FILM fans will be treated to a host of Hollywood's upcoming releases at a three-day festival in London next month.
Bauer Media and Clarion Events have announced Empire Presents...Big Screen and revealed details of the line-up.
It will include chances to meet the stars and see premieres, screenings and worldwide debuts of new footage.
The event, from August 12 to 14 at the 02, is backed by all the big studios including Paramount, Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Sony, Marvel Studios, Warner Bros, Universal, Optimum Releasing, Pixar, Momentum, Lionsgate and Icon.
It will open with the UK premiere of Paramount's genre-mashing comic book adaptation Cowboys & Aliens, with the cast in attendance. The film, directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Iron Man 2), stars Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford. As well as the premiere, there will be special screenings on each day.
Industrial Light and Magic will take Star Wars fans on a journey behind the scenes of the films and reveal new content from the upcoming Blu-ray release of Star Wars: The Complete Saga. Visitors will have chance to be photographed on part of a replica Star Wars set and take part in the Star Wars: Padawan Training School for would-be Jedi.
The closing night film has been confirmed as the UK premiere of DreamWorks Pictures' Fright Night, starring Colin Farrell. David Tennant, who co-stars in the movie, will be the special guest to welcome fans.
Sony Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, the geniuses behind Wallace & Gromit, will introduce highlights from Arthur Christmas and The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists and demonstrate how they bring these characters to life.
Exclusive screenings include the Dreamworks film adaptation of the New York Times bestseller The Help; Universal's comedy The Change-Up, starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman; The Guard, followed by a Q&A with director John Martin McDonagh; Norwegian horror movie TrollHunter, plus a cast Q&A; and Lionsgate...
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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