Grammy-winning music artist Taylor Swift makes her film acting debut in New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day,” opposite “Twilight” sensation Taylor Lautner.

Seen through the eyes of a multigenerational cast of characters, “Valentine’s Day” threads its way through a variety of relationships—from first dates to longtime commitments, from young crushes to old flames, and from perpetual singles to unrequited loves.

Directed by Gary Marshall, the film also stars Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Bie, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Emma Roberts, and Julia Roberts.

“It’s amazing to be a part of something with so many names I’ve admired, but my favorite name has to be Garry Marshall,” says Taylor Swift.  “I was so excited to get to work with him.  He’s charming and funny, and he obviously knows how to make a great movie.  And he took the time and effort to incorporate our mutual lucky number—13—into every single one of my scenes, which was awesome.  I’ll never forget that.”

Taylor Swift appears as Felicia, a cheery Valley girl who is not short on advice for her high school best friends.  “If I had to give advice to my girlfriends about Valentine’s Day, it would be that if you have a special someone, make a big deal out of the day,” Swift offers.  “But if you don’t, don’t psych yourself out; just think of it like any other day.”

Felicia has a special someone in her boyfriend, Willy, played by Taylor Lautner.  “Willy and Felicia are being interviewed for a news segment about young love on Valentine’s Day, and Felicia gets Willy to show off his athletic skills on the track,” says Lautner of Willy’s ill-fated hurdles run.  “It was a lot of fun, but my favorite part was getting to do a complete face plant.”

Over Marshall ’s objections, Lautner did his own stunt—tripping over the final hurdle and landing flat on his face.  “He was so brave,” Marshall recounts.  “I told him we’d get somebody to fall for him, and he said, ‘No, I can fall.’  I said, ‘You’re a star.  If you fall and get hurt, they’ll yell at me.’  But he said, ‘Let me try it.’  I said, ‘All right, don’t hurt yourself.’  I told the stunt coordinator, ‘The kid’s gonna do it himself…get another camera,’” he laughs.  “We had three cameras on him, and he did the stunt beautifully.  We didn’t need a double.  He was terrific.”

Opening across the Philippines on Friday, Feb. 12, New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day,” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

On this particular Valentine’s Day, six women are about to open their hearts and take that big leap for love.  Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Emma Roberts and Julia Roberts star in Warner Bros.’ “Valentine’s Day,” the new romantic comedy from Gary Marshall (“Pretty Woman”).  The film follows the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine’s Day.

Jessica Alba describes her character Morley as “much more buttoned-down and conservative than her fiancé, so I guess it’s an example of how opposites attract.  She’s completely taken by surprise by his proposal.  She is entirely focused on her career, so she might be a little hesitant about making that kind of commitment, even though she says yes.”

In fact, Morley’s acceptance comes as a surprise to her boyfriend’s closest friends, beginning with Julia Fitzpatrick, played by Jennifer Garner.  But Julia would rather concentrate on the wonderful new man in her own life.  “Julia has not had a boyfriend in a long time and she is finally in love,” says Garner.  “She wakes up on Valentine’s Day feeling like the happiest person in the world, but as the day goes on, her heart goes through some definite ups and downs.  This film celebrates the day devoted to love—both winning and losing, and having and not having.”

Emma Roberts plays Grace, a teenaged student who has decided to take her romance with her boyfriend to the next level.  “She is trying to have the perfect Valentine’s Day with her boyfriend, which includes the two of them losing their virginity,” Roberts confides.  “Throughout the day, they keep trying to meet up, but things just keep going wrong.  Her boyfriend is doing everything he can think of to be very sweet and romantic, but his attempts keep failing.  He definitely gets an A for effort, though.  It just goes to show that Valentine’s Day can cause all kinds of problems for people, but I think everyone should just have fun.  It doesn’t have to be a couples’ thing; it can just be about family and friends…as long as you’re with people you love.”

Jessica Biel appears as publicist, Kara Monahan, who has spent the day fielding questions about the intensions of her star client, pro quarterback Sean (Eric Dane), while also stressing over her annual “I Hate Valentine’s Day” party, held for people, like herself, who are perennially single on a holiday designed for couples.  “What I love about Kara is that, on the one hand, she’s a very together professional, but she’s also very passionate and emotional,” says Biel.  “I think Valentine’s Day can make people a little crazy.”

Anne Hathaway plays receptionist Liz Curran who makes her living on the phone in more ways than one.  “She moonlights as a phone sex operator,” the actress offers.  “But Liz is a girl with real financial worries, so she sees it as a means to an end.  She certainly doesn’t want to do it forever, but, for now, she has to do it until something better comes along.  I think Liz is one of those women who are very open to what the universe has to offer, even when it seems kind of unusual.”

While most of the film’s characters are grounded in Los Angeles, one of them is on a plane, en route to the city.  Julia Roberts appears as U.S. Army Captain Kate Hazeltine, who is on a short leave and is flying fourteen hours in order to make an important rendezvous, although she never says with whom.  “One of the things I like about the part of Kate is that there is a little mystery about her, and I think where her story ends up is very sweet and truthful,” concludes Roberts.

Opening across the Philippines on Friday, Feb. 12, New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Men looking for love are played by Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Topher Grace and Ashton Kutcher, in New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day,” a romantic comedy that follows the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine’s Day.

The film starts out on a romantic note between Reed Bennett, played by Kutcher, and his girlfriend Morley, played by Jessica Alba.  Morley awakes as Reed is attempting to place a diamond ring on her finger.  “I don’t know if he’s hopeless, but he is definitely a romantic,” says Kutcher.  Reed begins this particular Valentine’s Day focused on his own love life, and when Morley accepts his proposal, he’s ecstatic.

Patrick Dempsey plays Dr. Harrison Copeland, a surgeon who’s the new love of Reed’s friend, Julia (Jennifer Garner).  “I think Valentine’s Day is actually a very unromantic day because you can’t really force romance,” says Dempsey.  “It just has to happen naturally.  There is so much pressure to make that day special and have a good time, it’s virtually impossible to have one.

Jamie Foxx plays Kelvin, a sports reporter who resents being temporarily sidelined from the sports desk to do what he considers a “fluff” story about Valentine’s Day.  “Kevin’s boss wants him to get out there and find happy, romantic stories—that old school ‘Will you be my valentine?’ nonsense,” says Foxx. “But he wants to be taken more seriously as a sports journalist.  He’s just waiting for his break—that one big interview.”

The scoop Kelvin wants is the major sports story of the day: the future of star professional quarterback Sean Jackson, whose career is in doubt after his team lost in the playoffs.  Jackson is played by Eric Dane, who notes, “If you are 25 and lose in the playoffs, the attitude is, ‘We’ll get them next season.’  If you are 35 and lose, they want you to retire.  So Jackson is in the twilight of his career, although I think he’s still somewhat relevant as an athlete.  The big question is whether or not he’s going to hang it up or continue playing.”

Topher Grace is Jason, an agent-in-training, working in the mailroom at a big talent agency, who’s dating Anne Hathaway’s character, Liz.  “What I relate to about Jason and Liz is that they are only about two weeks into their relationship when Valentine’s Day rolls around, which has personally happened to me.  It’s a celebration of love and commitment, so Jason is confused about how much he needs to do.  But he’s smart enough to know he doesn’t want to mess it up.”

While most of the film’s characters are grounded in Los Angeles , two of them are on a plane, en route to the city.  Bradley Cooper and Julia Roberts play seatmates on the plane Holden and Kate.  Holden provides a shoulder for Kate to sleep on, not to mention a good ear, during a 14-hour flight.

“Valentine’s Day” reunites Cooper and Roberts, who previously worked together in the play “Three Days of Rain” on Broadway.  “We did eight shows a week, so I got to know her pretty well,” Cooper says.  “It definitely helped to have that prior relationship coming into this film because we spent almost all of our time sitting side-by-side, so it’s pretty close quarters.  But we really had a great time.”

Opening across the Philippines on Friday, Feb. 12, New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

If you are happily in love, Valentine’s Day is a day of hearts and flowers, romance and sentiment.  If you are among those who are unlucky in love, it is just another day.

“Some people think Valentine’s Day is the best thing and others try to block it out.  It means different things to different people.  The other holidays are all clearer,” says director Gary Marshall with his trademark deadpan delivery, noting, “Christmas, we decorate a tree, you give me a present, we sing nice songs, go home, go to bed.  New Year’s Eve, you drink, you kiss at 12 o’clock, sing Auld Lang Syne and cry, go home, go to bed.  That’s simple.  Got it.  Arbor Day…not the biggest holiday, but getting bigger because we’re all ‘going green.’  But Valentine’s Day is vague.  It’s a hard holiday to define because love is so hard to define and that’s why it makes for a good story.  Why not do a romantic comedy about the day we’re all concentrated on romance, and that’s ‘Valentine’s Day.’”

Seen through the eyes of a multigenerational cast of characters, “Valentine’s Day” threads its way through a variety of relationships—from first dates to longtime commitments, from young crushes to old flames, and from perpetual singles to unrequited loves.

The film stars Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Bie, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts and Taylor Swift, in her feature film debut.

Screenwriter Katherine Fugate says that she created the interwoven stories in the screenplay “to show how love was approached from different angles and different generations—from the unjaded 10-year-old boy with his first crush, to the thirtysomethings dealing with their relationship, or lack thereof, all the way to the older married couple looking back at the journey of love they have taken together.  Love also takes on many different faces that go beyond romance, but at the end of the day, love always brings us back to what is most important in life.”

Screenwriting partners Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, who recently demonstrated their knack for ensemble comedy with the hit “He’s Just Not That Into You,” helped develop the story.  “When we met with Garry and the producers, we were all interested in having the film cover a lot of perspectives, especially in capturing the different feelings people have about this holiday,” says Silverstein.

Bringing another age group into the already multigenerational story, Kohn and Silverstein also recognized the importance of including a teenage romantic angle.  “When you’re a teenager, there are a lot of firsts when it comes to love and romance,” Kohn says, “but it’s not something you typically think of with regard to Valentine’s Day.  We wanted to make sure that the film had something that could speak to almost anybody.”

Marshall states, “‘Valentine’s Day’ covers various types of relationships, and I think they all work very well because all our actors were so good.  The most important thing was finding the right chemistry.  Nobody can define it, but the audience knows when it’s there.”

Opening soon across the Philippines , New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day,” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Directed by Hollywood veteran Garry Marshall, Warner Bros.’ “Valentine’s Day” explores love in all its facets on the one day a year dedicated to the art of expressing it.  “The film follows seven intertwining love stories that take place during the course of one day in Los Angeles ,” Marshall explains.  “Some characters fall in love, some do not find love, but they try. There are so many emotions that happen on this day–-love, sadness, excitement depression, longing.”

Marshall has a long history in Hollywood and an extended family that encompasses Hollywood royalty and the newest generation alike.  Beloved by many, his name alone was often all it took to enlist some of the acclaimed and popular actors in the film’s huge ensemble cast, including Jessica Alba, Academy Award® winner Kathy Bates, Jessica Bie, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Academy Award® nominee Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Academy Award® nominee Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, Academy Award® winner Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts and award-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, in her feature film debut.

Marshall directed two of the film’s stars—Julia Roberts and Anne Hathaway—in their breakout hits “Pretty Woman” and “The Princess Diaries,” respectively, and also reunites with Hector Elizondo, who has been in all of Marshall ’s feature films to date.

“It’s really exciting to be with this cast, many of whom I know,” says Marshall .  “It’s nice to go to work every morning and there’s somebody that you’ve worked with before and know well.  Julia Roberts was nice enough to come back and do a part.  I’m working with Julia and her niece Emma Roberts, who just turned eighteen.”

The stories interlock and intertwine over the course of Valentine’s Day, starting with Kutcher’s character, Reed, whose flower shop and café, Siena Boutique, becomes a nexus of sorts on its busiest day of the year; Jessica Alba plays his girlfriend, Morley; George Lopez plays his friend and employee Alphonso; Jennifer Garner is his best friend Julia, who is dating Harrison, a doctor played by Patrick Dempsey.  Young actor Bryce Robinson plays Edison, a student of Julia’s, who is intent on sending a particular and crucial Valentine to his first crush.  Edison ’s nanny, Grace, is played by Emma Roberts, with Shirley MacLaine and Hector Elizondo as his grandparents, Estelle and Edgar, with whom he lives.  Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner play Felicia and Tyler, who go to high school with Grace, and Carter Jenkins plays Grace’s boyfriend, Alex, whose Valentine’s Day plans keep getting thwarted.

Another nexus of activity is a talent agency where Queen Latifah is a top agent named Paula, and Anne Hathaway is her temporary assistant, Liz, who is dating Josh, played by Topher Grace, who works in the mail room.  Eric Dane plays a conflicted football star and top client of Erin ’s, whose publicist, Kara, played by Jessica Biel, hates Valentine’s Day.  She is friends with sports reporter Kelvin, played by Jamie Foxx, who is handed the unwanted assignment of covering the day’s activities as a human interest story by his boss, Susan, played by Kathy Bates.

The final tale unfolds on an airplane, with army captain Kate, played by Julia Roberts, sharing a row on the plane with Holden, played by Bradley Cooper, while both are on the way to LAX.  Kate will have only one day in the city and is making the long trip from Iraq to see a very special person in her life.

Opening soon across the Philippines , New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day,” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

An all-star ensemble cast comes together in New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day,” following the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine’s Day.

Directed by veteran filmmaker Garry Marshall, the film stars Jessica Alba, Academy Award® winner Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Academy Award® nominee Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Academy Award® nominee Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Academy Award® winner Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts, and award-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.
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Marshall directed “Valentine’s Day” from a screenplay by Katherine Fugate, story by Fugate and Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein.  The film is being produced by Mike Karz and Wayne Rice, with Toby Emmerich, Samuel J. Brown, Michael Disco and Diana Pokorny serving as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Charles Minsky; Academy Award®-nominated production designer Albert Brenner; editor Bruce Green; Oscar®-nominated costume designer Gary Jones; and Academy Award®-nominated composer John Debney.

Opening soon across the Philippines , New Line Cinema’s “Valentine’s Day,” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.