May 4, 2011

REESE WITHERSPOON AND ROBERT PATTINSON TO WALK THE RED CARPET



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WEDNESDAY 4 MAY, 2011

REESE WITHERSPOON AND ROBERT PATTINSON TO WALK THE RED CARPET AT THE
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

Academy Award(r) winning actress Reese Witherspoon and heartthrob Robert
Pattinson will walk the red carpet this Friday at the Australian
premiere of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. The black tie event, taking place at
Sydney's State Theatre, will also be attended by the film's director
Francis Lawrence and an array of glamorous VIP Australian celebrities.

WHAT: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
WHERE: THE STATE THEATRE, MARKET STREET, SYDNEY
MEDIA ACCREDITATTION DESK: KING STREET ENTRANCE TO PITT STREET MALL
WHEN: FRIDAY 6 MAY
VIP GUESTS INCLUDE: TERESA PALMER, LINCOLN LEWIS, GRACIE OTTO, MAEVE
DERMODY, REBECCA BREEDS, SARAH SNOOK, RYAN CORR, RICHARD ROXBURGH AND
SILVIA COLLOCA, JESSICA NAPIER, LUKE MITCHELL, MARION GRASBY, MICHALA
BANAS, NATHANIEL DEAN AND CHEREE CASSIDY, RICKI-LEE COULTER, SOPHIE
LOWE, TERRY BIVIANO AND ANTHONY MINICHIELLO, TODD LASANCE, APRIL ROSE
PENGILLY, HANNAH MARSHALL, CONRAD COLEBY, SOPHIE FAULKINER, MORGAN
GRIFFIN, MICHELLE BRIDGES, RHIANNON FISH, LAURA CSORTAN, CHARLOTTE
DAWSON AND ANNALIESE BRAAKENSIEK.

SYNOPSIS:

Based on the international best-selling novel, Water for Elephants is an
epic romantic drama of forbidden love, set against the enigmatic and
alluring world of a travelling circus.  Jacob played by Robert
Pattinson, a handsome but penniless student, meets and falls in love
with the show's beautiful & glamorous star performer Marlena, played by
Academy Award(r) winning actress, Reese Witherspoon.  They come together
through their compassion for a special elephant, Rosie.  Against all
odds - including the wrath of Marlena's charismatic but dangerous
husband August, the domineering circus -owner played by Academy Award
Winning actor, Christopher Waltz, Water For Elephants is a unforgettable
story of love, hope, redemption, second chances and finding happiness.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS IS RELEASED IN CINEMAS ON MAY 12TH 2011