DDA News 2008
YES MAN
On Tuesday 9th December, to the most up-beat fanfare the West End has ever seen, an open topped route master packed with celebrities and TV crews made its way to the world premiere of YES MAN at The Vue Cinema, Leicester Square.
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The Royal World Premiere of – Quantum of Solace
On Wednesday October 29th the eyes of the world fell on London’s Leicester Square as the stars of QUANTUM OF SOLACE arrived for the Royal world premiere of the eagerly anticipated 22nd James Bond film.
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"W"
THE TIMES BFI 52nd LONDON FILM FESTIVAL and LIONSGATE PRESENT THE TIMES GALA AND EUROPEAN PREMIERE OF “W.”
On Thursday October 23rd at the Odeon Leicester Square, three months before he leaves office, the life of President George “Dubya” Bush was brought to the ODEON Leicester Square, for the European Premiere of “W.” Talent attending included Josh Brolin, Thandie Newton, Elizabeth Banks, Toby Jones and Michael Gaston with director Oliver Stone and producers Moritz Borman and Bill Block.
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year
On Tuesday October 7th 2008 at the EMPIRE Leicester Square the stars of High School Musical sashay down the red carpet. Talent in attendance included Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Britain’s own Jemma McKenzie-Brown with Director Kenny Ortega.
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THE RIGHTEOUS KILL
Sunday September 14 th London’s Leicester Square played host to Hollywood heavyweights Al Pacino and Robert De Niro for the UK premiere of their new movie RIGHTEOUS KILL, their first film together for 13 years.
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The Dark Knight
London - Monday, 21 July: The stars of THE DARK KNIGHT, which smashed all Box Office records in the US this weekend, were in London for the European Premiere, where they were led up the carpet by the new, improved, 2.5 ton, six-wheeled Batmobile, which recently starred at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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Panasonic Toyota Racing joins forces with The Dark Knight at Silverstone
Thanks to a partnership between Panasonic Toyota Racing and Warner Bros. Pictures, Hollywood came to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix weekend (3-6 July 2008) to celebrate the release of The Dark Knight.
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Narnia - Prince Caspian
On Thursday June 19th Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media transformed one of London’s most iconic landmarks, the 02 Arena, into a giant Narnia Wonderland providing a fitting backdrop to the UK’s largest ever film premiere. The cast in attendance included Liam Neeson, Ben Barnes, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, David Walliams, Vincent Grass and Cornell S John and Director Andrew Adamson.
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Gone Baby Gone
On Wednesday 28th May, Director Ben Affleck and actor Casey Affleck take part in a Q&A for the BFI after a screening of their new film GONE BABY GONE.
Sex and the City
On Monday 12th May New York's favourite, fashionable, female foursome, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon will be donning their favourite four inch stilettos as they prepare to walk down the red carpet at the glitzy and glamorous premiere of the summers most hotly anticipated movie SEX AND THE CITY.
Shine a Light
On Wednesday 2nd April 2008, all four of The Rolling Stones arrived at the Odeon Leicester Square for one of the biggest premieres ever staged. Audiences across the country joined The Rolling Stones for a unique cinematic experience as the UK premiere of SHINE A LIGHT, in association with Amex and Sky Movies, was beamed live to 100 specially selected cinemas.
The Other Boleyn Girl
On Tuesday 19th February the stars of Universal Pictures’ THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana, will grace the red carpet in the presence of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall as the film receives its UK Premiere in London’s Leicester Square.
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The Bank Job
On Monday 18 February, 2008 the cast of Roger Donaldson’s THE BANK JOB, which included Jason Statham, David Suchet, Keeley Hawes, Daniel Mays, Stephen Campbell Moore, James Faulkner, Alki David, Michael Jibson, Richard Lintern, Peter de Jersey, Hattie Morahan, Peter Bowles, Colin Salmon and Sharon Maughan raided Leicester Square for the World Premiere of the highly charged thriller set in 1970s London.
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The Bucket List
On Wednesday 23 January Academy Award winners Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman were in London’s Leicester Square for the UK premiere of the comedy THE BUCKET LIST.
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