Top Story: ‘The Wild Robot’ And ‘Arcane’ Lead 52nd Annie Award Nominations

MARCIA GAY HARDEN

ANJELICA HUSTON

MATTHEW MODINE

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NEW ENGLISH VERSION OF THE FILM OPENS JUNE 1st

IN NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO & SAN DIEGO

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New York, New York — May 14, 2012 — Animation specialists GKIDS today announced the English language voice cast for A Cat In Paris, a 2012 Academy Award® nominee for Best Animated Feature, directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol. The new English language version features the voices of Academy Award® winners Marcia Gay Harden and Anjelica Huston, as well as Matthew Modine and Steve Blum. The film opens June 1st in select markets en route to a national platform expansion.

A Cat In Paris was nominated for Academy Awards® in the Best Animated Feature category along with GKIDS’ title Chico & Rita,  marking the first time that an independent distributor has received two simultaneous nominations in the category. It was the third nomination in three years for GKIDS, following The Secret Of The Kells nod at the 82nd Academy Awards® in 2010.

A Cat In Paris opens June 1 at New York’s Angelika Film Center and AMC Empire 25, at Landmark Nuart in Los Angeles, and at Landmark theaters in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Diego. The film will have a national roll out throughout June and July, with dates set for Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, St. Louis and other major and secondary markets. US consumer website for the film is www.catinparis.com