Mannan Yapo as Director

Premonition
Release Date: March 16, 2007
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Director: Mennan Yapo
Screenwriter: Bil Kelly
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon, Nia Long, Kate Nelligan, Amber Valetta, Peter Stormare
Genre: Psychological Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some violent content, disturbing images, thematic material and brief language)
Official Website: Sony.com/Premonition

Mannan Yapo as Director

The producers began searching for a director who could bring more than special effects and conventional genre elements to the project; one who would have a sure touch with tone and actors yet show a flair for reality and un-reality. "I wanted a filmmaker who had new ideas," says Amritraj, "so that "Premonition" would be more than just a thriller."

They met with at least 35 different directors before choosing German-born Mennan Yapo, who had made a dreamlike thriller "Soundless," about a hit man at a crossroads. "We were impressed by that film," explains Amritraj, "It was clearly the look and feel we were looking for. He had all the right ideas from casting to lighting."

Yapo shared their enthusiasm for the project: "The non-linear structure of the story posed a distinctive technical as well as creative challenge that I couldn't wait to get started!

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Directed by Mennan Yapo
Written by Bill Kelly

Produced by
Ashok Amritraj .... producer
Kimberly C. Anderson .... associate producer
Gina Fortunato .... line producer
Jennifer Gibgot .... producer
Nick Hamson .... executive producer
Jon J. Jashni .... producer
Sunil Perkash .... producer
Malcolm Petal .... associate producer
Adam Shankman .... producer
Andrew Sugerman .... executive producer
Lars Sylvest .... executive producer

Original Music by Klaus Badelt
Cinematography by Torsten Lippstock
Film Editing by Neil Travis

Casting by
Craig Fincannon
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Anne McCarthy
Jay Scully

Production Design by J. Dennis Washington
Art Direction by Thomas T. Taylor
Set Decoration by Raymond Pumilia
Costume Design by Jill M. Ohanneson