Ron Howard has directed many popular, acclaimed, and successful films over the past quarter of a century. Most recently, he won the Best Director Oscar in 2002 for "A Beautiful Mind," starring Russell Crowe. The film also brought the Best Picture Oscar to Mr. Howard and his producing partner Brian Grazer. Since his debut as a feature film director with "Grand Theft Auto" in 1977, Ron Howard has helmed such feature films as "Night Shift," "Splash," "Cocoon," "Willow," "Parenthood," "Backdraft," "Far and Away," "Apollo 13," "Ransom," "EDtv," and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." His upcoming projects include "The Missing," starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett, and "Cinderella Man," which will star Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger.
Anthony Hopkins' impressive acting career in film spans more than 35 years and work in more than 50 feature films. Mr. Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his brilliant performance as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs." He received three other Oscar nominations, for his performances in "The Remains of the Day," "Nixon," and "Amistad." His other film credits include starring with Nicole Kidman in Robert Benton's "The Human Stain," which is scheduled for release this month, as well as such films as "Red Dragon," "Bad Company," "Hannibal," "Titus," "Meet Joe Black," "The Mask of Zorro," "Legends of the Fall," "The Road to Wellville," "Shadowlands," "The Trial," "Dracula," "Howards End," "Spotswood," "84 Charing Cross Road," "The Bounty," "A Change of Seasons," "The Elephant Man," "Magic," "A Bridge Too Far," "Audrey Rose," "All Creatures Great and Small," "A Doll's House," "Hamlet," and "The Lion in Winter." Mr. Hopkins' career has also included noted stage and television work, including his Emmy Award-winning performances as Bruno Hauptmann in "The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case," and Adolf Hitler in "The Bunker."
Orlando Bloom made his feature film debut starring as "Legolas" in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." He continued in the second and third installments of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy -- "The Two Towers" and the "The Return of the King," which is scheduled for release in December. This summer, Mr. Bloom starred opposite Johnny Depp in the blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," directed by Gore Verbinski. He will be seen with Heath Ledger in the upcoming "Ned Kelly," directed by Gregor Jordan, and in Alex De Rakoff's "The Calcium Kid." He is currently filming Wolfgang Petersen's epic "Troy" opposite Brad Pitt and Eric Bana. Mr. Bloom also appeared in Ridley Scott's award-winning film "Black Hawk Down."
