Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon in New Comedy

LOS ANGELES  — Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon
are in final negotiations to star in New Line Cinema’s upcoming comedy
“Four Christmases”, it was announced yesterday by New Line Production President Toby Emmerich.
    In the film, Vaughn and Witherspoon will play a couple who struggle to
visit all four of their divorced parents’ homes on Christmas day.
    “Four Christmases” is based on a screenplay by Matt Allen and Caleb
Wilson. It is being produced by Spyglass Entertainment’s Gary Barber, Roger
Birnbaum and Jon Glickman. Vaughn and Witherspoon will also produce.
    Project will be overseen for New Line by Emmerich and production
executives Mark Kaufman and Michael Disco.
    Vaughn and Witherspoon have both worked on recent New Line projects,
with Vaughn starring in the 2005 hit comedy “Wedding Crashers” and
Witherspoon starring in the upcoming thriller “Rendition”, which is
scheduled for an October 19th release.
    Vaughn will next be seen in the holiday comedy “Fred Claus” and the
2008 Picturehouse release Vince Vaughn’s “Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days
and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland.” He has also starred in “The
Break-Up”, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”, “Be Cool”, “Dodgeball”, “Starsky and Hutch”,
“Old School”, “Made” and “Swingers.”
    Vaughn is represented by UTA and The Gold Company.
    Witherspoon, who won the Academy Award in 2005 for the musical bio-pic,
“Walk the Line”, has also starred in “Legally Blonde I & II”, “Sweet Home
Alabama”, “Election” and the New Line comedy, “Pleasantville.”
    Witherspoon is represented by CAA and Management 360.
    About New Line Cinema Corporation:
    Celebrating its 40th anniversary year, New Line Cinema is the most
successful independent film company in the world. Its mission is to produce
innovative, popular and profitable entertainment in the best creative
environment. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of
theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions
devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising
and an international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form
Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release independent
films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line’s Oscar-winning “The
Lord of the Rings” trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in
history. New Line is a division of Time Warner, Inc. (TWX).
    Contact:
    Candice McDonough
    New Line Cinema
    (310) 967-6991
    candice.mcdonough@newline.com

SOURCE New Line Cinema Corporation