HBO and Comcast to Host the Virginia Premiere of HBO Films' 'TAKING CHANCE,' February 10, at the Quantico Marine Corps Base

HBO and Comcast to Host the Virginia Premiere of HBO Films' 'TAKING CHANCE,' February 10, at the Quantico Marine Corps Base

LEAD ACTOR KEVIN BACON; DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND SCREENWRITER ROSS KATZ; SCREENWRITER LT COL MICHAEL R. STROBL, USMC (RET.); EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS BRAD KREVOY AND CATHY WISCHNER-SOLA; AND HBO FILMS PRESIDENT LEN AMATO ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE INVITATION-ONLY PREMIERE

KEVIN BACON STARS IN THE TRUE STORY OF A FALLEN MARINE'S FINAL JOURNEY HOME

 QUANTICO, Va., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ --                                     WHAT:   HBO and Comcast will co-host the Virginia premiere of HBO Films' TAKING   CHANCE during an invitation-only screening event.  Kevin Bacon stars in   this production, based on the first-person narrative of Lieutenant   Colonel Michael Strobl, USMC (Ret.). The film chronicles Strobl's   journey as the volunteer military escort officer assigned to accompany   the body of 19-year-old Lance Corporal Chance Phelps, USMC, who was   killed in action in Iraq, across America to his hometown of Dubois,   Wyoming, in spring 2004.                                     WHERE:        The cast and filmmakers will be available for a press line at:            National Museum of the Marine Corps Overlook area at                       18900 Jefferson Davis Highway                            Triangle, Virginia                       The screening will take place at:                          Quantico Marine Corps Base                             Little Hall Theater                             2034 Barnett Avenue                             Quantico, Virginia    Note: no recording devices will be allowed in the theater after the                              opening remarks.                                     WHEN:                          Tuesday, February 10, 2009        6:00-6:30 p.m. Press Line for confirmed credentialed media                             8:00 p.m. Screening                                     WHO:      Lead actor Kevin Bacon; director, writer and executive producer Ross   Katz; writer Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.); executive   producers Brad Krevoy and Cathy Wischner-Sola; and HBO Films President               Len Amato will be available on the press line.  

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Source: HBO

CONTACT: Carmen Argamasilla, for HBO, +1-305-491-3051,
carmen@redfoxpr.com

Web Site: http://www.hbo.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Media credentials are required. Beta and DVD clip reels from the film will be available on site and upon request from Carmen Argamasilla. Due to the high security at Quantico Marine Base, media outlets wishing to videotape or photograph stage speakers must confirm the names and affiliations of crews.

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