BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Oscars will feature
special appearances by Academy Award
® winner Charlize Theron,
Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Daniel Radcliffe at the upcoming Awards
ceremony.
“We are quite excited to have Charlize,
Chan, Joe and Dan join us on the show,” said telecast producers Craig Zadan and
Neil Meron. “We are happy to feature them as special guests in our
production.”
This will be Gordon-Levitt, Radcliffe and
Tatum’s first time appearing on the Oscar show.
Theron won an Oscar for her leading role in
“Monster” and received her second nomination for her leading role in “North
Country” (2005). Theron starred in 2012’s “Prometheus” and “Snow White and the
Huntsman.”
Tatum, who starred in five films of 2012, including “Magic Mike,” “21 Jump
Street” and “The Vow,” will next be seen in “Side Effects,” due out this week,
and “White House Down,” due out this Summer.
Gordon-Levitt had a very busy year, with
roles in “Dark Knight Rises,” “Looper” and the Best Picture nominee “Lincoln.”
He most recently starred in “Don Jon’s Addiction,” which he also wrote and
directed, and which premiered at Sundance last month.
Radcliffe starred as the title character in
the “Harry Potter” series, which is the highest grossing film series of all
time. In 2012 he starred in “The Woman in Black,” and this year will be seen in
“Kill Your Darlings,” “Horns” and “The F Word.”
Theron, Tatum, Gordon-Levitt and Radcliffe
join a stellar list of previously announced Oscar presenters including “The
Avengers” cast members Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Jeremy
Renner and Mark Ruffalo; returning 2011 Oscar winners Jean Dujardin, Christopher
Plummer, Octavia Spencer and Meryl Streep; co-stars Mark Wahlberg and Ted;
and, musical performers including Adele, Norah Jones and Barbra Streisand.
Oscars for outstanding film achievements of
2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre™ at
Hollywood & Highland Center, and will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane live on
the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live
in more than 225 countries worldwide. For more information go to
Oscar.com or download the official Oscars app.
ABOUT
CRAIG ZADAN AND NEIL MERON
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are producers of
critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films, television movies, series,
and Broadway productions. Their feature films include The Bucket
List, Footloose, Hairspray, and Chicago, which won six Academy Awards including
one for “Best Picture.” For television, they’ve produced films of “Steel
Magnolias,” "Life with Judy Garland," and "A Raisin in the Sun," among many
others and the series “Smash” and “Drop Dead Diva.” They recently returned to
their roots in live theater by producing Broadway revivals of the
Tony-winning “Promises, Promises” and the Tony-winning 50th Anniversary revival
of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”
