Warner Bros. Pictures To Auction Exclusive Items From The Highly-Anticipated Summer Family Film “Cats & Dogs” On eBAY

(June 1, 2001 – Burbank, CA) - Warner Bros. Pictures will auction items from the highly-anticipated summer family film “Cats & Dogs” on the popular Internet auction site eBay. Beginning Friday, June 1st, fans will be able to bid on exclusive items from the film, including an exciting trip for four to Los Angeles to attend the “Cats & Dogs” premiere, an animatronic beagle puppy complete with spy gear and autographed copies of the script, movie posters and sketches from the production. All items will go to the highest bidder after ten days of active bidding, which ends on Monday, June 11th. The auction is accessible at both the eBay site (www.ebay.com) and the “Cats & Dogs” website (www.catsanddogsmovie.com). In theaters July 4th, the cutting-edge adventure “Cats & Dogs” marries live action with computer animation and puppetry to tell the story of the covert, high-tech struggle between cats and dogs, which comes to a head when a maniacal Persian cat named Mr. Tinkles attempts to take over the world. This isn’t cute. This isn’t cuddly. This is war! Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment, a Mad Chance/Zide/Perry Production, “Cats & Dogs,” starring Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins and Alexander Pollock, and featuring the voice talents of Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin, Sean Hayes, Susan Sarandon, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Lovitz and Charlton Heston. Directed by Lawrence Guterman and written by John Requa & Glenn Ficarra, the film is produced by Andrew Lazar, Chris deFaria, Warren Zide and Craig Perry. Executive producers are Chris Bender, J.C. Spink and Bruce Berman. Music is by John Debney. The editors are Michael Stevenson, A.C.E. and Rick W. Finney; production designer is James Bissell; and director of photography is Julio Macat. “Cats & Dogs” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, an AOL Time Warner Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. This film has been rated “PG” by the Motion Picture Association of America for “animal action and humor.” # # #