NAME: UK CHARLIE PREM 2 20080110E TAPE: EF08/0044 IN_TIME: 10:21:56:13 DURATION: 00:03:58:19 SOURCES: AP Ents / Universal DATELINE: London 9th January 2008 RESTRICTIONS: Check script for details SHOTLIST ++No re-use/re-sale of film/video clips without clearance++ AP Entertainment London, 9th January 2008 1. Various Empire Leicester Square 2. Various Tom Hanks on red carpet signing autographs Universal 3. Trailer Excerpt "Charlie Wilson's War AP Entertainment London, 9th January 2008 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Hanks, Actor: "Yeah it was wonderful, we didn't realise she was expecting a child when we started shooting - that came as a surprise to all of us, maybe not to her, but she is a wonderful, sweet, good friend. It wasn't even like working at all, it was like going off and having a nice conversation to a woman in a very uncomfortable wig. 5. Mid shot Tom Hanks talking to press 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Hanks, Actor: "I think the theme is the show must go on and that's the way we all live. I'm on the board of the academy and I know that, I'm sure that the Academy wants the show to happen, I just hope it can." 7. Mike Nichols on red carpet 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Nichols, Director: "It would be a wonderful thing (if the Oscars were cancelled). No more red carpet, no more handicapping the silliest race since Dancing With the Stars. They can send the winner something in the mail it would be so great. They're boring, lousy shows. They've taken hold of everything. Everybody is insane judging a contest that doesn't matter. Why not look at things as they come out, go home, if you want to give an award, mail it." Universal 9. Trailer Excerpt "Charlie Wilson's War AP Entertainment London, 9th January 2008 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Hanks, Actor: "I thought Joe Biden was a feisty guy. I thought it would be good to have a cranky guy like that in the White House, but he's dropped out, so I've got to make my decision now. " 11. Mid shot fans 12. Hanks waving Aston Villa Scarf 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Hanks, Actor: "Aston Villa. It's a lovely little place don't you think? Doesn't it sound like a lovely town? Aston Villa. I do understand it's Birmingham. Years ago I was in London, I was watching a football match and it happened to be Aston Villa and I thought I like the colours and I like the name, so I'm going to be an Aston Villa man from now on. They were nice enough to send me along a muffler. Is this what you call it, a muffler or a scarf, a banner, a sign?" Universal 14. Trailer Excerpt "Charlie Wilson's War TOM HANKS WRAPS UP FOR CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR PREMIERE Tom Hanks weathered the London cold Wednesday (09JAN08) for the premiere of his latest movie "Charlie Wilson's War." Sporting an Aston Villa football scarf Hanks chatted to fans and and signed autographs. The comedy based on a real-life tale follows a Senator's covert war against the Soviet Union following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. An adaptation of George Crille's best-selling book, Tom Hanks stars as Charlie Wilson, a womanising Congressman from a small Texas district who conspires to help the Mujahedin fight the Soviets by channelling money and weapons together in the largest covert operation in history Help along the way is found through embittered CIA agent Gust Avrakotos played by Philip Seymour Hoffman and wealthy Texas socialite Joanne Herring played by Julia Roberts. The film is seen as a bit of a come-back for Julia Roberts who apart from voice parts in "The Ant Bully" and Charlotte's Web has not worked on a movie since 2004, when she starred in Closer and Ocean's Twelve. 'We didn't realise she was expecting a child when we started shooting - that came as a surprise to all of us, maybe not to her" Tom told the AP, " but she is a wonderful, sweet, good friend. It wasn't even like working at all, it was like going off and having a nice conversation to a woman in a very uncomfortable wig." Charlie Wilson's War has been nominated for five Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Actor for Tom Hanks, Best Supporting Actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress for Julia Roberts Following the cancellation of this years Golden Globes ceremony, Hanks told the AP that he hopes the writers strike will not go as far as affecting the Academy Awards. "I think the theme is the show must go on and that's the way we all live. I'm on the board of the academy and I know that, I'm sure that the Academy wants the show to happen, I just hope it can " he said. Written by West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin, the film is directed by Mike Nichols of 'The Graduate' fame who says he'd be delighted if the Oscars were cancelled this year. "It would be a wonderful thing (if the Oscars were cancelled). No more red carpet, no more handicapping the silliest race since Dancing With the Stars. They can send the winner something in the mail it would be so great. They're boring, lousy shows. They've taken hold of everything. Everybody is insane judging a contest that doesn't matter. Why not look at things as they come out, go home, if you want to give an award, mail it." Democrat Hanks reportedly donated $4,600 to help Barack Obama's campaign. But he told the AP he's still undecided on who to back for president. "I thought Joe Biden was a feisty guy. I thought it would be good to have a cranky guy like that in the White House, but he's dropped out, so I've got to make my decision now. " But the actor swapped politics for football tonight by wearing an Aston Villa scarf, because he, "likes the team". Years ago I was in London, I was watching a football match and it happened to be Aston Villa and I thought I like the colours and I like the name, he told journalists. "So I'm going to be an Aston Villa man from now on. They were nice enough to send me along a muffler. Is this what you call it, a muffler or a scarf, a banner, a sign?" Charlie Wilson's War is in cinemas across north America. It is due for release in the UK on January 11th. CLEARANCE DETAILS: 'Charlie Wilson's War' Universal Pictures + 1 818 777 1000

MEDICARE / WNT Question Senator Olympia Snowe as she attends the DRUG IMPORTATION - press conference with Sens. Byron Dorgan and Olympia Snowe and Reps. Sherrod Brown and JoAnn Emerson, others, hold a news a bill to allow importation of lower priced prescription drugs. Slugged: 1330 SEN GAL X81 Senators Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Olympia Snow, Teddy Kennedy, John McCain and Debbie Stabenow with U.S. Reps Jo Ann Emerson and Sherrod Brown hold a press conference on Prescription Drug Re-Importation February 9, 2005 13:33:34 entrance, walk up to podium 13:33:48 Sen Byron Dorgan: Announcing in the us senate, re importation of drugs, distinguished members on both sides of the aisle 13:34:09 28 co-sponsors in the Senate have put their name on this legislation, all well familiar, downward pressure on prescription prices 13:34:31 I come from a state near the Canadian border, two pill bottles 13:34:41 Lipitor, as you can see, is made by same company, same bottle, one to Canada, one to US.different is price, 1.01 to 1.81 13:35:08 that is answered by our legislation, wrong for the American consumer to pay the highest prices in the world, we believe force the pharmaceutical 13:35:44 Olympia Snow.where we are today, charting a course, passing this most vital legislation, important line up of bipartisan and bicameral support 13:37:40 it's a pro-active approach at the FDA< unfortunate where FDA is seizing drugs from the elderly, FDA didn't know what the pedigree was, since we passed legislation in 1988, requiring the FDA to establish pedigrees 13:38:13 and so on, registering wholesales as well as licensed pharmacists, we're on a trajectory for passing this legislation this year, 13:38:42 objective study of what this legislation actually does to ensure 13:38:52 SEN CHUCH GRASSLEY, pushing a very important, most of you are probably writing about this from a health standpoint, see this as a trade issue 13:39:14 everything we allow to be imported, we want to give our consumers the choice of price and quality, why not pharmaceuticals 13:39:31 efforts towards competition, togive consumers the best buy, today they pay way more then they should 13:39:53 drug companies will be forced to re-evaluate, American consumers by making them pay more then their fair share 13:40:11 new legislation, those of us here today are moving ahead, builds upon, trade barriers that Congress put up in 1991, 13:40:30 it addresses safety concerns by providing FDA with necessary resources to implement a safe and effective 13:41:26 Sen KENNEDY, thank you for their strong leadership, the new estimates of the medicare, shows the administration a lack of credibility on the issue 13:41:47 and a huge portion of that program, wind fall profit, and the HMO's 13:41:58 for seniors and to the govt, the issue is where does the congress stand, seniors with the American people, with the Medicare beneficiaries 13:42:28 to say the time has come, we are ready to pass re-importation, says the pharmacists in our communities can do business with other pharmacists under 13:42:58 maximum competition and lower prices, and for anybody that uses prescription drugs 13:43:10 over 1.3 billion in goods come across the border every single day, bring prescription drugs 13:43:26 who sits within site of the bridge or tunnel, doesn't have the ability to do business.makes no sense 13:43:40 who have been standing up for so long and I've been pleased to join them 13:43:48 we need to lower the cost of prescription drugs, let me also say that we're going to have a lot of issues, veterans 13:44:02 this is a bi-partisan, tri-partisan issue.effect every person, every business, every college of medicine 13:44:21 everyone who is involved Sen DEBBIE STABENOW 13:44:42 the best in the world will not help a person who cannot afford them 13:44:56 when congress passed the first re importation legislation, first introduced with Dorgan and Snow, changed at last minute, the FDA escape clause 13:45:19 let the FDA skirt the intent of the bill in the six years since it passed, removes that FDA escape clause 13:45:33 to ensure that safe drugs are available 13:45:44 anywhere in America, prescription medicines then anywhere else in the world, legislation will make right 13:45:58 for this measure, dorgan, snow, grassley, kennedy 13:46:08 opportunity to make drug importation a reality SEN MCCAIN 13:46:31 I'd like to thank all my colleagues, obviously this new information concerning 13:46:52 outrageous, also an add that prohibits medicare from negotiating with the drug companies.glaring and disgraceful exhibit 13:47:14 will be resolved in our favor, also caution that we have a long way to go, in check, thank my colleagues, particularly the ever entertaining and articulate Sen Dorgan 13:47:40 two of our house colleagues Rep SHERROD BROWN 13:48:12 buy prescription drugs, bit peculiar for a federal official to take a group of citizens to bluy drugs 13:48:37 is doing to the state budget, state Medicaid budgets, cost the taxpayers are paying 13:48:50 how it's forcing seniors too often out of pocket to choose between their medicine and their food, what medical costs 13:49:11 that as Sen McCain said, what this drug cost, what it's doing to the new medicare drug benefit 13:49:26 what this could do to the Medicaid cuts, to talk about the $60 billion in Medicade cuts, one provision in the plan may take away the ability for Medicaid to get the best price 13:49:51 seniors in this country, so that businesses, individual payers can begin to get real savings on prescription drugs Rep Jo Ann Emerson 13:50:14 reiterate -- MISSOURI 13:50:36 as everyone has indicated, healthcare costs are spiraling, co-pays or the co-pay portion of hospitalization 13:50:57 critical that we get this legislation passed, more importantly still unfair for the American public to subsidize the rest of the world 13:51:15 Pharma and the pharmaceutical companies going state to state, basis of safety issues, we know a red herring, know our legislation will do more then provide 13:51:38 ensure that these drugs are what we think they are, interesting to see, you need to 13:51:55 critical we do this on a national level, DORGAN 13:52:46 STARTS slow and then slows way down, we know however, that even in that context 13:53:00 there will be a hearing on this specific, we intend to make certain that the Senate expresses its will, fairly confident 13:53:22 the Senate will say, we stand with the American consumers QUESTIONS 13:54:48 SNOW: regrettable, rather then trying to figure out ways to design safe legislation 13:55:05 EMERSON: we knew we had to have some kind of cost containment cause there was none at all, if you look at the $34million beneficiaries, 13:55:26 they're paying about$5.3 million a year 13:55:35 everything we possibly can to help not only seniors but Rep Sherrod Brown 13:55:48 Sec Thompson.four dollars per tablet Sen DEBBIE STABENOW 13:56:43 felt it was safe, vaccines from there, the reality, the facts and the common sense keeps showing up, no matter how much 13:57:02 common sense tells us that we can lower price, keep it safe to opening border 13:58:07 SNOW: explicitly prohibited in the Medicare prohibition act, difficult to defend in a time when these costs have been skyrocketing 13:58:57 BROWN: as we do re importation and do this right, not just a question where other drug companies have put the squeeze on 13:59:15 supply in Canada is squeezed by the drug industry 13:59:23 um, he talked about the re importation within the European Union, large enough that they can't squeeze 14:00:37 WIDE SHOT OF SPEAKERS 14:00:42 DORGAN: well, not serious either, they announce a task force and put Dr. McClellan in charge of it, we finally raised enough fuss.could've written this task force before they had one day of discussion 14:01:10 reaffirmed what those in the administration wanted 14:02:00 SNOW 14:02:05 the vaccine.uh, and, importers under this legislation, the standards in place 14:02:28 DORGAN: said to me in a whisper, don't give up on this issue, publicly said it, yeah