The Other Guys The Movie in Beverly, MA

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• Genre: Action, Comedy
  
  Synopsis:
  Two deskbound detectives (Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg) get more than they bargain for when they take on a seemingly minor case that may turn out to be New York's biggest crime.
  
  Release Date: -0/06/2010
  Running Time: 107
  
  Rating: PG-13 - Parents Strongly Cautioned
  
  http://www.theotherguys-movie.com/
  
• Cast:
  Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Rob Riggle, Natalie Zea, Damon Wayans Jr., Bobby Cannavale, Zoe Lister-Jones, Michael Delaney, Zach Woods, Brooke Shields, Rosie Perez
  
  Crew:
  Director - Adam McKay, Screenwriter - Adam McKay, Screenwriter - Chris Henchy, Producer - Will Ferrell, Producer - Adam McKay, Producer - Jimmy Miller, Executive Producer - David Householter, Executive Producer - Chris Henchy, Executive Producer - Kevin Messick, Cinematographer - Oliver Wood, Production Design - Clayton Hartley, Film Editor - Brent White, Original Music - Jon Brion, Costume Designer - Carol Ramsey, Casting - Allison Jones, Art Director - Jim Gloster, Set Decoration - George DeTitta Jr.
  
  Production Companies:
  Gary Sanchez Productions, Mosaic
  
  Distributors:
  Sony Pictures Entertainment
  
  Notes:
  - Notes provided by Sony Pictures - NYPD Detectives Christopher Danson and P.K. Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don't get tattoos - other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit Detectives Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg). You've seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They're not heroes - they're ``the Other Guys. But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case no other detective wants to touch that could turn into New York City's biggest crime. It's the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff? Columbia Pictures presents a Gary Sanchez / Mosaic production, The Other Guys. The film stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, with Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Adam McKay. Produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jimmy Miller, and Patrick Crowley. Written by Adam McKay & Chris Henchy. Executive Producers are David Householter, Chris Henchy, and Kevin Messick. Director of Photography is Oliver Wood. Production Designer is Clayton Hartley. Editor is Brent White, A.C.E. Costume Designer is Carol Ramsey. Music by Jon Brion. The Other Guys has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for Crude and Sexual Content, Language, Violence and Some Drug Material. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on August 6, 2010. ABOUT THE FILM Not every cop can be a hero. It takes all kinds to fill a police force - you got your superstars, the guys who get the medals, your hot shots, glory boys, vets - and then... there are the other guys. Guys like Detectives Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz. ``Gamble and Hoitz are not necessarily what you think of when you think of the heroes of buddy cop movies, says Will Ferrell, who stars opposite Mark Wahlberg in The Other Guys, an action comedy about the cops who never make the headlines. ``Gamble is a forensic accountant, a desk cop, the guy who never leaves the office, who's very much into his paperwork. Hoitz is more of the streetwise guy who's jonesing to get out there and make a name for himself. ``My character is obsessed with what he thinks is real crime: drug dealers, vice, murderers, and anything that's going on in the street, says Wahlberg. ``Will's character's whole attitude and approach to police work is paperwork. That's all it basically comes down to - paperwork and white collar crime. But I'm stuck with him because of a mistake that I made. Mark Wahlberg, the Academy Award(R)-nominated actor known for his tough-guy action movie roles, in a comedy opposite Will Ferrell? It's the fulfillment of a desire on both their parts. ``I've been looking to do a comedy for a long time, says Wahlberg. ``I just wanted to make sure I was in the right hands. There were comedic elements to certain performances that I've done, but to do a full-blown comedy I wanted to make sure I was protected and who better to work with than the funniest guys in movies in my opinion, Will and Adam. They invited me to dinner and said they wanted to do a movie. I was like, 'You got to be kidding me.' I said, 'I'll do whatever you want.' Ferrell added, ``We - Adam McKay and I - are such big fans of Mark's. We always thought he would be great in a comedy, playing a character that maybe is similar in some ways to the role he had in The Departed, but to utilize that intensity he has and play it for laughs. ``Literally, around one in the morning that night after that first dinner, Adam sent out an e-mail describing a cop movie where Will is the guy who wants to do desk work and the opportunity arises for him to step up, says co-writer Chris Henchy. ``From that, we started talking about it and danced around the idea and went in and pitched it. ``Adam and Chris went to work writing the script, and then, eight or ten weeks later, they got it to me, says Wahlberg. ``I couldn't believe it. It was perfect - they wrote an amazing role for me where I just got to go crazy. Strangely enough, the comedic outline of the plot would be inspired by the current headlines - and Will's character, though outrageously silly, is a new kind of cop and perhaps the future of law enforcement. ``We like the idea of Will as a policeman, always on his computer, loving paperwork. He solves crimes from his desk, with a computer, Henchy continues. ``That's how you catch the Bernie Madoffs of the world - it's not hitting the streets, it's following the paper trail. ``Allen Gamble is a guy who loves - he actually relishes - paperwork, says Ferrell. ``Working on the computer and organization are police work for him. He's an earnest, sweetheart type - a guy who plays it very close to the vest, a buttoned-down type of guy who shows up right on time for work and stays to the very last minute. The comic potential was redoubled by pairing that character with Wahlberg's Terry Hoitz. Frustrated by his bad fortune and the abuse he endures from his cop colleagues, Terry is desperate to redeem himself. ``He's your classic, iconic city cop. He thinks he's street smart and wants to go out, bust some heads, fire his weapon, and kick ass, says Wahlberg. ``He stampedes his way through everybody and everything. That's their relationship - a guy who wants to stay at his desk and a guy who wants to be a peacock. Ferrell says that working with an actor like Wahlberg afforded the filmmakers the opportunity to work the comedy in a way that emphasizes his strengths. ``Sometimes the comedy is conversational, and other times, it's broad and crazy and out of control. Adam and I always feel like the best comedy is played straight - as real as possible. In fact, this might be the most real movie we've done tonally, which makes the situations that Allen and Terry get into so much funnier. Wahlberg describes the pure pleasure and problems keeping professional while working with Ferrell. ``The biggest concern for me was just looking at Will's face, says Wahlberg. ``He's just so funny that every once in a while I'd burst out laughing. Finally I'd look just to the left of him or just to the right of him and still appear as if I'm looking at him and reacting to what he's doing, just to keep from laughing. Ferrell adds, ``It's so funny to get to know someone like Mark, who has this reputation as a tough guy. He's actually a sweetheart and was dying to kind of do comedy like this. He wasn't thrown by anything. ``Mark is not only a great actor. He's also a family man and also the guy who could kick anyone's ass in the room, but also a jovial, lighthearted guy who in no way wants to kick anyone's ass, says McKay. ``It was very interesting watching him interact with Will, who, of course, is famous for his insane temper and grotesque ego. WORKING WITH ADAM McKAY With just a handful of films, co-writer/director Adam McKay has established himself as one of the most original voices in the current generation of comedy directors. With Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and Step Brothers, McKay's style and sensibilities have not only proved popular with audiences, but made him an attractive creative partner for actors as well. One of the reasons actors like to work with director Adam McKay is that they get the opportunity to stretch their creative muscles. It's something of a directing style for McKay, who, Wahlberg says, created an environment where there was no fear of failure and anything was possible. ``It's fantastic, says Wahlberg. ``I kept waiting for someone to say, 'All right, quit screwing around,' but it never happened. Whatever you want to do, whatever you want to try, is okay. Adam works completely differently from everybody else. Other actors are even more effusive. For example, Eva Mendes, who joins the cast as Sheila, the wife of Will Ferrell's character, says, ``I've been a McKay/Ferrell fan for a long time. A few years ago, the AFI asked me my opinion of the greatest movie of all time, and y'know, I could have said The Bicycle Thief, but I said Anchorman and I'm going to hold firm to that. McKay has long been Ferrell's creative and producing partner. After meeting on ``Saturday Night Live in 1995, the two have forged a close working relationship, with McKay co-writing three movies with Ferrell, directing four, and executive producing another. ``He's one of the most creative directors I've ever worked with, says Ferrell. ``It's fun to be on set with actors who have never worked with Adam before, watching their reaction as he creates an environment where everyone feels safe. McKay says that his challenge was to keep the set as open and free to experimentation as he could, while also keeping it grounded enough that the action sequences made sense. ``Obviously, we like to do silly, absurd things, says McKay. ``The Other Guys is an action comedy, and I think it's just as funny as the movies we've made in the past. But it's also a bit more badass - we really tried to come up with action scenes we hadn't seen before, and I think we came up with some fantastic stuff. ABOUT THE SUPPORTING CAST Gamble and Hoitz idolize their colleagues, Detectives Danson and Highsmith. The quintessential hot rod stud cops who date models, go to red carpet events, and put on a great show for the city and for Captain Mauch (Michael Keaton), they also have no sense of proportion, causing billions of dollars in damage for small-time busts. ``Danson and Highsmith might be the best cops ever to grace the force in New York City, so long as you ignore the billions, if not trillions, in damage they've caused the city, explains Henchy. Danson and Highsmith are played by Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson, respectively. Johnson describes them, succinctly: ``They're the best of the best. The hell with the rest. Put you to the test. For Jackson, as if the chance to parody his screen persona wasn't enough, the opportunity to do it opposite Ferrell and Wahlberg was irresistible - sort of. Channeling his character, he says, ``I really liked working with the tall honky with the Afro and the one who's not as tall with the mean look on his face. ``Obviously, you could make a legit action movie with Sam and Dwayne, says McKay. ``We kept joking, 'It'd be called ``Critical Hour.' We'd do the movie trailer: 'As the clock approaches midnight, where will you be?' For our movie - the whole premise being that the other guys replace the superstar cops - they were perfect. Eva Mendes joins the cast as Sheila, the wife of Ferrell's bookish cop. ``What people don't know about me is that I will do anything for a laugh, Mendes says. ``Once Adam and Will and Chris knew I was game and that I don't care about looking ridiculous or ugly or silly, it gave them more freedom to go even further with my character. It was a great collaboration. ``Sheila's a doctor and the all-around perfect wife, perfect for Will's character, says Mendes. ``She performs surgery during the day, then she goes shopping for lingerie, takes a Pilates class and does all of it in time to have a four-course dinner on the table when her husband gets home. She's always looking for ways to make him happy because she sees how exceptional he is. ``The joke is that no one can believe that this guy Allen has a wife as beautiful as Eva Mendes, says Ferrell. ``Terry can't quite get over that and it becomes a gag throughout the film. All these attractive women stop in their tracks and are always saying hi to Allen and it's driving Terry crazy. Allen is so completely oblivious to what is going on - it's a really fun thing to play. When Danson and Highsmith fall out of the picture, there's a power vacuum in the precinct. Hoitz and Gamble are convinced this is their chance to step up - but so are Detectives Martin and Fosse, played by Rob Riggle and Damon Wayans, Jr. Riggle says his character, Martin, ``has the talent, the skills, the intellect, the muscular build, to be a supermodel, really, if he'd chosen that, but he didn't. He went into law enforcement and he wants it all. He wants to be the top dog. ``And together with my partner, Rick Fosse, we're going to do it, he continues. ``The only thing in our way is Detective Terry Hoitz and Detective Alan Gamble, a couple of real knobs from the department that are a blight, an embarrassment to the force, but they're in our precinct, so we have compete with them. ``Basically, everything Fosse and Martin do in this movie, says Wayans, ``is to sabotage Terry and Allen, making Fosse and Martin's rise to grace that much easier. Michael Keaton plays the precinct's Captain Mauch, a guy who's seen it all and despite his lofty perch is having a little trouble making ends meet. ``He's the type of guy who just wants to get to the end of his shift and call it a day, so we wanted to bring in some real world problems with Mauch, says Henchy. ``I come from a family of cops and I know about the pensions and working 20 years and getting two kids through school, so he has a second job at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. It's tough to come from running a police precinct and then going to run the housewares section. ``What I decided, says Keaton, ``is that his second job is not just something he has to do. It's something he loves. He's way more at home at BB&B than he is in the precinct. For Keaton, the acting job was a dream. ``I got up, I read my Times, I grabbed my coffee, I walked to the set - I love walking in New York. Then I started laughing, right from the time I got on set, and I finished laughing after I got back to the hotel, because I'd be thinking about everything that happened during the day. I stayed in a nice hotel, I went to bed, and I woke up and did it all over again. How great is that job? ``I've been a fan of Michael Keaton since his stand-up days, and then Beetlejuice and Night Shift were movies I watched over and over, says McKay. ``As soon as he got on set, I thought, 'Oh, he's still got his fastball.' One of the biggest treats on this movie was to work with Michael Keaton. Steve Coogan joins the cast as David Ershson, a banker caught in the middle of a high-stakes crime. ``I'm like a British Bernie Madoff, he says. ``He's a stockbroker, trader, hedge fund guy, who has embezzled billions from different people. It's the new bad guy in movies - the financial bad guy. In keeping with McKay's and Ferrell's goal of playing the both the comedy and the action as real as possible, Coogan says he walked a fine line. ``I did play him quite smooth, quite suave, but also to get the comedy out of it, I hiccupped and tripped over my words occasionally. I tried to find the humor in that, and Will helped a lot. Will shares out the laughs. Ray Stevenson rounds out the cast as Wesley, formerly of the Australian Special Forces, who will become an antagonist for Gamble and Hoitz. ``My character, Roger Wesley, is Australian, and I decided that he's as dry as the great western desert, he says. ``This is the first full-blown comedy I've done, and it's best to leave the comedy to the people who are so good at it - Adam, Will, Mark, and Steve Coogan, who's very well-known in Britain. The more real I play my character, the more foil they have to bounce off of. ABOUT THE PRODUCTION AND STUNTS Most of the film was shot in New York. ``We were so lucky to get to shoot in New York and to get to show off all the different locations in the city, from Wall Street to Rockefeller Center, says Ferrell. ``Almost every part of the city you can think of, we put on film. On top of that, we had a full second unit going the whole time, doing scene work with car crashes and guns a-blazing. Producer Patrick Crowley says that as they began to scout for locations in New York, ``it became apparent that Adam was really interested in iconic New York locations. Our production designer, Clayton Hartley, was as well. For example, we ended up building Ershon's office loft at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. At the Time Warner Building, there's a jazz venue there which has got huge windows, 30 feet high and 40 feet wide - it was perfect. Other locations lent a New York feel just as well. ``We created an iconic upscale jewelry store and slammed a wrecking ball through it for a robbery scene. We staged a high-speed chase going the wrong way down Park Avenue. We shot at a Knicks basketball game. Other New York locations included Wall St, City Hall Park, The Plaza Hotel, Bed, Bath and Beyond, and the famous Nathan's Hot Dogs in Coney Island. When it came to the action sequences, McKay knew exactly the approach he wanted to take. ``It was something we discovered on Talladega Nights - the action has got to be decent, he says. ``It's OK to have a scene that's not overtly funny, but if it's not, it had better be cool or badass or interesting or clever. We tried really hard to come up with action scenes we hadn't seen before. To deliver the big action, the filmmakers teamed with Crowley, who had previously overseen the Bourne series. Crowley says that if the filmmakers took a natural, realistic approach to the comedy, so, too, when it came to the action. ``Adam said that he wanted a very contemporary kind of action, as real as it can be, says Crowley. ``He said, 'I really want you to believe that this is happening to the characters.' That's unusual for a comedy, where the action can be like a caricature, but it works when you have a star like Mark Wahlberg. Wahlberg jokes, ``I was a bit concerned - I signed up for a comedy, and then next thing you know, I'm getting thrown around and jumping through glass windows! But it was all stuff that I'm very comfortable with doing. The action takes this movie to a whole other level. Crowley also says that he knew the action would look great on-screen. ``Oliver Wood was not only Adam's director of photography for Step Brothers and Talladega Nights - he was also the D.P. on all three Bourne movies, he notes. ``With him, I knew we'd be able to figure out a way to give Adam all the action stuff he and the audience would really want. Overseeing the stunts was stunt coordinator Brad Martin. ``We tried not to do anything tongue-in-cheek, says Martin. ``We planned it, choreographed it, and shot it in a realistic, hardcore manner. For example, Martin suggested Parkour athletes for one chase sequence. ``Parkour is a gymnastics dynamic in which people use buildings and cars and surfaces in order to propel themselves in the air and do flips and bounce off of things, says Crowley. ``It really made the bad guys seem that much more of a threat. In another sequence, Danson and Highsmith drive through a bus, commandeer it, and proceed on a high-speed chase through Manhattan with their car stuck perpendicularly out of the bus; at the end of the sequence, the car comes flying out of the bus. The stunt was, for the most part, a practical effect. ``We had to test the jump a number of times -what ramp, at what speed, and at what distance, does it take for a Chevelle to make a certain-sized hole in a bus? asks Martin. ``For the second part of the sequence, we had Rick Seaman driving the bus, doubling as Highsmith. It's very, very difficult to slide a bus, and Rick's one of the best stunt drivers out there. He slid the bus at a ninety-degree turn, and the rest of it was the special effects team. They ratcheted the car out of the bus and through the air, and then they ratcheted it back into the Trump Tower. ``For the jewelry store heist, Martin continues, ``we had special effects build us a wrecking ball. It wasn't that heavy -- maybe 700 pounds. We needed it to crash through a building and then hit a van. Well, how do we flip the van? We ended up putting the van on an arm. When the stunt driver hit the mark, he could hit a button that would flip the van. It was one of my favorite shots in the movie-- it's a great wreck. To research his role, Ferrell spent time preparing at police precincts and with cops, following the routine of daily life. ``I actually got to do a little bit of research, go to a shooting range. I visited a couple of the precincts to see what the mentality of these guys are, and for all of the exciting headlines you read about, there's so much day-to-day work that goes unseen. Which is kind of the core belief of my character that it's just as important, but we don't really hear about it. Wahlberg was also invited to research by going to the firing range, but, the action movie vet, chuckles, ``I was like, for what? I've done it all. In the end, Crowley says, the collaboration with McKay and Ferrell was ``the most fun by far I've ever had on a movie. Adam fosters a spirit of generosity and openness on the set - there's no tension or pressure. He's very good at shaping all of those forces so that he's able to get exactly what he wants and produces great laughs. ABOUT THE CAST WILL FERRELL (Allen Gamble/Producer) has come a long way since his days on Saturday Night Live, crossing over from television icon to motion picture star. Most recently, Ferrell debuted on Broadway by headlining the sold out, one-man comedy show ``You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush. Nominated for a Tony Award in the Best Special Event category and directed by longtime collaborator, Adam McKay, Ferrell perfected his infamous ``Saturday Night Live character "President George W. Bush." At the end of its Broadway run, HBO aired a live special which went on to garner three Emmy Award nominations. Ferrell recently concluded production on the independent feature Everything Must Go, directed by Dan Rush and based on a Raymond Carver short story. Additionally, Ferrell lends his voice as the title character superhero Megamind in the Dreamworks Animation release of the 3D animated film of the same name which also stars Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill. This will be released domestically in November. In 2006, Ferrell demonstrating that his dramatic gifts equal his comedic talents, Ferrell earned his second Golden Globe nomination (Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical) for his portrayal of IRS agent Harold Crick in Stranger Than Fiction, starring opposite Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah and Maggie Gyllenhaal for director Marc Forster. That same year, Ferrell starred in the hit comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby with co-stars John C. Reilly and Sacha Baron Cohen. Earning nearly $150 million at the U.S. box office, the film became the season's 1 comedy (non-animated) and continues to set records on DVD. In the summer of 2004, Ferrell starred in the comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy for DreamWorks Pictures, which grossed over $85 million domestically. Ferrell co-wrote the script with writer Adam McKay. Judd Apatow produced, with David O. Russell (Three Kings) executive producing. Ferrell completed his seventh and final season on the legendary NBC late-night hit Saturday Night Live in 2002, having taken the nation by storm during ``Indecision 2000 by impersonating President George W. Bush on the show. Some of his most memorable SNL characters include Craig the Spartan Cheerleader, musical middle school teacher Marty Culp, and Tom Wilkins, the hyperactive co-host of ``Morning Latte. Among his many cross-gender impressions are Janet Reno, Alex Trebek, Neil Diamond and the late, great Chicago Cubs sportscaster Harry Caray. His work on SNL earned two Emmy nominations in 2001 (Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, and Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program). Ferrell's previous film credits include Zoolander, Elf, the Woody Allen feature Melinda and Melinda, the comedies Semi-Pro, Bewitched and Old School, and the screen adaptation of The Producers, which earned Ferrell his first Golden Globe nomination in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor In 2007, Ferrell and McKay founded the video website Funnyordie.com. The comedy video website contains exclusive material from a number of famous contributors such as Judd Apatow and Jack Black, and has its own ``Funny or Die Team (``FOD Team) which creates original material for the site. The site's first video, ``The Landlord, has received over 55 million views and features Ferrell confronted by a swearing, beer-drinking two-year-old landlord. In June 2008, the site they announced a partnership with HBO to develop television projects. Following their website success, Ferrell and McKay teamed together again to open their own production company, Gary Sanchez Productions. So far, they have supported the 2006 Sundance hit The Foot Fist Way starring Danny McBride (Tropic Thunder), who also co-wrote with director Jody Hill. The film was released last May by Paramount Vantage. Gary Sanchez recently produced the first season of HBO's dark comedy series ``Eastbound & Down, starring Dany McBride. The show's second season begins in September. Raised in Irvine, California, Ferrell attended USC and graduated with a degree in sports information. Upon graduation, he worked as a sportscaster on a weekly show broadcast over a local cable channel. Soon after, he enrolled in acting classes and stand-up comedy workshops at a nearby community college and was eventually asked to join the esteemed comedy/improv group The Groundlings after just one year of training. It was at The Groundlings that Ferrell was discovered for Saturday Night Live. MARK WAHLBERG (Terry Hoitz) earned Academy Award(R) and Golden Globe nominations for his standout performance in Martin Scorsese's acclaimed drama The Departed. Wahlberg's remarkable film career began with Penny Marshall's Renaissance Man and The Basketball Diaries with Leonardo DiCaprio, followed by a star turn opposite Reese Witherspoon in the thriller Fear. He has enjoyed playing diverse characters for visionary filmmakers such as David O. Russell, Tim Burton and Paul Thomas Anderson. His breakout role in Boogie Nights established Wahlberg as one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. He later headlined Three Kings and The Perfect Storm with George Clooney and The Italian Job with Charlize Theron. He then starred in the football biography Invincible with Greg Kinnear, and in Shooter, based on the best-selling novel Point of Impact. He reunited with The Yards director James Gray and co-star Joaquin Phoenix in We Own the Night, which he also produced. In 2008, he starred in M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening and also in Max Payne. He appeared recently in director Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lovely Bones opposite Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon and in Date Night opposite Tina Fey. Later this year, he will star in The Fighter for director David O. Russell. Wahlberg is also executive producer of the HBO series ``Entourage, ``In Treatment, and ``How to Make It in America, for which he has received six Golden Globe and three Emmy nominations. A committed philanthropist, he founded The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation in 2001 to benefit inner city children and teens. EVA MENDES (Sheila) captured the attention of moviegoers in a small, but pivotal role in the critically acclaimed film Training Day. Since then, she has proved she is adept in both comedic and dramatic roles. Since arriving on the motion picture scene, she has had the opportunity to work with an esteemed and diverse group of directors and co-stars, earning the reputation as a serious actress who is committed to her craft. Mendes' performance in Training Day led to the celebrated director Carl Franklin hiring Mendes for the MGM feature Out of Time, once more starring opposite Denzel Washington. In the same year, Mendes appeared in Robert Rodriguez's film Once Upon A Time in Mexico, opposite Johnny Depp. Mendes also starred in the action blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious, the comedy feature film, All About the Benjamins opposite Ice Cube, and the Farrelly Brothers comedy, Stuck on You opposite Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. Mendes went on to star opposite Will Smith and Kevin James in the Columbia Pictures comedy blockbuster, Hitch, which grossed over $367 million worldwide. She subsequently co-starred in Trust the Man, opposite Julianne Moore, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Billy Crudup, directed by Bart Freundlich and starred opposite Nicolas Cage in Sony Pictures' blockbuster Ghost Rider, based on the Marvel Comic, which broke box office records around the world in its opening weekend and took in well over $200 million worldwide. Mendes starred in the gritty, critically-acclaimed 2007 drama, We Own the Night, opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall, as well as the independent feature, LIVE!, which also marked her debut as an executive producer. Her other recent credits include roles in The Women, for director/writer/producer Diane English, with Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Debra Messing and Jada Pinkett-Smith; the fantasy thriller, The Spirit opposite Samuel L. Jackson, Gabriel Macht and Scarlett Johanssen; and Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant, which reunited her with Nicolas Cage. She will next appear in Last Night, opposite Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington. Since 2008, Mendes has been featured in global campaigns for Calvin Klein fragrances, underwear and jeans. Design and textiles have always been a passion for Mendes, which led to the 2008 launch of her original home décor line, Vida, which currently includes bedding and a collection of hand-painted dinnerware and serving pieces, Vida for Espana. Mendes, who is Cuban-American, was born in Miami in 1975 and raised in Los Angeles, where her mother was as an accountant for an aerospace company and her father worked as a meat distributor. She began honed her acting skills with the respected acting coach Ivana Chubbuck and soon thereafter, made her dreams of becoming a working actress a reality. MICHAEL KEATON (Captain Mauch) gained national attention in the hit comedy Night Shift, followed by starring roles in such films as Mr. Mom, Johnny Dangerously, and Dream Team. In 1998, he earned the best actor award from the National Society of Film Critics for Clean and Sober and Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Keaton re-teamed with Burton to play the title role in the blockbusters Batman and Batman Returns. Keaton starred as Robert Weiner in HBO's critically-acclaimed Live From Baghdad, based on a true story of the CNN crew who reported from Baghdad during the Gulf War. Keaton received Golden Globe nomination for his performance. Keaton also starred in ``Game Six, of a story centered around the historic Game Six of the 1986 World Series, Mets vs. The Boston Red Sox. In addition, he has completed the feature film The Last Time as well as a starring role in the TNT miniseries ``The Company, a dramatic story of how the CIA operated during the Cold War. In 2007, Michael Keaton made his directorial debut and also