``August Rush,'' Starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Terrence Howard and Robin Williams, Commences Production for Warner Bros. Pictures.BURBANK, Calif. -- Main Theme for Music-Driven Drama to be Created by Award-Winning Composers Hans Zimmer and Mark Mancina Mark Mancina (born March 9, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) is a composer, primarily for Hollywood soundtracks, such as his collaboration with Trevor Rabin on the soundtrack for Con Air. The music-driven drama "August Rush," starring Freddie Highmore ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"), Keri Russell ("The Upside of Anger," Golden Globe winner for "Felicity"), Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ("Match Point," Golden Globe winner for "Elvis"), with Terrence Howard ("Crash," Oscar nominee for "Hustle & Flow") and Academy Award winner Robin Williams ("Good Will Hunting"), has commenced production in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of for Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Pictures. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. "August Rush" tells the story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 27 July, 1977) is an Irish actor and Golden Globe winner. Biography Early life Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe in Dublin, Ireland to Geraldine Meyers and John O'Keeffe. ) and a sheltered young cellist (Keri Russell) who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger (Robin Williams), August (Freddie Highmore) uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth Separated at birth, usually phrased as a question, is a light-hearted media device for pointing out people who are unrelated but bear a notable facial resemblance. "Separated at Birth?" was a feature in the now defunct Spy Magazine, a monthly publication that published . "August Rush" is produced by Richard Barton Lewis ("Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," "Backdraft A backdraft is a situation which can occur when a fire is starved of oxygen; consequently combustion ceases but the fuel gases and smoke remain at high temperature. If oxygen is re-introduced to the fire, eg. ") and directed by Kirsten Sheridan ("Disco Pigs") from a screenplay by Sheridan (Oscar nominee for "In America") and Lewis, Nick Castle ("The Boy Who Could Fly," "Hook") and Jim Hart ("Contact," "Hook"), story by Lewis and Paul Castro. The executive producers are Robert Greenhut ("Everyone Says I Love You," "The Preacher's Wife"), Miky Lee ("Invisible Waves"), Ralph Kamp ("The Phantom of the Opera," "The Libertine lib·er·tine n. 1. One who acts without moral restraint; a dissolute person. 2. One who defies established religious precepts; a freethinker. adj. Morally unrestrained; dissolute. ") and Louise Goodsill ("The Phantom of the Opera," "The Libertine"). The director of photography is John Mathieson ("Gladiator gladiator (Latin; swordsman) Professional combatant in ancient Rome who engaged in fights to the death as sport. Gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, the intent being to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world. ," "The Phantom of the Opera"); the production designer is Michael Shaw ("You Can Count on Me," "Boys Don't Cry"); and the costume designer is Frank Fleming ("Monster's Ball," "The Woodsman"). The film's main theme will be created by award-winning composers Hans Zimmer (Oscar winner for "The Lion King") and Mark Mancina ("The Lion King," "Brother Bear"), and the score will be composed by Mancina. Legendary music producer Phil Ramone will produce three of the nearly three dozen music tracks in the film. Warner Bros. Pictures presents "August Rush," a Southpaw Entertainment production in association with CJ Entertainment. August Rush will be released domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and internationally by Odyssey Entertainment. |
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