Paramount are going nuts in promoting the Aussie adaptaion of John Marsden’s young adult novel Tomorrow When the War Began.

First up is the announcement of the World Premiere of the film on August 8. This is the full press release:

‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ WORLD PREMIERE

ANNOUNCED FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 8^th

Paramount Pictures is delighted to announce the feature film of John Marsden’s best-selling and much-loved ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ will have its World Premiere in Sydney on Sunday 8^th August.

The film’s stars – Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Phoebe Tonkin, Chris Pang, Ashleigh Cummings, and Andy Ryan along with Director Stuart Beattie will walk the red carpet at Event Cinemas, George Street in Sydney.

The World Premiere kicks off a national publicity tour for ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ including premiere screenings in Melbourne at Hoyts Melbourne Central on Wednesday 11^th August and a Queensland premiere at The Australian International Movie Convention on the Gold Coast on Sunday 15^th August.

Stuart Beattie, whose screenwriting credits include Australia, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Collateral, wrote the screenplay and will make his directorial debut on ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’.

Stuart Beattie said “I’m so proud and honoured to have been given the opportunity to bring John Marden’s incredible book to the screen. And I will be forever grateful to Omnilab and Paramount for supporting me and this movie from the very beginning right up through this extraordinary publicity tour.”

Paramount Pictures will handle distribution and marketing of the film in Australia and New Zealand. Principal investor Omnilab Media, through its production arm, Ambience Entertainment, has taken the first novel in the series, ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ from page to screen.

The ‘TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN’ cast features:
Caitlin Stasey (Neighbours, The Sleepover Club) as Ellie Linton
Rachel Hurd-Wood (Peter Pan, Dorian Gray, Perfume) as Corrie McKenzie
Lincoln Lewis (Home & Away) as Kevin Holmes
Deniz Akdeniz (When the Bell Rings) as Homer Yannos
Phoebe Tonkin (H2O – Just Add Water) as Fiona (Fi) Maxwell
Chris Pang (Home Song Stories, Real Stories) as Lee Takkam
Ashleigh Cummings (Home & Away, Razzle Dazzle) as Robyn Mathers
Andy Ryan (The Jesters) as Chris Lang

John Marsden’s best-selling series of seven books has sold nearly 2 million copies in Australia and New Zealand.

TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN is in cinemas from September 2nd

To promote the film, members of the cast and screenwriter/director Stuart Beattie will be making public appearances in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. If you want to catch a glimpse at the stars or maybe nab an autograph, here are the details:

Sydney:
Borders Bondi Junction
Monday, 9th August at 4.00pm
Level 4, near Centre Court
Westfield Bondi Junction

Melbourne:
Borders Jam Factory Store
Thursday, 12th August at 4.30pm
Shop 1, The Jam Factory
500 Chapel St, South Yarra

Brisbane:
Tuesday 17th August at 4.30pm
Main stage, Queen Street Mall, Brisbane

Finally there’s a new website for the NSW town of Wirrawee, the town that’s the hub of all the action in the story. You can click the flaming “Help Us” button on the site for some new info to do with the film.

Tomorrow When the War Began wil be released in cinemas in Australia on September 2nd.