LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 23 -- PRNewswire/ AsiaNet SPIDER-MAN 2 Opens Nationwide on June 30th, 2004 WHAT: PREMIERE OF COLUMBIA PICTURES' SPIDER-MAN 2. In the action adventure Spider-Man 2, two years have passed since Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) walked away from his longtime love Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) and decided to take the road to responsibility as Spider-Man. Peter must face new challenges as he struggles to cope with "the gift and the curse" of his powers while balancing his dual identities as the elusive superhero and college student. The relationships Peter holds most dear are now in danger of unraveling as he clashes with the powerful, multi-tentacled villain "Doc Ock" (Alfred Molina). http://spiderman.sonypictures.com/ WHO: FROM THE FILM -- Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Daniel Gillies, Ted Raimi, Cliff Robertson, Director Sam Raimi, Producer Laura Ziskin, Producer Avi Arad, Executive Producer Stan Lee, Executive Producer Kevin Feige, Executive Producer Joe Caracciolo, Co-Producer Grant Curtis, Production Designer Neil Spisak, Visual Effects Supervisor John Dykstra, Editor Bob Murawski and Stunt Coordinator Dion Lam. FROM THE SOUNDTRACK -- Maroon 5 and Chris Carraba (Dashboard Confessional). INVITED GUESTS -- Willem Dafoe, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Adam Brody, Oliver Platt, Jason Behr, Ice Cube, Ron Livingston, Ethan Suplee, Rachel Bilson, Sara Gilbert, Matthew Marsden, Dominic Monaghan, Sara Foster, Devean George and more! B-ROLL: Red carpet arrivals in Los Angeles, Celebrity soundbites, official after-party shots and movie trailer. Feed # 1 Date: 23rd June 2004 Time: 0900-0915 GMT Feed # 2 Date: 23rd June 2004 Time: 1400-1415 GMT Europe Distribution Satellite: Eutelsat W2 Downlink Frequency: 11675.625 Vertical Symbol Rate: 5.632 FEC: 3/4; Colour: PAL NTL Uplink trouble number: +44.(0) 1962.823000 Pactv London trouble number: +44.207.702.1427 Also available at BT Tower on Pacific Television Center's Facility Line ABQ H3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Asia Pacific Distribution Satellite: Intelsat 180 Satellite Transponder: 21/11 Downlink Frequency: 3769 Polarity: RHCP; FEC: 7/8 Symbol Rate: 20.0; IRD Channel: FOUR; Color: NTSC Pacific Television Center trouble number: 1.310.287.3800 Also available in Los Angeles @ PACTV POOL circuit at LA Switch. ------------------------------------------------------------ South America Satellite: PAS 9 Transponder: 24c Slot A Downlink Frequency: 4146.500 Horozontal FEC: 2/3; Symbol Rate: 6.62000 Virtual Channel 2 - Network ID 1; Color: NTSC PAS Atlanta Uplink +1.404.381.2828 For more information or to request a hardcopy: Elana Gichon, +1-310-450-3884, ext. 12, [email protected], or Lance Enger, +1-310-450-3884, ext. 22, [email protected], both of Dogmatic, Inc. SOURCE: Columbia TriStar Pictures Web site: http://spiderman.sonypictures.com --Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)--