UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

"AMERICAN GANGSTER"

TO BENEFIT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MOUNT VERNON

AT APOLLO THEATER IN HARLEM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007

 NEW YORK, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT:  The world premiere of the drama "AMERICAN GANGSTER"   (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060316/LATH064LOGO)    WHO:    "AMERICAN GANGSTER" director/producer Ridley Scott; producer Brian           Grazer; cast members Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba           Gooding, Jr., Josh Brolin, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, RZA, Lymari           Nadal, Yul Vazquez, Idris Elba, Carla Gugino, Joe Morton, Common,           Roger Guenveur Smith, Kadee Strickland, Ruben Santiago-Hudson,           Melissia Hill and Ruby Dee; screenwriter Steven Zaillian;           songwriter Diane Warren            Plus many additional celebrity guests.    WHERE:  Apollo Theater           253 West 125th Street           New York City, NY    WHEN:   Friday, October 19, 2007           5:30 PM    Press Call Time           6:30 PM    Celebrity Arrivals           7:00 PM    Live Webcast of Arrivals on                       http://www.americangangster.net/           7:30 PM    Screening Begins   

"AMERICAN GANGSTER" arrives in theaters nationwide on Friday, November 2, 2007.

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Source: Universal Pictures

CONTACT: Television-Radio, Stacey Zarro, +1-212-445-3804; or
Print-Photographers, Damion Stene, +1-212-445-3833; or On-Line, Lindsey
Mesenbourg, +1-818-777-4758, all of Universal Pictures; or Boys & Girls Clubs
of America, Jan Still-Lindeman, +1-404-487-5739

Web site: http://www.americangangster.net/

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