UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

"AMERICAN GANGSTER"

TO BENEFIT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MOUNT VERNON

AT APOLLO THEATER IN HARLEM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: The world premiere of the drama "AMERICAN GANGSTER"
(Logo:

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060316/LATH064LOGO)

WHO: "AMERICAN GANGSTER" director/producer Ridley Scott; producer Brian
Grazer; cast members Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba
Gooding, Jr., Josh Brolin, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, RZA, Lymari
Nadal, Yul Vazquez, Idris Elba, Carla Gugino, Joe Morton, Common,
Roger Guenveur Smith, Kadee Strickland, Ruben Santiago-Hudson,
Melissia Hill and Ruby Dee; screenwriter Steven Zaillian;
songwriter Diane Warren

Plus many additional celebrity guests.

WHERE: Apollo Theater
253 West 125th Street
New York City, NY

WHEN: Friday, October 19, 2007
5:30 PM Press Call Time
6:30 PM Celebrity Arrivals
7:00 PM Live Webcast of Arrivals on

http://www.americangangster.net/

7:30 PM Screening Begins

"AMERICAN GANGSTER" arrives in theaters nationwide on Friday, November 2, 2007.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Photo:

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060316/LATH064LOGO
AP Archive:

http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Universal Pictures

CONTACT: Television-Radio, Stacey Zarro, +1-212-445-3804; or
Print-Photographers, Damion Stene, +1-212-445-3833; or On-Line, Lindsey
Mesenbourg, +1-818-777-4758, all of Universal Pictures; or Boys & Girls Clubs
of America, Jan Still-Lindeman, +1-404-487-5739

Web site:

http://www.americangangster.net/

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