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The Twilight Saga: New MoonProduction NotesIn 1996, Morgan was hired at Orion Pictures as Director of Development and promoted to VicePresident of Production the following year. At Orion/MPCA, Morgan supervised the development,packaging and production of film projects including Dumb and Dumber, Beverly Hills Ninja and Kingpin.In 1998, the upper management of Orion Pictures split off to form Destination Films, where Morganserved as Executive Vice President. He produced several films in this capacity, including Beautiful,starring Minnie Driver and directed by Sally Field, and The Wedding Planner, starring Jennifer Lopez andMatthew McConaughey.Hired next as President at Maverick Films, Morgan soon rose to President and CEO. At Maverick, Morganoversaw the entire production slate, executive ranks and first-look deals. He produced multiple filmsdistributed by MGM, including Agent Cody Banks and its sequel, 30 Days Until I'm Famous, ChasingChristmas, Cruel World and Material Girls.GUY OSEARY (Executive Producer) began his career at Maverick Records and rose through the ranks tochairman of the label, developing a roster of artists that included Prodigy, Alanis Morissette, Deftones,The Wreckers, Paul Oakenfold, Michelle Branch, and soundtracks including The Wedding Singer, TheMatrix, The Matrix Reloaded, Austin Powers I & II, as well as releasing soundtracks on QuentinTarantino’s films including Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2. Oseary guided Maverick to sell over 100 million albumsworldwide and secured its spot as one of the industry's leading boutique record labels.In the TV world, Guy serves as executive producer on Last Call With Carson Daly, which is currently in its9th season, as well as on NBC's New Year's Eve which is also hosted by Carson.In May 2004 Guy partnered with Jason Weinberg and Stephanie Simon to become a principal in UntitledEntertainment, a top entertainment management company with offices in Beverly Hills and New York.Untitled's list of clients includes Hilary Swank, David Caruso, Penélope Cruz, Naomi Watts, Demi Moore,Ashton Kutcher, Lucy Liu, etc. In 2005 Guy became the manager for his longtime business partnerMadonna and guided her through the 2006 Confessions Tour, and the 2008, 2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour,both are on the lists of the top-grossing tours of all time. In 2007 he negotiated the most talked aboutand groundbreaking deal in music business by partnering Madonna with Live Nation, the number onetouring promotion company in the world. This move encompasses all aspects of Madonna’s music. Herlatest studio album was the multi-Grammy nominated "Hard Candy" which debuted at #1 in 37countries in 2008. His other clients include New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, a threetime American League MVP who is considered by many to be the game's top player, and magician DavidBlaine.In the print world, Oseary has authored three book, with a fourth due out Autumn 2009 - a photographyretrospective from his own camera of Madonna's 2008 tour titled "Madonna: Sticky & Sweet,photography by Guy Oseary." Previously he authored a photography book on Madonna’s 2006 tour, and"On the Record" which is a collection of first-hand accounts on how to break into the music industryfrom many of the most successful artists, producers and executives in the business today. He is also theauthor of “Jews Who Rock,” a look at Jewish influences in the music industry.32
The Twilight Saga: New MoonProduction NotesJOSEPH MIDDLETON (Casting) has cast some of <strong>Hollywood</strong>'s most popular films, including Mr. & Mrs.Smith, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Legally Blonde and American Pie, for which he wonthe 2000 Artios award for best comedy casting, given by the Casting Society of America. His upcomingfilms are: The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Fair Game, Little Fockers and Tom Ford’s directorial debut, ASingle Man.Additional films include Old School, In Good Company, Bring it On, and Law Abiding Citizen, as well assuch renowned independent films as Donnie Darko, Go, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Broken HeartsClub, and Strangers with Candy.Mr. Middleton's casting expertise and colorful on-camera personality were sought out by Matt Damonand Ben Affleck for the first two seasons of their groundbreaking hit "Project Greenlight" series on HBO.Subsequent to "Project Greenlight," he joined Faye Dunaway and Vivica A. Fox on the panel of industryexpert judges on the WB's reality series, "The Starlet.Joseph Middleton is the president of his own company, Middleton Casting, Inc. and was elected in 2008to serve on the board for the Casting Society of America. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (Composer) After composing the music for over 50 European films and beingnominated for 2 Cesar Awards, Alexandre Desplat, burst onto the <strong>Hollywood</strong> scene in 2003 with hisevocative score to Girl With The Pearl Earing (starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth), which earnedhim nominations from the Golden Globes, BAFTA and European Film Awards.His reputation was solidified by his critically acclaimed score to Jonathan Glazier's film Birth (starringNicole Kidman) and Stephen Gaghan's film Syriana (Produced by Steven Soderbergh, starring GeorgeClooney and Matt Damon), which earned him yet another Golden Globe nomination. The Queen(directed by Stephen Frears and starring Helen Mirren) garnered him his first Academy Awardnomination. In the same year he was also won a Golden Globe Award for his score to The Painted Veil(starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts).In 2007, he wrote the music for The Golden Compass (directed by Chris Weitz and starring NicoleKidman and Daniel Craig), which is the first movie based upon the beloved trilogy, His Dark Material byPhilip Pullman and Lust, Caution (for Academy Award winning Director Ang Lee).In 2008, Alexandre wrote the score for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (directed by David Fincherand starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) which earned him his second Academy Award nomination andhis fourth Golden Globe nomination. In 2009, he wrote the scores for Nora Ephron’s film Julie & Julia(starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams), Cheri (directed by Stephen Frears and starring Michelle Pfeiffer,Rupert Friend and Kathy Bates), Coc Avant Chanel (starring Audrey Tautou) The Fantastic Mr. Fox(directed by Wes Anderson) and The Prophet, the official French selection for the Oscars for bestForeign Picture.Upcoming movies include the second installment of The Twilight Saga : New Moon (directed by ChrisWeitz, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson), Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life (starring BradPitt and Sean Penn) and Roman Polanski’s The Ghost (starring Ewan McGregor, and Pierce Brosnan).33
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