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AVATAR
Twelve years after he ruled the world with “Titanic”, Oscar-winning director James Cameron brought his lavish and extraordinary AVATAR to London for its World Premiere, which unspooled simultaneously in both the Empire and the Odeon Leicester Square on December 10. Treading the extended blue carpet were the stars of the film, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore and Laz Alonso, together with composer James Horner and fellow Oscar-winner, producer Jon Landau. The array of guests eager for an early glimpse of this much-heralded new fantasy-adventure included world champion boxers Joe Calzaghe and David Haye, actor and comedian Simon Pegg, and singers James Blunt and Sophie Ellis Bextor.
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ST TRINIAN’S 2: THE LEGEND OF FRITTON’S GOLD
Everyone’s favourite schoolgirls were back in town on Wednesday 9th December when the spirit of academic gynarchy hit the red carpet at the World Premiere of the comic sequel ST TRINIAN’S 2: THE LEGEND OF FRITTON’S GOLD at London’s Empire, Leicester Square. Rupert Everett, returning as the eponymous headmistress Camilla Fritton, led the invasion with fellow cast members including Talulah Riley, Tamsin Egerton, Gemma Arterton, Celia Imrie, Toby Jones, Jodie Whitaker, Ella Smith, Zawe Ashton, Montserrat Lombard, Cloe and Holly Mackie, Gabriella Wilde and Clara Paget, together with directors Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson. New cast member Sarah Harding was supported by her Girls Aloud bandmates Nicola Roberts and Kimberly Walsh.
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NINE WORLD PREMIERE
Hollywood glamour and Broadway glitz came to town on December 3, when the World Premiere of NINE, the musical drama based on Federico Fellini’s classic “8½”, was held at the Odeon, Leicester Square. Academy Award® winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench and Nicole Kidman joined Oscar® nominees Kate Hudson and director Rob Marshall (“Chicago”) in bringing an impressive display of star power to the dazzling red carpet.
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THE LOVELY BONES ROYAL FILM PERFORMANCE AND WORLD PREMIERE
On November 24, it was the Royal film event of the year at London’s Odeon Leicester Square, as their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall braved the elements to join Academy Award® winners Peter Jackson and Susan Sarandon for the Royal Film Performance and World Premiere of THE LOVELY BONES, adapted from the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold.
Despite the rain, the younger stars of the film took time to sign autographs and pose for photographs with the excited fans. Saoirse Ronan, Rose McIver, Caroline Dando and Reece Ritchie were joined on the carpet by British celebrities including Stephen Fry, Andy Serkis and Chris Eubank, in anticipation of a first glimpse of the eagerly awaited film. All of the proceeds from the evening benefited the film industry charity The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Tuesday, November 3: Celebrities from across the globe gathered in London to enjoy the start of the festive season, alongside more than 50,000 Londoners who thronged the city’s streets to enjoy the biggest ever co-ordinated Christmas Lights switch on and celebration before the World Premiere of Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ in a Dickensian Christmas – themed Leicester Square.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
On July 7, in the magical surroundings of the Leicester Square gardens the stars of HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE arrived for the world premiere of the eagerly-anticipated sixth instalment in the Harry Potter phenomenon.
Thousands of fans braved the torrential rain and hail to see Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and the rest of the stars on the red carpet which took over the entirety of Leicester Square as well as two of the county’s biggest cinemas-the Odeon and Empire.
Staff and pupils of Hogwarts walked the carpet including Robbie Coltrane, Jim Broadbent, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Dame Maggie Smith and JK Rowling.
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PUBLIC ENEMIES
On Monday 29June, Johnny Depp was joined by his glamorous co-star Marion Cotillard and acclaimed film director Michael Mann for the European premiere of their new movie PUBLIC ENEMIES at the Empire Leicester Square .Devoted Depp fans had been waiting in the sweltering Leicester Square heat since 2.00am in order to catch a glimpse of their hero and they certainly weren’t disappointed as Depp spent more than an hour signing autographs and having his picture taken with them.
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BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE
On June 25, to celebrate the release of the hotly anticipated blood-drenched epic, Blood The Last Vampire, DDA arranged for warrior half-breed Saya to break through the paving slabs of Leicester Square.
A spectacularly lifelike optical illusion depicting scenes from the Manga-inspired live-action feature BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE was unveiled outside the Empire Leicester Square, by the nationally celebrated 3-D artists Max Lowry and Joseph Hill.
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THE HANGOVER
On Wednesday June 10, the stars of THE HANGOVER brought Vegas mayhem to London’s Leicester Square for their premiere. The film about a bachelor party gone very, very wrong, from Old School director Todd Phillips, secured the top spot at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend. The premiere was followed by a Vegas style party at Studio Valbonne which was attended by all the talent.
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LAST CHANCE HARVEY
On Wednesday June 3, two of Hollywood’s finest actors, Academy Award® winners Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson reunited in London for the premiere of LAST CHANCE HARVEY, their charming heartfelt romantic comedy celebrating new beginnings. The square was filled with adoring fans .
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JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE
On Wednesday 13 May the wildly popular Jonas Brothers made hundreds of screaming fans dreams come true when they arrived in London’s Leicester for UK premiere of their new movie JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE. The handsome trio spent over an hour greeting fans and talking to the press about their new and exciting 3D movie.
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HANNAH MONTANA PREMIERE
On Thursday 23 April, Disney sensation Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana was joined on the purple and gold carpet, by her on-and-off screen father Billy Ray Cyrus for the UK Premiere of HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE. They were met by a legion of screaming fans who had spent all day waiting for their arrival in sunny Leicester Square. Director Peter Chelsom (Serendipity, Shall We Dance) also walked the carpet for one of the biggest premieres of the year.
A team of young dancers in cowboy hats performed the “Hoedown Throwdown”, a dance routine from the movie, outside the cinema, which managed to excite the young fans even more!
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IN THE LOOP
On Wednesday 1 April, the cast and writers of IN THE LOOP were ‘sworn’ into the comedy big league as they pressed the flesh with fans and media on the red carpet at the Gala Premiere of Armando Iannucci’s acclaimed new comedy.
The king of British satire was joined at the Curzon Mayfair by the film’s stars including Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison and Gina McKee, along with a host of British comedy talent.
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17 AGAIN
On Thursday 26 March, Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron arrived at the Odeon West End, Leicester Square for the premiere of his new film 17 AGAIN. Zac was met by hundreds of adoring fans waiting to catch a glimpse of the star as he walked the red carpet and made their dreams come true by signing autographs and having his picture taken with them.
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FAST & FURIOUS
On Thursday 19 March, action man Vin Diesel was joined on the red and white striped carpet by co-stars Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster for the UK premiere for Fast & Furious. With a crowd of more 2000 people, 8 scantily clad pit stop girls and a souped up bright green Mitsubishi muscle car at the VUE cinema; Leicester Square was buzzing.
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DUPLICITY
On Tuesday 10 March, Julia Roberts arrived in London’s Leicester Square for the World
Premiere of DUPLICITY where she was reunited with her co-star, Britain’s Clive
Owen. Joined by fellow cast member Tom Wilkinson and writer/director Tony Gilroy,
the stars of the film received an overwhelming reception from their fans.
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MARLEY & ME
On Monday 2, March, Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, the stars of Twentieth
Century Fox’s comedy MARLEY & ME, braved London’s chill evening air to join an array
of local celebrities on the red carpet for the film’s UK Premiere. They spent more than
half-an-hour meeting their fans and the assembled media, including a special TV interview
on a brightly-decorated, purpose-built studio set in front of the cinema.
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WATCHMEN
On Monday 23rd February, the heroes of the hotly anticipated action film WATCHMEN arrived in London for the World Premiere of Zack Snyder’s mystery adventure. The bright yellow carpet was adnored with not only the gorgeous Malin Akerman and Carla Gugino but their 10 foot tall characters lit up on an avenue of decorated columns ; a first for Leicester Square was the projection of a time lapsed film onto the front of the cinema showing a group of mural artists recreating the campaign poster. Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jackie Earle Haley swapped their hero costumes for slick suits to join the ladies and walk down the fabulously bright carpet.
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CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC
On Monday 16th February, Isla Fisher arrived in London's Leicester Square for the premiere of her new movie CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC. The dazzling beauty was joined by her co-star Britain' own Hugh Dancy, along with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and the author of the international best selling novels Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, Sophie KinsellaThe premiere was kicked off with a fashion parade with some of London's leading young designers on the striking pink carpet.
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VALKYRIE UK PREMIERE
On Wednesday 21 January, Tom Cruise arrived in London's Leicester Square for the premiere of is new Blockbuster VALKYRIE. The Hollywood legend was joined on the red- carpet by two of Britain's finest talent - Bill Nighy and Eddie Izzard. Along with other members of stellar British cast including Tom Wilkinson, Tom Hollander, Jamie Parker and David Bamber the director Bryan Singer and his screen writers Chris McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander completed this star studded premiere. Katie Holmes also joined her husband and walked the red- carpet flanked with hundreds of his loyal fans.
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DEFIANCE
DEFIANCE is based on the true story of the Bielski brother in World War II. Managing to escape certain death, three brothers take refuge in the dense woods they have known since childhood. There they begin their desperate battle against the Nazis. At first it is all they can do to stay alive. But gradually, as whispers of their daring spreads, they begin to attract others - men and women, young and old - willing to risk everything for the sake of even a moment's freedom. As a brutal winter descends, they work to create a community, and to keep faith alive when all humanity appeared to be lost.
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THE WRESTLER
Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. The portrayal won Mickey Rourke the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama.
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