Serenity to Open in the UK on October 7

Serenity to Open in the UK on October 7

LONDON, September 15/PRNewswire/ --

- UK Premiere on October 5

Oscar and Emmy-nominated Joss Whedon - creator of the worldwide
television phenomenon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel - now makes his
feature film directorial debut with the futuristic action-adventure Serenity,
based on his cult television series Firefly. Set five-hundred years in the
future, the film centres around Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds, a hardened
veteran who fought on the losing side of a galactic civil war. Mal now ekes
out a living pulling off small crimes and transporting passengers and cargo
on the Firefly-class ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are
the closest thing he has left to family - squabbling, insubordinate and
undyingly loyal.

When Mal agrees to transport a young doctor, Simon Tam, and his unstable,
telepathic sister, River; he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair
are fugitives from The Alliance - the coalition dominating the galaxy - who
will stop at nothing to reclaim the girl and the secrets she harbours. The
crew who once skimmed the outskirts of the galaxy unnoticed suddenly find
themselves caught between this unstoppable military force and the Reavers, a
deadly legion of cannibals who haunt the edges of space. With peril coming at
them from every angle, Mal and his crew are about to discover that the
greatest danger of all may be hidden aboard Serenity itself.

Serenity is written and produced by Joss Whedon, produced by Barry
Mendel; and executive produced by Christopher Buchanan, David Lester and
Alisa Tager. The cast reprising their roles from the television series
include Nathan Fillion (Mal), Gina Torres (Zoe), Adam Baldwin (Jayne), Alan
Tudyk (Wash), Jewel Staite (Kaylee), Morena Baccarin (Inara), Summer Glau
(River), Sean Maher (Simon) and Ron Glass (Book). The Operative, The
Alliance's man, is played by Chiwetel Eijofor.

The UK Premiere will take place on Wednesday, October 5th at Odeon West
End, with Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau in attendance.

Serenity will open in the UK & Ireland on October 7th.

Source: United International Pictures (UK)

For further information, junket or forthcoming screening details please contact: Debbie Turner, UIP UK, Publicity Manager, Tel: +44-207-534-5221, email: debbie_turner@uip.co.uk

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