Director/producer Garry Marshall and a stellar ensemble cast will ring in the 2011 holiday season with the romantic comedy "New Year's Eve."
"New Year's Eve" celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.
The film's all-star cast includes Academy Award® winner Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, two-time Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Academy Award® nominee Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, two-time Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara.
Reuniting with Marshall from last year's hit romantic comedy "Valentine's Day" are screenwriter Katherine Fugate and producers Mike Karz and Wayne Rice. Serving as executive producers will be Toby Emmerich, Samuel J. Brown, Michael Disco, Julie Rosen and Diana Pokorny. The behind-the-scenes creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Charles Minsky ("Pretty Woman," "Valentine's Day"), production designer Mark Friedberg ("The Darjeeling Limited," "Morning Glory,"), editor Michael Tronick ("The Green Hornet," "Hairspray"), Oscar®-nominated costume designer Gary Jones ("The Talented Mr. Ripley," "Valentine's Day") and Oscar®-nominated composer John Debney ("The Passion of the Christ").
"New Year's Eve" is shot entirely on location in and around New York City.
A New Line Cinema presentation of a Wayne Rice/Karz Entertainment Production, a Garry Marshall Film, "New Year's Eve" will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
