Melissa Sun ● Sierra Club Entertainment Partnerships ● melissa.sun@sierraclub.org ● 650-339-7277
Carolyn Zweifel ● Sierra Club PR ● carolyn@pr-etc.com ● 323-765-8444
Maggie Begley ● MBC / LAIKA ● Maggie@mbcprinc.com ● 310-390-0101
Jesus Gil ● United Artists Releasing ● jesusg@uareleasing.com ● 310-724-8932
SAN FRANCISCO (April 11, 2019) – This Earth Month, the Sierra Club -- the nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization -- has partnered with the stop-motion animated film, Missing Link. The partnership is designed to inspire audiences to visit sc.org/missinglink to join a Sierra Club outing near them. Missing Link opens nationwide April 12
Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis) recruits fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) to guide him on an adventure to find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), they travel to the far reaches of the world to help their new friend. Through it all, the three learn that sometimes you can find a family in the places you least expect. The globe-trotting family adventure from LAIKA opens in theaters nationwide this Friday, April 12.
The Sierra Club was founded in 1892, has 3.5 million members and supporters, and is committed to getting people outside through various programs for low income students, military veterans, local community outings and environmentally friendly adventure travel, from Tahoe to Tibet. The Sierra Club is working toward a just, equitable, and sustainable future where all people benefit from a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature.
Sierra Club’s successes range from protecting millions of acres of wilderness to helping pass the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act. Most recently, the Sierra Club made history by leading the charge on a just transition beyond the dirty fossil fuels that cause climate disruption to 100% clean energy for all, including helping retire 250 coal plants across the country and working to secure commitments from 119 U.S. cities to transition to 100% clean energy.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.5 million members and supporters. In addition to helping people from all backgrounds explore nature and our outdoor heritage, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.
ABOUT LAIKA: Fueled by the vision of its President & CEO Travis Knight, the feature film animation studio LAIKA was founded in 2005 and is located just outside Portland, Oregon. Missing Link, LAIKA’s next film, boasts a roster of international stars including Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Thompson, Timothy Olyphant, David Walliams, Stephen Fry, and Matt Lucas and will be released on April 12, 2019. LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Engineering Oscar® plaque in 2016 for its innovation in 3D printing. All of LAIKA’s previous four films -- Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), The Boxtrolls (2014), ParaNorman (2012), and Coraline (2009) -- were nominated for the Academy Award® for Outstanding Animated Feature. Kubo and the Two Strings also won the BAFTA® Award for Best Animated Film and received an additional Oscar® nomination for Visual Effects, among numerous other awards. @LAIKAStudios
ABOUT UNITED ARTISTS RELEASING: United Artists Releasing, a joint venture between Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) and Annapurna Pictures (Annapurna), is a U.S. theatrical releasing company. Built upon the legacy of the iconic United Artists motion picture studio, the joint venture provides a home where filmmakers are supported by thoughtful approaches to marketing, publicity and distribution. United Artists Releasing offers content creators an alternative distribution option outside of the studio system and supports Annapurna and MGM’s film slates as well as the films of third-party filmmakers. For more information, visit www.unitedartistsreleasing.com
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.5 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.