'War of the Worlds,' a Steven Spielberg Film Starring Tom Cruise, Opens Worldwide on Wednesday, June 29

'War of the Worlds,' a Steven Spielberg Film Starring Tom Cruise, Opens Worldwide on Wednesday, June 29

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- "War of the Worlds," a Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Cruise, will open worldwide on Wednesday, June 29, in over 3,900 theatres in the United States and Canada.

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From Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures comes the motion picture event: "War of the Worlds," directed by Steven Spielberg and starring international superstar Tom Cruise. A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it.

Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures present an Amblin Entertainment/Cruise|Wagner Production, a Steven Spielberg film, "War of the Worlds." Directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Josh Friedman and David Koepp, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, the film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson. The executive producer is Paula Wagner. The film also stars Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin and Tim Robbins.

Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and media companies and a leader in the production, promotion and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and music.

This film has been rated PG-13 for Frightening Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence and Disturbing Images.

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CONTACT: Gregg Brilliant, Vice President, National Publicity, Paramount Pictures, +1-323-956-5872.

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CONTACT: Gregg Brilliant, Vice President, National Publicity, of Paramount Pictures, +1-323-956-5872

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