WAR HORSE Production Notes

WAR HORSE (2011)PRODUCTION NOTES2005 and within a few weeks was cast as Oakley in the British independent film "Unrelated,"directed by Joanna Hogg. He then met Declan Donnellan, artistic director of the award-winningtheater company Cheek by Jowl, and was cast as Alsemero in "The Changeling" by ThomasMiddleton, starring with Olivia Williams and Will Keen. The production toured Europe for sixmonths in 2006 and ran in the main house at the Barbican for six weeks. For his performanceHiddleston was nominated for the 2006 Ian Charleson Award, which recognizes exceptionalclassical stage performances by actors under the age of 30.Cheek by Jowl once again asked Hiddleston to perform for them as the hero, PosthumusLeonatus, and the antihero, Cloten, in Declan Donnellan's production of Shakespeare's"Cymbeline." The production toured the world for seven months in 2007, playing in New York,Milan, Paris, Moscow, Madrid and London, at the Barbican. Later that summer he shot theperiod BBC drama "Miss Austen Regrets," about the last five years of Jane Austen's life. Thatproduction went on to win both a BAFTA Award and a Writer's Guild of Great Britain Award.He was then cast as Cassio in Michael Grandage's production of "Othello" at the DonmarWarehouse, starring Ewan McGregor, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kelly Reilly. Hiddleston wasnominated twice in the category of Best Newcomer at the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards for"Cymbeline" and "Othello" and won the category for his performance in "Cymbeline."In 2008 Hiddleston joined Kenneth Branagh to film the first series of "Wallander," based on thedetective novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell, which won BAFTA and BroadcastingPress Guild Awards and received Emmy®, Golden Globe® and Satellite Awards nominations.In the same year he went on to star in the Donmar Warehouse/ West End production ofChekhov's "Ivanov," again opposite Branagh.As well as shooting the second series of "Wallander" in 2009, Hiddleston also starred in thesecond series of the highly acclaimed BAFTA and Emmy® Award-winning "Return toCranford," starring opposite Judi Dench and Jonathan Pryce.In 2009 Hiddleston also filmed Joanna Hogg's "Archipelago," in which he played the lead role.He was also cast in the role of Loki in Branagh's hit feature "Thor" for Marvel. In 2010 he filmeda number of projects, including Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" and "The Deep Blue Sea,"opposite Rachel Weisz. He is currently filming the highly anticipated "Marvel's The Avengers,"which is due for release in May 2012.JEREMY IRVINE (Albert Narracott) makes his feature-film debut in "War Horse."Currently in production on BBC Films' "Great Expectations," in which he stars as Pip, the classicDickens story is directed by Mike Newell and includes Academy Award® winner Ralph Fiennesand Helena Bonham Carter. He recently completed production on the independent feature "Now© 2011 DreamWorks Pictures 28