World Premiere of ANNAPOLIS

Monday, January 23rd at the El Capitan

WHO: From the film: James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster,

Donnie Wahlberg, Vicellous Shannon, McCaleb Burnett, Wilmer

Calderon, Roger Fan, Chi McBride, producers Mark Vahradian,

Damien Saccani and director Justin Lin.

Special Guests: Kristen Kirchner, Tony Gonzalez, Will Demps,

Luis Castillo, Willie McGinset, Jon Voight and more ...

WHAT: To celebrate the Los Angeles Premiere of Touchstone Pictures'

ANNAPOLIS to benefit the Scholarship Fund of California State

Summer School for the Arts.

California State Summer School for the Arts (InnerSpark) is a

pre-professional residential training program in the visual,

performing, literary arts and film for talented high school

students, representing the socio-economic diversity of

California, who wish to pursue careers in the arts and

entertainment industries.

When he won a coveted admission spot to the Naval Academy at

Annapolis, local kid Jake Huard (JAMES FRANCO, "James Dean")

thought all his dreams had come true - but his battle to

become the man he wants to be is only just beginning.

Now, uncertain if a regular kid from a poor blue collar family

can fit into the Academy's pressure-cooker atmosphere, and

barely making the grade as a Freshman "plebe," Jake has one

last shot at proving he has what it takes to become an officer

in an institution that boasts a venerable 137-year history of

focused discipline and determined excellence. With nothing

left to lose, Jake decides to enter the notoriously fierce

Navy boxing competition known as the Brigade

Championships -- and face off against his arch-nemesis,

Midshipman Lt. Cole (TYRESE GIBSON). Everything Jake has ever

hoped for stands in the balance: the chance to make his father

proud, to validate his Lieutenant's faith in him, to stand up

for his fellow plebes, and most of all, to forge a different

future.

Directed by critically acclaimed indie director Justin Lin

("Better Luck Tomorrow"), comes this exhilarating comeback

story of a courageous young sailor who discovers that some

opportunities in life are worth fighting for. Jake's fellow

classmates are comprised of a dynamic young cast that includes

Jordana Brewster as the alluringly tough, female commander who

helps to train Jake; Donnie Wahlberg as Lt. Cmdr. Burton, the

officer who first decides to take a chance on Jake; and Chi

McBride as the boxing coach who takes Jake from amateur

swinger to focused warrior.

WHEN: Monday, January 23, 2006 WHERE: El Capitan

5:30PM Press Arrivals 6838 Hollywood Blvd

6:30PM Celebrity Arrivals Hollywood, CA 90028

7:30PM Screening

CONTACTS: Domestic press R. Stankevich 818/560-2039

International press T. Adriani 818/972-3566

YOUR COVERAGE IS INVITED

YOU MUST CALL FOR CREDENTIALS

TOUCHSTONE PICTURES'

ANNAPOLIS

Opens Friday, January 27, 2006 SOURCE Touchstone Pictures