SNAKES ON A PLOT

When a young man (Nathan Phillips) witnesses a brutal mob murder, it falls to FBI agent Neville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson) to escort his charge safely from Hawaii to Los Angeles to testify. But in an act of self-preservation, the crime boss facing prison smuggles hundreds of poisonous snakes onto the commercial aircraft in a crate timed to release its deadly cargo halfway over the Pacific. Flynn, along with a frightened flight crew and passengers, must then band together in a desperate attempt to survive.

New Line Cinema’s action thriller SNAKES ON A PLANE stars Samuel L. Jackson (Coach Carter, Stars Wars: Episodes III – Revenge of the Sith), Julianna Margulies (ER, Ghost Ship) and Nathan Phillips (Australian Rules, Under the Radar), is directed by David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2, Cellular) and produced by Gary M. Levinsohn (Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot), Don Granger (Timeline) and Craig Berenson. The film’s screenplay is by John Heffernan.

The film’s ensemble cast also includes Rachel Blanchard (Without a Paddle), Flex Alexander (She’s All That), Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live), Sunny Mabrey (XXX: State of the Union), Elsa Pataky (Maxim cover girl), Lin Shaye (There’s Something About Mary), Bobby Cannavale (The Station Agent) and David Koechner (The 40-Year-Old Virgin).

Behind the scenes, the production team includes Director of Photography Adam Greenberg (The Terminator), Production Designer Jaymes Hinkle (The Perfect Score), Costume Designer Karen Matthews (White Noise), Editor Howard Smith (Blade: Trinity), Visual Effects Producer/Supervisor Erik Henry (Dracula), and renowned snake handler Jules Sylvester (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events).

Snakes on a Plane is scheduled for theatrical release on Aug. 18, 2006.