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Release Date: March 27, 2013
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Jon M. Chu
Screenwriter: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Starring: Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Dwayne Johnson ...Roadblock
Dwayne Johnson (ROADBLOCK) has solidified himself as a global box office success with gross film revenues in excess of 1.5 billion dollars worldwide.
Soundbites- Dwayne Johnson (Roadblock)
Born into a family of unique entertainers, Johnson had the opportunity to develop a grass roots understanding of the nuances of live performance as he watched both his father and grandfather achieve tremendous success in the world of professional wrestling. Watching them perform throughout the country gave Johnson a primary education that was unlike any other. With a move to Pennsylvania in his latter teen years, Johnson focused his natural athletic abilities on football attracting the attention of the University of Miami. After receiving a full football scholarship, Johnson joined the powerhouse football program and won his first National Championship with the team in 1991. He played again for the National Championship in 1992, closing out his illustrious football career by competing for a third National Championship in 1995 against the University of Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.
Upon graduation Johnson capitalized on his inherent drive and discipline to turn his passion for entertainment into a life-changing career. Following in the footsteps of his World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame grandfather and father, Dwayne quickly utilized his past life lessons to develop the iconic character 'The Rock.' Johnson performed to over 10 million fans a week on television as well as both domestic and international live audiences that reached in excess of 70,000 people. Johnson consistently sold out venues such as the Houston Astrodome, Madison Square Garden and Toronto Sky Dome. As the character 'The Rock,' Dwayne achieved unprecedented success becoming a New York Times bestselling author for his autobiography entitled The Rock Says as well as a platinum recording artist for his WWE compilation CD, performing with such artists as Grammy Award-winner Wyclef Jean. In April 2011, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson made a highly anticipated return to the WWE as host of WrestleMania XXVII.
In April 2012, he will compete against John Cena in WrestleMania XXVIII in Miami, Fl.
Johnson pursued his desire to expand his entertainment mediums and transitioned from television to film where he played the Egyptian man/god 'the Scorpion King' in the 2001 blockbuster THE MUMMY RETURNS, leading to his first starring role in THE SCORPION KING in 2002. The success of that film led to subsequent leading roles in THE RUNDOWN (as a bounty hunter out of his element in South America), WALKING TALL (as a returning Persian Gulf War hero who protects his hometown from drug dealers) and GRIDIRON GANG (as a compassionate, yet tough corrections officer inspiring a team made of teenage inmates). He also gave an acclaimed standout performance in the ensemble hit BE COOL, as a colorful gay Samoan bodyguard.
Johnson has traversed the world of animation by lending his voice to PLANET 51 as astronaut 'Captain Charles Baker.' The actor returned to big-family comedy with his starring role in THE TOOTH FAIRY. Johnson was most recently seen introducing United States DSS Special Agent 'Luke Hobbs' in FAST FIVE, the fifth installment of Universal's FAST AND FURIOUS franchise. The film had the highest grossing debut of any other film in the franchise. Johnson recently wrapped production on the Jon Chu directed feature G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKES, in which he stars as 'Roadblock" one of the franchise's largest and strongest characters. Additionally he recently starred in the Brad Peyton-directed feature JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, which released in 3D in February 2012 and will star in and produce a biopic of black country music star Charlie Pride. In November 2010, Johnson was seen starring in the George Tillman-directed CBS Films feature "Faster," where he starred asan ex-con set to avenge his brother's death as a result of a horrific double cross during a heist gone wrong. The film marked Johnson's highly anticipated return to action.
A global philanthropist, Johnson is a committed Celebrity Cabinet Member for The American Red Cross, has served on the National Advisory Board for The Make-A-Wish Foundation where he serves as a Wish Ambassador, and has served as the National Spokesperson for After School All-Stars (f.k.a. The Arnold Schwarzenegger Youth Foundation). The Giving Back Fund recognized Dwayne in 2006 as one of the top 30 celebrities who made the largest public charitable donations (University of Miami).
In June 2008, the United States Congress, the Joint Leadership Commission and the United States Congressional Award Foundation recognized Johnson with the prestigious Horizon Award, the U.S. Congressional Award given to an individual in the private sector who has contributed to expanding opportunities for all Americans through their own contributions, and who has set exceptional examples for young people through their successes in life. Dwayne is a loving father to his 9-year-old daughter Simone.
Bruce Willis (GENERAL JOE COLTON) has demonstrated incredible versatility in a career that has included such diverse characterizations as the prizefighter in Quentin Tarantino's PULP FICTION (1994 Palme D'Or winner at Cannes), the philandering contractor in Robert Benton's NOBODY'S FOOL, the heroic time traveler in Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys, the traumatized Vietnam veteran in Norman Jewison's IN COUNTRY, the compassionate child psychologist in M. Night Shyamalan's Oscar-nominated THE SIXTH SENSE (for which he won the People's Choice Award) and his signature role, Detective John McClane, in the DIE HARD quadrilogy.
Soundbites- Bruce Willis (General Joe Colton)
Following studies at Montclair State College's prestigious theater program, the New Jersey native honed his craft in several stage plays and countless television commercials, before landing the leading role in Sam Shepard's 1984 stage drama "Fool for Love," a run which lasted for 100 performances off-Broadway.
Willis next won international stardom and several acting awards, including Emmy and Golden Globe honors, for his starring role as private eye David Addison in the hit TV series MOONLIGHTING, winning the role over 3,000 other contenders. At the same time, He made his motion picture debut opposite Kim Basinger in Blake Edwards' romantic comedy BLIND DATE.
In 1988, he originated the role of John McClane in the blockbuster film, Die Hard, one of the highest-grossing releases of the year. He later reprised the character in three sequels- DIE HARD: DIE HARDER (1990), DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE (1995's global box-office champ), and LIVE FREE, DIE HARD (one of the box-office hits of summer 2007).
His wide array of film roles includes collaborations with such respected filmmakers as Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON), M. Night Shyamalan (THE SIXTH SENSE and UNBREAKABLE), Alan Rudolph (MORTAL THOUGHTS, BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS), Walter Hill (LAST MAN STANDING), Robert Benton (BILLY BATHGATE, NOBODY'S FOOL), Rob Reiner (THE STORY OF US), Ed Zwick (THE SIEGE), Luc Besson (THE FIFTH ELEMENT), Barry Levinson (BANDITS, WHAT JUST HAPPENED), Robert Zemeckis (DEATH BECOMES HER) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY, GRIND HOUSE).
Other motion picture credits include THE JACKAL, MERCURY RISING, HART'S WAR, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, THE WHOLE TEN YARDS, THE KID, TEARS OF THE SUN, HOSTAGE, 16 BLOCKS, ALPHA DOG, LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN, AND PERFECT STRANGER. He also voiced the character of the wise-cracking infant, Mikey, in LOOK WHO'S TALKING and LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO as well as the lead character RJ & Spike in the animated hit features OVER THE HEDGE and RUGRATS GO WILD!
Willis was last seen in the Golden Globe nominated feature film RED opposite Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich and he will next be seen in Wes Anderson's MOONRISE KINGDOM and Rian Johnson's sci-fi thriller LOOPER as well as this summer's G.I. JOE: RETALIATION & EXPENDABLES 2. Willis will soon begin production on A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (the fifth installment in the popular DIE HARD franchise).
In addition to his work before the cameras, Willis produced HOSTAGE and THE WHOLE NINE YARDS and executive produced BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS, adapted from Kurt Vonnegut's best-selling novel. With brother David Willis and business partner Stephen Eads, he co-founded Willis Brothers Films, a film production company based in Los Angeles.
Willis also maintains a hand in the theater. In 1997, he co-founded A Company of Fools, a non-profit theater troupe committed to developing and sustaining stage work in the Wood River Valley of Idaho, and throughout the U.S. He starred in and directed a staging of Sam Shepard's dark comedy TRUE WEST at the Liberty Theater in Hailey, Idaho. The play, which depicts the troubled relationship between two brothers, was aired on Showtime and dedicated to Willis' late brother Robert.
An accomplished musician as well, Willis recorded the 1986 Motown album The Return of Bruno, which went platinum and contained the No. 5 Billboard hit "Respect Yourself." Three years later, he recorded a second album If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger. In 2002, he launched a U.S. club tour with his musical group, Bruce Willis and the Blues Band and he traveled to Iraq to play for U.S. service men.
Channing Tatum (DUKE) is one of Hollywood's most sought after young actors and has established himself among the next generation of leading men.
Soundbites- Channing Tatum (Duke)
Most recently, Tatum starred in Steven Soderbergh's HAYWIRE (formerly known as KNOCKOUT). In this spy thriller Tatum starred opposite Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender and Michael Douglas. The movie was released on January 20, 2012.
Also in 2012, Tatum starred in Sony Screen Gems' THE VOW opposite Rachel McAdams. THE VOW revolves around the real-life story of New Mexico newlyweds who are involved in a car crash. The wife slips into a coma and is cared for by her devoted husband. When she wakes up, without any memory of her husband or their marriage, he attempts to win her heart again. The film is directed by Michael Sucsy and was released on February 10, 2012.
Immediately following, Tatum starred in a contemporary motion picture adaptation of 21 JUMP STREET opposite Jonah Hill. Tatum and Hill are also executive producers on the project, which is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a screenplay by Michael Bacall based on a treatment from Hill and Bacall. Sony released the movie on March 16, 2012.
Tatum will then star in the Warner Bros. film MAGIC MIKE directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer and Joe Manganiello. The film was produced by Tatum and his Iron Horse productions partner Reid Carolin, who also wrote the script. Other producers include Nick Wechsler, Gregory Jacobs and Steven Soderbergh. The film centers around the world in which Channing Tatum experienced while he was a stripper at eighteen years old. The film will be released on June 29, 2012.
Tatum will also be seen in TEN YEAR, a film which he produced alongside producing partner Reid Carolin and their Iron Horse production company. The movie follows Tatum's character to his High School Reunion as he tries to decide whether or not he wants to propose to his girlfriend. Also in the film are Jenna Dewan, Rosario Dawson, Lynn Collins, Kate Mara, Anna Faris, Brian Geraghty, Justin Long and Chris Pratt. The film was screened at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival and will be released by Anchor Bay in Spring 2012.
Tatum recently starred in the crime thriller THE SON OF NO ONE, opposite Al Pacino and Katie Holmes which premiered at Sundance in January 2011 and was released on November 4, 2011.
In 2011, Tatum starred in the Roman epic adventure THE EAGLE, directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Tatum stars opposite Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland.
In 2010, Tatum starred opposite Amanda Seyfried in the Sony Screen Gems box office hit, DEAR JOHN, based on the adaptation of the Nicolas Sparks (THE NOTEBOOK) bestseller. He played a soldier on leave from the army when he meets and falls in love with a young woman (Seyfried). Lasse Hallstrom (THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, CHOCOLAT) directed the adapted script by Jamie Linden. The film has grossed over 100 million dollars worldwide.
In August 2009, Tatum was seen in Paramount Pictures Box office hit, G.I. JOE directed by Stephen Sommers. Tatum starred opposite Sienna Miller, Marlon Wayans and Dennis Quaid. He will reprise his role in G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, which will be released on June 29, 2012.
In April 2009, Tatum starred opposite Terrance Howard in the Universal/Rogue Pictures film, FIGHTING, directed by Dito Montiel. Channing starred as 'Sean Arthur', a young man struggling to survive on the streets of New York when he is discovered by a veteran street hustler (Howard) and lured into a dangerous world of underground street fighting.
In March 2008, Tatum starred in the Paramount Pictures drama, STOPLOSS by critically acclaimed director Kimberly Peirce (BOYS DON'T CRY) and producer Scott Rudin.
In 2006, Tatum received an Independent Spirit nomination and a Gotham Award nomination for his powerful role in the independent film, A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS, which won the Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Performance as well as the dramatic directing award for Dito Montiel at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film was written and directed by Dito Montiel and was based on Montiel's 2003 memoir of the same title. This powerful coming-of-age drama takes place in 1980's Astoria and follows Montiel's impoverished and violent life from his youth (portrayed by Shia LaBeouf) to adulthood (portrayed by Robert Downey Jr.). His father is portrayed by Chazz Palminteri and Tatum plays the role of 'Antonio', Dito's best friend. Newsday called his performance "charismatic" with Daily Variety going on to say that "Tatum creates a powerful study of a self-destructive street guy trapped with no good options." Rolling Stone stated, "keep your eyes on newcomer Channing Tatum as Dito's loose-cannon friend Antonio. Shirtless and oozing physical and sexual threat, Tatum stalks his turf like Brando in Streetcar." The Boston Herald referred to his performance as "Robert De Niro-esque" and The New York Times states "Mr. Tatum, who has the bullish physicality of a young Brando, is an electrifying actor, and I suspect we'll be seeing a lot more of him after this breakout performance."
In March 2006, Tatum starred opposite Amanda Bynes in the Dreamworks film, SHE'S THE MAN. This film is directed by Andy Fickman and produced by Lauren Shuler Donner.
In August 2006, Tatum starred in the box office hit, STEP UP, directed by Anne Fletcher and produced by Adam Shankman. The film centers around 'Tyler Gage', played by Tatum, a street smart juvenile delinquent who gets sentenced to community service at a high school for the performing arts.
Tatum was born in Alabama and grew up in Florida. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Jenna Dewan.
Adrianne Palicki (LADY JAYE) Best known for her critically acclaimed role on NBC's "Friday Night Lights," Adrianne Palicki is a talented young actress who has established herself as a breakout star of both television and film. Palicki was recently cast as the role of LADY JAYE in the upcoming sequel G.I. JOE: RETALIATION alongside Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. The film will be released by Paramount on June 29, 2012.
Soundbites- Adrianne Palicki (Lady Jaye)
Palicki will next be seen in MGM's remake of RED DAWN. She stars as 'Toni,' the role originated by Jennifer Grey, in an ensemble cast including Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck and Connor Cruise.
Palicki recently starred in Sony Pictures' epic film LEGION, released in January 2010. Paul Bettany stars as the archangel 'Michael,' the only one standing between mankind and an apocalypse after God loses faith in humanity. Man's lone hope rests with a group of strangers who must deliver a baby that they realize is Christ in his second coming. Palicki plays 'Charlie,' the woman carrying the child. The cast also includes Dennis Quaid, Kate Walsh and Lucas Black.
Palicki also starred in the 2009 independent comedy WOMEN IN TROUBLE opposite Carla Gugino, Josh Brolin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Connie Britton and Marley Shelton. The film focuses on six women in Los Angeles as their lives become intertwined in the course of 24 hours.
From 2006-2009, Palicki starred as a series regular in the first three seasons of the acclaimed NBC drama series "Friday Night Lights," opposite Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton. "Friday Night Lights" is based on the book and film by the same name which follows a small-town, top-ranked high school football team and the lives surrounding it. In the 2011 fifth and final season, Palicki returned to her role as 'Tyra Collette' in the final two episodes and has received critical praise for her role on the show.
Palicki was born and raised in Ohio. She made the decision to move to Los Angeles when she decided to pursue an acting career. Her first project was director John Woo's television remake of the classic program "Lost in Space," where she played Judy Robinson. Among her television credits are "North Shore," South Beach" and "CSI." She had a recurring role as "Super Girl" on "Smallville," and continues to appear in a recurring role on "Supernatural."
Palicki loves to paint and collects and reads comic books. She resides in Los Angeles.
DJ Cotrona (FLINT) DJ will be seen this summer in Paramount Pictures' G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, starring opposite Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Ray Parker, Adrianne Palicki, Jonathan Pryce and Ray Stevenson. He was last seen starring opposite Michael Imperiloi on ABC's "Detroit 1-8-7" and in theaters starring opposite Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried in Screen Gems' DEAR JOHN based off Nicholas Sparks successful novel. Some of DJ's other credits include starring opposite Lizzy Caplan and Jenny Wade in the independent film LOVE IS THE DRUG, and as a series regular on the NBC series "Windfall".
Soundbites- D.J. Cotrona (Flint)
Byung-hun Lee (STORM SHADOW) Byung-hun Lee is an international superstar who is recognized as one of the starters of the "Korean Boom" in television and film. Known as one of the Four Kings in Japan., Lee is the only actor to sell out the Tokyo Dome with 45,000 screaming fans. Having completed a 70,000 fan arena tour in Japan in 2007 and planning another tour in 2011. He has solidified his position as one of Asia's top stars.
Soundbites- Byung-Hun Lee (Storm Shadow)
Lee started his acting career in 1991 with a Korean TV drama "Asphalt, My Hometown". Since then he has done many dramas on the small screen including "Tomorrow Love", "Police", "Son of Wind", "Happy Together", "Beautiful Days", "All In", and "Iris" in 2009.
Although much of his early success came from television dramas, Lee's real passion was for making films on the big screen. THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE WEIRD and I COME WITH THE RAIN premiered in 2008. Lee's most recent film I SAW THE DEVIL premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews. Lee's first attempt at a Hollywood film came with G.I.JOE: RISE OF COBRA in 2010. With the success it received globally, he just wrapped production on G.I JOE: RETALIATION for a release date of June 29, 2012.
Ray Park (SNAKE EYES) Raymond Park was born August 23, 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland. Park always wanted to be in the movies, but was most inspired by martial arts. He began to nurture a love for martial arts from the age of seven, when his father's love of Bruce Lee films sparked a fire in the youngster's mind that would never extinguish. Specializing in the traditional Chinese Northern Shaolin Kung-fu (in the Chin Woo style Park moved on to master various other styles, most notably Wushu). Soon becoming a regular fixture at martial arts exhibitions and tournaments, the now defined athlete topped Great Britain's martial arts championships before later travelling to Malaysia to refine his skills.
Soundbites- Ray Park (Snake Eyes)
Conquering numerous championships worldwide and winning multiple medals, Park realized a personal dream when he competed in the Martial Arts World Championships in 1995. It was during one of his frequent visits to Malaysia that he was approached to audition as a stunt man for 1997's "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation." Conjuring memories of his youthful cinematic martial arts passion, Park attempted to learn as much as possible about the process of filmmaking. Soon gaining more scenes and becoming more natural on the set, he was later contacted by stunt coordinator Nick Gillard to audition for George Lucas' upcoming Star Wars prequel. Offered the job by producer Rick McCallum, Park was given the creative freedom to develop his choreography by an impressed Lucas, and was soon gaining the confidence to develop his role to the best of his abilities. In 1999, Park appeared in STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE as the Sith Lord Darth Maul. (From his work on Star Wars, Park was cast in a cameo role in FAN BOYS as a Skywalker Ranch security guard who says, "Time for you to get mauled, boy," as he pulls out two nightsticks.)
Soon after, Ray was cast as Christopher Walken's fight stunt double in the film, SLEEPY HOLLOW. Park had his first real speaking part in X-MEN as Toad. In one scene of this film, after sending Storm (Halle Berry) down an elevator shaft, he picks up a length of pipe and swings it around in much the same way he swung his dual-bladed light saber as Darth Maul, a signature wushu movement. Ray's other feature credits include BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, SLAYER, WHAT WE DO IS SECRET? and THE LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE.
In January 2008, Park was confirmed for the role of SNAKE-EYES, one of the original contingent of G.I. JOE, for the film G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA, involving a variation of the international G.I. JOE force, which in the comics, fought the minions of COBRA. Later that year, he joined the cast of "Heroes" as "Edgar" and provided stunt work and choreography for the motion capture team who produced the 2008 James Bond video game – "Quantum of Solace." Last year, Ray starred opposite Maggie Q and Sean Faris in THE KING OF FIGHTERS, fought alongside Zachary Levi in NO REST FOR THE WICKED, and narrated an introduction to THE FIREBREATHER, a car from Classic Design Concepts in Detroit Autorama 2010, the vehicle is part of the Supernatural thriller JINN, which also plays a lead role.
This year, Ray Park reprised his role as SNAKE EYES in G.I. JOE: RETALIATION along with Channing Tatum. He is joined this time by Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Adrianne Palicki and Ray Stevenson.
Jonathan Pryce (PRESIDENT) Jonathan Pryce is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning actor, known for his outstanding performances on both stage and screen. From his seminal theatre performances in Hamlet and Miss Saigon to film roles in Carrington and Pirates of the Caribbean, he has entertained audiences on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond.
Soundbites- Jonathan Pryce (President)
Jonathan studied at RADA and upon graduating, joined the Liverpool Everyman Theatre Company for an 18-month season, followed by a season at the Nottingham Playhouse under the direction of Richard Eyre. He then returned to the Everyman for a season as Artistic Director.
An illustrious career of theatre credits followed. In 1975, he starred in Trevor Griffiths' "Comedians", directed by Richard Eyre at The Old Vic, and then took that role to New York, directed by Mike Nichols, where he won his first Tony Award for Best Actor. A season with the Royal Shakespeare Company came next, with lead roles in "The Taming of the Shrew", "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Measure for Measure", and in 1980, Jonathan won an Olivier Award for his highly acclaimed "Hamlet", directed by Richard Eyre, at the Royal Court. Subsequent theatre credits include: "Tally's Folly" at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith; playing The Fool in "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" on Broadway; "The Seagull", opposite Vanessa Redgrave; "Macbeth" at the RSC; and "Uncle Vanya", directed by Michael Blakemore.
In 1989 Jonathan created the role of The Engineer in the musical "Miss Saigon", for which he was awarded his second Tony, together with the Drama Desk, Olivier and Outer Circle Critics awards for Best Actor in a musical. Other musical starring roles have since followed in "Oliver!" and "My Fair Lady" in London and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" on Broadway.
His recent theatre credits include "The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?" at the Almeida Theatre and Apollo Theatre, which garnered him a nomination for Best Actor at the Olivier Awards; "Glengarry Glen Ross", directed by James MacDonald; "Dimetos" at The Donmar Warehouse; and his landmark performance as Davies in "The Caretaker", which played initially at the Liverpool Playhouse before transferring to the West End in 2010.
Jonathan's achievements on stage have been mirrored by his success on screen. His early film credits include Stuart Rosenburg's VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED, Brian Gibdon's BREAKING GLASS, for which he won Best Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards, Jack Clayton's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, and Terry Gilliam's award-winning BRAZIL, which was to be followed later by two other collaborations with GILLIAM: THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN and THE BROTHERS GRIMM.
Other film credits include THE PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCH, MAN ON FIRE, CONSUMING PASSIONS, THE DOCTOR and the Devil's, JUMPIN' JACK FLASH, Scorcese"s THE AGE OF INNOCENCE and GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, and in 1995 Pryce starred in Christopher Hampton's CARRINGTON, which brought him Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the Evening Standard Awards and a BAFTA Award nomination. A starring role alongside Madonna in EVITA followed, as well as a memorable turn as the James Bond villain Eliot Carver in TOMORROW NEVER DIES, and roles in RONIN and STIGMATA.
His most recent film work includes: G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, directed by Jon M. Chu; JUNK, directed by Justin Trefgarne; HYSTERIA, directed by Tania Wexler; BEDTIME STORIES, directed by Adam Shankman; G.I.JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, directed by Stephen Sommers; MY ZINC BED, directed by Anthony Page; LEATHERHEADS, directed George Clooney; DE-LOVELY, directed by Irwin Walker; and THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE, directed by Charles Shyer. Jonathan is also known to millions for his role as Governor Weatherby Swann in the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, DEAD MAN'S CHEST and AT WORLD'S END.
Jonathan's television work includes: HBO's "Barbarians at the Gate" (for which he was Emmy and Golden Globe nominated), the lead roles of Wallace in the BBC TV film "The Man from the Pru" and Gerd Heidemann in the four-part telefilm "Selling Hitler"; starring in "Great Moments in Aviation" for BBC Films, directed by Beeban Kidron; playing Sherlock Holmes in "Baker Street Irregulars", directed by Julian Kemp for RDF Media; and the lead role in "Thicker Than Water" for BBC TV. Most recently, he played Mr. Buxton in "Cranford: Return to Cranford", for which he received an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-series or Drama.
In recognition of his many achievements in film, television and theatre Jonathan was awarded an honorary doctorate from Liverpool University in 2006, and in 2009 he was awarded the C.B.E in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
RZA (BLIND MASTER) RZA, while best known as the founder, producer and mastermind behind the Wu-Tang Clan, has built an incredibly diverse and successful career as a musician, a composer of film scores, a producer, an actor, a businessman, a player and advocate of chess, and as the author of The Wu-Tang Manual and the New York Times Best Seller, The Tao of Wu.
Soundbites- RZA (Blind Master)
Born Robert F. Diggs in Brownsville, Brooklyn, RZA first surfaced on the hip-hop scene during the early '90s. After brief stints as a member of the group All In Together Now and as a solo artist under the name Prince Rakeem, he formed the Wu-Tang Clan in 1992.
Based in Staten Island the band went on to become one of the most successful and influential hip-hop groups of all time.
Their debut LP, 1993's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), driven by RZA's unique, groundbreaking beats and signature gritty production style, has become a definitive hip-hop classic and is revered as one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever. Collectively their albums went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide.
He went on to release several solo albums, under his own name and the name of his hedonistic alter ego Bobby Digital, including RZA as Bobby Digital in Stereo, Digital Bullet, Birth of a Prince, and, most recently, Digi Snax. Overall, RZA has sold over 44 million records. An avid chess player, in the 90's RZA created WuChess.com, the world's first online hip-hop chess community - where chess players and hip-hop fans could learn from chess masters, compete for scholarships, and square off against the RZA and other hip-hop celebrities.
This year, RZA made his directorial debut directing THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, which he co-wrote with Eli Roth and will star as 'The Blacksmith.' The film stars Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Jamie Chung, Daniel Wu and Cung Le. Eli Roth and Strike Entertainment produced. Quentin Tarantino executive produced and is presenting the film. Universal will distribute this picture in 2012. RZA is currently composing the films score.
RZA recently signed on to star in the highly anticipated Quentin Tarantino film DJANGO UNCHAINED for the Weinstein Company. RZA will play 'Thaddeus,' a violent slave working on a Mississippi plantation.
RZA can currently be seen starring opposite David Duchovny in a recurring arc on Showtime's critically acclaimed series, "Californication." Season 5 premiere's January 8, 2012.
RZA just wrapped playing the comic book character BLIND MASTER in Lorenzo di Bonaventura's G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. This is Paramount Studios first summer tent pole of 2012 and opens June 29, 2012.
RZA's additional credits include Miguel Sapochnik's REPO MEN, Paul Haggis' film THE NEXT THREE DAYS, Todd Phillip's DUE DATE, Judd Apatow's FUNNY PEOPLE, Ridley Scott's AMERICAN GANGSTER, Buddy Giovinazzo's LIFE IS HOT IN CRACK TOWN, and Mikael Håfström's DERAILED.
RZA has an extremely distinguished body of work in music scoring for filmmakers such as Ridley Scott, Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino. RZA recently scored the Emmy nominated American adaptation of the Japanese anime "Afro Samurai" executive produced and starring Samuel L. Jackson.
On the entrepreneur front, RZA recently collaborated with Swedish company WeSC, to launch Chambers by RZA headphones which are due out in December. RZA is also scheduled to launch his new app "RZA's World" which is an entertainment app that highlights exclusive RZA related content including a direct newsfeed, chess engine, guidance on life's tribulations from RZA himself and a retail forum for fans to purchase branded merchandising.
Ray Stevenson (FIREFLY) Perhaps best known for his starring role in the HBO/BBC television series "Rome," Ray Stevenson portrayed the legionary Titus Pullo to both critical and public acclaim. Since the series wrapped, he has been working non-stop in a wide variety of feature films.
Soundbites- Ray Stevenson (Firefly)
Among his current projects, Stevenson can be seen in director Jonathon Hensleigh's KILL THE IRISHMAN, playing the title character in a true crime story of notorious mobster Danny Greene, with Christopher Walken, Vincent D'Onofrio and Val Kilmer. Hensleigh & Jeremy Walters wrote the screenplay based on the nonfiction book To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia by Rick Porello. As Volstagg, one of the leads in Marvel Comics' THOR, Stevenson was reunited with the director, Kenneth Branagh, who acted opposite him in THEORY OF FLIGHT for director Paul Greengrass.
Stevenson appeared in Paul W.S. Anderson's THE THREE MUSKETEERS, opposite Logan Lerman, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz, and Milla Jovovich. The film is based on the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas and was released on October 14, 2011.
Currently, Stevenson is shooting Billy Bob Thorton's dramatic comedy "JAYNE MANSFIELD'S CAR," starring opposite John Patrick Amedori, Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon and Robert Patrick. The film focuses on the relationship between two families, one American, the other British, in Texas during the tumultuous years of the 1960s Civil Rights movement. Stevenson just finished shooting G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. He will play the villain FIREFLY opposite Channing Tatum and Dwayne Johnson. The film is slated for release on June 29, 2012.
Most recently seen in the post-apocalyptic Warner Bros. feature BOOK OF ELI opposite Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman for directors Albert and Allen Hughes, Stevenson was also featured in the fantasy thriller CIRQUE DE FREAK: THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT. In 2008, he was seen as the lead in PUNISHER: WAR ZONE, about the Marvel comics' anti-hero Frank Castle and his quest to rid the world of evil after the death of his wife and daughter. Stevenson's prior film work includes the role of Dragonet in Antoine Fuqua's KING ARTHUR, for producer Jerry Bruckheimer; the cult favorite OUTPOST, for director Steven Barker; THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE, opposite Catherine Zeta Jones; and SOME KIND OF LIFE, opposite Jane Horrocks.
His stage work includes playing Christ in the York Mystery Plays in 2000 at York Minster. In 2001, he played Roger in "Mouth to Mouth," by Kevin Ely, at the Albery Theatre in London, with Lindsay Duncan and Michael Maloney and, in 2003, appeared as Cardinal in "The Duchess of Malfi," by John Webster with Janet McTeer, at the Royal National Theatre.
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Elodie Yung (JINX) Born and raised in France, Elodie Yung gets her exotic beauty by way of her French mother and Cambodian father. After first pursuing a law degree, she realized that she wanted to follow her lifelong passion of acting instead, enrolling in and graduating from the Acting International School in Paris.
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She immediately booked work out of school, first as a recurring character in the serial drama "La Vie Devant Nous" and then in the very well regarded drama FRAGILE(S) which premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Those experiences led to what would be her breakout roles in France. First, she booked the role of "Laura Maurier" in the French series "Les Bleus" and then she booked the female lead in DISTRICT 13 ULTIMATUM, the follow up to the hit Pierre Morel film and an international hit itself. It was in this film that she was able to also feature her extensive martial arts skills, something that had been a passion since she was a child.
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I've been so into this ongoing series of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire portraits. So into them! Which is helpful, because they've been debuting two a day for the last week, which involves a lot of analyzing costume choices and figuring out the symbolism of the white rose held by the tributes. But now they've gone and managed to screw it all up, by including rebellious dreamboat in the series supposedly sponsored by the Capitol. Check out this blasphemy below:
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I am seriously thinking about a Head cam for cycling. I was initially thinking about the GO-Pro in one form or the other but They are not cheap in the UK. Maybe cheaper in the US if I can find a link to a US Supplier--Help needed on the link though if anyone has one.
BUT a couple of bad points and one is viewing that you have set the camera up correctly. There is no preview screen on the camera to see if you have it in the right place-------so Looked at the Drift HD170 and the X170. Seems to be a More user friendly unit and a bit smaller in profile so less impact area.
Now I know there are Go Pro's in Various Formats and quality- and the same with the Drift. Would I need the higher definition cameras- hence more expensive- to get good cycling videos? Can I get by with the lower definition camera? Just face it- If I want a good video - then out would come the proper camera.
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I have this friend who is beautiful and smart and funny, and who runs her own business and is involved with a million different charities, and is divorced and raising two kids, and hosts amazing soirees like, every other week, and yet somehow makes it all look effortless. And I swear to God, if she wasn't so genuinely nice and generous and well-intentioned, I would completely freaking hate her. But she is, so I don't, and in keeping with the nice/generous/well-intentioned thing (and also the amazing soiree thing), my children and I attended a party at her house over the weekend that was meant to raise awareness for UNICEF's Trick or Treat program [1].
There were wonderful art projects and fun games for the kids, and the food was ridiculously delicious, and as if I don't have enough food issues in my house already, my children are now completely obsessed with Nutella and banana sandwiches on white bread. But I will forgive her this, because in addition to becoming aware of spreadable chocolate, my children are now also aware of the fact that 24,000 kids around the world die every single day from causes that are entirely preventable. And this Halloween, when they go trick-or-treating, they're each going to carry a little orange box and ask our neighbors for loose change that will, hopefully, help to reduce that number to zero.
Because my friend is not just any old mom who throws a little party, she also happened to have in attendance the President of UNICEF US, a woman named Carol who informed us that those little Halloween boxes raised 4.4 million dollars last year, and have raised over $144 million since the program started fifty-nine years ago. Which is a lot of loose change. She also told us a story about a woman named Rosa whom she'd met on one of her UNICEF trips a few years ago, when she was traveling with a mobile medical unit. She said it was one of those trips where you drive and drive and drive, and then you get to a field and you turn left at a tree, and then all of a sudden you see a hundred people waiting because the doctor only comes by the clinic once a month. The "clinic" consisted of just two rooms: one that is kept sterile, and another that is considered the ward, and is touted for having screens on the windows.
When Carol arrived, Rosa had just given birth to a baby girl about an hour before, in the sterile room, without the assistance of a doctor. Earlier that morning, Rosa had gone into labor while working in a rice field, and so she walked four hours to the clinic, alone. In labor. When Carol, a mom of three, asked excitedly if this was Rosa's first baby, Rosa responded that it was her first that had lived. She'd had two others, but both of them had died during childbirth. If Rosa's baby had been breach that day, or if Rosa had needed a C-section, this one probably would have died, as well. There was no nearby hospital to take her to, and even if there had been a hospital, there was no ambulance available to take her there. And even if there had been an ambulance, there was no road for the ambulance to drive on. So Rosa was lucky that this time, things had gone smoothly.
Except that Rosa was H.I.V. positive, which meant that for three weeks, she would have to give her baby medicine every day so that the baby would not also contract H.I.V. But since Rosa was illiterate, she couldn't read the directions. And since Rosa couldn't do basic math, she couldn't measure the dosage each day, which had to be calibrated based on the baby's weight. And so they wouldn't let her take the medicine home with her. Instead, every day for three weeks, Rosa would have to walk, for four hours, to the clinic, so that someone there could administer the medicine to her new baby. And she would, because she's a mother, and that's what mothers do for their children. And she could, because UNICEF made sure that the medicine was made available to her.
Well, you try not crying after you hear a story like that. As we all sat there, dabbing at our eyes, Carol asked us each to take a UNICEF Trick-or-Treat kit to bring back to our schools and our communities, and if you don't think that every woman in that room didn't grab one of those boxes, well, then, you must not be a mother.
The kit is just a box filled with stickers, flyers, and orange UNICEF trick or treat boxes, and the idea is that you can distribute them at your school, at your church, or anywhere else you can think of. Some startling statistics: $45 can provide school supplies for 20 kids. $200 can immunize 104 kids against the measles. 6 cents can provide water to one thirsty child.
When Carol's speech was over, I walked back out to into the yard and watched all of our healthy, happy, well-fed, hydrated, immunized kids as they ran around, painted, and ate Nutella sandwiches. We are all so lucky, and most of our children have no idea. Which is why I like this program so much. It's a way to talk your kids about the things we take for granted, like access to food and clean water, the ability to go to school, and the availability of doctors when we need them. And it's a way for our kids to help other kids without having to do anything but carry an extra bag while they're out trick-or-treating. I won't even pretend to try to be like my friend, who makes it all seem so easy; but in this one case, it really is.
If you'd like to find out more about Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, you can go to http://youth.unicefusa.org/trickortreat/ [2]. Boxes are also available at Hallmark Gold Crown stores, Peir 1 Imports, and Basin-Robbins stores.


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May 11, 2012 08:45 AM by Shayla Perry
Maybe we're still a little upset about the fact that she made it so far on ABC's Dancing With The Stars, or that there's a possibility she could end up in the cast of next season's Dancing With The Stars All-Stars. But something about Bristol Palin's blog expressing her disdain over President Obama's stance on gay marriage has a LOT of people fired up. Oh, right! It was probably the single mother's line about kids doing "better growing up in a mother/father home." Even when the father is Levi Johnston? Really?!
On Thursday, Bristol Palin, who you may remember from Dancing With The Stars and that small presidential election in 2008, ripped into the President (via her blog), for allowing his daughters to influence his stance on same-sex marriage, writing, "While it's great to listen to your kids' ideas, there's also a time when dads simply need to be dads. In this case, it would've been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while their friends' parents are no doubt lovely people, that's not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage. Or that – as great as her friends may be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home," adding, "Ideally, fathers help shape their kids' worldview."
Yes, and "ideally," it also helps if the mother and father aren't constantly slamming each other in the media and in books where they detail their sexual encounters. But, you know, to each his own.
Of course, many people had a lot to say about Bristol's blog.
Jersey Shore's JWoww tweeted: "Bristol should keep her uneducated ignorant mouth shut. If UR living in the past u wouldn't have a kid w/out marriage #hypocrite. It's 2012!"
As Samantha Ronson chimed in with "'we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home.' really bristol palin? how's your kid doing?"
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Pastor Roger McCarthy Says:
May 11th, 2012 at 11:21 am
I completely agree with Bristol. Homosexual relationships or marriage is God forbidden and worse is when they allow homosexuals to adopt children.
It is not my opinion, it is God's Word and His Word is final. You can disobey it like so many have like Obama, but each will answer to God and there is no escape for that. He won't listen to opinions, or I have equal rights, He will only judge by His final Word.
No escaping His final Word! Game over!
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May 11th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
I especially LOVE Bristol's comment. "…there's no reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage." Following her line of reasoning, we'd still have slavery in the U.S., there would have been no civil rights or women's rights movements, etc. Just because something has been a certain way for a long time doesn't mean that it's right! I think Bristol should just keep her misguided opinions to herself.


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Tom, I'm SSD after a labyrinthectomy to alleviate debilitating vertigo thanks to Meniere's Disease. After battling insurance for months on end, I had the abuttment implanted in May, 2013 and had my processor activated on August 16th. I love it! The surgery was a breeze. I didn't think I would be too overwhelmed b/c I have hearing, so what's the big deal, right? I was in tears in the first minute; I couldn't believe the subtle little sound I was picking up. If you expect to be able to echolocate, don't get your hopes up - you still can't identify WHERE a sound is coming from if you don't already know the source - but, you definitely can HEAR it! :-)
I knew a great deal of my energy was devoted to compensating for the loss of hearing (I'm a teacher and by the end of each school day I could barely crawl to my vehicle in order to get home and go to sleep for a few hours). I just didn't understand how much work I was doing to try and keep up with the bilateral hearing world. I now have much more energy to use on every day activities. The TV doesn't have to blow everyone else out of the room in order for me to understand conversation. I can order at a drive through without sounding like a dork. My posture has improved and the neck/back strain is gone because I don't constant tilt my head and turn to one side in order to pick up speech. I do better in meetings or situations where people are seated on both sides of me, without having to constantly look back and forth and struggle to keep up with the verbal exhanges.
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I went deaf on one side after labrynthitis. I waited 6 months to get the baha. It's a life changer. I never should have waited.
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Sagging 2nd Story Floor After Main Floor Load-Bearing Wall Altered Below
I suspect I already know the answer to this whole thing, but seeing as you are probably all quite a bit more knowledgeable about this stuff than I am, I thought I would ask over here!
We have a 1930s, 2 story, semi-detached home. I would say it's an updated home with many original features, such as original hardwoods throughout. Have lived here for about 9 months. We recently had a reno done in our house (done by a professional carpenter who has outstanding references and has done similar jobs in the past). The job included removing the majority of a load-bearing wall between two rooms on the main floor. A beam was put in place to bear the load. As I said, I am not very experienced when it comes to renos, but the beam seems comparable to what I have seen others using when I've Googled this (I believe it was 2 LVLs, maybe 2x8 or 2x10 each... not 100% and my photos are very limited, but I have attached one pic that I happen to have from when the reno was in progress).
Almost immediately after the reno was done, I noticed a gap of about 3/4" between the baseboard and the floors in the two rooms directly above where the wall was removed. The thing is, this is an older home, and there are some gaps and cracks around already... so even though I really think I would have noticed it if it were there before the reno, I have to admit that I am not 100% sure if the gaps were there or not before. But my gut is telling me that even if they were there before, they are significantly worse now. Noticing the gap led me to check the floor a little more carefully. Again, since the reno, I had noticed what seemed to be a little sag in the floor, but I can't 100% for sure say that it wasn't there before, too. There is definitely a sag in both rooms toward the spot where the beam is below, and it's not insignificant. At least an inch, quite possibly more. The door frames are also off, and one of the bedroom doors doesn't close properly. Again, this door closing was an issue before the reno. But it is definitely worse now.
From what I can tell, this is the only spot in the home where there is sagging like this going on. And the fact that it is right above the new beam where the wall was removed below, and that I only recently noticed the sag, makes me think that it was caused by the reno. My knowledge is limited, but I feel that the beam itself may not be the problem, but that maybe it was not positioned close enough to the floor above, if that makes any sense.
We are obviously planning to call the person who did the work back in to discuss this with us. He is a nice, honest, fair guy, but I seriously doubt he will step up and offer to fix our floor sag problem for us for free (who in their right mind would!). We also can't really prove that the sag was caused by the removal of the wall below, but the sag aligns exactly with the removed wall, so I can't see how they could not be related. So how exactly should we approach this with him? And, whether is does fix this or not, do you believe it should be his job to fix this. What are the chances that this was caused by something unrelated to the reno? Like natural settling, or something?
Also, on a related note, if a good part of a load-bearing wall is removed, and a beam is put in place, does a post also need to go in the basement to support this new wall? I have noticed that we have a steel post in our finished basement. The post does not sit directly below the upper post that is holding the new load-bearing beam. However, I believe the post is part of what is holding up the main beam in the basement, and the upstairs post seems to align itself with that beam. Is that most likely sufficient support in a smallish old house? Or does there need to be a support post directly below the load-bearing post above that is holding the beam?
THANK YOU so much for reading all of this... I appreciate any and all input!
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I wish people would quit thinking the contractors are engineers, we are not. Now you should have an engineer look at it and figure out whats happening.
The beam in the picture is not lvls. You see layers like plywood on the bottom edge and on your beam you can clearly see wood grain. If this was put in wet, it may have shrunk as much as 1/2". The floor would dip evenly for the length of the beam.
If the beam wasn't strong enough it would dip more in the center of the beam.
When installing posts instead of the wall there has to be solid blocking between the floor
joists below to carry the weight to the wall or beam below, this blocking was not needed for the wall that was.
It may be reasonable to assume that beam below was carrying the weight and nothing has changed but now maybe all the weight could be landing in the center of the beam below, this would show up as a sag in your main floor.
These are things that an engineer checks for before a job starts and inspects before the drywall goes up.
I hope this is helpfull and welcome to the site.
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Your suspicions that the sag is worse than before cannot be proven. Meaning it will cost you now to have corrections made. You made a mistake in not addressing the floor sag in your contract with the remodel guy, along with failing to even measure it. It would have been a relatively easy and inexpensive for him to correct when the beam was being installed. That being said, it's not logical that an 80-year-old house's settlement issues will suddenly become obvious in the last few months. Meaning his work had something to do with what you're experiencing. For what it's worth, is there presently any obvious sag in the beam? Should that be the case, it would lend some strength to your argument about this being, at least partially, his problem as well as yours.
I'd suggest you have him over to discuss the matter. Tell him what you've said in your initial post, and then wait to see if he will quote you a fair price to make corrections. If he's as honest as you think he is, his number will be reasonable. And if he's smart, he'll know his reputation (and future work prospects) will play into how he treats you.
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Thanks for these responses.
newltw -- I know, it's too bad that I realized too late that the fact that this guy has significantly more knowledge than me doesn't mean he had enough knowledge to deal with this properly. This was the first reno I was ever involved in and I obviously made a rookie mistake.
BridgeMan -- When you talk about how I should have measured the sag before the reno, it makes me realize more and more that I really did not notice any sag before this job was finished. So I didn't even think to measure something that I didn't notice. Makes me believe more and more that it wasn't there at all at the start of the job.
As for the beam sagging, I don't know if it is or not as it's blocked by the drywall now that the reno is done. There was no obvious sagging when it was first installed (the beam was exposed for a number of days before the drywall went up). And there is nothing on the drywall/trim of the opening to suggest it's sagging. The main floor looks 100% perfect... wish it really was perfect under everything.
As for the floor dipping, it does dip fairly evenly for the length of the beam, although it curves up on the outer ends of the sag only. I haven't found any sag in the main floor. If I'm lucky, hopefully that is the result of that part of the job having been done right. Although I know I'm naive to think that without having a professional check it out.
Thanks for taking the time to respond... I am going to have to figure out the right people to talk to about this... it's just so far beyond what I understand. I feel so stupid for blindly trusting someone. I truly believe he did the best he could and that he believes the job was done right, but that is obviously just not enough.
So, to sum it all up, I need to have the beam inspected and either replaced or reinforced to fix the sagging, and then I need to ensure that the new load is being properly supported down through the basement. Are there any other concerns that I am overlooking right now? And I bet this is impossible to estimate, but anyone have any clue what this kind of work might cost?
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How long is this beam? Bridgeman will be able tell us if two 2x10s might be overspanned.
Bridgeman: If the upstairs floor joists land on this beam, any sag that was there should or would have bean corrected with the installation of this beam. I would check for solid blocking down but I suspect shinkage in the beam which would be a fairly simple fix. As in lift the beam and shim each end and repair drywall. If the beam is overspanned, changing the beam to lvls wouldn't be a real big job either or evan a 2x12 to the side of it. You can check the height with the plates still there, your beam should be about 12" high.
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Measure the beam's sag (drywall in the way won't matter, unless the initial sag was so obvious that your contractor shimmed the ends to hide it) by fastening a 2 x 4 block, flat, to the underside at each end. Then tightly stretch a heavy string or nylon mason's line across the span, pressed upward on the blocks. If you don't want to nail through the adjacent walls for the string's holding points, then this will require two helpers--one on each end of the string, and one in the center of the beam, measuring with a tape measure upward from the string to the beam's drywall. If the measured distance is less than the thickness of each end block, that difference is the amount of sag in the beam. If there is no difference, the beam isn't sagging, or the drywall at the ends was shimmed to compensate (can easily tell by lightly tapping the bottom at both ends, while moving inward with the tapping--there will be a noticeable difference in sound where shimmed). If there is appreciable (unshimmed) sag, you should be able to see it with the naked eye by sighting down along one of the beam's bottom corners, while standing on a step stool.
Asking anyone to guesstimate a total cost for the correction is futile. Not enough details are known (such as whether the beam needs complete replacement or just raising/shimming, or whether the column supports require complete revamping, or how extensive the drywall repairs will be, etc.) to come up with an accurate figure.
As an aside, I noticed a flat 2 x 4 being used as a door header in the photo--not a good idea. Is that original construction, or a modification by your contractor?
Installing a beam wouldn't necessarily straighten up sagging ceiling joist ends. If the beam shows gaps at the ends when initially lifted into place, a typical quick-thinking contractor will reverse the beam, such that any camber in it is now negative camber, closely matching the sagging ceiling. That way the end gaps are eliminated without much shimming, and things can be buttoned up nicely with drywall.
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And, a less expensive fix may be to add a post in the middle as a last resort.
I agree, I would get an "structural" engineer out there to give you a better idea.
And somehow, somewhere, did a town building official even look at this?
And if not, what else could be a problem?
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Our city inspectors would have asked for an engineers report, so I doubt any inspections were done here. I want to know how long this thing is. It does need to be fixed before the upstairs wall starts to settle down on it.
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Sorry for the lack of updates on this... been working on discussions/opening up of things with the contractor to figure out all the details of what has been done. Turns out that the beam is made up of double 2x6s with a layer in between (see pic in OP). Span is 10'. Is this anywhere close to strong enough to support things? There is a second story above, and empty attic space, as well as the roof, of course.
ETA -- There is a slight sag in the trim covering the bottom of the beam when checked with a long, flat, solid object. I am not sure yet if the beam underneath has the same sag. Is ANY sag in that beam considered normal? Is there a certain amount of allowance? Or does it need to be 100% straight all the way across?
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There is no way 2 2x6s are enough. You would use 2 2x10s when you are just carring the floor. This will only get worse as the wall upstairs will settle down.
Bridgeman may be able to help you out with what it should be. How is the roof constructed? If you have factory trusses there may be little or no weight from the roof but if you a hand framed rafter system, the roof load has to be factured in.
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I've migrated several mailboxes but I had 3 that errored with the following issue:
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As I understand, you failed to migrate three mailboxes with cutover migration and got the following error.
"Unable to load DLL 'WMVCore.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)"
Before going further, could you let us know if you have enabled the unified messaging (UM) feature for your on-premise mailbox?
Based on my experience, this problem can occur when trying to migrate a UM enabled mailbox with cutover migration or staged migration.
For this situation, I would provide you with two suggestions.
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If you just want to move emails in the last three mailboxes to Office 365, you can refer to detailed steps to move these data by exporting/importing .pst file.
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If you still want to migrate the last three mailboxes with cutover migration, please refer to steps below to do it.
1. Disable the UM feature for all UM enabled mailboxes.
2. Remove all mailboxes migrated to Office 365.
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Thanks for the response. Two of the mailboxes were test boxes, so I deleted them. However the other, is my primary mailbox.
It used to have UM enabled and also an archive, however it no longer does. This was disabled a while ago and the UM role removed from the server.
I would be very keen to get this working as I don't want to resort to a PST migration.
Any other ideas?
Hi Nathan,
Thank you for your update.
If you want to continue migrating emails for your mailbox with cutover migration, please try the following steps.
1. Double confirm that you have disabled the UM and archive features on your on-premise mailbox first.
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2. Remove all mailbox migrated to cloud from Office 365 and do a new cutover migration with steps in artice Migrate All Mailboxes to the Cloud with a Cutover Exchange Migration.
If the issue persists, please connect the windows powershell to Exchange Online and run the cmdlets below, and then post back the result.
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Hi,Thanks, so the archive and the UM is definitely disabled on the mailbox in question. I have removed all my users from O365 (except my serviceadmin user) and I have kicked off a new cutover migration batch.This has failed again in the same way on the same mailbox.So here is the Get-MigrationStatus:
RunspaceId : 200a9073-1db6-4072-824f-8c3d5591936d
Identity : 90DA65B9-2154-4338-A690-602DF1FD5BAC
ServicePlan : BPOS_L_E14_R5_Slim
Status : BatchActive
MigrationInProgressSince :
MigrationInProgressSinceUTC :
TotalCount : Mailboxes - 7, Groups - 2, Contacts - 2
SyncedCount : Mailboxes - 5, Groups - 2, Contacts - 2
ActiveCount : Mailboxes - 1
ProvisionedCount : Mailboxes - 6, Contacts - 2
FinalizedCount : None
MigrationErrorsCount : Mailboxes - 1
LimitErrorsTo : 500
MigrationErrors : {EmailAddress:firstname.lastname@example.com, Error:Unable to load DLL 'WMVCore.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)}
NotificationEmails : {email@example.com}
MigrationType : Exchange
CanSubmitNewBatch : False
SuccessReportUrl :
ErrorReportUrl :
IsStaged : False
Config : Maximum current migrations per time:50; Maximum number of batches:1; Migration Features enabled:None
IsValid : True
Here is the output from Get-MailboxStatistics nathan -includemovehistory |fl
PS C:\Users\administrator.MSEXCHANGELAB> Get-o365MailboxStatistics nathan -includemovehistory |fl
WARNING: The user hasn't logged on to mailbox 'nathan' ('19ef1e1d-9a37-4eb1-a971-012a9a1a0152'), so there is no data to return. After the user logs on, this warning will no longer appear.
Thanks for your continued support.
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It appears that the mailbox is still enabled for UM or still has the properties for UM. You can try to change this using PowerShell:
Disable-UMMailbox -Identity email@example.com -KeepProperties $false
This may or may not work, since the role has already been removed. If it doens't work the last option may be to do a .pst migration of that mailbox.
Was having exactly the same problem, in almost exactly the same scenario - got the WMVCore.dll error, disabled UM for the 2 problem accounts, but still the same error. I was able to resolve this in my particular instance, by clearing the "msExchUMSpokenName" attribute in AD for the problem accounts using ADSIedit.msc.
Just open up ADSIedit.msc, find the problem user(s) CN (mine were under Default naming context -> DC=xxxx,DC=yyyy -> CN=Users -> CN=Username). Highlight the username, and right click. Go to "Properties" and scroll down in the Attribute Editor until you find msExchUMSpokenName. If it has something in there, double-click on the value and then hit "Clear" and "OK".
The changes are instantaneous, so you should be able to try and re-migrate immediately.
Of this isn't the value causing problems, you may have to clear other values as well. Try comparing all the msExchUM* values with another user's values that you were able to successfully migrate.
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Hi All,
Well, the Kona commuter is rockin' hard now, and I've gotten into that rut where I constantly want the next cool thing. So . . .
Since lighting is an honest-to-god issue for me (I ride 10 of my 15 miles in unlit conditions and it's dark out there in "god's country"), I've been considering a new light.
I can:
A) Spend $85.00 and get a nice 10W halogen setup with rechargeable battery
B) Spend $50.00 and get a high-powered emitter from NiteHawk but I know nothing about them. (Anyone? Anyone?)
C) get a dynamo wheel (Shimano hub type) and light set-up for roughly $200 and feel all cool about generating my own power, not having to use batteries, etc.
Does anyone have experience with dynamo hubs and their impacts on your ride? Do the 3, 6W halogen lights that work with them produce a lot of light, or are they simply like CatEye lights without the need for batteries?
I've got a 5 LED blinker on my handlebar which is great for making me seen, but I'm more or less "using the force" on the dark sections of my ride to and from work.
Any input would be appreciated!