ADVISORY/Jerry O'Connell Star of Touchstone Pictures' ``Mission to Mars,'' Chats With Fans Online At www.missiontomars.movies.com.

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ADVISORY...

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WHO: Jerry O'Connell made his feature-film debut at age 12 in director
     Rob Reiner's 1986 film "Stand By Me." Since then, O'Connell has
     appeared in several movies, including "Joe's Apartment," "Jerry
     Maguire" and "Scream 2." On television, he starred in the
     science-fiction series "Sliders" from 1995 to 1999, also enjoying
     stints as a producer and director of the show in its latter
     seasons, and appeared in the 1999 NBC miniseries "The '60s."

WHAT: In support of the forthcoming release of Touchstone Pictures'
      "Mission to Mars," movies.com hosts a special online chat with
      actor Jerry O'Connell, who stars in the film as astronaut Phil
      Ohlmyer. From acclaimed director Brian De Palma, "Mission to
      Mars" is a dramatic space adventure that also stars Gary Sinise,
      Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen and Tim Robbins. When the first
      manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious
      disaster, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the
      tragedy and bring back any survivors. Exciting and realistic,
      "Mission to Mars" is the inspirational story of the astronauts
      of the hurried Mars Recovery mission, the almost insurmountable
      dangers that confront the heroic crew on their journey through
      space, and the amazing discovery they make when they finally
      reach the Martian surface.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 7, 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific

WHERE: www.missiontomars.movies.com