Premiere: Sleepwalking starring and produced by Charlize Theron

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Matthew Caldwell
Creative Director - HP Newsgram

It was a packed house at the Eccles Theatre, in Park City, as the film "Sleepwalking" premiered.

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Producer Charlize Theron introduced the film, thanking the cast and crew and delivering extra kudos for director William Maher who couldn't make it due to a sickness.

Nick Stahl ("Sin City", "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"), AnnaSophia Robb ("Bridge to Terabithia", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") and Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron ("Monster") star in "Sleepwalking", a moving drama about the deep familial bond that develops between a 30 year-old man and his young niece after the girl's mother suddenly leaves town.

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Directed by William Maher from a screenplay by Zac Stanford ("The Chumscrubber"), "Sleepwalking" also stars Academy Award nominees Dennis Hopper ("Hoosiers", "Blue Velvet") and Woody Harrelson ("The People Vs. Larry Flynt").

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After the film, stars Dennis Hopper and AnnaSophia Robb conducted interviews in the HP Broadcast Studio.

Mr. Hopper said of his young co-star:

"I believe that AnnaSophia is one of the finest young actresses, in all of film, at this time."

The creation of the film "Sleepwalking" got off to a slow start.

Writer Zac Stanford tossed the first draft in a drawer for 5 years and forgot about it. But when another of Stanford’s scripts generated interest in Hollywood, he met director William Maher who took an interest. The two friends knew creating the film would be difficult, but then Charlize Theron read the screenplay and signed on. With her backing, the film really took flight.

With a star studded cast set in the unique, gritty landscape of snowy Saskatchewan, Canada, "Sleepwalker" is a visually rich and original film.