European Premiere "The Hobbit"

I went to London for the European Premiere of The Hobbit, the new movie of Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson. It turned out to be a huge premiere. I arrives 3,5 hours later than Rene, but it turned out that I got a better spot after all... That mad me able to get an autograph of Peter Jackson. He signed my filmcell of The Lord Of The Rings but didn't stop to pose for photo's unfortunately.

 

Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins) signed my poster of The Hobbit and posed for a photo.

 Andy Serkis (Gollem) signed my poster of The Hobbit and Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and posed for a photo.

 Graham McTavish (Dwalin) signed my poster of The Hobbit and posed for a photo.

 James Nesbitt (Bofur) signed my poster and posed for a photo.

 Stephen Hunter (Bombur) signed my poster and posed for a photo.

 Dean O'Gorman (Fili) signed my poster and posed for a photo.

 Mark Hadlow (Dori) signed my poster and posed for a photo.

 Dan Hennah, Academy award winning production designer of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit signed my poster and posed for a photo.

 Dominic Monaghan (The Lord Of The Rings, Lost) posed for a photo.

 Billy Boyd (The Lord Of The Rings, Seed Of Chucky) posed for a photo.

 Luke Evans (The Three Musketeers, The Raven, The Hobbit 2 & 3) posed for a photo.

 Nick Cave, the musician, posed for a photo.

Other than Peter Jackson's autograph I was also able to get autographs (but no pictures with) from Cate Blanchett (Galadriel), Richard Armitage (Thorin), Sylvester McCoy (Radagast) and Adam Brown (Ori).

Uncle Vanya @ Vaudeville Theatre

While I was in London for the European Premiere of The Hobbit, I decided to go the stagedoor of Uncle Vanya, starring Ken Stott and Anna Friel. I was happy to meet Ken Stott again, because he plays a major part in the new Hobbit movie and because he was in theatre, he didn't attend the premiere.

 

Ken Stott (The Hobbit, Shallow Grave, King Arthur) signed my poster of The Hobbit and posed for a photo.

 Anna Friel (Limitless, The Land Of The Lost) signed my poster of Limitless and the DVD-cover of The Land Of The Lost. Afterwards she posed for a picture with me.

Celebrities @ Claridges Hotel

I was lucky enough to meet Jessica Alba (Sin City, Into The Blue, Fantastic Four) when she left Claridge's London. The American actress normally doesn't like posing for pictures, but she made an exception and posed for a picture and with this gesture she made me very happy!

  Samantha Barks is an upcoming actress who has a huge part in the new Les Miserables movie. When she arrived at her hotel she posed for a photo.

When Hugh Jackman arrived at his hotel he signed my filmcell of X-Men 3 and when Amanda Seyfried signed my poster of In Time. Both of them didn't pose for a picture at that moment.

World Premiere "Les Miserables"

I went to London for the world premiere of the highly anticipated musical "Les Miserables" starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried. The premiere, which was being held at the Empire and Odeon cinemas in London was very big and very cold. During this premiere I was able to meet the following people;

 

Hugh Jackman is mostly known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men movies. Other than that he is known for movies like Australia and Swordfish. Hugh signed my poster of Swordfish and posed for a photo.

 Academy Award winning director Tom Hooper posed for a photo.

 Isabelle Allen plays young Cosette in the musical and movie Les Miserables. She is also the girl on all the posters for the promotion. The small girl posed for a photo.

 Stephen Fry is mostly known for his funny performances. When he was a guest at the premiere he signed my poster of Alice In Wonderland and posed for a picture.

Idris Elba was also a guest during the premiere and he signed my poster of "Thor" but was unwilling to pose for a new picture.

The Magistrate @ National Theatre

I was able to meet one the greatest villain-actors of all time in the National Theatre in London, John Lithgow. John Lithgow is mostly known for his villain-parts in "Cliffhanger" and "Dexter". He is also known for the comedy series "3rd Rock From The Sun". When I've met him he signed my poster of "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" and posed for a photo.

Constellations @ Duke Of York Theatre

During my last trip to London, I went to meet Rafe Spall who starred in "Constellations" in the Duke Of York theatre. When I met him after his performance he signed my poster of "Prometheus" en the DVD-cover of "Anonymous" and he was also happy to pose for a picture.

Jared Leto @ Unesco Gala 2012

Normally the Unesco Gala in Dusseldorf is really good to meet some stars. This year was a bit different. The amount of stars was very low, but the highlight for me this year was Jared Leto, known as leadsinger of "30 Seconds To Mars". Jared is also known as an actor in movies such as "Requiem For A Dream", "Alexander" and "Panic Room". It was hard work, but in the end I was lucky enough to get a picture with him. Not bad, compared to fellow collector Tom who only was able to get Roberto Blanco. Sorry Tom... I couldn;t help myself :-)

 

FACTS 2012

Like every year, this year I also attended the FACTS convention in Ghent, Belgium. I believe this is one of the largest movie conventions of Europe and it is always a pleasure to be there!

 

This year I was able to meet James Callis, who I wanted to meet for years. He is Gaius Baltar from

the new Battlestar Galactica TV-show. He is one of the few I hadn't met yet from that show and he is also my favourite character. He signed my Battlestar Galactica poster and posed for a photo.

 Norman Reedus is mostly known for playing one of the two Boondock Saints in the two movies. He is very popular at the moment due to his starring role in the TV-show The Walking Dead. He signed my poster of The Walking Dead and posed for a photo.

 Sean Patrick Flanery is mostly known for playing the other Boondock Saint in the two movis. Other than that he is known for playing Young Indiana Jones and a major part in the latest Saw movie. He was more than willing to pose for a picture.

 Ian Whyte is mostly known for movies like Alien vs. Predator and Prometheus. He signed, thanks to Gregory, my poster of Clash Of The Titans and posed for a photo. 

Ringcon 2012: The Day After

Because I was cruising the Mediterranean I missed the Ringcon in Germany completely. Because of this I decided to go to the Maritim Hotel Bonn one day later to see if people would check out. During this morning I managed to meet two "Game Of Thrones" guests.

 

Jason Momoa is known for his parts in TV-series like "Game Of Thrones" and "Stargate Atlantis", but is also known for playing Conan in the new "Conan The Barbarian" movie. When I met him he was friendly enough to pose for a photo.

 Finn Jones is mostly known for his part in TV-series like "Game Of Thrones". When he checked out, he was very friendly and posed for a photo.

Mark Wahlberg @ Amstel Hotel Amsterdam

Yesterday the new comedy Ted premiered in Amsterdam. For this occasion the lead actor Mark Wahlberg came to Amsterdam to promote the movie. During his stay in Amsterdam he was staying in the Amstel Hotel. This is also the hotel where I was able to meet him again.

 

Mark Wahlberg signed my Blu-Ray covers of "The Departed", "The Lovely Bones", "The Other Guys" and "Contraband". He also signed my DVD-covers of "The Fighter", "The Big Hit" and "Four Brothers". He was also friendly enough to pose for another picture.