| Celebrity Event Reviews in London |
 | Hancock London Premiere Megastar Will Smith was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd Wednesday night as he arrived in Leicester Square for the premiere of his new film Hancock. Hundreds had lined the barriers alongside the red carpet to catch a glimpse of the stars of the film. Many were lucky enough to have their photo taken together with Will who happily posed with fans whilst under the watchful eye of a large security team. |
 | Speed Racer London Premiere Fans lined the red carpet on Tuesday to meet the stars at the premiere of Speed Racer. The stars of the latest Wachowski brothers film arrived in a very wet Leicester Square. Emile Hirsche and Christina Ricci attended as well as John Goodman and Susan Sarandon. Arriving in the rain and stepping out on to a drenched and slippery red carpet they greeted the crowd and signed autographs while screens outside the cinema showed excerpts from the movie. |
 | Iron Man London Premiere New film 'Iron Man' had it's London premiere on Thursday night in Leicester Square. Gwyneth Paltrow wowed the crowds by wearing a sexy little lace dress which revealed a stunning set of pins! Robert Downey Jnr and Terrence Howard who star alongside Paltrow were also on the red carpet and were kept busy signing autographs and having their photo taken with fans. A stage had been erected by the cinema entrance and before the stars went in they were interviewed by Edith Bowman. This could be seen by many in the crowds on a large TV screen. Music had also been playing before the stars arrived which got the crowd in a good mood. |
 | BAFTA TV Awards 2008 The London Palladium hosted the BAFTA TV Awards Sunday night and the red carpet was awash with actors and actresses hoping to win an award. Hundreds had lined up alongside the red carpet to see the celebrities arrive and waited patiently with photos to be signed. BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey picked up two awards with James Corden picking up Best Comedy Performance. Harry Hill's TV Burb also won two awards with Best Entertainment Performance and Best Entertainment Programme. Dame Judi Dench received cheers as she arrived. Dame Judi was nominated for Best Actress but lost out to Eileen Atkins. The last to arrive, and just as the heavens opened up, was Bruce Forsyth who won the highest accolade - a Fellowship. |
 | Leatherheads Premiere George Clooney and Renee Zellweger thrilled fans in Leicester Square on Tuesday night when they arrived at the premiere of their new film Leatherheads. They both spent time chatting to excited fans and signing autographs. The premiere attracted hundreds of Clooney fans, many of whom had come to catch a glimpse and a autograph of the Hollywood heartthrob. There were even some girls proposing marriage ! Set in the 1920's, George Clooney plays the part of an American football player and Zellweger a reporter who gets caught up in a love triangle in this romantic comedy. |
 | The Game Plan Film Premiere The premiere of new Disney flick 'The Game Plan' took place on Sunday afternoon in Leicester Square. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson delighted fans when he signed autographs for everyone who had turned up at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square as did 9 year old Madison Pettis. Being mothers day the pair were also giving roses to mums in the crowd. |
 | BAFTA Film Awards 2008 It was a beautiful sunny day in the capital on Sunday and people turned out in their hundreds to catch a glimpse of the stars arrive for the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2008. On arriving at the awards, which were held at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the stars were greeted with cheers from the crowds. |
 | Sweeney Todd London Premiere Johnny Depp greeted fans in Leicester Square on Thursday night as he arrived for the premiere of his new film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The stars of the film Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall and the director Tim Burton were all at the premiere. But of course most had turned up to catch a glimpse of Johnny Depp and he spent nearly an hour signing autographs. Many fans had arrived from countries all over the world just for this event. Leicester Square gardens had been decorated beautifully with red lanterns hanging from the trees and music from the film was played out to the crowds. The rain put a dampner on the event and for those that had been waiting at the barriers for many hours were very wet indeed. As the stars arrived though the rain did eventually stop. |
 | I Am Legend London Premiere Will Smith attracted a huge turnout for the premiere of his latest film 'I Am Legend' on Wednesday night. In Leicester Square people had been gathering steadily during the day with some getting there six hours before it started to get a good view at the front. Will Smith spent an hour on the red carpet signing autographs, shaking hands and having his picture taken with fans before heading inside the Odeon. A short while later Will appeared on the balcony of the Odeon and thanked everyone for coming. |
 | St Trinian's World Premiere The world premiere of new film St Trinian's was held in London's Leicester Square on Monday night. The stars of the film Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Tamsin Egerton, Tallulah Riley, Gemma Arterton were all walking the 'pink' carpet along with Russell Brand who brought his mum along. Girls Aloud who perform the theme tune and also appear in the film arrived to screams from fans and dazzled the crowd with their sparkling dresses. The St Trinian's films which came out in the 1950's were very popular and it was Rupert Everett's idea to make the new one. |
 | The British Comedy Awards 2007 The British Comedy Awards took place Wednesday night at the London Studios on the SouthBank. People had gathered to watch the stars arrive but presumably because of the cold and blustery weather there was only a few. Fresh from the jungle and wearing a kilt on the coldest of nights was Christopher Biggins who received a very warm welcome from the crowd. Other stars and nominees arriving at the studios included Alan Carr, a very windswept Justin Lee Collins, Dara O'Brian, David Mitchell, Jack Dee, Rob Brydon, Jimmy Carr, Twiggy, Sheridan Smith, Keith Allen and Jennifer Coolidge who was the actress that played Stifler's mom in American Pie and from 'Gavin and Stacey' James Corden and Ruth Jones. |
 | The Golden Compass World Premiere The Golden Compass received its World premiere Tuesday night and all the stars were in Leicester Square including Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman. Nicole Kidman looked amazing in the cream dress she wore and was getting a lot of attention on the red carpet from the worlds media and was accompanied by her husband Keith Urban . Also raising a few temperatures and many ear bursting screams was Daniel Craig who took time out from interviews to sign autographs for the hundreds of people who had gathered outside the Odeon. Eva Green who also stars in the film and also starred alongside Daniel Craig in Casino Royale wore a black sparkling Roberto Cavalli dress and looked amazing. |
 | Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium European Premiere Hollywood star Dustin Hoffman braved a chilly Sunday afternoon to meet and greet crowds in Leicester Square who had turned up in large numbers for the premiere of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. Zach Mills who stars along side Dustin in this enchanting new film spent ages on the blue carpet and by the time the 11 year old finally went in to the cinema he looked very cold indeed. |
 | Sleuth London Film Premiere Sir Michael Caine and Jude Law were in town Sunday night to attend the UK premiere of their new movie Sleuth which was held in Leicester Square. The weather wasn't kind to the crowds that had gathered outside the Odeon West End in Leicester Square to watch the stars arrive. It didn’t stop raining and this unfortunately meant that many celebs headed straight into the cinema but Sir Michael and Jude did sign a few autographs for fans. |
 | Beowulf London Premiere Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt signed autographs and talked to enthusiastic fans at the premiere of Beowulf on Sunday night. Ray Winstone, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Crispin Glover who star in the film Beowulf also chatted to excited fans outside the Vue cinema in Leicester Square. The crowd was kept warm by flames bursting into the air from the cinema and further down the red carpet a big screen was showing both scenes from the movie and celebrity arrivals and interviews on the red carpet. The film is shot using motion capture technology and the story is named after and based on one of the most famous works of Anglo-Saxon poetry. |
 | BFI 51st London Film Festival - Closing Night Gala - The Darjeeling Limited The Closing Night Gala of the BFI 51st London Film Festival was held Thursday night. Over the past 16 days there have been a whole host of films shown at venues around London. The Darjeeling Limited was picked for the Closing Night Gala and stars of the film were in attendance at the Odeon in Leicester Square. |
 | Swarovski Fashion Rocks 2007 Uma Thurman wowed the crowds last night with a daring see-through dress on Thursday night where she, along with Samuel L Jackson, hosted the Swarovski Fashion Rocks at the Royal Albert Hall. In aid of the Prince's Trust the event attracted a host of stars from the world of film, TV, music and fashion. Hosted by Hollywood greats, Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson, the line-up of top music talent paired with the most illustrious fashion names on the planet, brings both high-octane glamour and a cool cutting edge spirit to this year’s celebration. |
 | The Pride of Britain Awards 2007 The Pride of Britain Awards were held on tuesday night and a huge variety of stars attended to present awards. The annual ceremony, which awards Britain's unsung heroes, attracted a large crowd who turned up to watch people arrive at the London Studios on the Southbank. Celebrities in attendance at the awards included: Emmerdale stars past and present - Adele Silva, Roxanne Pallett, Lucy Pargeter, Verity Rushworth, Patrick Mower, Claire King and Patsy Kensit. |
 | Quentin Tarantino Fashion Week Party Quentin Tarantino was in town during London Fashion Week to promote his new film Death Proof, a flick harking back to the old storylines and production values made famous in the “grindhouse” theatres of the 60s and 70s. To celebrate the release he held a party at The Collection in South Kensington attracted a few other celebs. The Hollywood director and actor arrived at the party just after 23:00 and whisked straight into the venue by staff. |
 | December Boys Premiere A smartly dressed Daniel Radcliffe arrived at the Odeon Covent Garden on Thursday night for the premiere screening of December Boys to cheers from the crowds that had waited to see him. As a result of a lastminute venue alteration and modest celebrity turnout, this premiere turned out to be a bit of a damp squib; that said, those that did turn out were delighted to see the attendance of the Harry Potter star who spent time with the crowds posing for photos and signing autographs. |
 | Atonement Premiere Only a select few celebrities attended the UK Premiere of Atonement in Leicester Square on Tuesday night; despite the modest attendance limited mainly to the cast and crew of the film, the crowds were thrilled to see Keira Knightly who looked stunning. Crowds outside the Odean cinema were delighted to see Keira as it was rumoured several days ago that she would not attend. Steping on to the red carpet in a stunning silver-grey Rodarte dress Keira spent some time signing autographs before heading into the cinema. |
 | Run Fat Bot Run Premiere Leicester Square was heaving with celebrities who turned up to the premiere for Run Fat Boy Run on Monday night, including the film's stars Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton as well as director David Schwimmer. Simon Pegg, who plays the role of Dennis, was the first to arrive and the crowds were delighted as he managed to greet nearly everybody who had turned up outside the Odeon West End. David Schwimmer, (yes the one from friends) the director of the film, received huge cheers from the crowd as he arrived as did Thandie Newton who looked amazing and plays the role of Libby. |
 | Bourne Ultimatum Premiere The stars were out in force in Leicester Square on 15th August to see the third installment of the Jason Bourne series, The Bourne Ultimatum. The premiere was attended by Matt Damon, Neve Campbell and many more. Unfortunately the British weather still did its best to dampen everyone's spirits when the skies opened as some of the stars arrived and the celebrities were forces to reach for the umbrellas. Stars that attended the premiere included: Matt Damon and his guest, director Paul Greengrass, Julia Stiles, Stephen Fry, Rachel Stevens, Kimberly Stewart, Helena Christensen, James Nesbitt, Neve Campbell, Paddy Considine and Joan Allen. |
 | Simpsons Movie London Premiere The residents of America's favourite town, Springfield, finally make their long-awaited appearance on the big screen in the Simpsons Movie. Wednesday saw the film's UK premiere at the newly opened O2 Arena in Greenwich. So the yellow carpet was rolled out to the entrance of the dome, the camera flashes were charged and the TV cameras were poised… so who would turn up on the night? Well, apparently stars of the film (or at least the stars providing the voices) were notable by their absence… well they certainly didn’t show on the yellow carpet to pose for the cameras or sign autographs, which left the crowds a little disappointed... but Bart and Homer turned up in 6ft suits to a cheer from the crowd! |
 | Hairspray London Film Premiere Umbrellas were needed in Leicester Square last night as the stars arrived for the world premiere of Hairspray. Unfortunately John Travolta didn't make the premiere but fans were not disapointed as an array of stars braved the crazy British weather as they walked down the rainbow coloured carpet. Zac Efron was the first star of the film to arrive and spent a long time mingling with the crowd as did the other stars of the film including Amanda Bynes, Nikki Blonsky and Elijah Kelley. |
 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Premiere Tuesday night saw London’s Leicester Square transformed into the Ministry of Magic, with smoking fires and silver-faced Death Eaters taunting the crowds. It was the premiere of the latest film from the JK Rowling Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the nearby streets were jammed with fans that were desperately hoping to get a peak at the stars. Despite the fantastic sets and costumes that adorned the entire area, the weather certainly couldn't be described as "magic"! During the lead up to the premiere and also during the arrival of many of the film’s stars (and other celebrity guests) the sky opened to drench the crowds… although may had obviously listened to the weather reports and brought umbrellas and wet weather gear just in case! |
 | Die Hard 4.0 London Premiere Last night saw the London Premiere of the latest in the Die Hard series: Die Hard 4.0 - Live Free or Die Hard. Bruce Willis arrrived at Leicester Square last night to a huge cheer from the hundreds of fans waiting outside the Empire Cinema. In the air a helicopter was pulling along a huge banner advertising the film. |
 | The Lord of Rings Stage Premiere Tuesday night saw the London stage premiere of The Lord Of The Rings. The event attracted a number of celebrities including Harry Enfield, Brian May, Andrew Lloyd Webber and wife Madeline, Dame Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, Terry O'Quinn, Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips and Tamzin Outhwaite. The show's director, Richard Eyre, was also in attendence to judge reactions to his new show. |
 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Premiere The world premiere for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was held on Tuesday night at the Vue cinema, Leicester Square. Hundreds of people waiting in Leicester Square for the stars to arrive were bathed in the hot sun and as the sun dissapeared behind the rooftops the stars began to arrive. First to arrive at 6pm, becoming quite a regular at film premieres here in London, was Simon Webbe. He was sporting a silver stripe on his head. Half an hour later Ioan Gruffudd arrived closely followed by Jessica Alba who looked stunning in a full length gold dress. Twenty minutes later Michael Chaklis and Chris Evans arrived and all the 'Fantastic Four' were busy greeting the crowd, signing autographs and doing interviews. Also on the blue carpet last night was the director Tim Story along with many other celebrities. |
 | Shrek 3 London Premiere The stars turned out in force to see Mike Myres, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake and others at the Shrek 3 London Premiere. Everyone turned up early on a warm evening in Leicester Square. All the major stars were great with the crowds and took time to pose for photos and sign autographs. Even exes Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz seemed to be friendly to each other. Very friendly. They laughed and joked and happily posed for the cameras and seemed to be very comfortable around each other. |
 | Jordan: Crystal Book Launch Katie Price (aka Jordan) launched her new novel Crystal yesterday (5th June, 2007) at Waterstone's book shop inside Harrods, Knightsbridge. Hundreds lined the streets around London's most famous store to see the celebrity attend the launch and a beautiful sunny day in the capital. |
 | British Soap Awards 2007 The British Soap Awards 2007 celebrated another year of tears, trials, tribulations and tantrums from the nation's biggest TV shows and took place on Saturday 26th May at BBC Television Studioswill be broadcast on ITV1 and ITV2. Entries from the five biggest soaps were eligible - Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks - and stars from all five donned their finest on the night for what was one of the award calendar's most glamorous occasions. Hosted by This Morning presenters Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield the Awards were presented by some of the entertainment world's most famous faces. |
 | Spider Man 3 London Premiere The stars were out in force for the London premiere of the biggest film of the year, Spider Man 3. Giant screens were set up in the gardens in Leicester Square and exclusive scenes from the movie were shown to the excitement of the crowd. Everyone was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the stars. There was also a fantastic red carpet too! Then, the main stars arrived: Kirsten Dunst looked beautiful in a black Rodarte dress and signed a lot of autographs for people in the crowd as did Tobey Maguire who also shook hands with a lot of the crowd to their delight. |
 | Wild Hogs London Premiere John Travolta and company rode into town on a fleet of Harley's for the Premiere of the new film, Wild Hogs. The stars of Wild Hogs turned up yesterday in Leicester Square. And judging by the way the security team ran into position they were a little early! There was a sudden roar of engines as 3 Harley Davidson's rolled up and pulled up outside the Odeon West End. John Travolta, Tim Allen & Ray Liotta had arrived. They all signed autographs for people in the crowds, especially John Travolta, who made sure he got around to almost everyone. |
 | Dr Who New Series Premiere The stars of Doctor Who were in London last night for the premiere of the 3rd series of the hit show which is coming soon to BBC1. Freema Agyeman replaces Billie Piper who left the series last year to pursue a role on stage in the West End show, Treats. David Tennant and Freema Agyeman were both great sports and spent some time signing autogaphs for fans that had been waiting in the cold outside the Mayfair Hotel where the premiere was being held. |
