October Film Premieres in London

There are three major film premieres lined up for London in October, all taking place at cinemas in Leicester Square.

3 October - Stardust
A fantasy film by director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, producer Snatch) based on the book of the same name by Neil Gaiman. It features a well known cast including Robert de Niro, Clare Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais and Peter O’Toole. Set in an English town called the Wall 150 years ago, the town is built beside a wall that is a portal to a magical kingdom named Faerie and a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he’ll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.

The premiere is at the Odeon Leicester Square and no doubt many cast members will be on hand. The trailer for Stardust is below.

4 October - The Kingdom
The Kingdom is a high octane thriller about a special team of FBI agents sent to Saudi Arabia to investigate the bombing of a western housing compound and the resistance they face from the Saudi authorities. Directed by Peter Berg who wrote and directed the excellent Friday Night Lights movie and tv series, The Kingdom stars Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper (Bourne Identity) and Jennifer Garner. This premiere is at the Empire Leicester Square.

23 October - Elizabeth:The Golden Age
This film, looking at the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh, reunites some of the cast and crew from the 1998 film Elizabeth including director Shekhar Kapur, writer Michael Hirst, stars Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush, and also has Clive Owen as Raleigh. The premiere is at the Odeon Leicester Square.