New Theatrical
Romantic Releases:
"Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones,"
and "About a Boy"

Terminally single and ecstatically child-free, Will (Hugh Grant), a trendy, 38-year-old Londoner, spends his days buying new CDs, shopping for designer clothes and worrying about his Audi Coupe and up-to-the-second hairstyle. Nights, whenever possible, are devoted to beautiful women. Work? What's that? Thanks to a ubiquitous Christmas standard written by his dad and recorded by everyone from Elvis to the Muppets, Will doesn't have to work like the rest of the world. The royalties rolling in have enabled him to make a profession - an art, really - out of avoiding responsibility.

A no-strings fling with a single mom turns on the proverbial lightbulb over his head: maybe a good place to meet women would be single-parent support groups. Posing as a single dad with a fictitious two-year-old, he joins SPAT - Single Parents, Alone Together. Well on his way to charming a single mom named Suzie, he inadvertently bonds with a 12-year-old misfit named Marcus, the latchkey son of Suzie's best friend.

Release Date: May 17, 2002
Directed By: Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz
Novel By: Nick Hornby
Screenplay By: Peter Hedges, Christ Weitz & Paul Weitz
Producers: Jane Rosenthal, Robert DeNiro, Brad Epstein, Tim Bevan, & Eric Fellner
Director of Photography: Remi Adefarasin
Film Editor: Nick Moore
Production Designer: Jim Clay
Costume Designer: Joanna Johnston
Art Director: Gary Freeman
Set Decorator: John Bush
Music By: Badly Drawn Boy
Casting By: Priscilla John
Starring: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Sharon Small, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Madison Cook, Nicholas Hutchison, John Kamal, Victoria Smurfit, and Peter Roy
Rating: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some thematic elements.
More Info: "About a Boy" Websites
Photos: Gallery of Publicity Stills
Article: "About a Boy" Production News
Review: "About a Boy" Movie Review

Synopsis - "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones"
"Episode II" is set 10 years after the events of "The Phantom Menace." The Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars - and the beginning of the end of the Republic.

To counter this looming menace, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, continuing his consolidation of power, authorizes the creation of a Great Army of the Republic to assist the overwhelmed Jedi.

Against this troubling setting, our familiar heroes Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padme Amidala and Anakin Skywalker are thrown together for the first time since the conflict between the Trade Federation and Padme's home planet, Naboo. Anakin has grown into the accomplished Jedi apprentice of Obi-Wan, who himself has transitioned from student to teacher, while Padme, the former Queen of Naboo, is now a distinguished Senator. Anakin and Obi-Wan are assigned to protect Padme, who is targeted for assassination.

As Obi-Wan investigages the mystery behind the threat on Padme's life, he travels to two disparate worlds on the galaxy's outer rim. There, he encounters a fearsome bounty hunter whose role in the mystery extends far beyond Obi-Wan's initial suspicions. Obi-Wan also crosses paths with a once-revered, but now disillusioned Jedi Master who leads the separatist movement.

With Obi-Wan away on his vital mission, Anakin is left to guard Padme, first on Naboo and then on the young Padawan's home planet of Tatooine, where he makes a fateful discovery. Growing closer, Anakin and Padme find themselves torn between duty and honor and a love that is forbidden. As powerful forces prepare to collide in epic battle, they and Obi-Wan face choices that will impact not only their own fates, but the destiny of the Republic.

Release Date: May 16, 2002
Directed By: George Lucas
Screenwriters: George Lucas & Jonathan Hales
Producer: Rick McCallum
Director of Photography: David Tattersall
Film Editor: Ben Burtt
Production Designer: Gavin Bocquet
Costume Designer: Trisha Biggar
Casting By: Robin Gurland
Music By: John Williams
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Temuera Morrison, Jack Thompson, Ahmed Best, Anthony Daniels, and Kenny Baker
Rating: Rated PG for sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence.
More Info: "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" Websites
Movie Review: "Episode II" Movie Review
Photos: Gallery of Publicity Stills

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