Friday January 5, 6:40 pm Eastern Time

Press Release

ADVISORY/Stars & Filmmakers of ``The Pledge'' to Be Joined by Celebrity Guests for World Premiere, Jan. 9, at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre

WHO:     Stars and filmmakers of "The Pledge," including JACK
         NICHOLSON, BENICIO DEL TORO, AARON ECKHART, HELEN MIRREN,
         ROBIN WRIGHT PENN, MICKEY ROURKE, SAM SHEPARD, HARRY DEAN
         STANTON and MICHAEL O'KEEFE; the film's director/producer
         SEAN PENN; producers MICHAEL FITZGERALD and ELIE SAMAHA;
         executive producer ANDREW STEVENS; and composer HANS ZIMMER;
         plus celebrity guests including producer LOU ADLER, DEBBIE
         ALLEN, CRISTIAN DE LA FUENTE, OSCAR DE LA HOYA, producer
         ROBERT EVANS, COLE HAUSER, MARTIN LANDAU, SHARON LAWRENCE,
         NORM NIXON, RANDY QUAID, KEVIN SORBO, SYLVESTER STALLONE and
         JAMES WOODS.

WHAT:    The World Premiere of "The Pledge," the suspense drama from
         Warner Bros. Pictures, Morgan Creek Productions and Franchise
         Pictures, about a homicide detective who enters a murder
         investigation on the day of his retirement and vows to find
         the killer.

WHEN:    Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001
         6 p.m. -- Arrivals
         7 p.m. -- Screening

WHERE:   The Egyptian Theatre
         6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood

IMPORTANT NOTE:

         Press credentials must be picked up outside the theater after
         5 p.m. on the day of the premiere. There will be no
         exceptions.

Contact:

Marilyn Nelson / Print: 818/954-6228
Dennise Stires / Broadcast: 818/954-6277
Robin Forray-Kaufman / Radio: 818/954-6513
Brenda Falitz / Online: 818/954-6676
Michael Taylor / Photo: 818/954-6585
Monica Harmon / International: 818/954-6265