She's Out of My League The Movie in Sartell, MN
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Genre: Romantic comedy
Synopsis:
An airport security agent (Jay Baruchel) must figure out how to make the relationship work when a beautiful, successful woman (Alice Eve) falls in love with him.
Release Date: -0/12/2010
Running Time: 106
Rating: R - Restricted
http://www.shesoutofmyleague.com/
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Cast:
Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, T.J. Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence, Krysten Ritter, Geoff Stults, Lindsay Sloane, Debra Jo Rupp, Adam LeFevre, Kim Shaw, Sharon Maugham, Trevor Eve
Crew:
Director - Jim Smith, Screenwriter - Sean Anders, Screenwriter - John Morris, Producer - Jimmy Miller, Producer - David Householter, Executive Producer - George Gatins, Cinematographer - Jim Denault, Production Design - Clayton Hartley, Film Editor - Dan Schalk, Costume Designer - Molly Maginnis, Original Music - Michael Andrews, Art Director - Jim Gloster
Production Companies:
Mosaic Media Group
Distributors:
Paramount Pictures
Notes:
- Notes provided by Dreamworks - Can an average Joe and a brainy blonde bombshell find true happiness together? That's the question at the center of She's Out of My League, a refreshing, rambunctious romantic comedy from DreamWorks Pictures. When Kirk (Jay Baruchel), an airport security agent, catches the eye of a stunning party planner named Molly (Alice Eve), no one can believe it's really happening-especially him! A wildly entertaining combination of outrageous comic antics and old-fashioned romance, DreamWorks Pictures Presents A Mosaic Production She's Out of My League starring Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, T.J. Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence, Krysten Ritter, Geoff Stults and Lindsay Sloane. The film is directed by Jim Field Smith. Written by Sean Anders & John Morris. The producers are Jimmy Miller and David Householter. The executive producer is George Gatins. The director of photography is Jim Denault. The production designer is Clayton Hartley. The film is edited by Dan Schalk. The costume designer is Molly Maginnis. The music is by Michael Andrews. The music supervisor is Deva Anderson. This film has been rated R for language and sexual content. Twenty-something Kirk Kettner (Jay Baruchel) works as a TSA agent at the Pittsburgh airport. He still hangs out with his high school buddies and co-workers, Jack (Mike Vogel), Stainer (T.J. Miller) and Devon (Nate Torrence) and imagines of getting back together with his ex-girlfriend, Marnie (Lindsay Sloane), who has long since moved on. All in all, Kirk seems content to simply maintain the status quo-until the day Molly (Alice Eve) sashays through his security checkpoint at the airport and accidentally leaves her cell phone behind. Molly is smart, sophisticated, devastatingly beautiful-and completely out of Kirk's league. When Kirk returns the phone as a courtesy, she offers to repay the favor with a pair of hockey game tickets, and he accepts, never thinking for one second that this dream girl is asking him out on a date. The pair couldn't seem less suited to each other, a fact that Kirk's friends and family waste no time pointing out to him. She, in Stainer's words, is a ``hard 10, the top of the dating food chain, while Kirk is struggling to keep his status at five. Nonetheless, Molly is determined to win him over and as Kirk struggles to understand why such a gorgeous girl would be interested in him, he starts to think maybe she sees something no one else can. After being wined and dined by the most beautiful woman he's ever met, Kirk is finally starting to believe in himself and contemplate a different future. Then he makes a disastrous first impression on Molly's upper-crust parents, and the relationship is over as quickly as it began. With the ``help of his friends, Kirk launches an all-out attempt to win Molly back, with hilariously cringe-inducing results. With Molly's dashing ex-boyfriend and Kirk's suddenly possessive ex-girlfriend Marnie complicating his quest, Kirk attempts to prove that if you try hard enough, love can overcome even a five-point spread. ABOUT THE PRODUCTION When producers Jimmy Miller, David Householter and George Gatins began work on She's Out of My League, they agreed the film's success would ultimately hinge on keeping the tone real and the characters believable. ``We all knew that what made the script unique was a combination of outrageous laughs, genuine emotion and real affection for the characters, says executive producer Gatins. ``We wanted to make a movie with heart. If the characters aren't presented as real people rather than caricatures, then an audience isn't going to become emotionally invested in whether or not they get together. The producers' first step was to find a director who shared their sensibility and vision. ``We had seen a short film by a young British commercial and sketch comedy director named Jim Field Smith, recalls Gatins. ``Jim had never directed a feature before, but he obviously had a flair for comedy that comes from a place that's very real. Field Smith was in London, where he lives and works, when he got a surprise phone call from his agent in Los Angeles telling him DreamWorks had him in mind to direct a romantic comedy. ``I really loved the script, he recalls, ``because the comedy came from the characters rather than being pure formula. I put myself on the next plane to Los Angeles and came out to meet with the producers. Field Smith sensed that screenwriters Sean Anders & Tim Morris had tapped into a universal experience. ``It was such a solid concept and also had these fantastic characters, he says. ``I had read high-concept comedies and thought 'wow, that's great but I don't know if I'm the right guy to direct that.' This could have been just another geek gets hot girl story, but under the broader, more basic comedy, there's an emotional core, and the fusion of the two is where the heart of the script is. Because of that, we can have the most outrageous scenes, but when they're seen in the context of everything you know about the characters, you accept those scenes as real, and hopefully funny, situations. ``That's my kind of comedy, the director continues. ``I want to see characters who are real and relatable and then see them go through hell, because I want to imagine how I would react in that situation. ``It's funny seeing someone slip on a banana peel. But what's funnier to me, is to see someone slip on a banana peel, and then while they're lying on the ground their phone rings and it's their girlfriend saying 'you're dumped.' That to me is immediately 400 times funnier, because they have to pick themselves off the ground metaphorically as well as literally. After speaking with Field Smith, the producers were convinced he had the ideal approach to the material. ``Jim didn't just focus on the two main characters, says Gatins. ``There are a lot of characters in the movie and they all hold an important place. He seemed to know how to handle everybody and make them distinctly different. The film's leading male character, Kirk Kettner, works in airport security, but has always dreamed of being a pilot. Although the two jobs are close geographically, they are miles apart in terms of status and glamour, observes Field Smith. ``Kirk is waiting for something to happen to him, but he's not motivated enough to do anything about it. That is a situation a lot of young people find themselves in. Meanwhile, Molly, who was briefly a lawyer and is now happily running a party planning business with her friend Patty, is afraid to tell her parents. ``The simple version of the movie is that she gives him the confidence to be himself and not care what anyone else thinks, says Field Smith. But despite her brains and beauty, Molly finds something in Kirk she didn't even know she was looking for. ``He holds the candle up to some of the problems and fallacies of her life, the director continues. ``Maybe she's a 10 physically, but she's concerned with money and what her friends think and how she looks-things that he doesn't care about at all. It's only because they start listening to the subversive voices in their heads and to their friends that it starts to go wrong. That advice begins with Kirk's pal's devising a not-so-foolproof system of calculating a person's romantic potential. T. J. Miller, whose character Stainer is the ultimate arbiter of the rating system, explains the complex algorithms that form its basis. It begins with a simple one to 10 rating system, with 10 being the best, and one the worst. A select few, like Molly, are ``hard 10s, which means they really have no drawbacks. From that initial number, Stainer applies exemptions, add-ons and deductions. What kind of car do you drive? If you drive a crummy car, that's going to deduct a point-unless you're an artist because you're expected to have a bad car. A guy can get a point bump for being in a band or dressing cool or doing a little manscaping. Based on Stainer's calculations, Kirk is a five (that beat-up Neon he drives works against him), which puts Molly well outside the permissible two-point range. ``Personally I would never rate women on a number system, says Miller. ``I have my own rating system. To me, women should be rated on an alphanumeric code. For instance, some women would be an 849B. ABOUT THE CASTING Casting the 30 speaking roles and nine major characters in She's Out of My League would present a challenge for the most experienced director, let alone a first-timer like Field Smith. Fortunately, he was able to tap into his experience in improvisational and sketch comedy to help him find a company of like-minded players. ``This is really an ensemble piece, he says. ``Obviously we have Molly and Kirk, our heroes, but much of the comedy of the movie comes from this outrageous group of friends and Kirk's crazy family. It's very dialogue-based. To be able to make that work, you have to have a group of performers who can fire off each other and keep the dialogue lively and real. The filmmakers put together a uniquely talented ensemble that includes comedians with stand up and improv backgrounds, television comedy veterans and gifted up-and-comers to play Kirk and Molly's various friends and relatives. ``We got very lucky with the cast, says Gatins. Both the producers and director say that the casting of Jay Baruchel was crucial to the film's ensemble. He is Kirk in many ways, and vice versa. ``Jay's physicality, the way he speaks, the way he acts around other people basically fit Jay perfectly, says Field Smith. ``He has all these social mannerisms that are just hilarious. He's got the longest arms of any man in the universe and so when he goes to shake people's hands, he stands about three meters away. We built a lot of his quirks and persona into the movie. ``He's also such a likable guy, adds Field Smith. ``We root for him and want him to end up with Molly. We want him to pull his socks up and tighten his belt, to get in there and sort his life out. Baruchel himself recognized a kindred spirit in the script's portrayal of Kirk. ``Kirk is the epitome of the Everyman, says the actor. ``It's easy to stereotype a character like that by making him a nerd. But Kirk is happy doing his thing; he doesn't have any great overriding ambition. He's maintaining and happy doing so. I think that's one of the things that attracts Molly to him. But when she starts courting him, it brings a whole host of issues with it. The guy who was comfortable in his own skin suddenly starts being insecure and paranoid. Despite his similarities to Kirk, Baruchel says the role involved some heavy-duty acting. ``I had to go to work and kiss Alice Eve all day long, he grumbles. ``I have such a hard job. I know there are worse things I could be doing. But at the same time, it was definitely awkward. I have never kissed any girl I've dated in front of my friends. I had to do it in front of a hundred and fifty people plus. The contrast in the two actors' professional backgrounds mirrors their characters' differences, according to Baruchel. ``She had just finished doing a play on Broadway, he says. ``I pretended to be stoned and say swear words in front of Seth Rogan and Jonah Hill. There are some interesting things that come from the meeting of those two completely different schools of acting. Eve, who had previously done a series of dramatic roles, welcomed the opportunity to play a lighter character. ``I love a romantic comedy, she says. ``Who doesn't? They're the chocolate of the film world. And I love my character. She is a real person and she's just straight down the line a good girl. I don't often get a script where the girl is just so lovely. I couldn't believe how favorably the script dealt with women. Although flattered, Eve says she did have some reservations about being cast as the ``perfect woman. ``I've never felt under so much pressure in my entire life. It's an incredibly tenuous position to be in. The filmmakers were looking far and wide for the right actress for the role, until Field Smith suggested they meet Eve. ``We needed someone to play a fantastically good-looking girl who is also vulnerable and likable, he says. ``She immediately jumped into my mind as someone who'd be great for it. The director also had a brainstorm for the parts of Molly's parents. ``They're played by my actual parents, who are both actors in England, Eve reveals. ``I've had four or five sets of parents in different movies and my mum has always said she wanted to play my mum one day. With a script that included an unusual number of strong supporting roles, the importance of the casting went well beyond the two leads. ``We had all these incredibly unique people, and each of them so bloody talented, says Baruchel. ``Even if we had just stuck to the script, it would have been the funniest thing ever, but we all peppered it with our own stuff and it's a hilarious juxtaposition of crazy characters and personalities. T.J. Miller, Nate Torrence and Mike Vogel play Kirk's three best friends, who form his somewhat faulty lifeline to the world of romance. Director Field Smith couldn't have been more satisfied with the performances by the three actors. ``T.J. Miller has a four-year-old boy inside him, says the director. ``He's very energetic and resourceful with vocabulary-a real comedy technician. Nate Torrence has this innate innocence and naiveté, which makes his character of Devon the perfect foil for the other guys. And Mike Vogel's character, Jack, is one of my favorites. He has no emotional attachment to his advice and he comes out with these nuggets of dating wisdom which all seem to be cropped from some kind of playbook. When Kirk says Molly's coming around for dinner with his parents, Jack tells him he's jumping six moves. What has he been reading? Some kind of FHM article? Baruchel compares the actors' interaction to playing in a band. ``We each do our own thing so specifically, says Baruchel. ``Hopefully it works like music, so there's one guy playing guitar, one guy playing bass, one guy playing drums, one guy trying his best to sing and the juxtaposition is ridiculous. At the very least, we find each other very funny. Miller says that while his character, Stainer, may seem harsh in his advice, he's just looking out for his buddy. ``These four dudes are a motley crew of guys trying to figure it out post-high school. Stainer is always trying to protect his friends, maybe sometimes in an aggressive and unhelpful way. This was Miller's second time working with Vogel, with whom he appeared in ``Cloverfield. ``I don't know if you've seen Mike Vogel, but Mike is very intimidating, both physically and, psychologically, he says. ``He was on the cover of Men's Health right after ``Cloverfield. I was on the cover of Toddler Bodies. Vogel's character is the closest thing the group has to a ladies' man. ``He's the go-to guy for advice on women, says the actor. ``And despite Jack's advice, Kirk succeeds. The only non-comedian in the group, Vogel says he enjoyed watching his co-stars mine the script for laughs. ``They're not all big, broad characters just popping jokes at one another, though. There's a genuine camaraderie that makes the dynamic between all of us work. Molly is getting bad advice of her own from her business partner, Patty, played by Krysten Ritter. ``Patty's pretty brutal, says Ritter. ``She's honest and funny and loud, and she curses a lot. I had just finished working on Confessions of a Shopaholic where my character was really bubbly...so Patty was the perfect contrast because she's really dry, really bitchy and always in black eyeliner. Ritter has a chance to show off a previously unknown talent in the movie. ``I'm really into bowling, so I was thrilled when I saw that Patty had to bowl a strike. When I went to the set that day, they had hired a professional bowler to do it for me and I kept telling them. 'No, I can do it.' Well, this guy apparently lied on his resume, because he did not bowl a strike that day. I stepped in and, yes, that is me bowling! Kirk's friends may make up a surrogate family for him, but he still has his real family to contend with. ``The family members seem like these ogres who constantly beat Kirk down, physically and mentally, says Field Smith. ``His brother literally beats on him the whole time and his dad is always putting him down. One of my favorite lines in the movie is when Kirk says to Molly 'I was going go to go to college but Dad bought a swimming pool instead.' I think that sums up Kirk's experience of life. Adam LeFevre heads up the Kettner clan as dad Walt. ``As a father, his responsibility was to bring up boys to understand what it is to be a man, to be tough but tender, to be able to be drunk and still drive, says the actor. ``You know, things only a father can really teach a child. Walt is thrilled when Kirk shows up with this spectacular girl, because it means that something like this can happen in reality. If he had played his cards right, he could have ended up with Jill St. John. The family also includes matriarch Barb (Debra Jo Rupp), older brother Dylan (Kyle Bornheimer) and his pregnant fiancée Debbie, played by Jessica St. Clair. ``She's the kind of woman that's not afraid to rock a bikini six months pregnant, St. Clair says of her character. ``And just because she's pregnant doesn't mean she's off the market, you know what I mean? Lindsay Sloane plays Marnie, the ex-girlfriend Kirk is mooning for until Molly comes his way. ``Marnie grew up being the hot girl in her neighborhood and has continued to think that she is that girl everywhere in the world. Nothing says sexy like horrible pink lips and really big hair! The actors are unanimous in their praise for first-time director Field Smith. ``Jim comes from a background of sketch comedy in England, so he has a really interesting, innate instinct about it, says Sloane. ``He hears the rhythm and really knows how to hone things. He can find jokes in places where there aren't any written, but he's also smart enough and secure not to force anything. ``His presence is very comforting, adds Alice Eve. ``On a movie set, the world falls down about ten times a day, and sometimes you feel like the whole thing is going to come to a screeching halt at any given moment. Jim holds it all together. When I look at him in those moments, I see nothing but utter calm. He'll talk about something completely different, and the panic is over. ``You'd never have known that this was his first film, adds Debra Jo Rupp. ``He knows how to give his actors breathing room. He let us play with each other and we got to know each other really well in a very short time. You have to trust yourself as a director to be able to give over to that. AIRPORTS, ARENAS AND AMBIANCE As the filmmakers searched for the perfect city to serve as a backdrop for She's Out of My League, they compiled a checklist of attributes: It needed to have luxuriously romantic settings, an NHL hockey team and perhaps most importantly, an airport that was available for extensive filming. ``First we looked for the airport, says Field Smith. ``It was one of the most important settings in the story. But finding an airport that you can film in the way we needed to is almost unheard of. It's easier to build a set. While scouting locations, the filmmakers visited the Pittsburgh International Airport. After a tour of the facility, it was clear that the restrictions on time and access would make shooting there impossible. ``We could film in certain areas between 2 AM and 3 AM, and in another area at 5 AM, but only with one camera, says Field Smith. ``As we were getting into the van to leave, someone mentioned there was a concourse that wasn't being used, and asked if we wanted to see it. We were on our way to make another flight, but we figured why not? ``And then they opened this little door, the director continues. ``There was an entire half of the airport-empty. We could see planes through the glass, all the signage was up and all the moving walkways were still working. ``Unfortunately for them, and fortunately for us, fewer flights in and out of Pittsburgh had forced them to shut down an entire wing, adds Field Smith. We were able to film there with unfettered access to the entire concourse. It was literally a case of opening a door, flicking a light switch on and suddenly we had an entire movie set right there. I felt like Alice in Wonderland. Even with half the airport to themselves, security restrictions for cast and crew were still tight. ``Getting in and out of a working airport did present some logistical challenges, says George Gatins. ``Every day was as if we were all getting on a flight. We had to go through security, taking off our shoes and removing our belts. There were a lot of dos and don'ts. We were guests at the airport, so we wanted to make sure we didn't overstay our welcome or cause any unnecessary inconvenience. The extras were instructed not to bring anything along that couldn't be taken on a plane, even food or water. ``And of course, no guns or knives, please, Field Smith says. ``But it was such an incredible find. We felt like we'd stumbled upon a secret. It was definitely the main reason we came to Pittsburgh, and then when we got there, we discovered all this other amazing stuff. The second key item on the list was getting the cooperation of a professional hockey team. Producer Jimmy Miller, a Pittsburgh native, had worked in the Mellon Arena as an usher when he was a teenager. ``Jimmy still has season tickets to the Penguins, says Gatins. ``And one of his friends from college is a vice president with the franchise. The Penguins gave us access to everything we could have asked for. They gave us luxury boxes; they gave us seats right on the ice; they allowed us to shoot during a sold out game at the Mellon Arena. For a born-and-bred Briton like Field Smith, the learning curve on the popular North American sport was steep. ``As a guy coming from the UK, I knew nothing about hockey, he admits. ``I went to four games during pre-production to get a sense of how to shoot it. Our very first night, we were filming in the front row right next to the ice. It was a baptism by fire, or baptism by ice, I should say. The first day of production for She's Out of My League took place at the Mellon Arena during a live game. ``We basically had 18,000 unofficial extras, Field Smith remembers. ``The Penguin fans were so patient about having a movie crew moving in and around the arena. We had to change the film magazine on the camera every ten minutes or so, and the residents of Pittsburgh were passing them down the row to us like they were hot dogs. The cast and crew were on hand for team captain Sidney Crosby's first game back after an injury. ``The crowd was incredibly excited, he continues. ``Jay got to meet Sidney Crosby, who's his all-time hero. And we all got to see Jay turn into a blubbering five-year-old, which was hilarious. Some moviegoers may be surprised by the beauty of the ``Steel City. Located at the confluence of the Monongahela and Alleghany Rivers as they meet and form the Ohio, Pittsburgh has multiple bridges and a magnificent skyline that make a dramatic backdrop for the story. The filmmakers scouted the city extensively for the settings seen in the film, including the world-renowned Andy Warhol Museum and Mount Washington, which was named ``Best Urban Vista by USA Weekend. ``Going in, we were unaware of everything the city had to offer, says Field Smith. ``Once we got there, we started tailoring the story around Pittsburgh locations. There's a scene between Kirk and Molly in Mount Washington with the city in the background that is fantastic. In the end, the director found everything he needed in Pittsburgh, which was a pretty tall order. ``It was a big movie in terms of the number of locations and people. It seemed like every scene involved hundreds of extras, says Field Smith. ``We would do a take and then it took ten minutes to reset 300 people in their starting position. I felt like I was given this huge toy to play with and thousands of extras and an air show and planes and stunt vehicles and cars and all kinds of stuff. The only thing we didn't have was an explosion! By the end of the shoot, Field Smith was satisfied he had been able to make the movie he had originally envisioned. ``When I first read the script, I completely pictured so many scenes in my head. So often you have to compromise on one thing or another, but happily I managed to keep it very close to what I originally visualized. About the Cast JAY BARUCHEL (Kirk) continues to cement his leading man status in 2010 with a slew of high profile projects. He recently wrapped production on the Bruckheimer Films/Disney feature ``The Sorcerer's Apprentice directed by Jon Turtletaub, in which he stars as the Apprentice opposite Nicolas Cage. The film is set to release in July. He is currently starring in the DreamWorks Animation feature ``How to Train Your Dragon as the lead voice of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third. Also in development for Baruchel is Universal and Red Hour's ``Johnny Klutz, in which he will play the title role of a character he created - a loveable loser who is impervious to pain. In addition, he will begin production on ``Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse, a feature length film based on a short film of the same name that he completed with Seth Rogen. Roles in the Academy Award(R)-winning movie ``Million Dollar Baby opposite Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman and summer 2008's blockbuster hit ``Tropic Thunder opposite Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr., garnered Baruchel much praise for his versatility. Most recently he was seen starring in Jacob Tierney's comedy, ``The Trotsky, which premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews. Baruchel has a long list of additional feature credits including ``Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist opposite Michael Cera and Kat Dennings, ``Knocked Up opposite Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl, ``Just Buried, which premiered at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival, ``Real Time opposite Randy Quaid, and in the memorable role of Vic Munoz, the obsessed Led Zeppelin fan in ``Almost Famous. Baruchel began acting at age 12 when he landed a job on the Nickelodeon hit television series ``Are You Afraid of the Dark?, transforming what was to be a one-time guest appearance into a recurring role. The role was a springboard for his career, leading to his first Canadian series ``My Hometown. He then made his debut to American audiences as the star of the critically acclaimed Judd Apatow television series ``Undeclared on Fox. Baruchel currently resides in Montreal. Since graduating from Oxford, ALICE EVE (Molly) has shown her talent in film, television and theater. She was last seen in The Weinstein Company's ``Crossing Over. The film follows immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. Eve plays a young Australian girl who has recently moved into the city. The talented cast included Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta. In 2008, she turned heads on Broadway and in London's West End in the critically acclaimed play ``Rock N Roll. Written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Trevor Nunn, Eve starred alongside Rufus Sewell, Brian Cox and Sinead Cusack. In 2006, Eve starred in ``Starter for Ten opposite James McAvoy and Rebecca Hall. The film was produced by Tom Hanks and was based on the bestselling book by David Nicholls. The story follows a group of students negotiating their way through university in 1980's Bristol. ``Starter for Ten screened at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. The same year, she was seen in ``Big Nothing opposite David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg. Eve's first film role came while she was still at University in the hit film ``Stage Beauty opposite Rupert Everett, Clare Danes and Ben Chaplin. She portrayed the mischievous Miss Frain in the film. On the small screen, Eve's television credits include the role of Cicely Boyd in the hit UK TV series ``The Rotters Club; a starring role in the ITV1 movie ``Losing Gemma; and the BBC TV drama ``Hawking, the story of the search for the beginning of time. Eve is the daughter of actors Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan. She went to school in London before going on to study English at Oxford University. At university, she took part in many theater productions, which is where she developed her love of acting. Her roles at university included Galactica in ``Scenes from an Execution and Mabel in ``An Ideal Husband. Eve currently resides in London. T.J. MILLER (Stainer) was named one of Variety's Top 10 ``Comics to Watch as well as one of Entertainment Weekly's ``Next Big Things in Comedy. Over the next year, he will appear in ``Gulliver's Travels, ``Get Him to the Greek and ``Unstoppable and will voice a character in ``How to Train Your Dragon. He is currently in New Zealand filming ``Yogi Bear, in which he'll play Ranger Jones. Previously, Miller appeared in Mike Judge's ``Extract and starred in J.J. Abrams' ``Cloverfield and the Russo brothers' show, ``Carpoolers, on ABC. He hails from Denver, Colorado, and toured with Second City for almost two years. In 2007, he moved to Los Angeles, where he continues to reside, and by his own admission, struggles to find meaning in an uncertain world. MIKE VOGEL (Jack) has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after young actors thanks to his role in the J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi thriller ``Cloverfield. Vogel also starred in ``The Deaths of Ian Stone directed by Dario Piana and ``Open Graves, a horror film opposite Eliza Dushku. He will soon be seen with Ryan Gosling in the romantic drama ``Blue Valentine. In 2006, Vogel was featured in two back-to-back high-profile movies: ``Poseidon directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and the comedy ``Rumor Has It starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner and Shirley MacLaine, directed by Rob Reiner. In addition, Vogel appeared as a scruffy, British slacker in the edgy independent comedy ``Caffeine. The actor received raves for his starring roles in the features ``Supercross and the sleeper hit ``The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Vogel won critical praise for his break-through performance in MTV's musical adaptation of ``Wuthering Heights and opposite Jessica Biel in the box office hit ``The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. His notable television performances include a memorable recurring role on the Fox series ``Grounded for Life. After his freshman year at Kent State University, NATE TORRENCE (Devon) moved to Chicago and began studying at the Players Workshop of the Second City. He began performing with the improv/sketch troupe only to find out that he was too young to legally enter the majority of improv clubs in the city. He moved back home to Ohio and founded his own theater troupe, which toured local coffee houses and theatres, among many other venues. When a Second City Theater opened in Cleveland, Torrence continued to train and find outlets to perform. A
