Middle Men The Movie in Kuna, ID
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Genre: Crime drama, Drama
Synopsis:
A Texas businessman (Luke Wilson) tries unsuccessfully to maintain a clean family life when he becomes involved with porn stars, con artists, mobsters and other assorted bottom-feeders.
Release Date: -0/20/2010
Running Time: 105
Rating: R - Restricted
http://www.middlemenmovie.com/
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Cast:
Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, Jacinda Barrett, Laura Ramsey, Terry Crews, Rade Serbedzija, Kevin Pollak, James Caan, Graham McTavish, Jason Antoon, Robert Forster
Crew:
Director - George Gallo, Screenwriter - George Gallo, Screenwriter - Andy Weiss, Producer - Christopher Mallick, Producer - William Sherak, Producer - Jason Shuman, Producer - Michael Weiss, Cinematographer - Lukas Ettlin, Film Editor - Malcolm Campbell, Original Music - Brian Tyler, Production Design - Bob Ziembicki, Art Director - Douglas Cumming, Set Decoration - Bob Kensinger, Costume Designer - Sharen Davis
Production Companies:
Oxymoron Entertainment
Distributors:
Paramount Pictures
Notes:
- Notes provided by Paramount Pictures. - In 1995, everyone had a VCR, music was sold in record stores and the world-wide-web was a new found discovery. Businessman Jack Harris (LUKE WILSON) had the perfect life - a beautiful family and a successful career fixing problem companies. Jerry Haggerty (JAMES CAAN), a lawyer who knows of Jack's stellar reputation as a 'fix-it' guy, asks him to help Wayne Beering (GIOVANNI RIBISI) and Buck Dolby (GABRIEL MACHT), two genius but troubled men who have figured a way to make money on the Internet. Yet, when Wayne and Buck start making millions of dollars within months, they also attract a whirlwind of troubles and are at the mercy of Jack to help them survive. Having agreed to help steer their business and completely unaware of the disaster that lies ahead, Jack soon finds himself caught between a 23 year-old porn star and the FBI, all the while becoming one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his time. The three men, an unlikely trio, are now the 'middle men' in a story inspired by true events that proves business is a lot like sex... getting in is easy, pulling out is hard. Paramount Pictures and Mallick Media present an Oxymoron Entertainment Production, in association with Blue Star Entertainment, a George Gallo Film starring Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, Jacinda Barrett, Laura Ramsey, Terry Crews, Rade Sherbedgia, with Kevin Pollak and James Caan. The producers are Christopher Mallick, William Sherak, Jason Shuman and Michael J. Weiss. The film is written by George Gallo & Andy Weiss. The cinematographer is Lukas Ettlin (Fanboys, Shrink). The production designer is Bob Ziembicki (Boogie Nights, Superhero Movie) who reteams with Director George Gallo for a sixth time. Malcolm Campbell (Shanghai Knights), who previously worked with George Gallo on Double Take and Local Color, serves as editor of the film. The costume designer is twice Oscar-nominated Sharen Davis (Dreamgirls, Ray). The music is composed by Brian Tyler, and Tricia Holloway (I Hate Valentine's Day) is the music supervisor. This film has been rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, drug use and violence. THE BEGINNING The story of Middle Men is inspired by producer Christopher Mallick's own experiences from the late 1990s through the early 2000s when he found himself part of the burgeoning Internet. Mallick admits, ``Though this story is highly fictionalized, it reveals a section of how my life was shaped when the Internet began as a new means of commerce. This movie touches upon an industry that grew faster than anyone would've ever imagined. It was literally the 'Wild West' electronically - there were no rules; we were making up the rules as we went. There was more money than anyone ever imagined. As for the term 'Middle Men,' he offers, ``These are the guys that you don't see in the Internet business. There is a similar corollary within other industries - like the phone company - where you don't think of all those people it takes to connect your phone to my phone. It's those people that are hidden behind-the-scenes that we refer to as the 'middle men'. As for its characters, Mallick clarifies, ``This is about real people, but they are not based on anyone specifically; they're composites of various people I've encountered throughout my life as well as some wholly created characters George Gallo (Director/Co-Writer) and Andy Weiss (Co-Executive Producer/Co-Writer) conceived. The original plan was to take the concept of 'Middle Men' and create a television series with HBO as the first contender. Mallick hired writer Andy Weiss of Punk'd, to write the pilot. Weiss remembers, ``Three years ago, Chris Mallick approached me to write about his time at the start of Internet billing. It was about uncovering a big business that everyone knows, but no one talks about - all the craziness and how it unraveled. He continues, ``At that same time, I was working with Writer George Gallo on another project and that's when it dawned on me that maybe we could collaborate together on Middle Men. Director/Co-Writer George Gallo, who is revered for penning Midnight Run and Bad Boys, as well as directing 29th Street, among others, says, ``When Andy first told me about Middle Men, I immediately felt an electrifying story, an amazing tale. Then he told me how he thought it could be told in a 'Rashomon-way' - using other people's viewpoints to tell one person's story - that's when I knew I wanted to direct it. It's a 'tour-de-force' for a director. I've been waiting to do this for 20 years! Producer Christopher Mallick worked closely with Weiss and Gallo as they rewrote the television series idea into a feature film. Mallick remembers, ``The direction I gave to Andy and George is that this story is about adult entertainment the same way Wall Street is about buying and selling stocks. Just as that movie is about the personalities of the stockbrokers, this movie is not 'about' porn; it is about people, redemption, greed - many things! COMPLETING THE TEAM For Oxymoron Entertainment's first feature film, owner Christopher Malllick partnered with others who would help bring his story to the big screen. Co-Writer/Co-Executive Producer Andy Weiss introduced Mallick to his brother, Michael J. Weiss, an entertainment lawyer who joined as a producer. Weiss is also responsible for introducing Mallick to Producers Jason Shuman and William Sherak of Blue Star Entertainment, who produced last year's Bangkok Dangerous and the hit comedy, Role Models. Producer Shuman explains, ``William and I love great story-telling. This screenplay was extraordinarily well written. It just popped off the page and knowing that this was partially Chris' story, based in truth, made it all the more attractive. Producer William Sherak agrees, ``Jason and I like scripts that tell human stories. The thing that Middle Men does the best is it takes normal people and throws them in an environment that is cinematic, big and beyond what normal people experience. That's what makes it fun for us to be involved. THREE TO DIE FOR: CASTING THE 'MIDDLE MEN' Luke Wilson, whom many know from films such as Old School, Home Fries, Legally Blonde and Idiocracy, plays the lead character, 'Jack Harris.' As to his initial reaction to the story, ``It always struck me from the start when I read the script that it would be a fun movie to watch. Whether I was fifteen, my age or my dad's age, this is something kind of different that we haven't seen before. As for the two drug-addicted 'Middle Men' whom Luke Wilson's character gets involved with, the part of 'Wayne Beering' landed into the lap of Giovanni Ribisi, while the role of 'Buck Dolby' was taken by Gabriel Macht. Gabriel Macht, who stars in The Spirit, admits, ``I knew that this would be a wild ride in creating the character. Giovanni Ribisi also had great appreciation for his co-stars and said, ``In this movie, Luke is better than I have ever seen him. There is all this chaos going on around him, especially with me and Gabriel, but he's the calm in the storm - the guy who sort of made sense of it all. The sentiment was quite the same as Luke remembers, ``They're both really good actors and it was fun for me. It was like playing sports with someone better than you, which kind of validates your game to work with people that are really good like Giovanni and Gabriel. The producers realized they had something very special with this trio and Director/Co-Writer George Gallo agrees having said, ``These guys reached for places that are rare. They worked without filters and came up with some brilliant character traits which add to the fabric of the film. SUPPORTING THE 'MIDDLE MEN' Though the movie focuses primarily on this odd trio of partners in a business that few admit exists, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi and Gabriel Macht were supported by a great cast of character actors; Jacinda Barrett, Laura Ramsey, Terry Crews, Rade Sherbedgia, with Kevin Pollak and James Caan. James Caan, whose career spans over three decades including starring in Luke Wilson's first film Bottle Rocket as well as such classics as The Godfather and Brian's Song, plays the crooked lawyer, 'Jerry Haggerty.' He admits, ``This movie is about a bunch of bad people and I play the worst. Kevin Pollak, who plays FBI Agent 'Curt Allmans,' offers, ``I've known George Gallo since I appeared in The Whole Ten Yards, so when he gave me this script, which is hilarious in that Midnight Run sort of way, I jumped aboard. In addition to the above, cameo appearances were made by Robert Forster as 'Louie La La,' a Chicago wise guy who mentors Luke Wilson's character during his younger days, and Kelsey Grammer as 'Frank Griffin,' the District Attorney, who suspects 'Jack' of foul play in running his Internet billing business. Jason Antoon, who was last seen in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock, has a larger part as 'Denny Z,' a nefarious adult entetainment producer. THE END PRODUCT Producer William Sherak believes, at the heart of the film, ``It's a character piece about a group of people who created something truly remarkable in their lives and then had to deal with the consequences of the choices they made. James Caan added, ``There's a subtle, honest story behind it all. It's a morality tale in a very immoral way. Giovanni Ribisi relates, ``It was constant collaboration and building on each other's ideas while we were making this movie. It was a freeing experience for me. Director/Co-Writer George Gallo admits, ``What I love about this story is that it's about utter chaos, bizarre characters and people with no filters. It follows your classic hero who wants to do the right thing, but gets trapped in a situation that he has to little by little think his way out of, under insurmountable odds. He continues, ``This could happen to anybody in today's world. If anybody is honest with themselves, they would've made the same decisions that 'Jack' made if they were given the same opportunity. ABOUT THE PRODUCTION The story of Middle Men is inspired by Producer Christopher Mallick's own experiences fromthe late 1990s through the early 2000s. Producers William Sherak and Jason Shuman (RoleModels, Bangkok Dangerous) of Blue Star Entertainment teamed up with Mallick's Oxymoron Entertainment (Gospel Hill, Columbus Circle) as well as attorney turned producer Michael J. Weiss. Director/Co-Writer George Gallo (29th Street, Trapped in Paradise, Local Color) co-wrote thescreenplay with Andy Weiss (Cold Turkeys, Punk'd,) who also serves as Co-Executive Producer. Dan Frisch, Co-Executive Producer on the film, worked on such films as Hostel and Hostel: Part II. Financed by Producer Christopher Mallick's Oxymoron Entertainment, production shotprimarily in and around Phoenix, Arizona. In addition, it also shot in Las Vegas for three days at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and then wrapped production in Los Angeles on December 13, 2008. ABOUT THE CAST LUKE WILSON (Jack Harris) is a multi-faceted talent whose projects have earned him praise from critics and audiences alike, and continues to display his versatility on the big screen. In addition to starring in Middle Men, Wilson will soon begin production on the HBO comedy series Enlightened, created by Mike White. Wilson plays opposite Laura Dern in this single-camera comedy about a self-destructive woman who has a revelatory experience at a treatment center and becomes determined to live an enlightened life, creating unexpected havoc at home and work. In 2003, Wilson co-starred with Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell in Dreamworks' cult comedy hit Old School. Wilson also appeared with Martin Lawrence in the hit comedy Blue Streak, and opposite Heather Graham in Committed, which was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. He appeared in the smash hit, Charlie's Angels and starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. In addition, Wilson reprised his roles for both sequels. In 2005, Luke received rave reviews for his portrayal of 'Ben Stone' opposite Diane Keaton and Sarah Jessica Parker in the Fox comedy-drama The Family Stone. Wilson made his big screen writing and directing debut with the romantic comedy, The Wendell Baker Story. He also starred in the film opposite Owen Wilson, Eva Mendes, Eddie Griffin and legendary performers Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Cassel and Kris Kristofferson. The film was co-directed by Luke's older brother, Andrew Wilson. Luke made his acting debut in the critically acclaimed independent film, Bottle Rocket, which was the first film written and directed by Wes Anderson and co-written by Luke's brother, Owen Wilson, who also co-starred. Following Bottle Rocket, Wilson went on to appear in various cameo and supporting roles before winning the lead role in Dean Parisot's Home Fries opposite Drew Barrymore. Wilson re-teamed with Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson for 1998's Rushmore, which appeared on many Critics' Top Ten Lists and then again for Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, in which Wilson appeared with an all-star cast that included Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, and Bill Murray. Other film credits include Neil LaBute's Death at a Funeral, Mark Pellington's Henry Poole Is Here, James Mangold's 3:10 to Yuma, which was nominated for several awards including a 2008 SAG nomination in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Nimród Antal's Vacancy, John Dahl's You Kill Me, Mike Judge's Idiocracy and Ivan Reitman's My Super Ex-Girlfriend. GIOVANNI RIBISI (Wayne Beering) won the ShoWest Newcomer of the Year award in 1999, has since established himself as a popular screen presence capable of playing a wide variety of roles. Ribisi will next be seen this August in the Paramount film Middle Men. He also wraps the independent film Rum Diaries, based on the Hunter S. Thompson novel. It is the story of a journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean. He tries to carve out a more secure niche for himself amidst a group of lost souls all bent on self-destruction. He was most recently seen in the James Cameron feature Avatar, which was nominated for an Academy Award(R) and a Golden Globe(R) and has gone on to be the highest grossing film of all time. Among his best-known films are Michael Mann's Public Enemies, Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation, Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain, and David Lynch's Lost Highway. Other credits include The Dead Girl, Perfect Stranger, Flight of the Phoenix, Boiler Room, Gone in Sixty Seconds, The Other Sister, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Suburbia, Heaven, First Love Last Rites, That Thing You Do, The Mod Squad, Masked and Anonymous and The Big White. He received an Independent Spirit nomination for his performance in Sam Raimi's The Gift. In addition to his numerous film credits, Ribisi also has an impressive list of television guest starring roles on his resume. In 2007, he gained an Emmy(R) nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for My Name is Earl. Ribisi also made guest appearances on The X-Files and Friends. Ribisi and his twin sister Marissa were born and raised in Los Angeles where he still currently resides. Beginning his acting career at the age of nine, he studied theater under the prestigious Acting Coach Milton Katselas. GABRIEL MACHT (Buck Dolby) received critical acclaim and a breakthrough award for his performance starring opposite John Travolta and Scarlett Johannson in A Love Song for Bobby Long. This fall, in addition to starring in Middle Men with Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi and his wife, Jacinda Barrett, he will be featured in Love And Other Drugs, a romantic comedy set in the world of pharmaceutical drugs opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, and Hank Azaria, directed by Ed Zwick, which Twentieth Century Fox will distribute Thanksgiving 2010. Macht was most recently seen starring in The Spirit for Lionsgate with Frank Miller directing and leading an all-star cast that included Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Mendes. Macht's other film credits include Whiteout opposite Kate Beckinsale, Robert De Niro's The Good Shepard, Because I Said So opposite Mandy Moore and Diane Keaton, The Recruit with Colin Farrell and Al Pacino, Bad Company with Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock and Behind Enemy Lines with Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman. Television credits include Steven Spielberg's The Others, Sex and the City, and Spin City. Macht starred in the BBC production Archangel co-starring Daniel Craig. Onstage Macht portrayed Elvis Presley (a.k.a. 'the visitor') in Steve Martin's off Broadway smash hit Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He starred in the Joanne Woodward directed La Ronde at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and in Turnaround written and directed by Roger Kumble at the Coast Playhouse. Macht graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. JAMES CAAN (Jerry Haggerty) is one of the most versatile actors in motion pictures and is best known for his Academy Award(R)-nominated performance as 'Sonny Corleone' in The Godfather and for his Emmy(R)-nominated portrayal of football star 'Brian Piccalo' in Brian's Song. Appearing in more than 50 feature films over the course of his career, Caan also earned great recognition starring in Rob Reiner's highly successful and critically acclaimed film Misery, a psychological thriller based on the novel by Stephen King and in For The Boys, a romantic drama co-starring Bette Midler. He was equally praised for his performance as a brain damaged football star in Francis Ford Coppola's The Rain People, garnering him the Best Actor Award from the San Sebastian Film Festival. He also received the Actor of the Year honor from the National Association of Theater Owners for his role in The Gambler. Born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, New York, Caan knew early on that he did not want to follow in his father's footsteps and work in the family meat business. He entered Michigan State University at age 16 to study economics and to play football. Caan transferred to Hofstra University to study law and during a spring break was interviewed by and accepted to Stanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse. He then won a scholarship to study with Wynn Handman and went on to get the first four jobs he auditioned for in the theater. Caan began his career on stage in the 1961 off-Broadway production of La Ronde. He followed with a powerful slate of guest appearances in virtually every major television series of the day. In addition to the previously named titles, Caan's other film credits include Cinderella Liberty, Funny Lady, A Bridge Too Far, Thief, T.R. Baskin, Slither, Silent Movie, Rollerball, The Killer Elite, Another Man, Another Chance, Comes A Horseman, Gardens Of Stone, Alien Nation, Flesh And Bone, The Program, Honeymoon In Vegas, Eraser and Mickey Blue Eyes. He also starred in The Yards, for Miramax Films, opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron, Artisan Entertainment's The Way of the Gun, in which he co-starred with Benecio Del Toro, New Line Cinema's mega-hit comedy Elf, in which he co-starred with Will Ferrell, Lars von Trier's Dogville, co-starring Nicole Kidman and the NBC drama Las Vegas. He also directed as well as starred in the critically acclaimed film Hide in Plain Sight. JACINDA BARRETT (Diana Harris), in a relatively short span of time, has burst upon the scene and left an indelible mark as a beautiful and extremely talented performer. Over the past few years, Barrett's range as an actress has been showcased in very different roles, which has ultimately led to her recent work in Middle Men. Jacinda just completed shooting Matching Jack, an independent feature directed by Nadia Tass. Jacinda also recently starred in the Natalie Portman directed segment of New York, I Love You. Before that, Barrett appeared in Mira Nair's drama, The Namesake, an adaptation of the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri. Jacinda's comedic talents were showcased in the Todd Phillips-directed comedy School for Scoundrels. Barrett also starred in Paramount's The Last Kiss, written by Paul Haggis and directed by Tony Goldwyn. Barrett's film roles include Wolfgang Petersen's adaptation of Poseidon, Ladder 49 opposite Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta and Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason starring Renée Zellweger. In 2003, Barrett received critical acclaim for her performance in Robert Benton's The Human Stain, which co-starred Nicole Kidman, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ed Harris. For this notable performance she was awarded the ``Breakthrough Award from Movieline Magazine. Barrett got her start in her hometown of Brisbane, Australia. She studied acting at the British Academy of Dramatic Art in Oxford, England, an experience she used in her first film project, Dave Semel's, Campfire Tales. Television credits include Dick Wolf's WB series DC and John Wells' series Citizen Baines for BCS. One of People magazine's ``50 Most Beautiful People, Barrett also has her private pilot's license. LAURA RAMSEY (Audrey Dawns) is a bright, engaging young actress who has already made a strong impression in Hollywood. Ramsey's set to make an even bigger impact on the big screen with the release of three upcoming films in 2010. In addition to starring as 'Audrey Dawn' in Middle Men, Ramsey will also appear alongside Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer in The Irishman, set for release in 2010. Ramsey plays 'Ellie O'Hara' in the film about the true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970's. In late 2010 she can also be seen in the new Sophia Coppola film Somewhere which co-stars Benicio Del Toro, Michelle Monaghan and Elle Fanning. Ramsey's on screen credits include Shrink co-starring Kevin Spacey, She's the Man opposite Amanda Bynes, Lords of Dogtown which co-starred Emile Hirsch, Heath Ledger, Nikki Reed, and Rebecca De Mornay, Venom, Cruel World, Inside Out, Whatever Lola Wants, The Covenant and she starred as a lead in Dreamworks' The Ruins. On the Silver Screen, she was a series regular on the ABC sitcom The Days and a guest star on AMC's Mad Men. Before making the transition into acting, TERRY CREWS (James) was a professional football player for the L.A. Rams, San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. In the time since, he has amassed an impressive resume of film and television roles, including last summer's Get Smart, playing 'Agent 91,' and four seasons of playing Chris Rock's dad in CW's hit comedy Everybody Hates Chris. Crews can also be seen in the sci-fi thriller Gamer, opposite Gerard Butler, released in the fall of 2009. He is also headlining with Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke in The Expendables, due out in August 2010. Some of his other feature film credits include the crime drama Street Kings, with Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, Norbit with Eddie Murphy, the Mike Judge comedy Idiocracy with Luke Wilson and a notable cameo in the thriller Harsh Times, starring Christian Bale. He has also appeared in Balls Of Fury, The Longest Yard, White Chicks, Malibu's Most Wanted and Friday After Next, to name a few. Crews was born and raised in Flint, Michigan. In high school, he won an art scholarship to Interlochen Art Academy and was then awarded the Art Excellence Scholarship to attend Western Michigan University with a plan to become a special effects artist in Hollywood. He went on to play football for the American Conference championship in 1988. He lives in California with his wife and their four daughters and one son. KEVIN POLLAK (Curt Allmans) has captured the attention of audiences worldwide with his range of both dramatic and comedic roles. He has appeared in over sixty films, as well as countless television projects and has established himself as one of the few stand-up comedians to have a successful dramatic film career. In addition to his acting talents, he has also proven himself as a writer, producer and recently a director. Pollak first started performing stand-up comedy at the age of ten. He became a touring professional stand-up at age twenty. In 1988, shortly after Kevin shot his first HBO stand-up special, he landed a role in Willow, directed by Ron Howard and produced by George Lucas. In 1989, he got his first dramatic acting role in Barry Levinson's Avalon, for which he received an overwhelming response from the film community. It was Pollak's role in Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men, opposite Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore, that proved his ability to share the big screen with dramatic heavyweights. Not too soon after, Kevin was co-starring with icons Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon in Grumpy Old Men and its' sequel, Grumpier Old Men. In 1994, Kevin was offered a plum role opposite Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro and Chazz Palmeteri in a little indie film called The Usual Suspects. The Director Bryan Singer and Writer Christopher McQuarrie were unknowns at the time. The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and won two Academy Awards(R), as well as a special award from The National Board of Review for "Best Ensemble Cast." That same year, the call came from Martin Scorsese for Kevin to join Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone in his Vegas epic, Casino. The film has become known as one Scorsese's classics. As the 20th century came to a close, Variety named its top 10 hardest working film actors, the criteria of which was that said actors had to have done at least 3 films per year, each year of the 1990's. Kevin was on the list. As the millennium began, Kevin returned to his first love, stand-up comedy. He began touring the country in '01 and continues to tour sporadically here and abroad. Of course, his film career continued as he has co-starred in 27 films since 2000, including The Wedding Planner, End of Days, The Whole Nine Yards and Hostage. In March of 2009, Kevin began hosting his own Internet talk show, called ``Kevin Pollak's Chat Show. It streams live every Sunday, 3pm, PDT at http://www.Kevinpollakschatshow.com. Archived episodes are available there, as well as free downloads on iTunes. Before celebrating the shows one-year anniversary, the show received three 2010 Streamy Award nominations and won for Best Live Production of a Web Series. Pollak was recently seen in Kevin Smith's Cop Out, with Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, and Seann William Scott for Warner Bros. Next out, Kevin co-stars with Luke Wilson, Gabriel Macht, Giovanni Ribisi and James Caan in George Gallo's Middle Men, due out August 6th from Paramount Pictures. The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. In post production is Columbus Circle, which Kevin wrote with the film's Director, George Gallo. This film stars Jason Lee, Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Giovanni Ribisi, Jason Antoon, Beau Bridges and Kevin. Kevin will wrap the year 2010 co-starring with Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson in the The Big Year for Director David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada). The film version of the New York Times Bestseller Three Nights In August, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Buzz Bissinger (Friday Night Lights) and St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa, will be Kevin's directorial debut which he wrote the script for and producing . Academy Award winning actor Billy Bob Thorton has agreed to star in this contemporary film noir. As a Director, a new comedy web series Vamped Out recently debuted on http://www.Babelgum.com. Kevin co-created and co-wrote the six episode series with Jason Antoon, which earned rave reviews such as ``Curb Your Enthusiam for the undead and ``Arrested Development for the web. Pollak has also starred in two of his own HBO stand-up comedy specials, the latest being Kevin Pollak: Stop With The Kicking, directed by David Steinberg. Kevin was named by Comedy Central as one of the Top 100 Comedians of all time. His two live stand-up CDs, A Little Off the Top and What Are the Chances are available at Kevinpollak.tv or on iTunes. Kevin's latest one hour stand-up comedy special, The Littlest Suspect, debuts July 29th on Showtime. RADE SHERBEDGIA (Nikita Sokoloff) is Croatian of ethnic Serbian descent. In 1969, he graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts at the University of Zagreb and started his acting career at the Croatian National Theater. His international break occurred when he was cast in the lead role of Before The Rain, which was nominated for an Academy Award(R) as Best Foreign Film in 1994. His performance also earned the talented Sherbedgia Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival. Once he became known to Hollywood casting agents, Sherbedgia went on to land a role in Phillip Noyce's The Saint. He has since co-starred in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, Stigmata, Mighty Joe Young, Mission: Impossible II, Clint Eastwood's Space Cowboys, and Guy Ritchie's Snatch, to name a few of his Hollywood credits. He was recently seen in Sony's horror thriller, Quarantine. Many will also recognize Sherbedgia for his role in the hit series, 24, opposite Kiefer Sutherland. Multi-talented, Sherbedgia has published four books of poetry and released four albums, as well as directed twelve plays in his native languages of Croatian and Serbian. He has starred in more than seventy Serbian and Croatian films as well as appearing in numerous television series. At one point, Sherbedgia hooked up with Vanessa Redgrave and they founded a theater which produced such plays as Brecht In Exile, Liberation of Skopje, Smoke and Opera Sarajevo. When ROBERT FORSTER (Louie La La) played 'Max Cherry' in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, his landmark performance revived his career. His performance garnered universally great critical acclaim, but even more importantly, he received an Oscar(R) nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He has not stopped working since he co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson, Pam Grier and Robert De Niro, as the innately decent bail bondsman in Jackie Brown. Most recently Forster enjoyed working on Thick as Thieves, starring Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas, The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, Touching Home with Ed Harris and the arc on last season's NBC Heroes. In addition to his work in film and television, Forster records audio books, including the best-seller Hit Man, and Elmore Leonard's Mr. Paradise and delivers his speaking program, Interacting. He developed this program during the self-termed "sliding second act" of his career. Interacting is like a stand-up act w
