Starz Invites You to Pursue 'Happyness' With a Night of Will Smith on Thursday, Dec. 14

Starz Invites You to Pursue 'Happyness' With a Night of Will Smith on Thursday, Dec. 14

A 'Stars on Starz' Showcase of Smith's Films Also Features an Exclusive Clip and Behind-the-Scenes Look at His Latest Project The Pursuit of Happyness

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Join Starz for a "Stars on Starz" showcase of Will Smith films Thursday, Dec. 14 in celebration of the theatrical release of his upcoming father-son drama The Pursuit of Happyness, in theaters starting Dec. 15. The night begins with "On the Set: The Pursuit of Happyness" at 8:45 p.m. (ET/PT), followed by Hitch at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) and Enemy of the State at 11 p.m. (ET/PT). An exclusive clip from The Pursuit of Happyness will also premiere during the night.

"On the Set: The Pursuit of Happyness" provides viewers with a unique behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie featuring interviews with the cast and crew.

Columbia Pictures' The Pursuit of Happyness stars Smith as Chris Gardner, a bright and talented but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them. Directed by Gabriele Muccino. T he Pursuit of Happyness co-stars Thandie Newton and Jaden Christopher Syre Smith.

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 14.9 million and 26.6 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Starz On Demand and Vongo(SM). Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group.

Contacts: Michelle Ellis Jonathan Taylor
Starz Entertainment Group The Lippin Group
(720) 852-6269 (323) 965-1990
michelle.ellis@starz.comjtaylor@lippingroup.com

Source: Starz Entertainment, LLC

CONTACT: Michelle Ellis of Starz Entertainment Group, +1-720-852-6269,
michelle.ellis@starz.com; or Jonathan Taylor of The Lippin Group,
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