STUDIO SYNOPSIS

Walt Disney Pictures’ “Race to Witch Mountain” marks the Disney reunion of director Andy Fickman (“The Game Plan,” “She’s the Man”) with Dwayne Johnson (“Get Smart,” “The Game Plan”). The producer is Andrew Gunn (“Bedtime Stories,” “Freaky Friday”), with executive producers Mario Iscovich (“The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement”) and Ann Marie Sanderlin (“Freaky Friday”). The film’s screenplay is by Matt Lopez (“Bedtime Stories”) and Mark Bomback (“Live Free or Die Hard”), from a screen story by Matt Lopez based on the book “Escape to Witch Mountain” by Alexander Key.

The film is a modern-day re-imagining of Key’s book, which was made into the 1975 Disney classic “Escape to Witch Mountain” and whose characters inspired the 1978 film sequel, “Return from Witch Mountain.”

Working alongside Johnson is an impressive roster of up-and-comers, as well as some of the industry’s leading talent: AnnaSophia Robb (“Bridge to Terabithia,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”), Carla Gugino (“Night at the Museum,” “Watchmen”), Ciarán Hinds (“There Will Be Blood,” “Munich”), Alexander Ludwig (“The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising”), Tom Everett Scott (“That Thing You Do!,” “ER”), Christopher Marquette (“Just Friends”), Cheech Marin (“Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” “Cars”), Garry Marshall (“The Simpsons,” “Chicken Little”) and Billy Brown (“Cloverfield,” “Lakeview Terrace”).

The cast also includes Kim Richards and Iake Eissinmann, who played the original alien children Tia and Tony in the first “Witch Mountain” films. Behind-the-scenes talent includes director of photography Greg Gardiner (“The Game Plan”), production designer David J. Bomba (“Walk the Line”) and editor David Rennie (“National Treasure: Book of Secrets”).

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