Skylight @ Wyndham Theatre

One of the most anticipated plays at the moment was Skylight, featuring Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby, Drive and Shame) and Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Pirates Of The Caribbean 2 and Underworld). I met both of them before so I wasn't as thrilled as I would have been if I'd never seen both of them, but it was still very nice to meet Carey Mulligan again. She signed mij poster of Drive, as well as two pictures of her in Drive and she made another picture with me. Unfortunately Bill Nighty was nowhere to be seen this day. 

Daytona @ Haymarket Theatre

When I went to London, I was totally unaware of the fact that Harry Shearer, who voiced a lot of main Simpson characters like Ned Flanders & Mr. Burns, was on stage in London. He was also known for This Is Spinal Tap and Godzilla (The Roland Emmerich one). I did went up to him at he stagedoor to get a picture with him. 

Richard III @ Trafalgar Studios

Although I went to the stagedoor of this theatre because of Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Fargo) as the lead of Richard III, I wasn't too disappointed when I didn't see him at all... I met him a couple of times before and apparently he wasn't that nice at the theatre at all. I did meet Gina McKee who you recognise if you have watched the series "The Borgias" like I did. Because her role Caterina Sforza is a really good one I was happy to get a picture with her.

Boyhood Amsterdam Premiere @ Eye Amsterdam

The first intersting Dutch premiere in ages was the new Richard Linklater movie "Boyhood", starring Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke. Naturally I could stay away from this.

Patricia Arquette (True Romance, Stigmata, Lost Highway, Medium) signed my DVD-covers of True Romance, Lost Highway and Stigmata as well as three photos from True Romance. Lovely lady she is. 

 This was the second time I've met director Richard Linklater (School Of Rock, Before Sunrise). Therefor I only let him sign two pictures of him and I asked him for a new picture with.

Fedcon 2014

This year's Fedcon was, like last year's edition, not very good for me for meeting stars. Only two of the whole I decided to go and meet.

 

One of them was ofcourse Natasha Henstridge (Species, Maximum Risk, The Whole Nine Yards) who signed my filmcell of Species and posed for a photo.

 The other one was Tony Curran (The Pillars Of The Earth, Defiance) who signed my book of The Pillars Of The Earth and posed for a photo.

Antwerp Convention 2014

Like every year, this year I also attended the Antwerp Convention, where I was able to meet three people from the TV-show Game Of Thrones, which ofcourse I really like! 

Gemma Whelan (Yara Greyjoy), who was actually extremely nice, signed my poster of Game Of Thrones and posed for a photo.

 Luke Barnes (Rast) signed my poster and posed for a photo.

 Mark Stanley (Grenn) signed my poster and posed for a photo.

Kiefer Sutherland @ Claridges

The big surprise this trip was no doubt Jack Bauer himself Kiefer Sutherland, who is currently filming 24: Live Another Day in the capital. I was quite lucky that I was tipped off by a fellow collector that Kiefer was at least spending the evening in Claridges Hotel, because the stayed private this time. As always he was extremely friendly and he talked quite some time to us. He signed my big poster of 24 (finally) and the poster of Pompeii and a large photo of Jack Bauer. He also posed for a new photo. This actually made my trip completely, although the trip wouldn't have been bad without meeting this TV-legend!

Noah UK Premiere @ Odeon Leicester Square

The other reason I went to London this time was the London premiere of the new epic movie Noah, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone and Emma Watson. Unfortunately I was not able to meet Russell Crowe, but I was able to meet all the others... 

Academy award winning actress Jennifer Connelly (Blood Diamond, Requiem for A Dream, Hulk) signed my poster of Noah and a picture of herself and she also posed for a picture with me, which made me very happy.

 Ray Winstone (Indiana Jones 4, King Arthur, Sexy Beast) plays the villain in Noah. He signed my poster and posed for a photo. And that was also a picture I wanted for years...

Apart from them Darren Aronofsky, Logan Lerman and Emma Watson signed my poster.

Hugh Jackman @ Dorchester Hotel

While I was waiting for only a few minutes at the Dorchester Hotel it was a big surprise that Hugh Jackman turned up and he was in a good mood! He signed my photo of Wolverine and posed for a picture with me. Nice meeting you again you Hugh! 

Empire Awards 2014 @ Grosvenor House

One of the actual reasons I went to London this time was the Empire Awards, which I attended three years in a row now. The problem with these awards is that you actually never know who is going to attend them, because a lot of the nominees aren't even going to these awards so it is very difficult to prepare for them. This year, completely different then last year, the actual stars that walked the red carpet were pretty good!

Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible, The Last Samurai, Top Gun) was awarded the "Legend Of Our Lifetime" award and when he arrived he signed my Edge Of Tomorrow poster and posed for a photo.



 Another surprise this afternoon was the arrival of the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger which was impossible to get a picture with at the red carpet. Fortunately for me he did sign and he signed my poster of The Expendables 2.

 Jared Harris is mostly known for his roles in Sherlock Holmes 2, Pompeii and ofcourse the TV-show Mad Men. He signed my posters of Pompeii, Mad Men and The Mortal Instruments and posed for a photo.

 Emma Thompson (Love Actually, Harry Potter, Nanny McPhee) signed my DVD-cover of Love Actually and a photo of herself. She was also willing to pose for a photo.

 Logan Lerman (Noah, The Three Musketeers, Percy Jackson) signed my poster of The Three Musketeers and posed for a photo.

 Douglas Booth (Noah, Romeo & Juliet, The Pillars Of The Earth) signed my poster of Noah, my booklet of The Pillars Of The Earth and a picture of himself before posing for a photo with me.

 James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class, Atonement, Filth) signed two photos and posed for a photo with me.

 Aidan Turner (The Hobbit, The Mortal Instruments) signed my poster of The Hobbit, a picture of himself and posed for a photo.

 Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark in Game Of Thrones) signed my poster of Game Of Thrones and posed for a photo.

 Thomas Sangster (Game Of Thrones, Love Actually, Tristan & Isolde) signed my poster of Game Of Thrones and posed for a photo.

 Edgar Wright (The World's End, Hot Fuzz, Shaun Of The Dead) signed my poster of The World's End and posed for a photo.

 Steve Coogan (Philomena, Alan Partridge) signed a photo and posed for a photo.

 Freya Mavor (Skins, Sunshine On Leith) posed for a photo.

 Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners) posed for a photo.

 Antonia Thomas (Misfits, Sunshine On Leith) posed for a photo.

 Michael Smiley (Kill List, The World's End, Perfume) posed for a photo.

 Luke Pasqualino (Skins, The Borgias, Snowpiercer) posed for a photo.