Posts Tagged ‘Leicester Square’

The Expendables London Premiere.

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

In a film featuring some of the most famous screen stars, there’s undeniably going to be some hot competition to grab the limelight.

But as the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and Jason Statham turned out to the London premiere of their new film, The Expendables, it wasn’t each other they had to worry about.

In fact the trio had a new rival in town in the form of Katie Price, who ensured all eyes were firmly fixed on her as she joined the red carpet contingent, which included members of the British military.

Katie Price  

True to form, the glamour model made certain she was centre of attention as she waltzed into Leicester Square wearing a see-through black tunic dress and Lycra-style knee-high boots.

The mother-of-three then put on a show for the assembled photographers, striking a series of poses as if she had just turned up for a modelling shoot.

The Rocky star was in London promoting his new movie that he wrote, directed and appears in.

The film boasts a stunning array of muscle, including Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren, who were also on hand and posed with members of the British military.

Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis also star in the film, but were not there for the UK premiere.

Dolph Lundgren and Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham

The plot centres on a group of ex-SAS soldiers who battle an evil drugs baron.

Stallone, 64, said: ‘Every generation has to have a hero and this generation has the superhero, it’s evolved. But after Avatar it’s like, “Stop, let’s go back to basics”.

Stallone marched around a group of guards in bearskin hats and tried to jump up to match their height.He was also amused to hear the crowd filling Leicester Square cheer ‘Rocky! Rocky!’

Stunning former EastEnders actress Preeya Kalidas looked the part in an intricate backless dress, also attending: Lisa Snowdon went for a classic pencil-skirted dress, colourful Liz McClarnon slipped into a maxi number while singer Eliza Doolittle bared her legs in a very short pink outfit.

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Fashion faux pas at the A-Team London Premiere.

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

After spending the past two months promoting the A-Team movie around the globe, Jessica Biel should be a seasoned red carpet veteran.

But arriving at the London premiere of the film, she managed to commit two fashion faux pas as she wore an outfit the same colour as the carpet, and managed to flash her black underwear in the process.

But given the shapely actress’s well-known penchant for regular workouts at the gym, she needn’t have been too worried about what the flashbulbs would show up underneath her gown.

Justin Timberlake’s girlfriend, 28, was credited with bringing the glamour to the male-dominated premiere in her Giambattista Valli gown and her matching red strappy sandals.

Female celebrity guests were few and far between as A-Team fans Alex Reid, Olly Murs, Chris Eubank and Leigh Francis turned up to watch the action movie.

Joining Biel were her co-stars Sharlto Copley (Murdock), Bradley Cooper (Face), Liam Neeson (Hannibal) and Quinton Jackson (B.A. Baracus).

Arriving before Biel, the star’s leading men Cooper and Neeson spent time meeting the crowds in Leicester Square, posing for photographs and signing autographs.

And of course, they were joined by the film’s ‘other’ star – the A-Team’s iconic GMC van.

The London premiere is the latest stop in an international tour for the A-Team cast members, who have already travelled to Paris, Madrid, Los Angeles and Mexico City, among others.

The new A-Team movie has been the subject of heated debates since its conception, but production went on unabated.

Fans have debated the line-up for the film, and argued over whether the series should have been remade in the first place, over the past year.

The new film updates the original story which saw the A-Team flee an army prison, where they were being held for a crime they didn’t commit, and operating as a vigilante outfit.

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Will Smith accompanied son Jaden to the London premiere of Karate Kid.

Friday, July 16th, 2010

In fact, it was family affair as the Hollywood megastar was also joined by wife Jada Pinkett Smith and daughter Willow.

The Smith clan turned out to support Jaden as his new film got its London debut.

Jackie Chan, who plays his martial arts teacher and mentor, also attended.

And some of the UK’s well-known faces appeared on the red carpet for the screening, which took place in Leicester Square.

Stars in attendance included chart-topping rappers Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder.

Heavily pregnant ex-EastEnder Natalie Cassidy also joined in the festivities, showing off her bump in tight black dress.

The new film hits screens across the country today.

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London is going Mad as Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland premiers in Leicester Square

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Fans dressed as Alice, the Mad Hatter, and the White Rabbit, topiary animals, and a red carpet dyed green set the scene for the Royal Premiere of Tim Burton’s 3D film Alice in Wonderland. The world premiere was held last night, Thursday, February 25, at the Leicester Square Odeon Theatre in the West End of London.

Anne Hathaway at the World Premiere of Alice in Wonderland

Braving the rain, the film’s stars came out in good spirits. Anne Hathaway, who plays the White Queen, exclaimed to devoted – and drenched- fans, “I love London, I love the rain!” The film’s other star, Johnny Depp, who plays the Mad Hatter, was the highlight of the night for the teenage girls who flocked to the premiere to catch a glimpse of the heartthrob. He did not disappoint, as he signed autographs and posed for pictures for nearly an hour ignoring the rain. Depp has also stared in Director Burton’s other unconventional films including Sweeny Todd in 2007 and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005.

Burton’s partner Helena Bonham Carter also stars in the film alongside Little Britain star Matt Lucas as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and Australian star Mia Wasikowska as Alice. Alan Rickman, Michael Sheen, Paul Whitehouse, Timothy Spall and Christopher Lee also contributed to the film providing voices for characters in the story.

British Designer, Vivienne Westwood, was a behind the scenes star of the evening – as Anne Hathaway, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, and Helena Bonham Carter adorned her designs for the event.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Duchess of Cornwall hosted the evening, which was being held to benefit the prince’s Foundation For Children and the Arts. The organization works to provide young children more access to the art world.

Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is a twist on the classic children’s book by Lewis Carroll. The film takes place ten years after Alice’s original adventures in the children’s book. Burton explains, “We didn’t try to follow the stories. The versions I’ve always seen are a little girl who seems like a brat, wandering around with a bunch of weirdoes. With each of those characters, they’re all mad, but we tried to give them their own particular madness…So the idea was to take that material, set it in a different story making her a little bit older and exploring the idea of someone’s internal life.”

The film will be release in the UK on Wednesday, March 5.

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Peter Andre Parties With Chantelle & Nicola McLean at Funky Buddha After Dinner at Mayfair Hotel

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Peter Andre let his hair down on Tuesday night enjoying the famous London nightlife when he went for dinner at a London restaurant, with pals Chantelle Houghton and pregnant Nicola McLean, before visiting the Funky Buddha Club in Mayfair.

Former Celebrity Big Brother winner, model and Paris Hilton lookalike Chantelle particularly seemed to be enjoying herself and was captured by a London photographer laughing loudly at recently single Peter Andre’s jokes – what a mysterious girl?!

The trio were joined by their manager Claire Powell at London’s May Fair Hotel for food in the venue’s top restaurant. Following the swanky meal at the London hotel, former I’m a Celebrity star Nicola, 28, and her footballer husband Tom Williams took the Aussie singer, 36, to nearby Funky Buddha on Berkley Street which is one of the top celebrity nightclubs in the area along with celeb haunts HeyJoClub, No 5 Cavendish Square and Vendome.

They were snapped for celebrity photos by London photographers for London papers leaving the night club at around 3am with DJ Sonique.

Pete, 36, attended the Christmas Carol premiere in Leicester Square, Soho earlier in the evening.

Nevermind what Katie did!

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Rapper 50 Cent AKA Curtis Jackson Celebrates Premiere of New Film Dead Man Running at Top London Club Alto in Soho

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Even with the fabled excesses of the movie business, it is unheard of for a co-star of a film to spend any money at its after-party event.

But not every actor has the disposable income of American hip hop star 50 Cent, who took bar tabs to a whole new level last Thursday after dropping £75,000 over the bar at the after-party of Dead Man Running at the Alto club in London Soho.

Hundreds of girls tried to get past security and into the VIP area. 50 Cent allowed around 15 of the girls in to sit with him – but left alone at the end of the night.

The 33-year-old rapper hired the entire VIP area for his entourage, friends and film colleagues. And he’s not even the star – being officially billed behind Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer… and Brenda Blethyn.

A guest at the party said: “When he arrived at the club it was mayhem. The area was cleared for him and security ushered him straight through. On his table were bottles of champagne but he wanted a magnum bottle of Ace Of Spades champagne.

“You could tell that he was loving all the attention as people were trying to take photographs on their phones and were shouting his name.”

Earlier that evening, 50 had been wearing a smarter grey suit as he posed alongside singer Jamelia at the Leicester Square screening as part of the London Film Festival.

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