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TAPE: EF03/0277 IN_TIME: 14:44:10 DURATION: 5:21 SOURCES: APTN/Warner Brothers RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film clips without clearance DATELINE: Recent, LA SHOTLIST 1 Film clip 'The Dreamcatcher' 2 SOUNDBITE (English) Jason Lee - on preparing for their roles: I took great pleasure in hunting for Beaver SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Olyphant: Yeah it's Jason Lee - he had fun putting his shirt on this morning - I mean look at him, the guy is giddy SOUNDBITE (English) Jason Lee: I think you missed what I just said, but that's okay'' SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Olyphant: I'm sorry, I wasn't listening SOUNDBITE (English) Jason Lee: No, I like Beaverthe character that I play It was a nice SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Olyphant: You know what the sad thing is? This is what it was like to work with him 3 Film clip - 'The Dreamcatcher' 4 SOUNDBITE (English) Morgan Freeman: This was an interesting undertaking on my part because most of the things I get to do are full of dignity and gravitas and all that kind of stuff and I'm a good guy Here I get to play a guy who may or may not be a good guy, although I think he is a very good guyHe's dedicated to his mission and his mission is righteous 5 B-Roll Morgan Freeman on set 6 SOUNDBITE (English) Morgan Freeman: The problem with working in the freezing cold is that I'm really puckish about that - I can't do cold It's more than I can actually handle If the temperature gets below 66 degrees I'm uncomfortable 7 B-Roll director on set 8 SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Sizemore: Tom and I became good friends as I did with Morgan - the only two guys I really work with in the movie And I sat next to Tom and Tom said 'hey Tom, how's this gonna work?' And I went 'don't worry, Larry said it's in his head' because I had asked Larry the same thing on the phone I was the first actor to receive this script and I said 'is that a good thing?' and he said 'you should be flattered!' I went 'I'm flattered' and I was the first actor cast and then I read it and I said 'Larry, how is this going to work?' and he said 'don't worry, it's in my head - worry about it when under hill' I turned to Tom and I said 'don't worry, Larry said it's in his head' and I heard 'Tom, no whispering in here', I went 'what? What are you talking about?' I love Larry, but he does do this stuff to you and I went 'I wasn't talking, I was responding to a question from Tom' and Tom Jane said 'yeah, Tom said to me how is this movie going to work?' I said 'no, I did not!' and then he got up and told the entire cast, he said 'don't worry - it's in my head' 9 Film clip - 'The Dreamcatcher' 10 SOUNDBITE (English) Donnie Wahlberg: I wasn't there on set all the time so whenever I showed up as Duddits I would always watch people watch me and they would all be like turning and taken aback by the way that I look, but I think that probably helped It helped me to feel what someone like that may feel Picture Duddits walking down the street in your neighbourhood - he'd probably get picked on by a bunch of bullies like he did when he was a child in the film 11 Film clip - 'The Dreamcatcher' 12 SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Jane: It's really funny SOUNDBITE (English) Damian Lewis: If you're a guy who likes blood and aliens and gory scary stuff, come and see it If you're a girl who likes humour and likes gentler character stuff come and see it because it's there as well 13 Film clip - 'The Dreamcatcher' STEPHEN KING'S 'DREAMCATCHER' BROUGHT TO LIFE Sci-fi horror 'Dreamcatcher' is the latest adaptation of a Stephen King novel, based around a quartet of boyhood friends who have got together for a camping trip deep in the woods of Maine Ultimately, they must confront an alien force and prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians The four friends are played by DAMIAN LEWIS (TV's 'Band of Brothers'), THOMAS JANE ('Deep Blue Sea', 'The Sweetest Thing'), TIMOTHY OLYPHANT ('Go', 'Rock Star') and JASON LEE ('Vanilla Sky,' 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back') Lewis received an Emmy nomination for his performance as Major Richard Winters in Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' 'Band of Brothers' In the new film, Lewis plays 'Jonsey,' a young man who has experienced premonitions, ever since being hit by a car The bond between the four friends in the tale is threatened by the legacy of the crash and by other private demons Clownish Beaver (Lee) has relationship problems; psychiatrist, Henry (Jane) is slowly slipping towards suicide; and Pete (Olyphant) is an alcoholicBut together, the friends must try to prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante Even more threatening - a being has taken control of one of their minds, and the group face an alien horror that could change the fate of the world Jason Lee proved that his clownish behavior wasn't an act for the cameras when he was asked how much he enjoyed playing the part: I took great pleasure in hunting for Beaver The film also features three-time Academy Award nominee MORGAN FREEMAN ('Shawshank Redemption') in a departure from his usual roles Freeman plays psychotic Colonel Abraham Kurtz, whose actions intersect with the four troubled men His biggest challenge for the role was facing the extreme cold conditions of the Canadian location Director Lawrence Kasdan ('French Kiss' 'The Big Chill) pulls together a tale that covers wild storm, alien invasion, plague, monster and mad colonel, having adapted King's novel himself with Academy Award winning screenwriter William Goldman TOM SIZEMORE ('Saving Private Ryan' , 'Black Hawk Down') who plays Captain Owen Underhill, reveals that he had doubts about how the film was going to turn out Tom and I became good friends as I did with Morgan - the only two guys I really work with in the movie And I sat next to Tom and Tom said 'hey Tom, how's this gonna work?' And I went 'don't worry, Larry said it's in his head' because I had asked Larry the same thing on the phone I was the first actor to receive this script and I said 'is that a good thing?' and he said 'you should be flattered!' I went 'I'm flattered' and I was the first actor cast and then I read it and I said 'Larry, how is this going to work?' and he said 'don't worry, it's in my head - worry about it when under hill' I turned to Tom and I said 'don't worry, Larry said it's in his head' and I heard 'Tom, no whispering in here', I went 'what? What are you talking about?' I love Larry, but he does do this stuff to you and I went 'I wasn't talking, I was responding to a question from Tom' and Tom Jane said 'yeah, Tom said to me how is this movie going to work?' I said 'no, I did not!' and then he got up and told the entire cast, he said 'don't worry - it's in my head' DONNIE WAHLBERG ('Band of Brothers', 'The Sixth Sense') as Douglas 'Duddits' Cavell Wahlberg took on a strikingly different appearance for the role and explained that he used the reaction from people on set to help prepare for his part: I wasn't there on set all the time so whenever I showed up as Duddits I would always watch people watch me and they would all be like turning and taken aback by the way that I look, but I think that probably helped It helped me to feel what someone like that may feel Picture Duddits walking down the street in your neighbourhood - he'd probably get picked on by a bunch of bullies like he did when he was a child in the film 'Dreamcatcher' was released in North America this week and can be seen across Europe next month FILM CLEARANCE DETAILS Dreamcatcher Warner Bros 818 977 6278