ROB MINKOFF (Director/Executive Producer) is the director responsible for bringing the two highest-grossing family films of all time to the screen.

Beginning his career with the Walt Disney Company, he directed The Lion King, which grossed more than $768 million worldwide, and became the highest grossing animated film Disney ever made. He then merged live action and computer generated images (CGI) for Columbia Pictures' Stuart Little which earned over $300 million worldwide and went on to become one of the most successful non-Disney animated family films ever made.

Born and raised in Palo Alto, California, Minkoff attended Cal-Arts Character Animation Program before joining Disney as an animator. While at Disney, Minkoff developed story, characters and animation for the now classic The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. His directorial acclaim began with the action packed Roger Rabbit shorts.

Minkoff is now known as one of the most successful filmmaker's for making a star out of a mouse and a big lion. BRUCE JOEL RUBIN (Screenplay by/Story by) won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar® in 1991 for Ghost. He was also nominated for a BAFTA and a WGA Award that year for the film.

His other screenwriting credits include Deep Impact, My Life, Deceived, Jacob's Ladder, Deadly Friend and Brainstorm. DOUGLAS WICK (Producer/Story By) and his production company Red Wagon Entertainment had a groundbreaking year in 2000 with the release of four films with combined box office receipts of over $1 billion worldwide. The year 2000 also saw the expansion of Red Wagon with the addition of Lucy Fisher, the dynamic producer and former Vice Chairman of the Columbia Tri-Star motion Picture Group who serves as the co-head of Red Wagon with Wick. In 1999 Red Wagon released the holiday blockbuster Stuart Little, starring Academy Award winner® Geena Davis. The film, which introduced the world to the lovable computer generated mouse, raked in an astonishing $300 million worldwide and became and instant classic, a top selling video and a family franchise for Columbia Pictures. In the Spring of 2000 Red Wagon released the Academy Award® winning best picture epic Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe. The film became a worldwide phenomenon by quickly grossing over $400 million worldwide. Gladiator also won two Golden Globes, a BAFTA award and the Producers Guild Golden Laurel Award. Also in 1999-2000, Red Wagon released the critically acclaimed Girl, Interrupted starring Winona Ryder and Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie. Paul Verhoeven's dazzling sci-fi thriller Hollow Man starring Kevin Bacon debuted in 2000 with the second biggest domestic August opening ever and has earned nearly $200 million worldwide. Spy Game, an action thriller directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, was released last fall.

Wick, who graduated cum laude from Yale University, began his film career as coffee boy for filmmaker Alan Pakula. He later served as associate producer on Pakula's film Starting Over with Burt Reynolds and Candace Bergen. Wick's other credits include Working Girl, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith; Wolf, also directed by Nichols and starring Jack Nicholson; The Craft, directed by Andy Fleming; and Hush, starring Jessica Lange and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Red Wagon Entertainment, a story-based company located at Sony Studios, has several projects in development including a live action version of J.M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan, the highly anticipated Memoirs of a Geisha, The WWII epic Fertig and the action thriller Dreadnought.

Wick and his wife and partner Lucy Fisher live in Los Angeles with their three daughters. LUCY FISHER (Producer), along with powerhouse producer Douglass Wick, serves as co-head of Red Wagon Productions. Prior to joining Red Wagon, Fisher had unparalleled success as Vice Chairman of the Columbia Tri-Star Motion Picture Group at Sony Pictures from 1996-2000 where she supervised several mega-hits, including Men in Black, My Best Friend's Wedding, Air Force One, Jerry Maguire, Zorro and As Good As It Gets. Prior to taking over the reins at Sony, Fisher served as Executive Vice President at Warner Bros. where she developed and supervised a diverse range of commercially successful and critically acclaimed films, including The Outsiders, The Color Purple, The Fugitive, Twister, Gremlins, Malcolm X, The Bridges of Madison County and Space Jam.

Fisher began her career as a reader at United Artists before moving to MGM where she helped launch the film Fame. A rising star, Fisher soon became Vice President of Production at Twentieth Century Fox before taking over as head of worldwide production for Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios.

In addition to her creative achievements, Fisher is considered a pioneer and role model for women and working mothers in the entertainment industry. She was the driving force behind the on-site child care at Warner Bros., which now cares for over 100 children and serves as a prototype for day care centers at other studios.

Fisher's many awards include the prestigious Crystal Award from Women in Film and Premiere magazine's Icon Award. In 1998 Fisher was chosen as one of Fortune magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business and was named one of the 25 Smartest Women in America by Mirabella magazine.

Fisher, who graduated cum laude from Harvard University, is the founder and serves on the board of the Peter Ivers-Artist-in-Residency Program at her alma mater. She also serves on the board of the Ivers Foundation in Los Angeles and is an advisor to the Los Angeles Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International.

Fisher is married to her partner, Douglas Wick. They reside in Los Angeles with their three daughters. E.B. WHITE (Original Book Author) is a multiple award-winning writer whose books and editorial essays are read and treasured around the world. Born Elwyn Brooks White in 1899 in Mt. Vernon, New York, White graduated in the Class of 1921 from Cornell University. He worked as a reporter and advertising copywriter until joining the The New Yorker in 1926, where he wrote editorial essays. White contributed much of the 'Notes and Comment' section of the magazine from 1927-76.

White also wrote pieces for Harper's, which were collected in 1942 for the book "One Man's Meat," which still sells briskly.

Among White's many works are "The Lady is Cold" (a collection of poems), "Is Sex Necessary?" (a collaboration with James Thurber), "Quo Vadimus," "The Wild Flag," "The Second Tree From the Corner," "The Points of My Compass," "Essays of E.B. White," "Poems and Sketches of E.B. White," "Here Is New York" (recently republished), "Writings From The New Yorker" and "The Elements of Style," now in its new fourth edition.

White wrote three books for children: "Stuart Little" was the first in 1945, followed by "Charlotte's Web" in 1952 and "The Trumpet of the Swan" in 1970. "Stuart Little," illustrated by Garth Williams, remains one of his most popular and widely loved writings.

E.B. White died on October 1, 1985 in North Brooklin, Maine. He was awarded the gold medal for essays and criticism by the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He was also recognized with a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his body of work on April 17, 1978. White held honorary degrees from seven American colleges and universities and was a member of the American Academy. JEFF FRANKLIN (Executive Producer) began his career in the music industry. In 1970, he formed American Talent International, Ltd., which he built into one of the nation's foremost concert booking agencies. Franklin acted as agent for some of the world's leading popular recording artists, including Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Neil Young, The Eagles, Kiss, John Mellencamp, Rush, Yes and Dire Straits. In February 1985, Franklin sold American Talent International, Ltd., to International Creative Management, where he was a senior executive consultant. He was also a partner in Casablanca Record and Filmworks, Inc. as well as Riva Records and Boardwalk Records, Inc. As a manager, he successfully handled the careers of George Clinton and Ernie Isley. As CEO of ATI Video Enterprises, Inc. he produced television series and specials, including Radio 1990, Heartlight City, Love Songs, FM TV, The Beach Boys, Endless Summer, Fall From Grace and the cult classic Night Flight.

Franklin was one of the executive producers of the theatrical features Casper, Kull the Conqueror and Cold Around the Heart and Stuart Little STEVE WATERMAN (Executive Producer) spent the last 25 years helping to define the children's programming arena. He was formerly a Senior Vice President of Taft Entertainment and oversaw their subsidiary, animation producer Hanna Barbera Films. Under his supervision, projects, including Running Man, Ironweed, Monster Squad, Crime In America, Jon Sable, Sam Houston, Trivial Pursuit and Double Take were produced. He then became an agent and Vice President of Television at International Creative Management. Mr. Waterman also packaged all forms of programming for DIC Enterprises, Inc., the world's largest supplier of family programming. Series included Ghostbusters, Slimer, Super Mario Brothers, G.I. Joe, Chip & Pepper, Prostars, Wishkid, Hammerman, Bill & Ted, Where's Waldo?, Madeline, Something Else, Woozer, Funtown, On the TV, Munchies and Swampthing.

Waterman is one of the executive producers of the theatrical features Casper, Kull, The Conqueror, Cold Around the Heart and Stuart Little. GAIL LYON (Executive Producer) is President of Red Wagon Entertainment. She served as a co-producer on the Oscar-winning Erin Brockovich, starring Julia Roberts and directed by Steven Soderbergh. She also served as an executive producer on the 1998 HBO comedy film The Pentagon Wars, as well as co-producer on the movie Gattaca. JASON CLARK (Executive Producer) served as executive producer on Stuart Little and recently formed a production company with director Rob Minkoff. Clark executive produced Happy, Texas, starring Steve Zahn, and Homegrown, starring Billy Bob Thornton. Other credits include Hacks, starring Stephen Rea, and the Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicles Maximum Risk, Sudden Death and Quest. STEVEN POSTER, ASC (Director of Photography) knew he wanted to be a cinematographer by the age of fourteen. A native of Chicago, he attended Southern Illinois University, the Los Angeles Art College of Design and is a graduate of the Institute of Design of the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Poster began his cinematography career in Chicago at the age of twenty-one, filming commercials. His last film, Donnie Darko, was a critical success at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

Poster is the only American cinematographer to shoot a French language film Une Chance Sur Deux, in France for director Patrice Leconte. He received an ASC Nomination for Best Cinematography for Ridley Scott's Someone To Watch Over Me. Additionally, Poster was director of photography on a number of motion pictures, including Rocky V, The Cemetery Club, Life Stinks, Opportunity Knocks, Next of Kin, Big Top Pee-Wee and The Boy Who Could Fly.

Poster has worked on the critically acclaimed television movies "Roswell," "Testament," "The Color of Justice," "Courage," and the three-part dramatization of the Judith Krantz best-seller, "Take Manhattan." Poster also filmed the controversial, award-winning Madonna video, "Like A Prayer." He has also done second unit photography on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Blade Runner.

Poster is the President of the American Society of Cinematographers and a member of the Executive Board of IATSE, Local 600 of the International Cinematographers Guild. BILL BRZESKI (Production Designer) lent his design talents to the Oscar®-winning As Good As It Gets, Stuart Little and Matilda. Most recently, his talents were seen in the hit action-comedy Blue Streak. Brzeski recently completed The Adventures of Pluto Nash, starring Eddie Murphy, a futuristic comedy set on the moon in the year 2087. The film is slated for release later this year.

With credits on over 800 episodes of television, Brzeski is highly regarded for his extensive accomplishments in the medium.

Brzeski received his undergraduate degree from Miami University in Ohio and his Master of Fine Arts in design from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Originally interested in designing for the ballet and opera, he began his career in theater.

Brzeski was born in Burbank, California and was raised in Boston, Massachusetts. PRISCILLA NEDD-FRIENDLY, A.C.E. (Editor) has edited a wide array of successful films, including American Pie, Pretty Woman, Down to Earth, Sour Grapes, The Evening Star, Clean Slate, Undercover Blues, Doc Hollywood, Guilty By Suspicion, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Lucas, The Flamingo Kid, No Small Affair and Eddie and the Cruisers. SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS, INC. (Special Visual Effects and Animation), under the direction of some of the visual effects industry's most distinguished artists, created the visual effects and digital character animation to bring Stuart Little 2 to the screen. Sony Pictures Imageworks, a key component of Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment, is an award-winning, state of the art visual effects and animation company dedicated to the art and artistry of digital production.

The company has lent its groundbreaking talent and technology to such films as Spider-Man, Men In Black II, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Cast Away, What Lies Beneath, Charlie's Angels, Hollow Man, Stuart Little, StarshipTroopers and Contact. Imageworks is currently in production on Charlie's Angels 2. Imageworks continues to redefine the role of digital visual effects in feature films. From the creation of photo-real, three-dimensional performance-based characters to celestial journeys across the universe, Imageworks artists bring filmmakers' visions to the screen. More and more, Imageworks is working with filmmakers earlier in the development cycle of feature film projects to explore the outer boundaries of possibility and invent new and novel situations and techniques. Imageworks has grown exponentially during the last five years in terms of physical size, artistic talent and digital infrastructure. With the arrival of Academy Award® winning visual effects supervisor Ken Ralston in late 1995 as its president and Tim Sarnoff in 1997 as its executive vice president and general manager, the company now has over 500 artists, engineers, technicians and support staff housed in a 120,000 square foot facility designed by and for the next generation of digital production. Part of this expansion at Imageworks included the creation of the Digital Character Group, supervised by Barry Weiss (Cats Don't Dance, Pagemaster), senior vice president of animation production, and animation director Eric Armstrong (Jurassic Park, Casper). The group now numbers 85, and their work on such films as Stuart Little and Hollow Man, both nominated for Academy Awards® for best visual effects, and the recent international phenomenon Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, is recognized around the world.

Imageworks is part of Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment (SPDE), an operating unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), which oversees the activities of SPE's digital production and online assets including Sony Pictures Imageworks, Sony Online Entertainment, the Digital Networks Division which includes SoapCity and Screenblast, and SPIN, which represents the studio's online promotional presence. MONA MAY's (Costume Designer) costumes for Amy Heckerling's hit movie Clueless captured worldwide attention and sent Gen-Xers scrambling to trade in their favored grunge look for the fun, polished glamour made popular by the film. She made the fashion disaster fashionable, dressing Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino for Romy and Michele's High School Reunion; won critical acclaim for artful recreations of the '80s in The Wedding Singer; captured the trendy club scene in A Night at the Roxbury; and took a turn to the dark side when she dressed Nicolas Cage for the under world of Eight Millimeter. More recently, she transformed Drew Barrymore from a mousy bookworm into a self-assured young role model in Never Been Kissed and designed the costumes for Heckerling's Loser.

May most recently designed the costumes for The Master of Disguise, starring Dana Carvey. A native of Berlin, May now resides in Los Angeles. JEROME CHEN (Visual Effects Supervisor) joined Sony Pictures Imageworks shortly after its inception in 1992. He is an acknowledged expert in the technique of integrating digital imagery with live action, especially in the area of photorealistic effects. His film credits include Stuart Little, Godzilla, Contact, James and the Giant Peach, The Ghost and the Darkness and In the Line of Fire.

With Stuart Little, Chen earned his first Academy Award nomination for the ground breaking visual effects in the creation of the title character. Chen was instrumental in the development and advancement of digital imagery techniques including innovations in digital lighting, compositing, fur and cloth.

Chen's peers have repeatedly recognized his contributions to visual effects. He is a two-time Monitor Award winner for Best Electronic Effects for his work on Stuart Little and Contact, and also received Monitor Award nominations for Godzilla and James and the Giant Peach. Additionally, Chen was honored with a 1998 ANNIE Award nomination for Best Special Effects Animation in a Feature Film for his effects animation work on Godzilla. He has also spoken internationally on the topics of digital character creation and imagery techniques.