Posts Tagged ‘premiere’

Mammia Mia comes to london

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Leicester Square was transformed into a star-studded Greek paradise for the world premiere of Mamma Mia!

The landmark was also decorated with lemon trees - adorned with fake fruits - and a Greek church which were fittingly bathed by the summer sun. As the stars arrived, Abba’s legendary hits from the stage musical filled the square to the delight of hundreds of fans who had gathered to catch a glimpse of the impressive guest list.  Mamma Mia! The Movie is out nationwide from Thursday 10th July.

Hollywood superstars Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Pierce Brosnan were joined by home-grown talent Colin Firth and Julie Walters on a blue carpet meant to capture the film’s Greek island setting. 

 

Batman - Dark Night Premiere

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Head down to Leicester Square this July to watch the stars of new Batman film ‘The Dark Knight’ walk the red carpet.

The Dark Knight sees director Christopher Nolan return to the helm for this Batman Begins sequel. The Dark Knight tells the story of Batman’s fight against the murderously insane Joker, during which he is forced to create better fighting technology whilst confronting everything in which he believes.

The film stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal and the recently deceased Heath Ledger.

The UK premiere takes place in Leicester Square on Monday July 21st; you can’t watch the film just yet, so don’t be trying to get into the cinema without an invitation, but crowds tend to gather around the red carpet from 12pm.

Premiere for Narnia

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Liam Neeson will be joined by a host of stars to celebrate The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian in what is billed as “the UK’s biggest film premiere”.

Prince Caspian, which is transforming London’s O2 Arena into a “super theatre”, follows the 2005 epic film The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Based on the best-selling series of books by CS Lewis, the film took a massive 750 million dollars worldwide and was the biggest of the year.

Prince Caspian is the new instalment of The Chronicles, which promises to take audiences on an “extraordinary” journey back to the magical world of Narnia.

The premiere boasts the biggest ever single audience for a film premiere in the UK, the largest cinema screen to be constructed in Europe at 91ft by 38ft and the largest venue for a film screening in Europe.

Peninsula Square, the giant pedestrian area surrounding the arena, will be turned into a Narnia world, with fighting knights and horseback sword performers.

A massive 190 metre long red carpet will stretch the length of the square and a great showcase will entertain guests as they arrive at the O2.

Technicians have been installing a giant cinema screen into the arena, with a seating capacity of 10,000. A “rock and roll” sized 50,000 watt sound system will pump out HiFi cinema sound.

The cast members attending include Neeson (the voice of Aslan), Barnes, Anna Popplewell (Susan Pevensie), William Moseley (Peter Pevensie), Skandar Keynes (Edmund Pevensie), Georgie Henley (Lucy Pevensie) and the film’s director Andrew Adamson. David Walliams is also on the guest list.

The event will be held in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is released in cinemas on June 26.