WHAT:   PREMIERE OF COLUMBIA PICTURES "ALI"          With wit and athletic genius, with defiant rage and inner grace,          Muhammad Ali forever changed the American landscape.  Fighting all          comers, Ali took on the law, conventions, the status quo and the          war -- as well as the fists in front of him.  Ali both ignited and          mirrored the conflicts of his time and ours to become one of the          most admired fighters in the world.  Forget, now, what you thought          you knew.          Behind Ali's seismic accomplishments, superstar Will Smith and          Academy Award®-nominated director/writer Michael Mann will take          you into the heart and life of the boxer, the legend and, more          importantly, the man.          He talked and danced.  He fought and struggled.  ALI shook the          world.  WHO:    From the film: Will Smith, Muhammad Ali, Jada Pinkett Smith,          director/writer Michael Mann, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Nona Gaye,          Michael Michele, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson,          Paul Rodriguez, Mario Van Peebles, Executive Producer Howard          Bingham          Other Guests: to be announced ...  WHEN:   Wednesday, December 12th          Press call time:  5:00 p.m.          Please plan to arrive early, as you will need to pick up security          credentials.  We will need exact names of crew covering this          event.          Arrivals:   6:00 p.m.          Screening:  7:00 p.m.  WHERE:  Grauman's Chinese Theatre                         YOUR COVERAGE IS INVITED               YOU MUST RSVP BY 12/11 TO MICHELLE RASIC AT                   (310) 244-8308 TO COVER THIS EVENT.                ALI opens nationwide on December 25, 2001                  MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT -  Click Here             http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X52187939

SOURCE: Columbia Pictures