ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS: 1. PRODUCTION INFORMATION Everyone has experienced the unsettling mystery of déjà vu – that flash of memory when you meet someone new you feel you’ve known all your life or recognize a place even though you’ve never been there before. But what if these strange, spooky feelings were actually warnings sent from the past or clues to an unfolding future?... 2. DÉJÀ VU : THE STORY BEGINS The spine-tingling sensation of déjà vu has mystified humankind for centuries. The feeling hits at the strangest moments – when we fall instantly and madly in love with a total stranger, when we arrive at a brand new place we know like the back of our hand.... 3. THE CAST OF DEJA VU From the beginning, Jerry Bruckheimer knew exactly who he wanted to cast in DÉJÀ VU’s lead role of ATF agent Doug Carlin – the tough-minded investigator who is forced to look in wildly unexpected directions for the answers to a heartbreaking crime.... 4. AN EXPLOSIVE CAREER: DENZEL WASHINGTON TRAINS AS AN ATF AGENT To keep the emphasis on realistic action at the core of DEJA VU, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott brought in a number of consultants from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), the agency that in real-life is charged with the investigation of all federal bombings – including such infamous events as the tragic explosion of the Alfred E. Murrah building in Oklahoma City and the 1993 car bombing of the World Trade Center.... 5. THE MYSTERY OF DÉJÀ VU: WHAT DO WE KNOW? While the action elements of DÉJÀ VU are all about realism, the unconventional underpinning of the thriller is an inquiry into just what the feeling of déjà vu really is – and what it might reveal about the workings of the universe... 6. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE NEW ORLEANS: THE PRODUCTION OF DEJA VU Production of DÉJÀ VU was set to begin in Fall of 2005 amidst the watery beauty and inimitably soulful atmosphere of New Orleans. But in August of 2005, the unprecedented power of Hurricane Katrina struck, devastating the city and rocking the nation. While recovery efforts began, the film was put on indefinite hold.... 7. CHASES THROUGH TIME: CREATING DÉJÀ VU’S INVENTIVE ACTION SEQUENCES Beginning with the ferry explosion, the tension in DÉJÀ VU builds on both a psychological level and a physical level. As the story crescendos, so too does the action, with innovative chase scenes that not only travel the roads – but also travel through time.... 8. SECRETS OF SURVEILLANCE : CREATING THE TIME WINDOW LAB Doug Carlin’s search to understand what happened at the moment the ferry bomb exploded and what it has to do with his past and future ultimately takes him to one of DÉJÀ VU’s most intriguing locations: the secret time window lab in which Doug can view surveillance footage of past events.... 9. HIGH SPEED AND HIGH DEFINITION: THE VISUAL DESIGN OF DEJA VU The look of DÉJÀ VU is as innovative as its storyline. Says Jerry Bruckheimer, “Tony Scott’s films have a signature look with fast cuts and unusual camera angles. In DÉJÀ VU, he uses many unique visual techniques to enhance the storytelling.”....

“Someone--tell me, is that woman alive, right now?”
-Doug Carlin in DEJA VU

Everyone has experienced the unsettling mystery of déjà vu – that flash of memory when you meet someone new you feel you’ve known all your life or recognize a place even though you’ve never been there before. But what if these strange, spooky feelings were actually warnings sent from the past or clues to an unfolding future?

In the captivating new action-thriller from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott, written by Bill Marsilii & Terry Rossio, it is déjà vu that unexpectedly guides ATF agent Doug Carlin (DENZEL WASHINGTON) through an investigation into a shattering crime. Called in to recover evidence after a bomb sets off a cataclysmic explosion on a New Orleans Ferry, Carlin is about to discover that what most people believe is only in their heads is actually something far more powerful – and will lead him on a mind-bending race to save hundreds of innocent people.

As Carlin’s investigation deepens, it not only probes through the very fabric of space and time, but becomes an innovative love story that unfolds in reverse, when Carlin discovers his puzzling emotional connection to a woman whose past holds the key to stopping a catastrophe that could destroy their future. In the split second of a glance, without words yet with complete trust, Carlin takes one chance to change everything.

DÉJÀ VU is a Jerry Bruckheimer production of a film by Tony Scott for Touchstone Pictures. The film stars two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington (“Man On Fire,” “Training Day,” “Glory”), Val Kilmer (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” “Alexander”), Paula Patton (“Hitch,” upcoming “Idlewild”), Adam Goldberg (“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” “Saving Private Ryan”) and Jim Caviezel (“Passion of the Christ”).

Jerry Bruckheimer (“Pirates of the Caribbean” Trilogy, “Remember the Titans,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Armageddon”) produces under his Jerry Bruckheimer Films banner. Tony Scott (“Man On Fire,” “Enemy of the State,” “Domino”) directs. This is the 6th film production Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott have collaborated on including “Enemy of the State,” ““Top Gun,” “Beverly Hills Cop II,” “Days of Thunder,“ and “Crimson Tide” which starred Denzel Washington. Bill Marsilii & Terry Rossio penned the script. Associate producers are Pat Sandston and Don Ferrarone.

The executive producers are Mike Stenson and Chad Oman (“National Treasure,” “Bad Boys II,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Black Hawk Down,” “Remember The Titans”), Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Barry H. Waldman (“Domino,” “National Treasure,” “Pearl Harbor”).

Bruckheimer and Scotts’s DEJA VU creative team includes cinematographer Paul Cameron, (“Collateral,” “Man On Fire”), production designer Chris Seagers (“Man On Fire,” “Domino,” “Saving Private Ryan”), costume designer Ellen Mirojnick (“Chronicles of Riddick,” upcoming “The Sentinel”), and Academy Award®-nominated editor Chris Lebenzon (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Enemy of the State,” “Crimson Tide,” “Top Gun.”).