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starring Molly Shannon and Laura Dern and the comedy drama RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, starring Annette<br />

Bening and directed by Ryan Murphy for which Bening received a Best Actress Satellite Award and a Golden<br />

Globe nomination.<br />

Plan B is currently in early pre-production on the film adaptation of Max Brooks’ book, WORLD WAR<br />

Z with Marc Forster attached to direct and Brad Pitt attached to star, and SELMA, to be directed by Lee Daniels.<br />

They are in development on a number of projects with such filmmakers as David Fincher (THE<br />

CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON), Bennett Miller (CAPOTE), Greg Mottola<br />

(ADVENTURELAND), David Gordon Green (PINEAPPLE EXPRESS), TaikaWaititi (BOY) and Phil Morrison<br />

(JUNEBUG).<br />

Prior to her work at Plan B, Gardner served as executive vice president of production at Paramount<br />

Pictures. Among the films she was involved with during her seven-year tenure at the studio are ELECTION,<br />

ORANGE COUNTY, ZOOLANDER, and HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN TEN DAYS.<br />

She began her career as a location scout in New York City before taking a position at Innovative Artists<br />

and, subsequently, in the literary department at the William Morris Agency.<br />

GRANT HILL (Produced by) previous producing credits include NINJA ASSASSIN, SPEED RACER,<br />

V FOR VENDETTA, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, THE MATRIX RELOADED, THE THIN RED LINE<br />

(for which he was nominated for an Academy Award) and TITANIC.<br />

After completing a law degree in 1978 at the University of Melbourne, Hill moved to the Middle East<br />

where he worked for a year before relocating to Asia. Based in Thailand, he worked extensively in South Asia<br />

before returning to his native Australia in 1983. After completing a graduate degree at the newly established<br />

Australian Film School in Sydney, Hill started working in the film industry as a location manager and then as a<br />

production manager. Upon moving to the United States in 1992, he served as head of production for Village<br />

Roadshow Pictures in their Los Angeles office.<br />

He is currently producing the Wachowski’s CLOUD ATLAS.<br />

DONALD ROSENFELD (Executive Producer) has had a successful and distinguished career as a<br />

producer of motion pictures, producing 30 feature films over a 24 year period. Following a bachelor’s degree in<br />

history from Vassar College, and a masters degree in film from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts,<br />

Rosenfeld became the president of Merchant Ivory Productions, producing the films of James Ivory and Ismail<br />

Merchant, as well as managing the company for 11 years. During his time at Merchant Ivory, Rosenfeld<br />

produced such critically acclaimed, award winning films as MR & MRS BRIDGE, starring Paul Newman and<br />

Joanne Woodward; HOWARDS END (8 Oscar Nominations); THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (9 Oscar<br />

Nominations); JEFFERSON IN PARIS and SURVIVING PICASSO, among others.<br />

In 1999, Rosenfeld founded High Line Pictures, producing Sundance Film Festival winners THE<br />

COLOR OF THE BRISK LEAPING DAY, as well as FORTY SHADES OF BLUE. In 2002, Rosenfeld won an<br />

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