02 April 2008

Leatherheads

Don't even act like Sally didn't meet George Clooney!


That's the photo taken of him when he was shaking Sally's hand.  We had our digital camera there, but of course, it was wigging out, so you're getting the camera phone on a few of these.  This was our first time going to a move premier.  It was at the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd for the movie Leatherheads.  We were across the street from the theater and the red carpet; no civilians were allowed over there.  We saw quite a few celebs though.  The first was Renee Zellweger, then John Krazinsky (who plays Jim in The Office), then Gorgeous George.



All of the stars were let out across the street on the theater side, then the three I just mentioned walked through traffic to our side of the street and signed autographs all the way down.  There were a lot of people standing there with us behind the barricades; I'd say 500 or so.  Renee, John, and George  were all really nice; they shook hands, took pictures, and made small talk (very small talk) with as many fans as possible, then casually dodged cars and walked back to the red carpet.  
There was a guy named Mike standing next to us that goes to premieres all the time.  He knew exactly which stars would come across the street and which ones wouldn't, and you could ask him about any actor out there and he'd tell you what to expect from them at an event like this.  I was surprised by a few.  According to Big Mike (as I started calling him; he brought a step stool to stand on which put him up to about Sally's height), Tom Cruise and Will Smith will both sign autographs for an hour, but Will Ferrell and Keanu Reeves won't even cross the street.  He had names for the one's that don't sign autographs, but I don't say those kinds of words.  Mike was cool and gave those of us around him the "Intro Class To Movie Premiers".  We also saw a few of the ladies from The Office including Jenna Fischer (Pam),  Angela Kinsey (Angela), and Kate Flannery (Meredith).  Here's a shot of Angela on the other side:


I was REALLY, REALLY hoping to see Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight Schrute, but no luck; maybe next time.  Here's one of Sal and George just for kicks:

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Brynne said...

What a crazy-fun experience! Jealous about the George encounter. I'm not pretending.

Quiggle said...

Hi Guys! It's your favorite cousin Kenzie. Nice to see your alive and kickin. Forget about george, I am jelouse about John Krazinsky! The office is possibly the funniest show ever.
You ever come through Nibley lets get together and go to Cafe Sabor.