Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin, Ming-Na, Ving Rhames, Donald Sutherland and James Woods to Lend Voices to Columbia Pictures' Computer-Generated `Final Fantasy - The Movie'.CULVER CITY Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 2, 1999-- Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin Peri Gilpin (born Periwinkle Kay O'Brien on May 27 1961, in Waco, Texas) is an American actress best known for the role of Roz Doyle on the successful U.S. television series Frasier, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series. , Ming-Na, Ving Rhames Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhames (born May 12 1959) is a Golden Globe-winning American actor. Biography Early life Rhames was born in New York City, New York to African-American parents Reatha, a homemaker, and Ernest Rhames, an auto mechanic. , Donald Sutherland and James Woods will lend their vocal talents to Columbia Pictures' groundbreaking feature "Final Fantasy -- The Movie." The film, slated for a 2001 release, is the first computer-generated (CG) animated motion picture with photo-real characters. "With its futuristic special effects using state-of-the-art digital technology, `Final Fantasy' is one of the most exciting projects on our horizon," said Columbia Pictures President Amy Pascal. "I am thrilled to bring such top-notch acting talent to the project." The film represents the first attempt in moviemaking mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov  ie·mak history to
simulate human emotions and movements more realistically than any
current CG animated film. Ushering in a new form of entertainment, the
film links interactive entertainment software and motion pictures while
using the latest in computer-generated, animated technology.
"Final Fantasy -- The Movie" is a Square Pictures production directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi. Chris Lee, who made the original deal with Square when he was president of production at Columbia, Jun Aida and Akio Sakai produce. Filming is underway in Honolulu on the movie, which is a thrilling, futuristic action adventure story about saving the earth and its people from the ultimate enemy. Voice recording has been taking place in Los Angeles under the direction of Jack Fletcher, whose most recent projects include "Kiki's Delivery Service Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便 ," "Black Mask" and "Princess Mononoke." "I have been a fan of Hironobu Sakaguchi's extraordinary cinematic video games for years and I am so excited that he'll now be able to combine his brilliant sense of visual style on the big screen with the superb level of acting talent assembled for `Final Fantasy -- The Movie," said Lee. "I am delighted to be working with such talented actors who can enliven en·liv·en tr.v. en·liv·ened, en·liv·en·ing, en·liv·ens To make lively or spirited; animate. en·liv en·er n. and bring a truly human dimension to the computer-generated
photo-real characters," said Sakaguchi.
Baldwin was recently seen in a cameo role in "Notting Hill" and will next star in "Outside Providence." His recent film credits include "Thick as Thieves," "Mercury Rising," "The Edge," "Looking for Richard Looking for Richard is a 1996 documentary directed by and starring Al Pacino, both a staging of William Shakespeare's Richard III and a broader examination of Shakespeare's continuing role and relevance in popular culture. ," "Heaven's Prisoners," "The Juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. ," and "Ghosts of Mississippi." Buscemi can currently be seen in this summer's comedy hit "Big Daddy." Buscemi's other recent film credits include "Armageddon," "The Wedding Singer," "The Big Lebowski," "The Imposters," "Con Air," "Escape From L.A.," "Kansas City" and "Fargo." Gilpin stars as "Roz" on the popular NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. series "Frasier." She has also lent her voice talents to the animated series "Hercules" and "The Lionhearts" as well as appeared in the telefilms "The Secret She Carried" and "Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story." Ming-Na most recently lent her voice talents to Disney's "Mulan." Her other feature film credits include "12 Bucks," "One Night Stand," "Street Fighter" and "The Joy Luck Club." She was also a regular on the NBC series "The Single Guy." Rhames recently earned acclaim for his performance as Don King in HBO's "Don King: Only in America Only in America is a children's television programme that originally aired in 2005 on the CBBC Channel. It is presented by Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates. The show documents the pair going on a road trip across the United States. ." His feature film credits include "Entrapment entrapment, in law, the instigation of a crime in the attempt to obtain cause for a criminal prosecution. Situations in which a government operative merely provides the occasion for the commission of a criminal act (e.g. ," "Out of Sight," "Con Air," "Rosewood," "Striptease," "Mission: Impossible," "Kiss of Death kiss of death gangsters’ farewell ritual before murdering victim. [Am. Cult.: Misc.] See : Farewell " and "Pulp Fiction." Veteran actor Sutherland was most recently seen in "Instinct." His other feature film credits include "Virus," "Without Limits," "Fallen," "The Assignment," "A Time to Kill" and "Six Degrees of Separation," as well as the classics "Klute," "M-A-S-H," "The Day of the Locust locust, in botany locust, in botany, any species of the genus Robinia, deciduous trees or shrubs of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) native to the United States and Mexico. " and "Ordinary People." Woods stars in the summer release "The General's Daughter." He is a two-time Academy Award(R) nominee for "Salvador" (Best Actor, 1987) and "Ghosts of Mississippi" (Best Supporting Actor, 1997). His recent feature credits include "True Crime," "The Virgin Suicides," "John Carpenter's Vampires," the Disney animated feature "Hercules," "Another Day in Paradise" and "Contact." Square Pictures Inc. is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Square Co. Ltd., which is the leading third-party developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software in Japan. Square Co. Ltd. became famous for its role-playing games -- including its world-renowned Final Fantasy, which has sold more than 18 million units to date -- and now publishes other titles under the Square Soft brand spanning all genres. Columbia Pictures, part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. Sony Pictures' global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television programming and syndication; home video acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.spe.sony.com. Note to editors: Academy Award(s) and Oscar(s) are registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
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