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Andover, Mass. - October 26, 2005
- WSI Corporation, the leading provider of weather data and graphics services for over 50 percent of the nation’s broadcasters and major cable networks, has landed a small but important role in “The Weather Man,” starring Nicolas Cage, which hits theaters nationwide on October 28th.
WSI’s TrueView weather technology is featured in the film about a local television weatherman in Chicago who is offered an opportunity to audition for a job in national television in New York. WSI’s TrueView is the world’s most innovative weather storytelling product available to broadcasters. The TrueView logo is seen in the corner of the video screens when Dave Spritz (Cage) auditions for the weather broadcasting position in New York. Michael Caine and Hope Davis also star in the film.
Popular Chicago weatherman David Spritz has a shot at the big time when a national morning television show calls him for an audition. Professionally, Spritz is on the top of the world, but his personal life is in complete disarray. His painful divorce, his dad's illness and trouble with his kids have him poised on the knife's edge between stability and disaster. The harder he tries to control events, the more he finds life, like the weather, is completely unpredictable.
Paramount Pictures and Escape Artists Present an Escape Artists Production of a Gore Verbinski Film, “The Weather Man,” starring Nicolas Cage. Directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay written by Steven Conrad, the film is produced by Todd Black, Steve Tisch and Jason Blumenthal. Also starring Michael Caine and Hope Davis, the film is executive-produced by David Alper, William S. Beasley and Norm Golightly and co-produced by Steven Conrad. The film has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong language & sexual content.
About Paramount Pictures
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.
About WSI
WSI Corporation is a provider of weather-driven business solutions for professionals in the energy, aviation and media markets, and multiple federal and state government agencies. WSI is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark Communications. More information about WSI can be found at www.wsi.com.
For more information & press graphics contact:
Linda Maynard
(978) 983-6715
lmaynard@wsi.com
Gregg Brilliant
Vice President, National Publicity
Paramount Pictures
(323) 956-5872
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