``3000 Miles to Graceland'' Web Site Presents Three Original Animation Featurettes.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--February 8, 2001 Costner and Slater Star in Groundbreaking Episodic "Prequels" to Upcoming Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Pictures Film Warner Bros. Pictures presents an unprecedented viewing experience at its Web site (www.3kmtg.com) for the upcoming action thriller "3000 Miles to Graceland"; a dazzling display of cutting-edge flash animation, "The Road to Graceland" is a trilogy of three featurettes that serve as prequels to the film about a gang of ex-cons who steal millions from a Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. casino by posing as Elvis impersonators. Their heist is a success, but growing dissention and greed among the thieves leads to betrayal, chaos and murder. Voiced by stars Kevin Costner, Christian Slater Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. Biography Early life Slater was born Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins in New York, New York, the son of Mary Jo Slater, a casting executive, and Michael Hawkins, an actor who was also known as , Howie Long and Bokeem Woodbine woodbine, name for several vines, among them honeysuckle and Virginia creeper. woodbine Any of many species of vines belonging to various flowering-plant families, especially the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia, family Vitaceae) of , "The Road to Graceland" trilogy -- exclusive to the Web site -- establishes the backstory back·sto·ry n. 1. The experiences of a character or the circumstances of an event that occur before the action or narrative of a literary, cinematic, or dramatic work: to the film and the history behind its characters. The groundbreaking prequels mark the first time a major film's cast members have contributed their talents to the creation of original Internet content for a movie Web site. Additionally, viewers can blast their way through the bonus material found in "The Graceland Files." This special section features information contained in the files used by the FBI agents who track the film's notorious criminals and their trail of mayhem from Las Vegas through the American West. Also included is "Cybil's Road Journal," a revealing diary kept by the streetwise street·wise adj. Having the shrewd awareness, experience, and resourcefulness needed for survival in a difficult, often dangerous urban environment. character played by Courteney Cox. "The Road to Graceland" will run in three installments prior to the release of "3000 Miles to Graceland" on Feb. 23. Part I debuted on Feb. 5, and is now accessible on the Web site. The third and final installment will conclude with the opening shot from the film. Morgan Creek Productions Inc. and Franchise Pictures present, in association with Lightstone Entertainment Inc., "3000 Miles to Graceland," an action thriller starring Kurt Russell ("Soldier," "Breakdown") and Kevin Costner ("Thirteen Days"). Directed by Demian Lichtenstein from a screenplay by Richard Recco and Lichtenstein, the film is produced by Elie Samaha ("Heist," "Angel Eyes"), Lichtenstein, Richard Spero ("Rhyme and Reason"), Eric Manes manes (mā`nēz), in Roman religion, spirits of the dead. Originally, they were called di manes, a collective divinity of the dead. Manes could also refer to the realm of the dead and, later, to the individual souls of the dead. (MTV's "Fear") and Andrew Stevens ("Heist," "Angel Eyes"). Don Carmody ("Heist," "Angel Eyes") and Tracee Stanley ("Driven," "Auggie Rose") are the executive producers. The ensemble cast also features Courteney Cox ("Scream 3"), Christian Slater ("The Contender"), Kevin Pollak ("The Whole Nine Yards"), David Arquette ("See Spot Run"), Jon Lovitz ("Lost & Found"), Howie Long ("Broken Arrow"), Thomas Haden Church ("The Specials"), Woodbine ("Dead Presidents"), Ice-T ("Stealth Fighter") and David Kaye. David Franco ("The Whole Nine Yards") is the director of photography; Michael J. Duthie ("Stigmata stigmata (stĭg`mətə, stĭgmăt`ə) [plural of stigma, from Gr.,=brand], wounds or marks on a person resembling the five wounds received by Jesus at the crucifixion. ") and Miklos Wright are the editors; Robert De Vico ("The Third Miracle") is the production designer; and Mary MacLeod is the costume designer ("Major League III: Back to the Minors"). "3000 Miles to Graceland" will be distributed in the United States and Canada by Warner Bros. Pictures, an AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner company. This film has been rated "R" by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong violence, sexuality and language." |
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