'Billy Elliot' Film Premiere at Empire Cinemas, London, 2000s - Film 1026742

This film is available to license from our website at Huntley Film Archives, by searching for film 1026742 in our Film # search bar: https://www.huntleyarchives.com/ 'Billy Elliot' premiere in London 27th September 2000. Celebrities, actors and cast arriving with some interviews in the lobby of the theatre. Exterior of the Empire in lights. Posters for Billy Elliot movie. Arrivals at the premiere, press taking photos of stars at Empire Leicester Square. Jamie Bell, Jamie Draven, Stuart Wells and Stephen Daldry arrive and have photos taken. Inside the theatre, Julie Walters is briefly cornered for a couple of questions before being pulled away. Julie is asked "How does it feel to be here?" and "Why is there such a buzz about this film?" Jamie Bell enters the lobby and is asked "How it feels to be here?", and "What do his friends think of the film?" General views of the hubbub in the lobby with people chatting and interviews taking place. Anneka Rice arrives on the red carpet and pauses for photos outside. Director, Stephen Daldry introduces Alan Yentob to the camera who starts to comment about how good the film is. Daldry is then interviewed, saying how well the film is being received by a wide audience. He talks about the theme of a young person trying to find their identity and comments about the cast. Harry Enfield enters the lobby but rejects opportunity for interview. Lulu poses for photographs. Writer, Lee Hall is interviewed and talks about the themes of the movie, the challenge of finding the right boy to play Billy and how Stephen was as director. Hugh Grant walks up the stairs to the lobby. GMTV asks him if he had any secret ambitions when he was young? He replies he wanted to score three goals in the World Cup final. Alan Rickman is filmed as he talks to a reporter. Jean Haywood's arrival and pause for photos. Hugh Grant is filmed talking to the press as is Vic Reeves, Huntley Film Archives is a film library holding tens of thousands of films. The large majority of the films are documentaries. Films cover a wide range of subjects and production dates range from the 1890’s to the 2020’s. As with all libraries we make no judgement on the content of our holdings and make them available for educational purposes for all to see. Films may have content or express opinions some may think inappropriate or offensive, but it is not the work of a library to censor educational resources. Films should be viewed with historical objectivity and within a context relevant to the times in which they were produced