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BURBANK, CA,– Showcasing some of the summer’s most-anticipated movies and some of the film industry’s
biggest stars, Warner Bros. Pictures will host a star-studded event called The Big Picture ’08 at this year’s
ShoWest Convention. The announcement was made today by Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic
Distribution Dan Fellman.

The program will highlight the studio’s exciting summer slate, featuring advance footage—some never-before-
seen—from each film. In addition, talent from both sides of the camera will be on hand to present their titles,
including stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Emile Hirsch and Christina
Ricci; and directors George Lucas, Christopher Nolan and Peter Segal.

The Big Picture ’08 will be held at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas on Thursday, March 13, beginning at 2:45 p.
m. ShoWest attendees will be treated to a sneak peek at Warner Bros. Pictures’ summer releases, including
scenes from the high-octane action adventure “Speed Racer”; the action comedy “Get Smart”; the action
drama “The Dark Knight,” the follow-up to “Batman Begins”; “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2,”
which reunites the stars of the original hit feature; and the highly anticipated computer-animated feature “Star
Wars: The Clone Wars,” which brings a galaxy far, far away back to the big screen with a brand new look
from Lucasfilm Animation.

In making the announcement, Fellman stated, “From the titles to the talent behind them, this is one of the
most exciting film line-ups we’ve seen for any season, with a wide range of movies that offer something for
everyone. We wanted to showcase this special slate with our partners in the distribution community, who we
are sure will share our excitement about what is coming from Warner Bros. this summer.”

ABOUT WARNER BROS. PICTURES’ SUMMER RELEASES:

Opening nationwide on May 9, “Speed Racer” follows the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in
his quest for glory in his thunderous Mach 5. Written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers, the live-
action film marks the brothers’ first writing/directing collaboration since “The Matrix” movies. “Speed
Racer” stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Benno Fürmann,
Hiroyuki Sanada, Rain, and Richard Roundtree. Joel Silver, Grant Hill, Andy Wachowski and Larry
Wachowski produced the film with David Lane Seltzer, Michael Lambert and Bruce Berman serving as
executive producers. From Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, “Speed Racer” will be
released concurrently in conventional theatres and IMAX theatres.

Coming to theatres on June 20, “Get Smart” stars Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as
Agent 99. In the action comedy, Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 are teamed on a mission to thwart the latest
plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. The film also stars Dwayne Johnson,
Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp and James Caan. Peter Segal directed “Get Smart” from a screenplay by Tom J.
Astle & Matt Ember. Andrew Lazar, Charles Roven, Alex Gartner and Michael Ewing produced the film,
with Peter Segal, Steve Carell, Brent O’Connor, Jimmy Miller, Dana Goldberg and Bruce Berman executive
producing. “Get Smart” is from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures.

“The Dark Knight,” the hotly anticipated follow-up to the blockbuster “Batman Begins,” opens nationwide on
July 18. Reuniting Christian Bale, once again embodying the man behind the mask, and director Christopher
Nolan, the new action drama takes Batman across the world in his fight against a growing criminal threat.
The film also stars Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and
Morgan Freeman. Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan produced the film from a
screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The
executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull. From
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, “The Dark Knight” will be released simultaneously in
conventional theatres and IMAX theatres, and includes scenes shot using IMAX cameras, marking a
groundbreaking integration of the two film formats.

“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” is slated for release on August 8 from Warner Bros. Pictures and
Alcon Entertainment. Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel reprise their roles
as four special young women, continuing their journey toward adulthood that began with “The Sisterhood of
the Traveling Pants.” Sanaa Hamri directed the film from a screenplay by Elizabeth Chandler, based on Ann
Brashares’ best-selling series of novels. Debra Martin Chase, Denise Di Novi, Broderick Johnson and
Andrew A. Kosove are the producers, with Kira Davis and Alison Greenspan executive producing.

On August 15, the Star Wars Saga makes a much-anticipated return to the big screen in an entirely new way.
Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” will take audiences on incredible new
adventures on the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, combining the legendary
storytelling of Lucasfilm Ltd. with state-of-the-art computer animation. Favorite characters like Anakin
Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala will be joined by brand-new heroes like Anakin’s padawan
learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains – led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous – are poised to rule
the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi
Knights.