“Water for Elephants” Premiere in Berlin with Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz & Francis Lawrence 27.04.2011

The European premiere of “Water for Elephants” was on 27.04.2011 at the, now famous, Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. It was a beautiful evening, warm and packed! Why was it packed? Because of one man from London, Robert Pattinson!

Robert Pattinson: Actor

The 24 year old actor is, today’s, movie industry’s top magnet. The premiere was full of teeny girl fans with bad makeup jobs and…older women with bad makeup jobs! That reminds me; I need a real job! “Water for Elephants” will be a box office smash! I have heard the movie did not get good ratings. Why do they give ratings? Who rates them? The movie will make a profit. That’s important. There are many movies made that have meaningful messages for us to think about or just to be aware of what’s going on in the world we live in. Those movies don’t make it to the rating tables as they are not worth wasting time over. That’s Entertainment!

It was very difficult to get a good shot of him. The portrait shot was the over all best picture I made. Yes, it’s out of focus, but still worth sharing. It was the biggest premiere at the Sony Center this year. The last time I remember a premiere being so full was at the “Karate Kid” premiere with Jaden Smith & Jackie Chan (My next blog). This premiere was bigger! Every 3 meters (9.83 Feet) was a security guard along the dividers. Escorting Mr. Pattinson on both sides were 4-6 other security guards. (Those teenies with bad makeup jobs are known to be dangerous). He was very willing to give out autographs and pose with his fans. He was stopped by the management as time was getting on. Important was he spent time with the fans. He was with his fans longer than I expected. He then went to the official press shots and on to the interviews for the German media.

Francis Lawrence: Director

Francis Lawrence directed the movie. He was suprised at the fact that „The Fans“ were calling him over to get an autograph. He went over to the section (without security) and then the chain reaction followed. He was all smiles and it seemed like he enjoyed the attention. I was also happy as he was right in front of me and got his picture. I usually set my self up for one shot, wait for the perfect moment for person2person communication, then photograph. When I called him to look up; he posed like a pro! The shot of the day.

Christoph Waltz: Actor

Christoph Waltz was also very keen on giving out autographs and posing for pictures. I did not see a window of  opportunity in getting  his attention for a really good shot. With Mr. Waltz, he was taking care of his real fans and I felt it would be inappropriate to disturb him. I also enjoy to be silent and take things as they are.

I left the premiere before it was over. I had my shots and was happy to leave the crowd behind.

Keepadaclickn,

Pete

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