Disneynature EARTH World Premiere: Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the El Capitan Theatre.

WHAT: The WORLD PREMIERE of the movie EARTH from Disneynature, the first new Disney-branded label in 60 years. Narrated by JAMES EARL JONES, this film tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journeys across the planet we call home. The World Premiere is sponsored by Kodak and MySpace.com

WHO: Jodie Foster, Jamie Lee Curtis, Wendie Malick, Cloris Leachman, Hector Elizondo, Mimi Rogers, Sean Astin, Christopher Guest, Abby Brammell (“The Unit”), Jim Cummings (“The Princess and the Frog”), Noah Gray-Cabey (“Heroes”), Ioan Gruffudd (“W.”), Chelsie Hightower (“Dancing with the Stars”), Edyta Sliwinska (“Dancing with the Stars”), Ty Murray (“Dancing with the Stars”), Justin Martin (“HSM3”), Luke Grimes (“Brothers & Sisters”), Jeff Marsh ("Phineas and Ferb"), Brian Stepanek (“The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”), Jennifer Stone (“Wizards of Waverly Place”), Chloe Moretz (“Bolt”), Megan Park ("The Secret Life of the American Teenager"), Debby Ryan, Savannah Outen

Alastair Fothergill (director), Mark Linfield (director)

WHEN: Saturday, April 18, 2009
              Press Arrivals: 11:00 a.m.
              Celebrity Arrivals: 12:00 p.m.
              Film Screening: 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: El Capitan Theatre
               6838 Hollywood Blvd.
               Hollywood, CA

ABOUT THE MOVIE: The first in the Disneynature lineup of films, EARTH, narrated by JAMES EARL JONES, tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journeys across the planet we all call home. EARTH combines rare action, unimaginable scale and impossible locations by capturing the most intimate moments of our planet’s wildest and most elusive creatures. Directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, the acclaimed creative team behind the Emmy Award®-winning “Planet Earth,” combine forces again to bring this epic adventure to the big screen.

Rated G, EARTH opens in theaters on Earth Day, April 22, 2009. ABOUT WYLAND: The World’s best-loved environmental artist will unveil a monumental original work of art for Earth Day inspired by Disneynature’s landmark first film, “Earth.” The 4,000-square-foot painting will be revealed at the U.S. domestic premiere of “Earth.”

Marine Life Artist Wyland has earned the distinction as one of America’s most unique creative influences and a leading advocate for marine resource conservation. He is perhaps best known for his monumental Whaling Wall mural project — an epic series of life-size marine life murals that spans fourteen countries on four continents and is viewed by an estimated 1 billion people every year. His Wyland Foundation, in partnership with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is actively engaged in teaching millions of students around the world to become caring, informed stewards of our oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands. Today, he is considered one of the most influential artists of the 21st Century, with artwork in museums, corporate collections, and private homes in more than one hundred countries.

CONTACT: Please email for information on coverage:
Domestic Carman Knight WDS.Events.RSVP@disney.com or International Karen Olin Karen.Olin@disney.com or Online Andrew Runyon Andrew.Runyon@disney.com or Photographers Holly Clark bvpmphotorsvp@email.disney.com