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RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAINABOUT THE PRODUCTIONFor years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desertknown for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, andwhen Las Vegas cab driver Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson) encounters two teens withsupernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an adventure hecan’t explain. Working together, Jackand his young passengers discoverthat the only chance to save the worldlies in unraveling the secrets of WitchMountain, and the race begins.Walt Disney Pictures’ “Race toWitch Mountain” marks the Disneyreunion of director Andy Fickman(“The Game Plan,” “She’s the Man”)with Dwayne Johnson (“Get Smart,”“The Game Plan”). The producer isAndrew Gunn (“Bedtime Stories,”“Freaky Friday”), with executive producers Mario Iscovich (“The Princess Diaries 2: RoyalEngagement”) and Ann Marie Sanderlin (“Freaky Friday”). The film’s screenplay is by MattLopez (“Bedtime Stories”) and Mark Bomback (“Live Free or Die Hard”), from a screen storyby Matt Lopez based on the book “Escape to Witch Mountain” by Alexander Key. The film isa modern-day re-imagining of Key’s book, which was made into the 1975 Disney classic“Escape to Witch Mountain” and whose characters inspired the 1978 film sequel, “Returnfrom Witch Mountain.”Working alongside Johnson is an impressive roster of up-and-comers, as well as some ofthe industry’s leading talent: AnnaSophia Robb (“Bridge to Terabithia,” “Charlie and theChocolate Factory”), Carla Gugino (“Night at the Museum,” “Watchmen”), Ciarán Hinds(“There Will Be Blood,” “Munich”), Alexander Ludwig (“The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising”),Tom Everett Scott (“That Thing You Do!,” “ER”), Christopher Marquette (“Just Friends”),Cheech Marin (“Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” “Cars”), Garry Marshall (“The Simpsons,”“Chicken Little”) and Billy Brown (“Cloverfield,” “Lakeview Terrace”). The cast also includesKim Richards and Iake Eissinmann, who played the original alien children Tia and Tony in thefirst “Witch Mountain” films.Behind-the-scenes talent includes director of photography Greg Gardiner (“The GamePlan”), production designer David J. Bomba (“Walk the Line”) and editor David Rennie(“National Treasure: Book of Secrets”).ABOUT THE PRODUCTION9