Oscar(R) Nominee Abigail Breslin to Make Exciting Announcement Regarding Her Upcoming Film 'Kit Kittredge: An American Girl' on May 16th in Los Angeles

Oscar(R) Nominee Abigail Breslin to Make Exciting Announcement Regarding Her Upcoming Film 'Kit Kittredge: An American Girl' on May 16th in Los Angeles

Picturehouse to join with American Express for Exclusive Theatrical Engagements in Select Markets Starting June 20th

LOS ANGELES, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar(R) nominee Abigail Breslin, who stars as Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, and Picturehouse will make a very special announcement today at American Girl Place(R) Los Angeles.

Breslin will announce that Picturehouse will offer a special 10-day exclusive theatrical engagement of the film in select markets: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta. With the purchase of each premium ticket ($20) the patron will receive a limited edition t-shirt. In addition, those who purchase a ticket with an American Express Card(R) will also receive a full-color collector's edition program.

Tickets are available for purchase beginning Friday, May 16th. For additional information about the film or tickets please visit the following sites:

http://www.kitkittredge.com/http://www.fandango.com/http://movietickets.com/

For group sales please call 866-718-0KIT (0548).

In the first feature film based on the hugely popular American Girl(R) book series, Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") stars as a resourceful young girl whose bravery, compassion and determination help her solve a mystery that saves her family's home during the Great Depression. "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" is directed by Patricia Rozema ("Mansfield Park") from a screenplay by Ann Peacock ("The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"). The film's all-star ensemble cast includes two-time Oscar nominee Joan Cusack ("In & Out," "Working Girl"), Glenne Headly ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"), Tony Award winner and Golden Globe nominee Jane Krakowski ("Ally McBeal"), Golden Globe nominee Chris O'Donnell ("Batman & Robin"), Julia Ormond ("Legends of the Fall"), Wallace Shawn ("The Princess Bride") and two-time Golden Globe winner Stanley Tucci ("The Devil Wears Prada").

"Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" is produced by HBO Films, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas ("Felicity: An American Girl Adventure," "Maid in Manhattan"), American Girl president Ellen L. Brothers, Lisa Gillan ("Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front," "Felicity: An American Girl Adventure") and Julie Goldstein ("Longford," "Grey Gardens". Executive producers are Julia Roberts ("Felicity: An American Girl Adventure," "Stepmom") and Marisa Yeres ("Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front," "Felicity: An American Girl Adventure"). Terry Gould ("The Interrogation of Michael Crowe") and Jodi Goldberg serve as co-producers.

American Girl, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NYSE:MAT)(http://www.mattel.com/), the world's leading toy company. Since American Girl's inception in 1986, the company has devoted its entire business to celebrating the potential of girls ages 3 to 12. American Girl encourages girls to dream, to grow, to aspire, to create, and to imagine through a wide range of engaging and insightful books, age-appropriate and educational products, and unforgettable experiences. In meeting its mission with a vigilant eye toward quality and service, American Girl has earned the loyal following of millions of girls and the praise and trust of parents and educators.

American Girl dolls, books and related products are sold exclusively through the company's consumer catalogue, online at http://www.americangirl.com/, and at American Girl proprietary retail stores in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Atlanta. To learn more about American Girl or to request a free catalogue, call 1-800-845-0005 or visit http://www.americangirl.com/.

Picturehouse is a theatrical distribution and production company headed by President Bob Berney. Releases include the highly praised "La Vie en Rose," winner of two Academy Awards -- Best Actress for Marion Cotillard and Make Up; "El Cantante," a music-infused biography of Puerto Rican salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe, starring Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony; "Rocket Science," the first narrative film from Jeffrey Blitz ("Spellbound"); "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters," Seth Gordon's crowd-pleasing documentary; "The Orphanage," produced by Academy Award-nominated director Guillermo del Toro and directed by J.A. Bayona; Vince Vaughn's "Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights -- Hollywood to the Heartland" in which Vaughn handpicked four-up-and-coming comics and lead them on a remarkable comedy tour as creator and emcee; "Run, FatBoy, Run," a romantic comedy that affirms that true love isn't a sprint, it's a marathon directed by David Schwimmer and starring Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria. Next up for Picturehouse is "Mongol," directed by Sergei Bodrov, which delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of Genghis Khan; "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," directed by Patricia Rozema and starring Abigail Breslin as Kit, a clever, resourceful ten-year old growing up in Cincinnati in 1934; "Amusement," directed by John Simpson ("Freeze Frame"), the film is an anthology of seemingly unrelated vignettes shockingly tied together by a common, twisted thread from the past of three former schoolmates; and "The Women," a film about friends and mothers and daughters, written and directed by Diane English and starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Debra Messing, Bette Midler, Candice Bergin and Cloris Leachman.

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For additional information contact:
Nina Baron
(O) 212. 303.1734
(C) 917.603.3795
nina.baron@picturehouse.com

Vicky Eguia
(O) 310-246-7608
(C) 818.521.2681
vicky.eguia@picturehouse.com

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CONTACT: Nina Baron, +1-212-303-1734, cell, +1-917-603-3795,
nina.baron@picturehouse.com, or Vicky Eguia, +1-310-246-7608, cell,
+1-818-521-2681, vicky.eguia@picturehouse.com, both of Picturehouse

Web site:

http://www.kitkittredge.com/
http://www.fandango.com/
http://movietickets.com/
http://www.mattel.com/

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