Paramount Picturesannounced today that the feature film of John Marsden’s best-selling and much-loved ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ will have a New Zealand Premiere in Auckland on Wednesday 25th August.
The film’s director/writer Stuart Beattie and stars Caitlin Stasey and Lincoln Lewis will walk the red carpet at Event Cinemas Albany (formerly SKYCITY Cinemas Albany). Stuart Beattie, whose screenwriting credits include Australia, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Collateral, wrote the screenplay and will make his directorial debut on ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’.
Stuart Beattie said “I’m so proud and honoured to have been given the opportunity to bring John Marden’s incredible book to the screen. And I will be forever grateful to Omnilab and Paramount for supporting me and this movie from the very beginning right up through this extraordinary publicity tour.” Paramount Pictures New Zealand Managing Director Peter Garner said “It is a thrill to welcome Stuart, Caitlin and Lincoln to New Zealand in support of this amazing film. We know that the hundreds of thousands of fans of this beloved series of books will love this adaptation and a New Zealand Premiere is the perfect way to celebrate its release.”
Paramount Pictures will handle distribution and marketing of the film in Australia and New Zealand. Principal investor Omnilab Media, through its production arm, Ambience Entertainment, has taken the first novel in the series, ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ from page to screen.
The ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ cast features: Caitlin Stasey (Neighbours, The Sleepover Club) as Ellie Linton Rachel Hurd-Wood (Peter Pan, Dorian Gray, Perfume) as Corrie McKenzie Lincoln Lewis (Home & Away) as Kevin Holmes Deniz Akdeniz (When the Bell Rings) as Homer Yannos Phoebe Tonkin (H2O – Just Add Water) as Fiona (Fi) Maxwell Chris Pang (Home Song Stories, Real Stories) as Lee Takkam Ashleigh Cummings (Home & Away, Razzle Dazzle) as Robyn Mathers Andy Ryan (The Jesters) as Chris Lang
John Marsden’s best-selling series of seven books has sold over 2 million copies in Australasia with over 253,000 of these being sold in New Zealand.
TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN releases in cinemas from September 2nd
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