Cast

Charlie Cox - Tristan
Ian McKellen - Narrator
Bimbo hart - Young Scientist
Alastar MacIntosh - Victorian Academic
 David Kelly - Guard
Ben Barnes - Young Dunstan Thorn
Kate Magowan - Slave Girl/Una
Melanie Hill - Ditchwater Sal
Sienna Miller - Victoria
Henry Cavill - Humphrey
Nathaniel Parker - Dunstan Thorn
Darby Hawker - Grumpy Customer
Frank Ellis - Mr Monday
Peter O'Toole - King
Mark Strong - Septimus
Jason Flemyng - Primus
Mark Heap - Tertius
Struan Rodger - Bishop
Rupert Everett - Secundus
David Walliams - Sextus
Julian Rhind-Tutt - Quartus
Adam Buxton - Quintus
Michelle Pfeiffer - Lamia
Claire Danes - Yvaine
Sarah Alexander - Empusa
Joanna Scanlan - Mormo
George Innes - Soothsayer
Jack Curran - Bernhard
Grant Burgin - Lackey
Mark Williams - Billy
Olivia Grant - Girl Bernhard
Coco Sumner - Yvaine's Sister
Dexter Fletcher - Skinny Pirate
Robert DeNiro - Captain Shakespeare
Terry Murphy - Old Pirate
Ricky Gervais - Ferdy the Fence
Geoff Bell - Receptionist
Mark Burns - New Bishop
Rab Affleck - Pirate
Carlos Besse Peres - Pirate
Elwin (Chopper) David - Pirate (as Chopper)
Adam Fogerty - Pirate
Jordan Long - Pirate

Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Screenplay by: Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaugh
Based on the Stardust novel by: Neil Gaiman and Charless Vess

ABOUT THE CAST

 

CLAIRE DANES (Yvaine) has established herself as one of Hollywood's leading actresses. This summer, Danes stars in Lajos Koltai's “Evening,” an adaptation of Susan Minot’s best-selling novel, opposite Toni Collette, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Natasha Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave. Danes recently starred in Anand Tucker's “Shopgirl” opposite Steve Martin and Jason Schwartzman.  Adapted by Martin from his novella, “Shopgirl” centers on a girl (Danes) who sells gloves and other accessories at Neiman Marcus.  Feeling useless in her job and unfulfilled by a romantic relationship (Schwartzman), she is bowled over when a rich, divorced older man (Martin) enters her life.  Danes' performance as Mirabelle was highly lauded among critics and audiences.  Danes also starred in Thomas Bezucha's romantic comedy “The Family Stone” opposite Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Dermot Mulroney. Danes previously starred in Richard Eyre's acclaimed drama “Stage Beauty” opposite Billy Crudup and opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nick Stahl in the box-office hit “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” for director Jonathan Mostow. Danes also appeared opposite Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Ryan Phillippe and Kieran Culkin in Burr Steer's critically acclaimed independent “Igby Goes Down.” Additionally, she appeared in Stephen Daldry's Academy Award®-winning drama, “The Hours” opposite Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Allison Janney, Ed Harris and Toni Collete. Danes garnered critical acclaim for her performances in Gillian Armstrong's “Little Women” opposite Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon and Kirsten Dunst and in Baz Luhrmann's “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet,” in which she starred as Juliet opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's Romeo. Danes first caught critics' and audiences' attention in Ed Zwick and Marshall Hershkovitz's acclaimed series "My So-Called Life."  Danes earned an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe Award for her role as Angela Chase.Danes’ other film credits include: Jonathan Kaplan's “Brokedown Palace”  opposite Kate Beckinsale, Bille August's “Les Misérables,” Theresa Connelly's “Polish Wedding,” Francis Ford Coppola's “The Rainmaker” opposite Danny DeVito and Matt Damon, Oliver Stones' “U-Turn”opposite Sean Penn, Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Pressman's "To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday" opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Peter Gallagher, Jocelyn Moorhouse's "How to Make an American Quilt" opposite Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft and Ellen Burstyn, Billy Hopkins'  "I Love You, I Love You Not" opposite Jude Law and Jodie Foster's "Home For The Holidays" opposite Robert Downey Jr., Holly Hunter and Anne Bancroft.

CHARLIE COX (Tristan) is one the UK’s most promising new talents.  Cox made his feature film debut in Matthew Parkhill’s film festival hit “Dot the I” with Gael García Bernal and next joined the ensemble cast of the twentysomething comedy “Things to Do Before You’re 30.” He followed this by playing Lorenzo in Michael Radford’s award-winning screen adaptation of “The Merchant of Venice” with Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes.  Cox received his first major Hollywood role playing Sienna Miller’s brother in Lasse Hallström’s romantic comedy “Casanova.” On television, Cox has been seen in the British crime drama “Inspector Lewis” and in the BBC sci-fi thriller “A for Andromeda.”  

SIENNA MILLER (Victoria) has built up a broad range of impressive roles in film, theatre and television.  After training at The Lee Strasberg Institute, New York, she catapulted into the public eye when she appeared in the BBC comedy “Bedtime,” and more recently when she won outstanding reviews playing Fiona in the US television series “Keen Eddie.”  On the big screen, she has been seen in Mathew Vaughn’s “Layer Cake” opposite Daniel Craig; in “Alfie,” the remake of the ‘60s classic, in which she starred alongside Jude Law and Susan Sarandon; and in Lasse Hallström’s romantic comedy “Casanova” with Heath Ledger. She most recently starred as the iconic Edie Sedgwick in “Factory Girl.” Her upcoming films include Steve Buscemi’s “Interview,” Gregory Mackenzie’s “Camille” and “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh” from the Michael Chabon novel.  

RICKY GERVAIS (Ferdy the Fence) is best known for his role of co-creator (with Stephen Merchant) and star of the hit British television series “The Office.” Gervais started his career in television by writing and starring in a one-off called “Golden Years” about a businessman who is obsessed with becoming a David Bowie look-alike.  He next appeared on “The 11 O'Clock Show'”— a topical comedy magazine series for which he adopted the persona of a half-knowledgeable bigot, an outrageous and refreshingly funny foil to the satirical Oxbridge pretensions of the show itself. “Meet Ricky Gervais,” a chat show, came hot on the heels of his popularity in the “11 O'Clock Show.”  When the show finished in October 2000, Gervais and Merchant had already been developing their ideas for an office-based mock documentary, and months if not years of work would come to fruition on 9 July 2001 when the BBC aired the first episode of “The Office.”Twelve episodes and a two-part Christmas special later, “The Office” was consigned to broadcasting history.  Showered with awards and critical acclaim, the series' pivotal creation, the character of David Brent, became a household name and so did Ricky Gervais.  Not only a mega-hit in England, “The Office” has gone on to become one of the most successful British comedy exports of all time.Gervais also stars in the satirical series “Extras,” which he created with Merchant, for the BBC and HBO.  He was most recently seen with Ben Stiller and Robin Williams in “Night at the Museum.”  

JASON FLEMYNG (Primus) is an exciting and versatile actor whose talent and strong screen presence have marked him as one of the most compelling actors coming out of Great Britain today. “Stardust” marks Flemyng’s fourth collaboration with Matthew Vaughn.  He was seen last year as Crazy Larry in the Sony Classic release of Vaughn’s directorial debut “Layer Cake” starring Daniel Craig.  Earlier in Flemyng’s career, he co-starred in Guy Ritchie's directorial debut “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and in Ritchie’s follow-up “Snatch,” both of which Vaughn produced. Recently, Flemyng was cast by director David Fincher as Thomas Button in the upcoming “Benjamin Button” starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.    Known for creating distinct characters, Flemyng brought his talent to 20th Century Fox’s “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” opposite Sean Connery, Warner Bros.’  “Rock Star” starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston, the Hughes Brothers’ “From Hell” opposite Johnny Depp, and Bernardo Bertolucci's “Stealing Beauty” opposite Liv Tyler.  Other feature film credits include “Below,” “The Red Violin,” “Deep Rising, “The Hollow Reed” and “Alive and Kicking.” Flemyng's television work includes roles in NBC's “Alice in Wonderland,” the BBC production “A Question of Attribution” directed by John Schlesinger, and “For the Greater Good” directed by Danny Boyle.  He starred as Jim Corbett in the BBC’s “The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag,” which tells the true story of Corbett's hunt for the most notorious man-eating leopard of colonial India in 1925.  Flemyng's theater credits include several Royal Shakespeare Company (Barbican) performances, including “Coriolanus,” “As You Like It,” “Moscow Gold” “Barbarians” and “All’s Well That Ends Well.”  

RUPERT EVERETT (Secundus) has attained international stardom in a memorable array of both comedic and dramatic film roles.  His scene-stealing performance as Julia Roberts’ confidant in “My Best Friend’s Wedding” earned him Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations, as well as American Comedy, Blockbuster Entertainment and London Film Critics Awards for Best Supporting Actor.  He most recently reprised his role as Prince Charming in “Shrek the Third.” He also recently began production on “St. Trinian’s” directed by Oliver Parker and starring Colin Firth and Emily Watson.  Everett’s autobiography Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins was published by Hachette Book Group USA in January 2007 to rave reviews.In 2005, Everett lent his voice to Disney’s “Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.”  Everett was seen in the BBC-broadcast version of Allan Cubitt’s “Sherlock Holmes,” which aired in the U.S. on PBS’ Masterpiece Theatre. He also starred as King Charles II in Richard Eyre’s film “Stage Beauty” with Billy Crudup and Claire Danes.  In 2003, Everett starred in “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” with Catherine Deneuve, Nastassja Kinski, and Leelee Sobieski.  Everett also starred in the classic Oscar Wilde tale “The Importance of Being Earnest” directed by Oliver Parker with a cast including Judi Dench, Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon.  In the UK, Everett was last seen in Mike Barker’s “To Kill a King,” in which he starred opposite Tim Roth and Dougray Scott. In 1999, Everett was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for his memorable portrayal of Lord Arthur Goring in Oscar Wilde's classic tale “An Ideal Husband.”  The film also starred Cate Blanchett, Jeremy Northam and Julianne Moore.  Other film credits include “Unconditional Love,” “The Next Best Thing” opposite Madonna, “Inspector Gadget,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the critically acclaimed “The Madness of King George” and the children’s favorite “Dunston Checks In.”  Additionally, he starred in “Cemetery Man,” Robert Altman’s “Pre-a-Porter,” “Duet for One,” “Hearts of Fire,” “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” directed by Francesco Rosi, “Tolerance,” “Inside Monkey Zetterland” and “The Man With the Gold Rimmed Glasses.”  Two of his most well known early roles were in the classic films “Dance with a Stranger” and “The Comfort of Strangers.” Everett has also garnered critical acclaim for his dramatic work on stage.  Most notably, he gained recognition for his performance in “Another Country,” a role that he had originated on stage in London.  He then went on to star alongside Colin Firth in the film version of the highly praised play in 1984.  Additional London theater credits include: Tennessee Williams'  "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore," Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," "Some Sunny Day," "Another Country,"  "Mass Appeal," "Don Juan" and "Chinchilla."  His theater work in Glasgow includes: "The Vortex," "Heartbreak House," "A Waste of Time," "Private Lives," "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The White Devil."Everett is also the author of two successful novels, Hello Darling Are You Working? and The Hairdresser of St. Tropez, which was published in the United Kingdom in 1995.Everett was born and raised in the United Kingdom.  Educated in a Benedictine monastery, he left school at the age of fifteen and made his way to London to pursue theater.  He eventually joined the avant-garde Citizens Theater Company of Glasgow, where he began his theater career in repertory.  He toured with this company around Europe and England prior to, and while, making a name for himself in various film and television productions.

PETER O’TOOLE’s (The King) illustrious career spans five decades. During that time, the range of recognition his big-screen performances have garnered includes a total of eight Academy Award® nominations for Best Actor and an Honorary Academy Award® in 2003, three BAFTA nominations for Best Actor (and a win for David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia”), and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture Actor for Herbert Ross’ “Goodbye Mr. Chips,” Peter Glenville’s “Becket” (1964) and Anthony Harvey’s “A Lion in Winter” (1968).  He has been nominated for the Golden Globe an additional seven times.  He most recently received an Oscar® nomination for his role as an aging stage actor in “Venus” and will next be heard voicing the role of a restaurant critic in the Pixar animated film “Ratatouille.”   O'Toole's cinematic credits range from such classics as Clive Donner’s “What’s New Pussycat?” (1965), Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor” (1987), Richard Benjamin’s “My Favorite Year” (1982), Richard Rush’s “The Stunt Man” (1980), Peter Medak’s “The Ruling Class” (1972) and Richard Brooks’ “Lord Jim” (1965); to more recent roles in Wolfgang Petersen’s “Troy” (2004), Stephen Fry’s “Bright Young Things” (2003), Charles Sturridge’s “Lassie” (2005), “Fairy Tale – A True Story” (1997), Sidney J. Furie’s “Global Heresy” (2002), Joe Chappelle’s “Phantoms” (1998) and Karl Francis’ “Rebecca’s Daughters” (1992).   O’Toole’s stage career includes four years with The Old Vic Company at the Theatre Royal, Bristol; “The Long, The Short And The Tall” – Royal Court;  Shylock in “The Merchant of Venice” and Petruchio in “The Taming of the Shrew” – Stratford-on-Avon; “Waiting For Godot” at the Abbey Theatre Dublin; “Juno And The Paycock” – Dublin; “Look Back In Anger,” “Hamlet,” “Macbeth” – Old Vic Company; “Pygmalion” – London and Broadway; “The Apple Cart” and “Man And Superman,” Theatre Royal, London; “Uncle Vanya” and “Present Laughter” – Toronto and Kennedy Center, Washington.Modern plays include “Ride a Cock Horse,” “Our Song” and “Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell” – on the West End and at the Old Vic, for which he won a special Olivier Award in 1999.  On the small screen Peter O’Toole recently starred in the BBC/Red Productions adaptation of “Casanova.”  His credits extend to live television in the ‘50’s including his own play “The Laughing Woman” and also include “Coming Home,” “Gulliver’s Travels,” “Rogue Male,” “Heavy Weather,” “Strumpet City,” “Joan of Arc” and “Masada.”  He has published two volumes of his autobiography, Loitering with Intent: The Child and Loitering with Intent: The Apprentice. He is, at present, working on a third installment.  O’Toole was appointed Commandant De L’Ordre des Arts et de Lettres, France’s highest order of merit, in 1989.

MICHELLE PFEIFFER (Lamia) is truly the villainess of the summer, appearing not only in “Stardust,” but also in “Hairspray” as the ruthless and conniving Velma Von Tussle, a former beauty queen, opposite John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes and Brittany Snow. As the wife of Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in “Scarface,” Pfeiffer made a strong impression with her stunning looks and haunting style.  She has earned three Academy Award® nominations, two as Best Actress for her performances as Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett in “Love Field” and as the sexy chanteuse Suzie Diamond in “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” and as Best Supporting Actress for her role as the long suffering Madame de Tourvel in “Dangerous Liaisons.” Additionally, Pfeiffer won a Golden Globe for her performance in “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” and additional Golden Globe nominations for her performances in “The Age of Innocence,” “Love Field,” “Frankie and Johnny,” “The Russia House” and “Married to the Mob.”  In 2003, she lent her voice in DreamWorks’ animated feature “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas” with Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joseph Fiennes.  In 2002, Pfeiffer received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for her role as the murderous mother Ingrid Magnusson in Warner Bros.’ “White Oleander.”  In 2001, she starred in the critically acclaimed “I Am Sam” opposite Sean Penn.  In 2000, she starred in the summer blockbuster “What Lies Beneath” with Harrison Ford.Pfeiffer’s films also include “The Story of Us,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “One Fine Day,” “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday,” “Up Close and Personal,” “Dangerous Minds,” “Wolf,” “Batman Returns,” “The Witches of Eastwick,” “Tequila Sunrise,” “Sweet Liberty” and “Ladyhawke.”  

ROBERT DE NIRO (Captain Shakespeare) launched his prolific motion picture career in Brian De Palma's “The Wedding Party” in 1969.  By 1973 De Niro had twice won the New York Film Critics' Award for Best Supporting Actor in recognition of his critically acclaimed performances in “Bang the Drum Slowly” and Martin Scorsese's “Mean Streets.”In 1974 De Niro received the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in “The Godfather, Part II.”  In 1980, he won his second Oscar®, as Best Actor, for his extraordinary portrayal of Jake La Motta in Scorsese's “Raging Bull.” De Niro has earned Academy Award® nominations in four additional films: as Travis Bickle in Scorsese's acclaimed “Taxi Driver,” as a Vietnam vet in Michael Cimino's “The Deer Hunter,”as a catatonic patient brought to life in Penny Marshall's “Awakenings” and, in 1992, as Max Cady, an ex-con looking for revenge, in Scorsese's remake of the 1962 classic “Cape Fear.” De Niro's distinguished body of work also includes performances in Elia Kazan's “The Last Tycoon,” Bernardo Bertolucci's “1900,” Ulu Grosbard's “True Confessions” and “Falling in Love,” Sergio Leone's “Once Upon a Time in America,”  Scorsese's “King of Comedy,” “New York, New York,” “Goodfellas” and “Casino,”  Terry Gilliam's “Brazil,” Roland Joffe's “The Mission,” Brian De Palma's “The Untouchables,” Alan Parker's “Angel Heart,” Martin Brest's “Midnight Run,” David Jones' “Jackknife,” Martin Ritt's “Stanley and Iris,” Neil Jordan's “We’re No Angels,” Ron Howard's “Backdraft,” Michael Caton-Jones' “This Boy’s Life” and “City by the Sea,” John McNaughton's “Mad Dog and Glory,” “A Bronx Tale,” Kenneth Branagh's “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” Michael Mann's “Heat,” Barry Levinson's “Sleepers” and “Wag the Dog,” Jerry Zaks' “Marvin’s Room,” Tony Scott's “The Fan,” James Mangold's “Copland,” Alfonso Cuarón's “Great Expectations,” Quentin Tarantino's “Jackie Brown,” John Frankenheimer's “Ronin,” Harold Ramis' “Analyze This” and “Analyze That,” Joel Schumacher's “Flawless,” Des McAnuff's “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle,” Jay Roach’s “Meet the Parents” and “Meet the Fockers,” George Tillman's “Men of Honor,”  John Herzfeld’s “Fifteen Minutes,” Frank Oz’s “The Score,” Tom Dey’s “Showtime” and Nick Hamm’s “Godsend.”His most recent works are John Polson’s “Hide and Seek,” Mary McGuckian’s “The Bridge of San Luis Rey” and the animated “Shark Tale.”  De Niro takes pride in the development of his production company, Tribeca Productions, the Tribeca Film Center, which he founded with Jane Rosenthal in 1988, and the Tribeca Film Festival which he founded with Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Conceived to foster the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan through an annual celebration of film, music and culture, the Festival’s mission is to promote New York City as a major filmmaking center and help filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience. Through Tribeca Productions, he develops projects on which he serves in a combination of capacities, including producer, director and actor. Tribeca's “A Bronx Tale” marked De Niro's directorial debut.  He most recently directed “The Good Shepherd” starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie.  Other Tribeca features include “Thunderheart,” “Marvin’s Room,” “Cape Fear,” “Analyze This,” “Wag the Dog,” “Meet the Parents,” “Meet the Fockers,” “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle,” “Flawless,” “Meet the Fockers,” “Fifteen Minutes,” “Showtime,” “Mistress,” “Night and the City,” “The Night We Never Met,” “Faithful” and “Panther.”   In 1992, Tribeca TV was launched with the critically acclaimed series “Tribeca.”  De Niro served as one of the series executive producers.  In 1998, Tribeca produced a miniseries for NBC, based on the life of “Sammy ‘The Bull’ Gravano.”

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

 

MATTHEW VAUGHN (Director/Producer/Screenplay by) started his career in 1996 as a producer with “The Innocent Sleep,” a thriller starring Michael Gambon and Rupert Graves.He set up Ska Films with director Guy Ritchie in 1997 and the following year made “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” which became one of the most successful British films of the decade.This was followed by the diamond heist movie “Snatch” with Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro and Jason Statham.  The film opened to great acclaim and went on to accrue $100 million worldwide.In 2002 Vaughn produced “Mean Machine,” a remake of the 1974 Burt Reynolds classic “The Longest Yard” starring Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham followed by “Swept Away” starring Madonna and Adriano Giannini and directed by Guy Ritchie.He made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed thriller “Layer Cake” starring Daniel Craig, Colm Meaney and Sienna Miller.  

JANE GOLDMAN (Screenplay by), a novelist, screenwriter and television presenter, is known in the UK as the host of the series “Jane Goldman Investigates,” in which she explores the mysteries of the paranormal.  As a novelist, Goldman has garnered accolades for Dreamworld, a riveting thriller set against a sprawling Florida theme park hiding fantastical secrets.  Among her several non-fiction works is The X-Files Book of the Unexplained.  A good friend of Neil Gaiman, she appears as a character in his short story The Facts in the Case of the Disappearance of Miss Finch.  

LORENZO di BONAVENTURA (Producer) was born in New York.  His father, Mario di Bonaventura, is an international conductor.  Di Bonaventura received his undergraduate degree in intellectual history at Harvard College and earned a Master of Business Administration at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.  He began his professional life operating a river-rafting company and later joined Columbia Pictures and worked in distribution, marketing and in the office of the President. In February 1989, Mr. di Bonaventura joined Warner Bros.  While at Warner Bros., di Bonaventura was involved in over 130 productions.  Amongst his biggest commercial and critical successes were “Falling Down,” “A Time to Kill,” “The Matrix,” “Analyze This,” “The Perfect Storm,” “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “Training Day” and “Scooby Doo.” In January 2003, di Bonaventura formed a production company based at Paramount Pictures.  Di Bonaventura Pictures most recently produced “Four Brothers” and “Shooter,” both of which starred Mark Wahlberg, “Constantine” starring Keanu Reeves, “Derailed” starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen and “Doom” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Karl Urban.Di Bonaventura’s most recent film was Michael Bay’s action-adventure “TRANSFORMERS.”  Upcoming is “1408” starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.

MICHAEL DREYER (Producer) previously co-produced the Oscar®-winning film “Finding Neverland” directed by Marc Forster and starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.  He was also co-producer of Richard Eyre’s adaptation of “Stage Beauty” starring Billy Crudup, Claire Danes and Rupert Everett.  His film credits as line producer include “Snatch” and the Academy Award®-winning “Iris.”  

NEIL GAIMAN (Producer), a prolific creator of works of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama, first created the world of “Stardust” in his acclaimed series for DC comics, illustrated by Charles Vess.  His New York Times-bestselling 2001 novel for adults, American Gods, was awarded the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards, was nominated for many other awards, including the World Fantasy Award and the Minnesota Book Award, and appeared on many best-of-year lists. Gaiman’s eagerly awaited new novel for adults, Anansi Boys debuted on the New York Times Best Seller List in September 2005. With Roger Avary, Neil Gaiman has written the script for Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming “Beowulf” with Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie starring and “Coraline,” based on Gaiman’s award-winning children’s novel and directed by Henry Selick.  The Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Mirrormask,” a Jim Henson Company Production written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Dave McKean, took place in January 2005.  The film was released later that same year, augmented by a lavishly designed book of the same name and a picture book for younger readers.  Gaiman is also co-author, with Terry Pratchett, of Good Omens, a comic novel about how the world is going to end, which spent 17 consecutive weeks on the Sunday Times (London) bestseller list in 1990 and has gone on to become an international bestseller.  Gaiman was the creator/writer of monthly cult DC Comics horror-weird series Sandman, which won nine Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, including the award for best writer four times, and three Harvey Awards.  Sandman #19 took the 1991 World Fantasy Award for best short story, making it the first comic ever to be awarded a literary award.  Norman Mailer said of Sandman: "Along with all else, Sandman is a comic strip for intellectuals, and I say it's about time."  Gaiman’s six-part fantastical TV series for the BBC “Neverwhere” aired in 1996.  His novel, also called Neverwhere, set in the same strange underground world as the television series, was released in 1997, appearing on numerous bestseller lists.  Gaiman has also written a screenplay based on the novel for Jim Henson Productions.Gaiman's first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, came out in May 1997 and was listed by Newsweek as one of the best children's books of the year. It was reissued to acclaim by HarperCollins in 2003.  His collection of short fiction, Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions, was published in 1998.  It was nominated in the UK for a MacMillan Silver Pen award as the best short story collection of the year.  Gaiman's 1999 return to Sandman, the prose book The Dream Hunters, with art by Yoshitaka Amano, won the Bram Stoker award for best illustrated work by the Horror Writers Association, and was nominated for a Hugo award.  Two Plays For Voices (2002), an audio adaptation of two of Gaiman’s short stories, and starring Brian Dennehy and Bebe Neuwirth, was awarded a 2002 Audie Award by the Audio Publishers Association.  In 2003, Gaiman issued his first Sandman graphic novel in seven years and Endless Nights, which was published by DC Comics and was the first graphic novel to make the New York Times Best Seller List. In 2004, Gaiman published the first volume of a serialized story for Marvel called 1602, which was the bestselling comic of the year.At the end of 2002 Gaiman wrote and directed his first film, in association with Ska Films: a short, dark, funny work called “A Short Film about John Bolton,” which is available on DVD. Gaiman's work has appeared in translation in dozens of countries around the world.  His journalism has appeared in Wired, Time Out London, The London Sunday Times, Punch and The Observer Colour Supplement, and he has reviewed books for the New York Times Book Review and the Washington Post Bookworld. Tori Amos sings about Gaiman on her albums “Little Earthquakes,” “Under the Pink,” “Boys for Pele,” and “Scarlet's Walk”; and he's written songs for the Minneapolis band The Flash Girls ("the find of the year and perhaps beyond" – Utne Reader), for Chris Ewen’s “The Hidden Variable” and for the band One Ring Zero.  In August 1997, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a First Amendment organization, awarded Gaiman their Defender of Liberty Award.

Gaiman’s official website is www.neilgaiman.com.

DAVID WOMARK (Executive Producer) most recently executive-produced “The Chronicles of Riddick.” He began his career as an assistant director, working on over 20 movies, including the award-winning “A Dangerous Woman” with Debra Winger and Barbara Hershey and “Paris Trout” starring Dennis Hopper, as well as the Emmy-winning miniseries “Family of Spies.” His work in production includes such films as “Dante’s Peak,” “The X-Files: The Movie” and “EDTV.”  He served as associate producer on “Dr Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Jurassic Park III” and “The Hulk.”

KRIS THYKIER (Executive Producer) recently joined MARV Films as Matthew Vaughn’s producing partner. Prior to this, Thykier was vice chairman of Freud Communications, one of the world’s leading marketing and PR companies. He joined Freud Communications in 1992, having previously worked in film production and marketing. At Freud, Thykier was chiefly responsible for the growth and development of the company’s media and entertainment business, which eventually became the biggest of its kind in Europe.  Over 15 years at the agency, he was responsible for all of Vaughn’s film campaigns and for every picture produced by Working Title Films since “Four Weddings and a Funeral.”  He also represented numerous large scale events and awards shows including the BAFTA Awards and Live 8, and such international campaigns as Make Poverty History and (Red). In addition, Thykier oversaw the representation of media companies such as Time Warner, Warner Music Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Working Title, BSkyB and Random House, as well as several corporate clients, including American Express.

PETER MORTON (Executive Producer) previously executive-produced “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch.”  The Chicago restaurateur co-founded the Hard Rock Café chain of restaurants in 1971, which he sold in 2006.  He is also the founder and owner of Los Angeles’ Morton’s restaurant.  

STEPHEN MARKS (Executive Producer) previously served as executive producer on Matthew Vaughn’s hit film “Layer Cake,” as well as executive-producing “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch.”  He is the founder and Chairman of French Connection Group PLC, which went public in 1984, and is a successful wholesale and retail fashion company.

BEN DAVIS (Director of Photography) previously collaborated with Matthew Vaughn on “Layer Cake.”  Davis started his career in films working on short films such as “The Certain Something” starring Monica Belluci and “Macbeth” starring Rhys Ifans.  His first foray into features was “Miranda” starring John Hurt, Christina Ricci and John Simm.  His recent work includes the romantic comedy “Imagine Me & You,” the thriller “Hannibal Rising” and the upcoming “Virgin Territory” and “Incendiary.”  Before moving into films, Davis forged an accomplished career as a Director of Photography in commercials, working for such prestigious brands such as Ford, Coca Cola, Audi and BMW.  

GAVIN BOCQUET (Production Designer) previously collaborated with George Lucas on the design of the three recent “Star Wars” adventures:  “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,” “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones” and “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.”                              Bocquet is a graduate of Newcastle Polytechnic, where he studied product design, and the Royal College of Art, receiving a Master of Design degree in 1979. He started his motion picture career as an art department draftsman on “The Elephant Man” and “Return of the Jedi.”  Four years later, he was promoted to assistant art director for the films “Return to Oz” and “Young Sherlock Holmes.”  By the time Bocquet began work on Steven Spielberg’s “Empire of the Sun,” he was a full-fledged art director.  Other art director credits include “Dangerous Liaisons,” “Eric the Viking” and “Cry Freedom.”   His production designer credits also include “Kafka” and “Radioland Murders.”  He recently completed Roger Donaldson’s caper “The Bank Job.”  Bocquet's television credits include the British series “Yellowthread Street” and the U.S. series “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,” for which he received one Emmy Award and two nominations.   

JON HARRIS (Editor) made his feature film debut as an editor on the acclaimed “Snatch” produced by Matthew Vaughn and written and directed by Guy Ritchie.  He also edited Vaughn’s directorial debut, the hit thriller “Layer Cake.” In addition, Harris has edited “Ripley’s Game” starring John Malkovich and “Dot the I” starring Gabriel García Bernal.  Other recent credits include the terrifying thriller “The Descent,” the dark comedy “Being Cyrus” and “Starter for Ten.”  Harris began his career on a variety of projects ranging from music video to documentaries to numerous short films.  

SAMMY SHELDON (Costume Designer), a graduate of The Wimbledon School of Art, began her distinguished career as an assistant designer on such films as Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” and “Plunkett & MacCleane.”  She went on to design costumes for Scott’s “Blackhawk Down,” as well as “Calcium Kid” starring Orlando Bloom, and Al Pacino’s “Merchant of Venice,” for which she received her second BAFTA nomination for Best Costume Design, having previously been nominated for the BBC’s popular television series “Canterbury Tales.”Next came the acclaimed cross-dressing comedy “Kinky Boots,” the cult hit “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” and “V for Vendetta” starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving.  

ILAN ESHKERI (Composer) began his relationship with director Matthew Vaughn with the score for the box office hit "Layer Cake," which was nominated in the category of Discovery of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards.  Most recently, he scored "Hannibal Rising," the latest film in the Hannibal Lecter series, based on the novel by Thomas Harris, produced by Dino DeLaurentiis and directed by Peter Webber.  Other recent feature film scores include FilmFour's "Straightheads" starring Gillian Anderson and "Virgin Territory," a romantic comedy starring Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton and Tim Roth.  Eshkeri has also worked with various songwriters.  He has written string arrangements for Badly Drawn Boy’s songs in "Something's Gotta Give" and worked with Bernardo Bertolucci on a song for "The Dreamers."  Eshkeri has also been on tour supporting David Gilmour and, more recently, programmed and arranged strings on Gilmour’s hit solo album “On An Island.” He lives and works in London.