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Award-Winning Filmmakers Support L.A. 2016 Olympic Bid and Answer "Why Los Angeles?" for USOC |
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Short-Film Featuring Los Angeles 2016’s Biggest Stars – Olympians and Venues – Creatively Demonstrates the Significant Stage L.A. Can Provide 2016 Olympic Games and Athletes
Los Angeles, Calif. –March 1, 2007 – Underscoring the deep support and endorsement of California’s and Los Angeles’ leaders in entertainment and government, the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG) today premiered a three and a half-minute film produced by the Walt Disney Studios featuring Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and prominent Olympians from the Los Angeles area.
The film answers the question “Why Los Angeles?” as put forward by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as it makes its decision between Los Angeles and Chicago on which city to name as the American applicant city for the 2016 Olympic Games. The film visually supports Los Angeles’ “We’re Ready” status with practically no new construction needed and moves in for a close up on the true stars of any Olympic competition, the athletes.
"The Olympics represent the best of humanity where nations put aside their differences to celebrate athletic grace and achievement. An event with such grandeur deserves a grand stage and I can think of no better setting than my hometown. Los Angeles is a city that is built on dreams, where anything is possible. Southern California embodies the Olympic spirit - the ability of athletes from all walks of life and every corner of the world to overcome the odds and compete with the best of the best in their chosen field," said Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The creative team behind the film was assembled by Disney and Craig Murray Productions, utilizing the experts that have been involved with the Pirates of the Caribbean motion picture franchise as well as many other box office sensations. Led by Bruce Hendricks, president of Disney Physical Production and an executive producer of the Pirates movies, the film captures the spirit of Los Angeles’ long Olympic tradition through compelling visuals past and present interwoven with venues and comments from a number of the more than 1,000 Olympians who call Southern California home.
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