,!Kate!Arrington,!and!Edward!Asner.!Grace!follows!a!wide"eyed! young!couple!(Rudd!and!Arrington)!as!they!start!a!new!life!in!sunny,!promise"filled!Florida,!with!big!plans! to!open!a!chain!of!Gospel!motels.!An!agitated!neighbor!(Shannon)!and!a!caustic!exterminator!(Asner)! complete!the!foursome!as!destinies!collide!in!this!intensely!entertaining!and!suspenseful!journey.!!The! play!begins!previews!on!September!13th!and!will!open!at!the!Shubert!Theater!on!October!4th.!!!! !! Rudd!will!next!be!seen!starring!in!Judd!Apatow’s!This!Is!40!starring!opposite!Leslie!Mann.!The! film!is!an!original!comedy!that!expands!on!the!story!of!Pete!(Rudd)!and!Debbie!(Mann)!from!Knocked!Up! as!we!see!first"hand!how!they!are!dealing!with!their!current!state!of!life.!!Knocked!Up!grossed!over!$300! million!worldwide!and!was!recognized!by!the!People’s!Choice!Award!for!Favorite!Movie!Comedy,!was! nominated!for!a!Critics’!Choice!Award!for!Best!Comedy!Movie!and!was!named!one!of!AFI’s!Top!Ten!Films! of!the!Year.!!Universal!Pictures!will!release!This!Is!40!on!December!21st.!!!! !! Other!upcoming!features!include!starring!opposite!Amy!Poehler!in!David!Wain’s!They!Came! Together!for!Lionsgate,!opposite!Tina!Fey!in!Paul!Weitz’s!Admission!for!Focus!Features!and!opposite!Will! Ferrell!and!Steve!Carell!in!Adam!McKay’s!Anchorman!2!for!Paramount.!! !! Rudd’s!other!film!credits!include:!Our!Idiot!Brother,!I!Love!You,!Man,!Role!Models!(co"writer),!The! 40!Year!Old!Virgin,!Anchorman,!Wanderlust!(producer),!Dinner!for!Schmucks,!How!Do!You!Know,!Monsters! Vs.!Aliens,!Forgetting!Sarah!Marshall,!The!Ten!(producer),!Night!at!the!Museum,!Diggers,!Reno!911,!The! Cider!House!Rules,!The!Object!of!My!Affection,!Wet!Hot!American!Summer,!The!Chateau,!Clueless,!and! William!Shakespeare’s!Romeo!+!Juliet,!among!others.!!
*)" " !! On!stage,!Rudd!starred!opposite!Julia!Roberts!and!Bradley!Cooper!in!Richard!Greenberg’s! Broadway!production!of!Three!Days!of!Rain.!He!also!starred!in!Neil!Labute’s!Bash!in!both!New!York!and! Los!Angeles!as!well!as!Labute’s!The!Shape!of!Things!in!London!and!New!York.!He!made!his!West!End! debut!in!the!London!production!of!Robin!Phillips’!Long!Days!Journey!Into!Night!opposite!Jessica!Lange.! Other!stage!credits!include!Nicholas!Hynter’s!Twelfth!Night!at!Lincoln!Center!Theater!with!a!special! performance!which!aired!on!PBS’!“Great!Performances”!and!in!Alfred!Uhry’s!Tony!Award!winning!play,! The!Last!Night!of!Ballyhoo.!! ! In!television,!Rudd!was!co"writer/co"creator!of!the!critically!acclaimed!series!“Party!Down”!on! Starz.!He!also!garnered!wide!recognition!with!a!recurring!role!on!the!TV!sitcom!“Friends”!as!Mike!
Hannigan."!
ERIN!WILHELMI!(Alice)!is!a!talented!actress!and!singer,!making!her!big!screen!debut!this! September!in!Summit!Entertainment’s,!The!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower!and!this!Fall,!Erin!will!be!playing! Joelle!in!Playwright!Horizon’s!The!Great!God!Pan,!beginning!performances!in!October.! Born!and!raised!in!Louisville,!Kentucky,!Erin!has!always!been!dedicated!to!working!hard!for!what! she!aspires!to!be.!Graduating!Summa!Cum!Laude!from!the!University!of!Evansville!with!a!BFA!in!Acting,! she!has!much!to!be!proud!of.!However,!it!was!not!until!her!sophomore!year!in!high!school!when!Erin! realized!that!her!role!in!acting!was!more!than!just!a!hobby,!it!was!a!dream.!With!the!support!and! encouragement!from!both!of!her!parents,!Erin!was!determined!to!follow!her!heart.! Exposed!to!the!arts!at!a!young!age,!Erin!will!always!hold!a!deep!appreciation!for!theatre.!When! she!was!10"years"old,!she!became!mesmerized!by!the!production!of!Forever!Plaid!at!the!Actor’s!Theatre! of!Louisville.!Making!her!way!in!the!industry,!she!was!involved!in!Stephen!Michael!Walter's!The!Girl!From! Nashville,!as!well!as!New!York!productions!of!Fur,!Folly!of!Crowds,!and!Likeness.!Additionally,!Erin!took! part!in!The!New!Harmony!Project!for!two!seasons,!and!grew!to!love!the!development!of!new!plays.!She’s! participated!in!NYC!readings!of!new!plays!at!The!Lark,!Ensemble!Studio!Theatre,!New!Dramatists,!and! Primary!Stages.! Erin’s!other!acting!credits!include!the!upcoming!independent!films!The!English!Teacher!and! Disconnect,!as!well!as!the!short!films!Ebbe!the!Hunter,!which!was!chosen!as!part!of!2011’s!Nikon!Film! Festival!and!the!student!film!Like!Sugar!on!the!Tip!of!My!Lips!(written!and!directed!by!Minji!Kang)!which! won!best!student!short!in!the!Women's!International!Film!and!Arts!Festival.!Erin!was!also!featured!in! band,!Jimmy!Eat!World’s!music!video!for!My!Best!Theory.”! Along!with!acting,!Erin!is!devoted!to!living!a!healthy!lifestyle.!Practicing!yoga!and!eating!right,!she! continues!to!embrace!life!with!a!‘go!green’!philosophy.!In!addition,!Erin!dedicates!her!time!to! organizations!that!protect!the!environment!and!its!endangered!species,!particularly!gorillas,!as!well!as! supporting!organizations!such!as!Results:!The!Power!to!End!Poverty,!Invisible!Children,!and!Amnesty! International.!She!also!enjoys!listening!to!musical!theatre!soundtracks,!some!of!her!favorites!include:!Les! Misérables,!Phantom!of!the!Opera!and!Spring!Awakening.!
!+" " Erin!is!currently!living!in!New!York!City.! REECE!THOMPSON!(Craig),!a!native!of!Vancouver,!British!Columbia,!made!his!feature!film!debut! at!the!tender!age!of!13,!in!Lawrence!Kasdan’s!horror/thriller!Dreamcatcher.!! !!! Shortly!thereafter,!Thompson!became!one!of!Canada’s!busiest!young!actors,!working!on!many!of! the!locally!shot!films!and!TV!series.!!! !! In!2007,!Thompson!starred!in!the!HBO/Picturehouse!film,!Rocket!Science,!in!the!role!of!stuttering! "Hal!Hefner"!opposite!Anna!Kendrick.!!Rocket!Science!was!the!winner!of!the!2007!Sundance!Dramatic! Directing!Prize!and!was!also!been!nominated!for!three!Independent!Spirit!Awards.! !! Thompson’s!critically!acclaimed!performance!in!Rocket!Science!helped!him!secure!a!starring!role! opposite!Bruce!Willis!in!the!Yari!film,!Assassination!of!a!High!School!President.!!! !!! Following!Assassination!of!a!High!School!President,!Thompson!went!on!to!film!the!2008!feature! Afterwards,!with!John!Malkovich!and!Romain!Duris.!!!! !! In!2010,!Reece!starred!in!three!roles!including!Provinces!of!Night!opposite!Hilary!Duff!and!Dwight! Yoakam,!CEREMONY!opposite!Uma!Thurman,!and!Daydream!Nation!opposite!Kat!Dennings!and!Josh! Lucas.!! !! Up!next,!Reece!will!be!seen!in!starring!in!the!independent!feature,!April!Apocalypse!,!opposite! Sarah!Hyland.! !
!*" " ABOUT!THE!FILMMAKERS! ! STEPHEN!CHBOSKY!(Director,!Screenwriter,!Author)!co"created!and!served!as!executive! producer!of!the!post"apocalyptic!drama!“Jericho,”!which!found!a!place!in!television!history!when!its! cancellation!prompted!fans!to!send!more!than!40,000!pounds!of!nuts!to!the!network!in!protest.! His!first!novel,!The!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower,!hit!bookstores!in!1999.!Since!then,!it!has!been! published!in!14!countries!in!12!different!languages!and!sold!more!than!one!million!copies!in!the!U.S.! alone.!The!estimated!readership!of!the!book!is!between!five!and!seven!million,!as!it!is!frequently!taught!in! high!schools!and!colleges.!It!made!the!American!Library!Association’s!list!of!“10!Most!Frequently! Challenged!Books”!five!times!in!the!past!decade.!On!the!top!100!list!of!all!books!banned!in!the! 21st!Century,!The!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower!is!at!No.!15.!! Chbosky!grew!up!in!Pittsburgh!and!graduated!from!USC’s!Film!Writing!Program.!His!first!feature,! The!Four!Corners!of!Nowhere,!premiered!at!the!Sundance!Film!Festival!in!1995.!He!also!worked!on!John! Leguizamo’s!Broadway!show,!Sexaholix,!and!wrote!the!screenplay!for!the!critically!acclaimed!film! adaptation!of!Rent.!! Currently!working!on!his!second!novel,!Chbosky!lives!in!Los!Angeles!with!his!wife,!Liz!Maccie.!! ! LIANNE!HALFON!(Producer),!after!a!host!of!critically"acclaimed!independent!films,!Oscar®" nominated!producer!has!made!her!mark!in!Los!Angeles!and!the!larger!film!community,!developing!and! producing!consistently!smart,!original!entertainment!with!her!Mr.!Mudd!producing!partners,!Russ!Smith! and!John!Malkovich.!!Known!for!their!unerring!eye!for!new!talent!and!uncommon!instincts!when!shaping! material!with!screenwriters,!Mr.!Mudd!has!built!strong!relationships!with!directors,!actors!and!writers!–!! while!maintaining!a!hands"on!approach!to!producing.!! Halfon!is!currently!producing!Labor!Day,!directed!by!Jason!Reitman,!and!starring!Kate!Winslet! and!Josh!Brolin.!The!film!is!based!on!the!best"selling!novel!written!by!Joyce!Maynard!and!is!set!to!be! released!in!2013.!Halfon!is!also!currently!producing!Chavez,!a!biography!of!the!civil"rights!activist!and! labor!organizer!Cesar!Chavez,!starring!Michael!Peña,!Rosario!Dawson!and!America!Ferrera,!and!directed! by!Diego!Luna.!! In!March!of!2011,!Halfon!produced!Jeff,!Who!Lives!At!Home,!written!and!directed!by!the!Duplass! Brothers,!starring!Ed!Helms,!Jason!Segal,!and!Susan!Sarandon.!Later!that!year,!Halfon!also!produced!the! acclaimed!and!!very!acerbic!Young!Adult,!starring!Charlize!Theron.!For!Theron’s!portrayal!of!the!character! “Mavis!Gary,”!the!film!garnered!a!Golden!Globe®!nomination!for!Best!Performance!by!an!Actress!in!a! Motion!Picture!"!Comedy!or!Musical.!!This!was!the!producers’!second!collaboration!with!director!Jason! Reitman!and!screenwriter!Diablo!Cody.!! Prior!to!this,!Halfon!served!as!the!executive!producer!of!the!Academy!Award®!nominated!and! Emmy!winning!documentary!Which!Way!Home,!from!Sundance!Award!winner!Rebecca!Cammisa.!!The! film,!developed!with!HBO!and!financed!independently,!tells!the!story!of!children!crossing!the!border!from!
!!" " Mexico!into!the!United!States.!The!film!was!nominated!for!an!Independent!Spirit!Award!for!Best! Documentary!and!has!involved!Mr.!Mudd!in!ongoing!outreach!in!Mexico!through!a!Ford!Foundation! grant.!!!!!!!!!!!! In!2008,!Fox!Searchlight!released!the!Mr.!Mudd"produced!picture!Juno.!Starring!Ellen!Page,!Juno! became!the!third!biggest!indie!release!of!all"time.!It!received!Oscar®!nominations!for!Best!Picture,!Best! Director,!Best!Actress,!and!won!the!Academy!Award®!for!Best!Screenplay.!!! Prior!to!forming!Mr.!Mudd!with!her!partners,!Halfon!executive!produced!Terry!Zwigoff’s!film! Crumb,!which!won!the!Grand!Jury!Award!at!Sundance!and!was!released!theatrically!by!Sony!Classics,! landing!on!more!"10!Best"!lists!than!any!other!film!in!1994.!This!was!followed!by!developing!and! producing!the!HBO!films!A!Good!Baby,!directed!by!Katherine!Dieckmann,!and!starring!Henry!Thomas!and! David!Strathairn.!!Halfon's!background!also!extends!into!theatre,!as!she!produced!the!play!Libra,!based!on! the!novel!by!Don!DeLillo,!with!Russ!Smith!at!the!Steppenwolf!Theater!Company!in!Chicago.!!The!play!was! directed!by!John!Malkovich!and!enjoyed!a!successful!commercial!and!critical!run.!!!!!!!!!!!! The!great!collaboration!on!Libra,!led!Halfon,!Malkovich!and!Smith!to!form!the!production! company!Mr.!Mudd!in!1999,!!!Mr.!Mudd’s!first!production!was!Ghost!World,!a!live!action!feature!based!on! Dan!Clowes'!comic,!directed!by!Terry!Zwigoff!(Crumb),!starring!Thora!Birch!and!Steve!Buscemi.!Ghost! World!was!released!to!critical!acclaim!and!earned!an!Academy!Award®!nomination!for!Best!Adapted! Screenplay.!Mr.!Mudd's!next!effort,!The!Dancer!Upstairs,!directed!by!John!Malkovich!and!starring! Academy!Award®!nominee!Javier!Bardem,!was!released!in!May!2003!by!Fox!Searchlight.!!!!!!!!!!!! Along!with!her!partners,!Halfon!served!as!Executive!Producer!on!the!documentary!How!to!Draw! a!Bunny;!a!portrait!of!artist!Ray!Johnson.!How!to!Draw!a!Bunny!won!the!Jury!Prize!at!the!2002!Sundance! Film!Festival!and!the!Prix!de!Public!at!the!famed!Recontre!Film!Festival!in!Paris.!The!film!was!nominated! for!an!Independent!Spirit!Award!for!Best!Documentary!in!2003.!!Halfon's!other!credits!include!the!17th! Century!drama,!The!Libertine!starring!Johnny!Depp,!John!Malkovich!and!Samantha!Morton!and!Art!School! Confidential,!which!reunited!the!Ghost!World!team!of!director!Zwigoff!and!writer!Clowes,!starring! ingénues!Max!Minghella!and!Sophia!Myles,!along!with!veteran!actors!John!Malkovich,!Angelica!Huston,! and!Jim!Broadbent.!!The!partners!also!produced!John!Walter’s!documentary!Some!Assembly!Required! about!the!Republican!National!Convention!and!in!2010,!John!Malkovich’s!hugely!successful!theatrical! production!of!The!Good!Canary,!which!starred!Diego!Luna!in!its!Mexico!City!run! Upon!arriving!in!Los!Angeles,!Halfon's!first!work!was!as!a!reader!for!Tri"Star!and!she!quickly! moved!up!the!ranks!to!Sr.!Vice!President!of!Production!for!A&M!Films.!The!company,!a!satellite!of!the! largest!independent!record!company,!produced!several!critically"acclaimed!films,!including!The!Breakfast! Club!and!A!Midnight!Clear.! ! RUSSELL!SMITH!(Producer)!with!an!established!background!as!a!producer!of!some!of!America's! finest!theatre,!has!segued!to!film,!and!become!a!go"to!producer!for!cutting"edge!independent!cinema,! garnering!numerous!accolades!including!an!Academy!Award®!nomination!along!the!way.!!
!#" " Smith!is!currently!producing!Labor!Day,!directed!by!Jason!Reitman,!and!starring!Kate!Winselt!and! Josh!Brolin.!The!film!is!based!on!the!best"selling!novel!written!by!Joyce!Maynard!and!is!set!to!be!released! in!2013.!In!addition,!Smith!is!also!producing!Chavez,!a!biography!of!the!civil"rights!activist!and!labor! organizer!Cesar!Chavez,!starring!Michael!Peña,!Rosario!Dawson!and!America!Ferrera,!and!directed!by! Diego!Luna.!! In!September,!Summit!is!set!to!release!the!Mr.!Mudd!produced!coming!of!age!story!The!Perks!of! Being!A!Wallflower,!written!and!directed!by!Stephen!Chbosky,!who!also!penned!the!novel!on!which!the! film!is!based.!Smith!produced!the!film,!starring!Logan!Lerman,!Ezra!Miller!and!Emma!Watson.!The!film!will! be!released!September!14th!and!will!make!its!world!premiere!at!the!2012!Toronto!International!Film! Festival.!! In!March!of!2011,!Smith!produced!Jeff,!Who!Lives!At!Home,!written!and!directed!by!the!Duplass! Brothers,!starring!Ed!Helms,!Jason!Segal,!and!Susan!Sarandon.!Later!that!year,!Smith!also!produced!the! acclaimed!Young!Adult,!starring!Charlize!Theron.!For!Theron’s!portrayal!of!the!character!“Mavis!Gary,”!the! film!garnered!a!Golden!Globe®!nomination!for!Best!Performance!by!an!Actress!in!a!Motion!Picture!"! Comedy!or!Musical.!! Smith!served!as!executive!producer!of!the!Academy!Award®!nominated!documentary!Which!Way! Home,!from!Sundance!Award!winner!Rebecca!Cammisa.!!The!film,!which!was!developed!with!HBO,!tells! the!story!of!children!crossing!the!border!from!Mexico!into!the!United!States.!The!film!was!also!nominated! for!an!Independent!Spirit!Award!for!Best!Documentary.!! In!2008,!Fox!Searchlight!released!the!Mr.!Mudd!produced!picture!Juno,!starring!Ellen!Page.!!Juno! became!the!third"largest!indie!release!of!all!time.!It!received!Oscar®!nominations!for!Best!Picture,!Best! Director,!Best!Actress,!and!won!an!Academy!Award®!for!Best!Screenplay.!! In!April!of!1998,!Russ!joined!partners!Halfon!and!Malkovich!in!forming!the!company!Mr.!Mudd.! In!2001,!Mr.!Mudd!produced!Ghost!World,!a!live"action!feature!based!on!Dan!Clowes'!comic,!directed!by! Terry!Zwigoff!(Crumb)!and!starring!Thora!Birch!and!Steve!Buscemi.!Ghost!World!was!released!to!critical! acclaim!and!earned!an!Academy!Award®!nomination!for!Best!Adapted!Screenplay.!Following!this,!Mr.! Mudd!released,!The!Dancer!Upstairs,!in!May!2003!which!was!directed!by!John!Malkovich!and!starred! Academy!Award®!nominee!Javier!Bardem.!! Smith!began!his!career!producing!plays!for!Steppenwolf!Theatre!Company!of!Chicago.!In!a!five! year!period,!he!produced!fifty!plays,!notable!among!them!True!West!and!Balm!in!Gilead.!During!that!time,! Steppenwolf!became!known!as!one!of!America's!finest!theatres.!The!notable!alumni!of!Steppenwolf! include!Academy!Award®!nominees!John!Malkovich,!Gary!Sinise,!and!Joan!Allen.!! For!three!summers,!Smith!worked!as!an!arts!consultant!producing!the!First!National!Bank!of! Chicago's!famed!summer!concert!series.!He!produced!the!hit!play,!Orphans,!off"!Broadway.!In!1987,!Gary! Sinise!and!Russell!Smith!made!their!first!film!together,!Miles!From!Home.!In!1988,!Smith!also!produced! the!film!Queen's!Logic.!!!!!!!!!!!! In!1989,!Smith!became!the!head!of!production!for!New!Visions!Pictures!and!oversaw!the!
!$" " production!of!five!films,!among!them!The!Long!Walk!Home!and!Mortal!Thoughts.!His!other!film!credits! include!the!award"winning!short!film!The!Witness!and!the!acclaimed!Of!Mice!and!Men.!!In!1997,!he! produced!the!blockbuster!United!Artists!film!The!Man!in!the!Iron!Mask,!which!starred!Leonardo!Di!Caprio,! John!Malkovich,!Gerard!Depardieu,!Gabriel!Byrne,!and!Jeremy!Irons.!!Along!with!his!Mr.!Mudd!partners,! Russ!Smith!served!as!Executive!Producer!on!the!documentary!How!to!Draw!a!Bunny;!a!portrait!of!artist! Ray!Johnson.!How!to!Draw!a!Bunny!won!the!Jury!Prize!at!the!2002!Sundance!Film!Festival!and!the!Prix!de! Public!at!the!famed!Recontre!Film!Festival!in!Paris.!The!film!was!nominated!for!an!Independent!Spirit! Award!for!best!documentary!in!2003.!!Smith!also!served!as!a!producer!on!The!Libertine!starring!Johnny! Depp!and!Samantha!Morton!and!Art!School!Confidential,!starring!ingénues!Max!Minghella!and!Sophia! Myles,!along!with!veteran!actors!John!Malkovich,!Angelica!Huston,!and!Jim!Broadbent.! ! JOHN!MALKOVICH!(Producer)!is!an!industry!legend!and!one!of!the!most!compelling!minds!in! entertainment.!With!a!body!of!work!built!over!25!years,!his!celebrated!performances!span!every!genre! and!range!from!roles!in!thought"provoking!independent!films!to!big"budget!franchises.!In!addition!to! being!an!Academy!Award®"nominated!actor,!Malkovich!is!also!a!director,!producer,!clothing!designer!and! artist.! Malkovich’s!recent!producing!credits!include!the!Duplass!brothers’!comedy!Jeff!Who!Lives!at! Home,!staring!Ed!Helms!and!Jason!Segel,!and!Jason!Reitman’s!Young!Adult,!written!by!Diablo!Cody!and! starring!Charlize!Theron,!Patton!Oswald!and!Patrick!Wilson.!Coming!soon!are!Reitman’s!Labor!Day,!a! drama!starring!Tobey!Maguire,!Kate!Winslet!and!Josh!Brolin;!and!Diego!Luna’s!biopic!Chavez,!starring! Rosario!Dawson!and!America!Ferrera.! In!1998,!Malkovich!joined!producing!partners!Lianne!Halfon!and!Russ!Smith!in!forming!the! production!company!Mr.!Mudd.!Their!debut!film!was!the!celebrated!adaptation!Ghost!World,!directed!by! Terry!Zwigoff.!A!decade!later,!Mr.!Mudd!landed!its!biggest!box!office!and!critical!success!with!indie!hit! Juno,!starring!Ellen!Page,!Jennifer!Garner!and!Jason!Bateman.!The!film!became!the!third"biggest!indie! release!of!all!time.! Malkovich!served!as!executive!producer!on!the!documentary!How!to!Draw!a!Bunny,!a!cinematic! portrait!of!artist!Ray!Johnson!that!won!the!Jury!Prize!at!the!2002!Sundance!Film!Festival,!and!Which!Way! Home,!a!2009!Academy!Award®!nominee!for!Best!Documentary!Feature.!! Other!Mr.!Mudd!credits!include!The!Libertine,!starring!Johnny!Depp!and!Samantha!Morton,!and! Art!School!Confidential,!directed!by!Terry!Zwigoff!and!written!by!Dan!Clowes!(Ghostworld).!! One!of!cinema’s!most!in"demand!actors,!Malkovich!works!frequently!in!both!American!and! international!productions!alongside!many!of!the!world’s!leading!directors.!He!has!twice!been!nominated! for!the!Academy!Award®!for!Best!Supporting!Actor,!once!for!Robert!Benton’s!Places!in!the!Heart!(1985)! and!again!for!Wolfgang!Petersen’s!In!the!Line!of!Fire!(1994).!His!performance!in!Places!in!the!Heart!also! earned!him!Best!Supporting!Actor!honors!from!the!National!Society!of!Film!Critics!and!the!National!Board!
!%" " of!Review.!In!1999,!he!won!the!New!York!Film!Critics!Circle!Award!for!Best!Supporting!Actor!for!Being! John!Malkovich.! More!recently,!he!was!seen!in!the!third!installment!of!a!blockbuster!franchise,!Transformers:! Dark!of!the!Moon,!opposite!Shia!LaBeouf,!for!director!Michael!Bay,!Red,!opposite!Bruce!Willis,!Morgan! Freeman,!and!Helen!Mirren,!Secretariat,!opposite!Diane!Lane,!the!Coen!brothers’!comedy!Burn!After! Reading,!with!Brad!Pitt,!George!Clooney!and!Frances!McDormand;!and!Clint!Eastwood’s!critically! acclaimed!drama!Changeling,!alongside!Angelina!Jolie!and!Amy!Ryan.! Other!film!credits!include!Raoul!Ruiz’s!Klimt,!Liliana!Cavani’s!Ripley’s!Games,!Jane!Campion’s!The! Portrait!of!a!Lady,!Gary!Sinise’s!Of!Mice!and!Men,!Bernardo!Bertolucci’s!The!Sheltering!Sky,!Stephen! Frears’!Dangerous!Liaisons,!Steven!Spielberg’s!Empire!of!the!Sun,!Paul!Newman’s!The!Glass!Menagerie,! Sean!McGinly’s!The!Great!Buck!Howard,!Robert!Zemeckis’!Beowulf!and!Roland!Joffé’s!The!Killing!Fields.! Malkovich’s!television!work!includes!an!Emmy®"winning!performance!as!Biff!in!the!1985!telefilm! “Death!of!a!Salesman,”!directed!by!Volker!Schlöndorff!and!co"starring!Dustin!Hoffman.!This!role!also! earned!him!a!Golden!Globe®!nomination.!In!1995,!he!received!another!Golden!Globe®!nomination!for!his! supporting!role!in!“Heart!of!Darkness”.! Other!notable!credits!include!the!miniseries!“Napoleon”!and!the!acclaimed!HBO!telefilm!“RKO! 281,”!both!of!which!garnered!Malkovich!Emmy®!nominations.! The!actor!made!his!feature!directorial!debut!with!The!Dancer!Upstairs!(2003),!starring!Javier! Bardem.!He!has!directed!three!film!shorts!for!London!fashion!designer!Belle!Freud:!Strap!Hangings,!Lady! Behave!and!Hideous!Man.!! Between!1976!and!1982,!Malkovich!acted!in,!directed!or!designed!sets!for!more!than!50! Steppenwolf!Theatre!Company!productions.!His!debut!on!the!New!York!stage!in!the!Steppenwolf! production!of!Sam!Shepard’s!True!West!earned!him!an!Obie!Award.!! Other!notable!stage!credits!include!Slip!of!the!Tongue,!Sam!Shepard’s!State!of!Shock!and!Lanford! Wilson’s!Burn!This!in!New!York,!London!and!Los!Angeles.! Malkovich!recently!reprised!his!role!as!famed!Austrian!serial!killer!Jack!Unterweger!in!The! Infernal!Comedy:!Confessions!of!a!Serial!Killer,!a!monologue!interspersed!with!operatic!arias.!The! production!toured!Europe!and!was!featured!in!the!Brooklyn!Academy!of!Music’s!29th!Annual!Next!Wave! Festival.! Malkovich!has!directed!numerous!plays!at!Steppenwolf,!including!the!celebrated!Balm!in!Gilead! in!Chicago!and!Off!Broadway,!The!Caretaker!in!Chicago!and!on!Broadway!as!well!as!Libra,!which!he! adapted!from!Don!LeLillo’s!novel.!Malkovich’s!2003!French!stage!production!of!Hysteria!was!honored! with!five!Moliere!Award!nominations!including!Best!Director.!He!recently!received!a!Moliere!Award!as! Best!Director!for!his!production!of!Zach!Helm’s!Good!Canary!in!Paris.! Malkovich!has!also!delved!into!the!world!of!fashion!design!as!the!creative!force!behind!the! menswear!line!Technobohemian.!! !
!&" " GILLIAN!BROWN!(Co"Producer)!joined!production!company!Mr.!Mudd!in!the!fall!of!2008.!In! 2009,!she!worked!as!a!production!supervisor!on!Mr.!Mudd’s!Emmy"winning,!Academy!Award!nominated! documentary!Which!Way!Home,!directed!by!Rebecca!Cammisa.!In!2010,!she!worked!as!assistant!to!the! producers!on!the!Duplass!brothers’!comedy!Jeff!Who!Lives!at!Home,!staring!Ed!Helms!and!Jason!Segel,!as! well!as!Jason!Reitman’s!Young!Adult,!written!by!Juno!scribe!Diablo!Cody!and!starring!Charlize!Theron.!! ! ANDREW!DUNN!(Director!of!Photography)!is!an!award"winning!cinematographer!who!has! enjoyed!a!storied!career!in!both!film!and!television.!Most!recently,!he!shot!the!Oscar"nominated!drama! Precious!as!well!as!Extraordinary!Measures,!Life!as!We!Know!It!and!the!hit!comedy!Crazy,!Stupid,!Love.!He! recently!completed!the!drama!Effie,!starring!Emma!Thompson!and!Dakota!Fanning.! Dunn!has!three!BAFTA!Awards!to!his!name,!the!first!in!1985!for!his!work!on!the!nuclear"war! docudrama!“Threads,”!the!second!in!1986!for!Martin!Campbell’s!miniseries!“Edge!of!Darkness,”!and!the! last!in!1989!for!“Tumbledown.”!Dunn!earned!another!pair!of!BAFTA!nominations!for!TV!series!“The! Monocled!Mutineer”!in!1987!and!feature!film!The!Madness!of!King!George!in!1996.!For!the!latter!film,!he! was!honored!with!the!prestigious!London!Evening!Standard!Award!for!Technical!Achievement!and!the! British!Society!of!Cinematographers’!Best!Cinematography!Award.! The!London"born!Dunn!began!his!entertainment!industry!career!by!joining!the!BBC!as!an!editor,! while!continuing!to!develop!and!shoot!his!own!projects.!As!a!cinematographer,!he!has!worked!with!many! of!the!industry’s!most!respected!directors,!among!them!Stephen!Frears,!Richard!Eyre,!Martin!Campbell,! Nicholas!Hytner,!Robert!Altman,!Mick!Jackson,!Andy!Tennant,!Bill!Forsyth!and!Dennis!Potter.!! Other!film!credits!include!L.A.!Story,!The!Bodyguard,!The!Crucible,!Practical!Magic,!Ever!After,! Gosford!Park,!The!Count!of!Monte!Cristo,!Hitch,!Stage!Beauty,!Sweet!Home!Alabama,!Good,!Hot!Rod!and! Miss!Potter.!!
INBAL!WEINBERG!(Production!Design)!has!been!working!as!a!production!designer!for!feature! films!and!TV!since!her!graduation!from!NYU’s!Tisch!School!of!the!Arts!in!2003!with!a!B.F.A.!in!film.!Her!film! credits!include!Academy!Award®!nominated!Blue!Valentine,!starring!Ryan!Gosling!and!Michelle!Williams! (Sundance!and!Cannes!Film!Festival!2010)!and!Frozen!River!(Grand!Jury!Prize,!Sundance!Film!Festival! 2008).!She!also!designed!Sundance!Lab!projects!Don’t!Let!Me!Drown!(Sundance!Film!Festival!2009),!Pariah! (Sundance!Film!Festival!2011)!and!Return!(Cannes!Film!Festival!2011),!and!the!comedies!Ceremony! and!Our!Idiot!Brother,!starring!Paul!Rudd,!Zooey!Deschanel!and!Elizabeth!Banks.! !! Most!recently,!Inbal!designed!Derek!Cianfrance’s!follow!up!to!Blue!Valentine,!the!crime!drama! The!Place!Beyond!The!Pines,!starring!Ryan!Gosling,!Bradley!Cooper!and!Eva!Mendes.!Inbal!is!currently!in! production!on!The!Angriest!Man!in!Brooklyn,!a!dark!comedy!starring!Robin!Williams!and!Mila!Kunis.!
MARY!JO!MARKEY!(Editor)!is!an!accomplished!editor!in!both!film!and!television.!!After!her! studies!in!English!Literature!at!Ohio!State!University!and!her!move!to!the!west!coast,!she!got!her!first!look!
!'" " at!a!cutting!room!and!what!editors!do!while!working!as!an!assistant!to!Robert!Redford.!!!With!Redford’s! help,!Markey!was!hired!to!be!an!apprentice!to!Dede!Allen!in!the!Milagro!Beanfield!War!cutting!room,! which!was!the!beginning!of!her!editing!career.! After!cutting!a!series!of!independent!films!and!television!movies,!! Markey!began!her!collaboration!with!JJ!Abrams!as!one!of!the!editors!of!the!TV!series!“Felicity”!during!its! first!two!seasons.!!Markey!then!moved!over!to!edit!the!first!two!seasons!of!“Alias”,!for!which!she!was! nominated!for!an!Emmy®,!and!in!2005!Markey!won!the!Emmy®!for!the!“LOST”!pilot.!In!2006,!Markey’s! collaboration!with!JJ!Abrams!ventured!onto!the!large!screen!with!Mission:!Impossible!3.!!Their! collaboration!continued!in!2007!with!the!HBO!pilot!Anatomy!of!Hope,!2009’s!Star!Trek,!the!2010! “Undercovers”!pilot,!and!2011’s!Super!8.!! Besides!projects!with!Abrams,!Markey!has!edited!the!award"winning!HBO!film!“Life!Support”,! which!was!selected!as!the!closing!night!film!for!the!2007!Sundance!Film!Festival!(and!brought!her!first!ACE! Eddie!nomination),!and!2009’s!action"comedy,!Killers.!!She!is!currently!editing!the!Star!Trek!sequel.!! Ms.!Markey!is!an!active!member!of!American!Cinema!Editors.!She!was!one!of!the!producers!of! the!first!“PRIME!CUTS:!Emmy!Winning!Editors!on!Their!Craft,”!and!served!for!two!years!on!the!Executive! Committee!of!the!ATAS’s!Motion!Picture!Editors!Peer!Group.!!! ! MARY!VERNIEU!(Casting!Director)!has!developed!a!reputation!as!one!of!Hollywood’s!“heavy! hitters”!in!the!world!of!casting.!Her!countless!film!credits!include!Black!Swan,!The!Wrestler,!Requiem!for!a! Dream,!Sin!City!and!many!more.!Most!recently,!she!cast!such!films!as!Silver!Linings!Playbook,!Looper,! Bullet!to!the!Head!and!Gimme!Shelter.!!! Vernieu!got!her!start!in!casting!working!for!Oliver!Stone!as!a!casting!assistant.!Known!not!only!for! casting!A"list,!big"budget!Hollywood!fare,!she!has!a!reputation!for!taking!risks!on!daring!new!filmmakers,! many!of!whom!have!developed!into!Hollywood’s!elite.!Her!eye!for!talent!both!in!actors!and!in!filmmakers! is!widely!recognized.!! In!addition!to!her!career!as!a!casting!director,!Vernieu!is!also!the!proprietor!of!Primitivo!Wine! Bistro,!a!successful!restaurant!in!Venice,!California.!She!is!an!animal!lover!and!especially!fond!of!dogs!and! cats.! ALEXANDRA!PATSAVAS!(Music!Supervisor)!is!the!owner!of!Chop!Shop!Music!Supervision,!which! she!started!in!1998.!!! With!The!Perks!of!Being!a!Wallflower,!she!continues!her!work,!after!previously!working!on! Twilight,!The!Twilight!Saga:!New!Moon,!and!The!Twilight!Saga:!Eclipse,!The!Twilight!Saga:!Breaking!Dawn! Part!1!and!is!currently!working!on!The!Twilight!Saga:!Breaking!Dawn!Part!2.!!Her!other!recent!film!credits! include:!Water!For!Elephants,!Chris!Weitz’s,!A!Better!Life,!Jodie!Foster’s!The!Beaver,!Ron!Howard’s!The! Dilemma,!and!Remember!Me.!!! Television!credits!include!"Roswell,"!"Boston!Public,"!"The!OC,"!“Without!A!Trace,”!“Numb3rs,”! "Chuck",!"Grey's!Anatomy",!"Private!Practice",!"Supernatural,"!"FlashForward,!"Mad!Men",!"Gossip!Girl,"!
!(" " and!"Rescue!Me."! In!addition,!she!has!produced!the!soundtracks!for!Twilight,!The!Twilight!Saga:!New!Moon,!and! The!Twilight!Saga:!Eclipse,!The!Twilight!Saga:!Breaking!Dawn!Part!1!(released!on!Chop!Shop!Records),!as! well!as!"Mad!Men,"!"Grey's!Anatomy,"!"The!OC,"!"Rescue!Me,"!and!“Gossip!Girl.”!!The!critically!acclaimed! soundtracks!for!Twilight!and!"Grey's!Anatomy!Volume!2"!were!each!nominated!for!a!Grammy.!!! Patsavas!has!been!profiled!in!Wired,!Glamour,!The!New!York!Post,!The!Los!Angeles!Times,!In! Style,!The!Chicago!Sun"Times,!The!Chicago!Tribune,!Elle,!Jane,!Billboard,!Giant!and!The!New!York!Times,! CNBC!and!MTV.!!She!was!named!by!Advertising!Age!as!"Entertainment!Marketer!of!the!Year,"!The!Los! Angeles!Times!as!one!of!"The!West!100,"!Variety!as!one!of!fifty!honorees!for!their!annual!"Women's! Impact!Report,"!Fast!Company!as!one!of!the!“100!Most!Creative!People!in!Business,”!and!as!one!of! Billboard's!"Top!Women!In!Music."! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
!)" " [SUMMIT!ENTERTAINMENT!ANIMATED!LOGO]! ! SUMMIT!ENTERTAINMENT!PRESENTS! ! A!MR.!MUDD!PRODUCTION! ! LOGAN!LERMAN! ! EMMA!WATSON! ! EZRA!MILLER! ! “THE!PERKS!OF!BEING!A!WALLFLOWER”! ! MAE!WHITMAN! ! KATE!WALSH! ! DYLAN!McDERMOTT! ! MELANIE!LYNSKEY! ! NINA!DOBREV! ! JOHNNY!SIMMONS! ! with!JOAN!CUSACK! ! and!PAUL!RUDD! ! NICHOLAS!BRAUN! REECE!THOMPSON! ! Casting!by! MARY!VERNIEU,!C.S.A.! and! VENUS!KANANI,!C.S.A.! !
#+" " Music!by! MICHAEL!BROOK! ! Music!Supervisor! ALEXANDRA!PATSAVAS! ! Costume!Designer! DAVID!C.!ROBINSON! ! Editor! MARY!JO!MARKEY,!A.C.E.! ! Production!Designer! INBAL!WEINBERG! ! Director!of!Photography! ANDREW!DUNN,!BSC! ! Executive!Producers! JAMES!POWERS! STEPHEN!CHBOSKY! ! Produced!by! LIANNE!HALFON! RUSSELL!SMITH! JOHN!MALKOVICH! ! Screenplay!by! STEPHEN!CHBOSKY! Based!on!His!Book! ! Directed!by! STEPHEN!CHBOSKY! ! ! ! ! ! Unit!Production!Manager! James!Powers ! ! First!Assistant!Director! Chip!Signore! ! ! Second!Assistant!Director! Susan!Ransom"Coyle!
#*" " ! ! ! Charlie! Logan!Lerman! Father! Dylan McDermott Mother! Kate!Walsh Senior!Bully! Patrick!De!Ledebur Brad! Johnny!Simmons Linebacker! Brian!Balzerini Nose!Tackle! Tom!Kruszewski Candace! Nina!Dobrev Ponytail!Derek! Nicholas!Braun Susan! Julia!Garner Patrick! Ezra!Miller Mr.!Callahan! Tom!Savini Mean!Freshman!Girl! Emily!Callaway Mr.!Anderson! Paul!Rudd Shakespeare!Girl! Chelsea!Zhang Freshman!Boy! Jesse!Scheirer Twin!Girls! Justine!Schaefer Julie!Schaefer! Sam! Emma!Watson Aunt!Helen! Melanie!Lynskey 7"Year"Old!Charlie! Leo!Miles!Farmerie 9"Year"Old!Candace! Isabel!Muschweck Bob! Adam!Hagenbuch Mary!Elizabeth! Mae!Whitman Alice! Erin!Wilhelmi Rocky!MC! Jordan!Paley Craig! Reece!Thompson Chris! Zane!Holtz Policeman! Timothy!J.!Breslin Emergency!Room!Policeman! Mark!McClain!Wilson Emergency!Room!Doctor! Atticus!Cain Young!Mom! Stacy!Chbosky Priest! Dihlon!McManne School!Principal! Laurie!Klatscher Peter! Landon!Pigg Sam’s!Mom! Jennifer!Enskat Patrick’s!Dad! William!L.!Thomas ! Candace’s!Friend! Morgan!Wolk Dr.!Burton! Joan!Cusack Stunt!Coordinator! Blaise!Corrigan Stunt!Performers! Joseph!Corrigan Matthew!R.!Staley! Samantha!MacIvor! Ian!McLaughlin! George!L.!Peters! Jason!Silvis! Co"Producer! Gillian!Brown Associate!Producer! Chris!Gary Associate!Producer! Ava!Dellaira Additional!Editors! Yana!Gorskaya Rita!DaSilva! Robert!Frazen,!A.C.E.!
#!" " “A”!Camera!Operator! Peter!Agliata “B”!Camera/Steadicam!Operator! Alan!Mehlbrech First!Assistant!“A”!Camera! Patrick!Quinn First!Assistant!“B”!Camera! Derek!Smith Second!Assistant!“A”!Camera! Amanda!Rotzler Second!Assistant!“B”!Camera! Kiely!Cronin Camera!Loader! Curtis!Abbott Still!Photographer! John!Bramley Script!Supervisor! Diane!Hassinger!Newman! Sound!Mixer! Jeffree!Bloomer Boom!Operator! Anthony!Cargioli Cable!Puller! Christopher!Strollo ! Video!Assist! Adam!Marze Gaffer! Patrick!Murray Best!Boy!Electric! Jon!Morrison Set!Lighting!Technicians! Alexander!Crow ! Peter!G.!Klingenberg! John!T.!Leonetti! Nicholas!Yost! Rigging!Gaffer! Terry!Shirk Rigging!Best!Boy!Electric! Matt!Schafer Rigging!Electricians! Kevin!Hogan Tom!Morrison! Sean!Murray! Key!Grip! Keith!Seymour Best!Boy!Grip! Matthew!Bulleri Dolly!Grip! Brendan!Lowry Grips! Sean!Edwards ! Joseph!E.!Myers! ! Don!Yockey! ! Jason!Kirker! Justin!Novak! Rigging!Key!Grip! Patrick!Dames Rigging!Best!Boy!Grip! Josh!Drylie Rigging!Grips! John!Aitken Jordan!Lippert! Jeremiah!Tinsley! Location!Manager! Shawn!Boyacheck Assistant!Location!Managers! Chris!Hinton Jason!Calabro! Greg!Felmley! Location!Assistants! Alex!Case ! Kahale!Hoke! Carson!Mains! Brandon!Ryan! Shawn!Shelpman! Location!Scout! Mitchell!Barutha Property!Master! Pete!Dancy Assistant!Property!Master! Demian!Aspinwall Art!Director! Gregory!Weimerskirch Set!Decorator! Merissa!Lombardo Graphic!Artist! Christina!Myal Leadperson! Lance!Walters On!Set!Dresser! Mamie!Kay!Stein Set!Dressers! Tom!Kelly
##" " Gene!Doyle Aaron!Streiner! Buyer! Barbie!Pastorik Art!Department!Coordinator! Koree!Koloskee Art!Department!Production!Assistant! Gavin!Shiring Assistant!Costume!Designer! Alex!Bovaird Costume!Supervisor! Diane!Collins Background!Costume!Supervisor! Michelle!Christensen Key!Set!Costumer! Virginia!Phillips ! Set!Costumers! Melanie!Evans Amanda!Jenkins! Seamstresses! Kelli!French ! Venise!St.!Pierre! Costume!Production!Assistants! Bradford!Chapple Bobbi"Jo!Napolitano! Department!Head!Make"up! Evelyne!Noraz Key!Make"up!Artist! Patty!Bell Department!Head!Hair! Suzy!Mazzarese"Allison Key!Hair!Stylist! Nancy!Keslar Production!Supervisor Janice!F.!Sperling Production!Coordinator! Natalie!Angel Assistant!Production!Coordinator! Lauren!Newhouse Production!Secretary! Justin!White Assistant!to!Ms.!Halfon!! Doug!Hall Assistant!to!Mr.!Smith! Laura!Barone Additional!Assistant! Charlie!Hicks Office!Production!Assistants! Jason!Cianella Marc!Czornij! Second!Second!Assistant!Director! Walt!Myal Set!Production!Assistants! Alyssa!Batchelor Kate!Hennessy! Jon!Medeiros! Brenden!Smith! Ciara!D’Altorio! Production!Accountant! Mary!Jasionowski First!Assistant!Accountant! Nicholas!Irwin Second!Assistant!Accountant! Marisa!Murphy Payroll!Accountant! Sophia!Tapia Accounting!Clerk! Philip!Jacoby Casting!Assistants! Brandon!Hemmerling Jaceson!Mann! Pittsburgh!Casting!By! Nancy!Mosser New!York!Casting!By! Jessica!Kelly Suzanne!Smith"Crowely! Extras!Casting! Katie!Shenot Extras!Casting!Assistant! Courtney!Gumpf Unit!Publicist! Sheryl!Main Choreographer! Kiesha!Lalama Special!Effects!Coordinator! Russell!Tyrrell Special!Effects!Forepersons! Dean!Tyrrell Raymond!M.!Tasillo! Special!Effects!Technician! Jim!Heastings Construction!Coordinator! Joe!Waterkotte Shop!Foreperson! Louis!P.!Taylor
#$" " Construction!Gang!Boss! Brent!Peelor Key!Scenic! Josh!Hogan Scenic!Foreperson! Tim!McGrane Scenic! Richard!Boniker Kyle!Fischer! John!Jacobson! Lara!Lampenfield! Tom!Matela! Mika!Metz! T.K.!Mundok! Shawn!Watrous! On!Set!Scenic! Gregory!Puchalski Lead!Greensperson! Greg!Jones Greenspeople! Brandon!Plonka Hisham!Youssef! Propmakers! Daniel!Bothe Philip!Caruso! Utility! Michael!C.!Waterkotte Transportation!Coordinator! Marc!Scott Transportation!Captain! Byron!Roland Transportation!Dispatcher! Katie!Scott Picture!Car!Coordinator! Frank!Morreale Drivers! Lauren!B.!Donnelly (TRIPLE!COLUMN)! David!Allen! Michael!Bearer! Robert!Brown! Charles!Victor!Brown! Frank!Conforti! Art!Coughenour! Albert!S.!Cuneo! Dennis!Fitzgerald! Tom!Fleming! Rick!Koenig! Terence!Mahoney! Calley!Matthews! Dennis!Michaels! Roger!Nicholas! Vince!Riggle! Patrick!Roland! Karriem!Sami! Andrew!M.!Smith! Ronald!Sikorski! Greg!Viglione! Stanley!M.!Wojtaszek! Set!Medic! Casey!LaRocco Construction!Medic! Jim!Smerecky Catering!By! Crescent!Moon!Movie!Catering! Jeffery!Francek! Kevin!P.!White!Jr.! Craft!Service! Jeremy!Speicher Andrea!“Petey”!Spring! Post!Production!Supervisor! Eric!Bergman First!Assistant!Editor!! Sarah!Jean!Porter Editorial!Production!Assistant! Ailene!Roberts Post!Production!Assistant! Stephanie!Gangel
#%" " Sound!Supervision!and!Editorial!By! EarCandy,!Inc. ! Supervising!Sound!Editors! Perry!Robertson Scott!Sanders,!M.P.S.E.! Re"Recording!Mixers! Joe!Barnett Marshall!Garlington! Mix!Technician! Phil!Lee Re"Recorded!At! Todd"AO!Burbank ADR!Mixers! Robert!Deschaine!CAS Ron!Bedrosian! Dean!St.!John! ADR!Recordists! Julio!Carmona Julie!Altus! Shane!Hayes! John!Matter! Sound!Editors! Richard!Dwan Trevor!Metz! Bruce!Tanis! First!Assistant!Sound!Editor! Kevin!A.!Zimmerman Foley!Facilities!Provided!By! Post!Creations Foley!Supervisor! Nick!Neutra Foley!Mixers! Kyle!Billingsley Lucy!Susta! Foley!Artists! Noel!Vought Greg!Barbanell! Foley!Assistant! Nash!Cubero,!Jr. ADR!Voice!Casting! The!Loop!Squad ADR!Scheduler! Kyle!Seo Re"Recording!Engineer! Steve!Bartkowicz Visual!Effects!By! Look!Effects,!Inc. Executive!Producer! Steve!Dellerson Visual!Effects!Supervisor! Adam!Avitabile Visual!Effects!Producer! Philip!Hoffman Compositing!Supervisor! Gabriel!Sanchez 3D!Supervisor! 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