Tuesday April 25, 10:15 am Eastern Time

Company Press Release

SOURCE: DreamWorks Pictures

The 'GLADIATOR' Games Begin

Save the Date: May 1, 2000

Stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen and Djimon Hounsou will be on hand to greet celebrities and industry VIPs at a special screening of DreamWorks Pictures' and Universal Pictures' epic action drama ``Gladiator.''

                 "GLADIATOR" opens nationwide on May 5, 2000

    WHO:       Already scheduled to attend from the film are:  stars Russell
               Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, and Djimon Hounsou;
               producers Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig; and
               composer Hans Zimmer; with celebrity guests Tom Hanks & Rita
               Wilson, Diane Keaton, Bill Paxton, Dylan McDermott, Mena
               Suvari, Christian Slater, Thora Birch, Martin Short, Blair
               Underwood, Aidan Quinn, Jim Belushi, Vin Diesel, Breckin Meyer,
               Amy Smart, and Seann William Scott, with many more to come...

    WHAT:      A special screening of GLADIATOR

    WHEN:      Monday, May 1, 2000
               Press Check-In:     5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
               Arrivals:           6:30 p.m.
               Screening:          7:30 p.m.

    WHERE:     Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
               8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills

    (Photo:  NewsCom:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990714/LAW056 )

    HOW:       In order to cover this event, you MUST RSVP to one of the
               following:

    Print           Electronic          Photo               International
    Irika Slavin    Becky Chaires       Boyd Peterson       Afrat Baruch
    (818) 733-9951  (818) 733-9788      (818) 733-9995      (818) 777-4840

SOURCE: DreamWorks Pictures