New Behind The Scenes Featurette For JERSEY BOYS Movie

Tony Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS is coming to the big screen under the direction of Clint Eastwood and a new behind the scenes look at the making of the film is now available to view via an extensive new featurette on the official website.

Of note, numerous screenings are currently scheduled for JERSEY BOYS in advance of the June 20 wide release. More information on these advance screenings is available here.

The official description of JERSEY BOYS is as follows: "From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical "Jersey Boys." The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. The story of their trials and triumphs are accompanied by the songs that influenced a generation, including "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like a Man," "Dawn," "Rag Doll," "Bye Bye Baby," "Who Loves You," and many more. These classic hits are now being embraced by a new generation of fans through the stage musical, which has been running on Broadway for more than eight years and has also enjoyed successful tours around the globe. Starring in the film, John Lloyd Young reprises his Tony Award-winning portrayal of the legendary lead singer of The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli. Erich Bergen stars as Bob Gaudio, who wrote or co-wrote all of the group's biggest hits. Michael Lomenda and Vincent Piazza star respectively as Nick Massi and Tommy DeVito, two original members of The Four Seasons. Oscar® winner Christopher Walken ("The Deer Hunter") stars as mobster Gyp DeCarlo. Oscar® winner Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby," "Unforgiven") directed "Jersey Boys" from a screenplay and musical book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, song music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. The film is produced by Eastwood, Graham King and Robert Lorenz, with Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tim Moore, Tim Headington, Brett Ratner, James Packer and Steven Mnuchin serving as executive producers. The behind-the-scenes creative team was led by Academy Award®-nominated director of photography Tom Stern ("Changeling"); Academy Award®-nominated production designer James J. Murakami, ("Changeling"); Oscar®-winning editor Joel Cox ("Unforgiven") and editor Gary D. Roach; and costume designer Deborah Hopper. Warner Bros. Pictures presents a GK Films Production, a Malpaso Production, "Jersey Boys." The film will be distributed beginning June 20, 2014, from Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company."

JERSEY BOYS will be released in movie theaters nationwide on June 20.

More information on JERSEY BOYS is available at the official site here.

View the new behind the scenes featurette on the making of the JERSEY BOYS movie here.

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