“Osmosis Jones” Makes Digital Debut August 10th In Select Cities

(August 9, 2001 – Burbank, CA) – Selected theaters in the U.S. and Canada will debut the new comedy “Osmosis Jones” in an all-digital format this Friday, August 10th, coinciding with the film’s national release. This marks the first feature release from Warner Bros. Pictures to premiere in both digital and conventional 35mm format simultaneously, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. “This exciting new technology, which will ensure picture and sound quality throughout even the longest runs, will not only revolutionize the motion picture experience but also the marketing and distribution of films worldwide,” says Fellman of the digital cinema format. The theaters in which “Osmosis Jones” will appear in digital projection are: the AMC Media Plaza in Burbank, California; Loew’s E-Walk in New York City; the AMC Studio 27 in Olathe, near Kansas City, Kansas; the Famous Silver City Riverport in Vancouver, British Columbia; and the Famous Paramount in Toronto, Ontario. A unique blend of live action and cutting-edge animation, “Osmosis Jones” is an epic adventure of microscopic proportions about one white blood cell’s race against the biological clock to hunt down and destroy a lethal virus that has infiltrated the body of Frank Detorri -- or, from the perspective of his countless cellular inhabitants, The City of Frank. Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Conundrum Entertainment production, “Osmosis Jones,” directed by Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly; animation directed by Piet Kroon and Tom Sito; with the voice talents of Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne, David Hyde Pierce, Brandy Norwood and William Shatner; and live-action stars Molly Shannon, Chris Elliott and Bill Murray. The film is produced by Bradley Thomas, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Zak Penn and Dennis Edwards, and written by Marc Hyman. The director of photography is Mark Irwin, C.S.C., A.S.C., and the production designer is Sidney Bartholomew, Jr. Music is by Randy Edelman. “Osmosis Jones” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, an AOL Time Warner Company. This film has been rated “PG” by the Motion Picture Association of America for “bodily humor.” www.osmosisjones.com [2] / AOL Keyword: Osmosis Jones # # #