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BMW films award-winning original series to debut three new films by John Woo, Joe Carnahan and Tony Scott

Wed Oct 23 12:00:00 CEST 2002 Press Release
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'The Hire' - the award winning series of original films commissioned by BMW - will debut three new films this season. 'The Hire' internet film series received international acclaim when it premiered in 2001 on www.bmwfilms.com starring some of Hollywood's biggest names including Madonna and directors Guy Ritchie and Ang Lee.

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'The Hire' - the award winning series of original films commissioned by BMW -
will debut three new films this season. 'The Hire' internet film series
received international acclaim when it premiered in 2001 on www.bmwfilms.com
starring some of Hollywood's biggest names including Madonna and directors Guy
Ritchie and Ang Lee.

The constant theme through the series is British actor Clive Owen who plays the
mysterious, unnamed driver-for-hire. This season 'The Hire' series stars Gary
Oldman, James Brown, Don Cheadle, F. Murray Abraham, Maury Chayken and Kathryn
Morris with cameo appearances by Marilyn Manson, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick and
Dennis Haysbert.

The first film, 'Hostage', directed by John Woo will premiere on
www.bmwfilms.com on 24th October 2002. The Driver (Owen) is hired to deliver
ransom money for the release of a distinguished CEO (Morris). When the
exchange goes awry and the kidnapper (Chaykin) provides a phone number instead
of the hostage, The Driver must race against time to find her before her mobile
phone battery, and her air supply, runs out.

'Ticker', directed by John Carnahan, will premiere on www.bmwfilms.com on 7th
November. Political espionage, dramatic tension and emotional suspense come
together in this tense thriller involving the delivery of a mysterious brief
case. The Driver becomes the contingency plan for a foreign dignitary
(Abraham) and a government agent (Cheadle) as a team of secret agents (Liotta,
Patrick and Haysbert) await the arrival of the ticking case.

'Beat the Devil', directed by Tony Scott will debut on www.bmwfilms.com on 21st
November. This dark comedy finds The Driver hired to chauffeur a famous rock
star (Brown) to a meeting with a man we're led to believe is the devil
(Oldman). The rock star once sold his soul in exchange for fame and fortune
and now, in his twilight years, wants to renegotiate. The devil won't budge,
and instead challenges the star and The Driver to a drag race. Rocker Marilyn
Manson cameos.

The previous series of 'The Hire' is also available for viewing on
www.bmwfilms.com

Biographies for all the actors and directors in 'The Hire' can be found on
www.bmwfilms.com.

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Tel: 01344 480626 Email: natalie.wakefield@bmw.co.uk

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