LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) Warner Bros. Pictures:
WHAT: The Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Her."
WHEN: Thursday, December 12
WHERE: THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA
7920 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Crew Arrivals: 5:00pm
Arrivals: 6:00pm
Screening: 7:00pm
WHO: From the film:
Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams,
Rooney Mara,
Olivia Wilde, and writer/director Spike Jonze. Guests include Will Arnett, Jason Sudeikis, Rashida Jones, Johnny Knoxville, Catherine O'Hara, Greta Gerwig, Chris Cunningham, Rain Phoenix, with additional guests to be announced.
Set in Los Angeles in the slight future, "Her" follows Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix), a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha," a bright, female voice (Scarlett Johansson) who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other. From the singular perspective of Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Spike Jonze comes "Her," an original love story that explores the evolving nature—and the risks—of intimacy in the modern world.
Written and directed by Spike Jonze, the romantic drama stars Oscar® nominee
Joaquin Phoenix ("The Master," "Walk the Line," "
Gladiator"), Oscar® nominee Amy Adams ("The Master," "
Doubt"), Oscar® nominee
Rooney Mara ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"),
Olivia Wilde, and
Scarlett Johansson.
"Her" is produced by Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and
Vincent Landay.
Daniel Lupi,
Natalie Farrey and Chelsea Barnard serve as executive producers. The film reunites many of Jonze's longtime creative collaborators, including production designer K.K. Barrett, editor Eric Zumbrunnen and costume designer Casey Storm. Joining them is director of photography Hoyte Van Hoytema and editor Jeff Buchanan. The music is composed by Arcade Fire, with additional music by Owen Pallett. A Warner Bros.
Pictures presentation of an Annapurna
Pictures Production, "Her" will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.herthemovie.com
This film has been rated R for language, sexual content and brief graphic nudity.
"Her" opens limited on December 18, 2013 and nationwide on January 10, 2014.
