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THE MECHANIC (2011) PRODUCTION NOTESAnne Waters, a single mother who embarked on an 18 year struggle to overturn herbrother‟s wrongful life sentence for murder. Like the story of the film, it took muchpersistence for Goldwyn to get the movie made. Nine years after he first heard theaccount of Kenny Waters from a piece on “Dateline, ” the movie had its premiere at the2010 Toronto Film Festival. Conviction was awarded Best Film at the Boston FilmFestival and was bestowed the Freedom of Expression Award by the National Board ofReview.Goldwyn made an auspicious directorial debut with A Walk on the Moon starring DianeLane and Viggo Mortensen. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and wenton to receive universal praise from critics. Another journey of perseverance, Goldwynfirst read Pamela Gray‟s script five years earlier and shepherded it through multipledrafts until Dustin Hoffman came on board as a producer and got the project financed.Coincidentally when Gray originally wrote the screenplay as her Master‟s Thesis atUCLA Film School, she won the prestigious Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award – anhonor established by Goldwyn‟s paternal grandfather, the legendary film producer.Additional feature directorial credits include The Last Kiss based on Gabriele Muccino‟sL’Ultimo Bacio and the romantic comedy Someone Like You. On the small screen,Goldwyn has helmed such prestigious shows as “Justified,” “Damages,” “Dexter,” “TheL Word,” “Law & Order,” “Grey‟s Anatomy,” “Private Practice” and “Without ATrace.”As an actor, Goldwyn first caught audiences‟ attention with his portrayal of the villain inthe box office smash Ghost. He went on to appear in numerous other films includingThe Pelican Brief with Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington, Kiss The Girls, OliverStone‟s Nixon, The Substance of Fire, The Last Samurai opposite Tom Cruise and therecent remake of Wes Craven‟s classic The Last House on the Left. He was also heard asthe title voice in Disney‟s animated feature Tarzan.His television acting credits include “The Good Wife,” “Dexter,” “Law & Order:Criminal Intent,” “Without A Trace,” “The L Word,” the HBO Mini-Series “From TheEarth To The Moon,” “Frasier,” “Murphy Brown” and “Designing Women,” where hetouchingly portrayed the first AIDS victim on a prime time series.Goldwyn began his acting career on the stage, spending seven seasons at theWilliamstown Theater Festival. His New York theater credits include “The Water‟sEdge” at the 2nd Stage Theater, “The Dying Gaul” at the Vineyard Theater, “Holiday”at The Circle in the Square opposite Laura Linney, “Spike Heels” with Kevin Bacon at2nd Stage, “The Sum of Us” at the Cherry Lane Theater, for which he earned an ObieAward and “Digby” at the Manhattan Theater Club.Mini Anden (Sarah)Mini Anden was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She is one of the world‟s top fashionmodels, having appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle, Arena and Cosmopolitan allbefore establishing herself as a sought after actress in film and television.© CBS FILMS, All Rights Reserved 14
THE MECHANIC (2011) PRODUCTION NOTESAnden‟s most recent film credits include G-Force, My Best Friend’s Girl, TropicThunder, Prime, and Ocean’s Twelve.On television she has recurred on “Chuck,” “CSI: Miami,” “My Boys” and “Dirt.” Shewas a series regular on “Fashion House” and has appeared in episodes of many otherseries, including “Nip/Tuck,” “Entourage,” “Rules of Engagement,” “Ugly Betty,”“Shark,” “Monk,” and “Knight Rider.”© CBS FILMS, All Rights Reserved 15
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