Furry Vengeance

ABOUT THE CAST

BRENDAN FRASER (Dan Sanders) transitions seamlessly from smart independent films to action-packed blockbusters and continues to garner widespread critical acclaim for his versatile, inspired performances as well as his keen eye for selecting thought-provoking material.

Fraser was recently seen in Extraordinary Measures, a true story based on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children’s rare genetic disorder. Fraser co-stars as John Crowley in the drama with co-stars Keri Russell and Harrison Ford.

In 2008, Fraser had an incredible summer at the box office. Journey to the Center of the Earth, in which he starred and also served as executive producer, grossed more than $100 million domestically and The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor earned more than $400 million worldwide. The latter film was the third installment of Universal’s Mummy franchise, which cemented Fraser as a major box-office draw with Stephen Sommers’ 1999 smash hit action/horror adventure The Mummy. In 2001, Fraser re-teamed with Sommers and co-star Rachel Weisz on a sequel, The Mummy Returns. Combined, the first two films grossed over $800 million worldwide.

More recently, Fraser starred in the family adventure Inkheart, opposite Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent and Andy Serkis. He was also seen in the summer action hit G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, reuniting him with director Stephen Sommers.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Fraser also starred in The Air I Breathe, a drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks down life into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. The film, which premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, also starred Forest Whitaker, Andy Garcia, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Julie Delpy, Emile Hirsch and Kevin Bacon.

Fraser has been seen in some of the most successful independent films of the past decade, including the Best Picture Oscar® winner, Crash,directed by Paul Haggis; Phillip Noyce’s The Quiet American, based on Graham Greene's 1955 thriller of the same name; and Bill Condon’s Gods and Monsters, opposite Sir Ian McKellen and Lynn Redgrave.

Other film credits include the smash hit George of the Jungle, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Harold Ramis’ Bedazzled, Henry Selick’s Monkey Bone andHugh Wilson’s Blast from the Past and Dudley Do-Right.

Fraser is also noted for his acerbic performance opposite Shirley MacLaine in Richard Benjamin’s Mrs. Winterbourne and his roles in Les Mayfield’s Encino Man, Robert Mandel’s School Ties, Alek Keshishian’s With Honors, Michael Lehmann’s Airheads, Michael Ritchie’s The Scout and his critically acclaimed turn in The Twilight of the Golds.

Fraser’s diverse theatre roster includes his 2001 appearance at London’s Lyric Theatre in the West End production of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Directed by Tony Award® winner Anthony Page, Fraser played the role of Brick opposite Frances O’Connor as Maggie Pollitt. He also received high praise for his work as the anxious writer in John Patrick Shanley’s “Four Dogs and a Bone” at the Geffen Playhouse, co-starring with Martin Short, Parker Posey and Elizabeth Perkins for director Lawrence Kasdan.

Born in Indianapolis and raised in Europe and Canada, Fraser has been dedicated to honing his craft since the age of 12 and began going to the theater when his family lived in London. He attended high school at Toronto’s Upper Canada College and received a B.F.A. in acting from the Actor’s Conservatory at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.

BROOKE SHIELDS (Tammy Sanders) is a highly accomplished television, film and theatre actress, as well as a successful businesswoman, author and model. She was recently seen starring in the NBC drama “Lipstick Jungle” as Wendy Healy, a top executive at a film studio and one of the 50 most powerful women in New York City. Shields stars in the recently completed Nickelodeon movie “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf,” alongside Victoria Justice.    

In the course of her career, Shields has received numerous awards and accolades. In both 1997 and 1998 she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award® for Best Actress in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy, and was also nominated for The American Comedy Awards’ Funniest Female Performer in a Television Series: Leading Role for her hit comedy series “Suddenly Susan.” Shields has been the recipient of five People’s Choice Awards: Favorite Young Performer in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 and Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series in 1997. In 1999, Shields received the Genii Award for Outstanding Success in Television, Stellar Achievements in Television Performances and Good Citizenship in the Television Community. Shields was also the proud recipient of the First Annual Fun, Fearless Female Award from Cosmopolitan magazine.

Shields began her professional career at only 11 months of age when she was selected as the Ivory Snow Baby, and by age three was a runway model. Since that time, Shields has graced the covers of hundreds of magazines, most notably TIME magazine as the “Face of the Eighties.” Shields continues to be featured worldwide in publications and product endorsements for companies such as Colgate and Volkswagen.

At age 9, Shields began her extensive film career when she won her first acting role in Holy Terror and went on to greater parts as a child film star in Louis Malle’s Pretty Baby, a Palme d’Or Award winner at the Cannes Film Festival; Franco Zeffirelli’s Endless Love and of course, The Blue Lagoon. She has worked with such film greats as Susan Sarandon, Shelley Winters, Henry and Peter Fonda, George Burns, Charles Durning and Hal Holbrook.

While at Princeton University, where Shields graduated with honors, she pursued her love for the theater and after graduation made her Broadway debut as Rizzo in the hit musical “Grease.” For this role she earned the 1994 Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut on Broadway. Shields went on to star in “Chicago,” “Wonderful Town” and “Cabaret,” turning in performances that earned her rave reviews.

Shields is the author of The Brooke Book, On Your Own, Down Came the Rain: My Journey through Postpartum Depression and the children’s book, Welcome to Your World, Baby. She recently released her second children’s book It’s the Best Day Ever, Dad, published by Harper Collins.

Shields is a strong advocate for children’s rights and literacy and is the national spokesperson for Tupperware’s “Chain of Confidence” campaign.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

ROGER KUMBLE (Director) began his career as a playwright and director in 1993 with the Hollywood satire “Pay or Play,” which garnered him the L.A. Weekly Award for Best Comic Writing. His second play, 1997’s “d girl,” starring David Schwimmer, earned him four Dramalogue Awards. In 2003, Kumble completed his Hollywood trilogy with the critically acclaimed “Turnaround,” again starring David Schwimmer, which sold out its entire run in Los Angeles.

Kumble made his feature-film directorial debut with 1999’s hit Cruel Intentions, his adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair; his screenplay transposed the French classic to modern New York. He followed this with the comedy The Sweetest Thing, starring Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair and Thomas Jane, and Just Friends, starring Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris and Amy Smart. More recently, he directed Martin Lawrence, Raven Simone and Donny Osmond in the successful family comedy College Road Trip.

For television, Kumble created the series “Manchester Prep” and has directed episodes of Showtime’s “Out of Order,” with Eric Stoltz and Felicity Huffman, and NBC’s “Kath & Kim,” with Molly Shannon, Selma Blair and John Michael Higgins. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and lives in Los Angeles with his wife Mary and three young children.