World Premiere of Touchstone Pictures'/Spyglass Entertainment's THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

World Premiere of Touchstone Pictures'/Spyglass Entertainment's THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

Wednesday, April 20th at the Empire Leicester Square Theatre, London

NEW YORK, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: From the film: Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel, Martin Freeman, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Stephen Fry, director Garth Jennings, producers Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Nick Goldsmith, Jay Roach and Jonathan Glickman, executive producers Robbie Stamp and Derek Evans.

WHAT: To celebrate the World Premiere of Touchstone Pictures'/Spyglass Entertainment's THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.

Don't Panic . . . Stick out your thumb to join the most ordinary man in the world on an extraordinary adventure across the universe in the hilarious comedy, THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Earthman Arthur Dent (MARTIN FREEMAN) is having a very bad day. His house is about to be bulldozed, he discovers that his best friend is an alien and to top things off, Planet Earth is about to be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Arthur's only chance for survival: hitch a ride on a passing spacecraft. For the novice space traveler, the greatest adventure in the universe begins when the world ends. Arthur sets out on a journey in which he finds that nothing is as it seems: he learns that a towel is just the most useful thing in the universe, finds the meaning of life, and discovers that everything he needs to know can be found in one book: The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 20th, 2005 WHERE: Empire Leicester Square Theatre

4:30 PM Press Arrivals 5-6 Leicester Square 6:00 PM Celebrity Arrivals London 7:00 PM Screening WC2H 7NA

CONTACTS: Domestic D. Wong / J. Peterson 818/560-5447 International M. Todd 818/972-3569

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Touchstone Pictures' / Spyglass Entertainment's THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY http://www.hitchhikersmovie.com/

DON'T PANIC!! Opens Nationwide on Friday, April 29th

Source: Touchstone Pictures

CONTACT: Domestic: D. Wong, or J. Peterson, +1-818-560-5447; or International: M. Todd, +1-818-972-3569, all for Touchstone Pictures

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