Cinema Circle Intimate L.A. Premiere & Reception

for The Weinstein Company's

FANBOYS

On Tuesday, February 3, Gen Art Producer members and invited guests attended the Official Los Angeles Premiere of FANBOYS. Director Kyle Newman and wife actress Jaime King walked the red carpet along with cast members, Dan Fogler (Kung Fu Panda), Sam Huntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (The Girl Next Door) and Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall). Bell got cozy on the carpet with Chewbacca and posed with Star Wars’ Stormtroopers, R2 D2 and a host of costumed characters. Additional celebrities attending included Selma Blair (NBC’s Kath & Kim), Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) and Zachary Levi (NBC’s Chuck).

Following the film guests were treated to a moderated discussion with Director Newman, and actors Fogler, Huntington and Marquette. Guests then moved into the Clarity Theater’s atrium for a reception with beverages provided by TY KU, PINK Vodka, Firestone Walker Brewing Co. and Kim Crawford Wine. Catering was provided by Jennie Cooks Catering Company. Additional support provided by Acura, Angeleno magazine and The Weinstein Company.

FANBOYS is now in theaters!  http://www.fanboys-themovie.com/

Watch an exclusive video from the event below!

Fanboys premiere hosted by Gen Art & The Weinstein Company from Gen Art Film on Vimeo.

Video created by Travis Graalman (see credits at end of video for his contact info)

Click here to read an exclusive interview with director Kyle Newman.

About FANBOYS

Directed by: Kyle Newman*

screenplay by:
Ernest Cline and Adam F. Goldberg

story by:
Ernest Cline and Dan Pulick

starring:
Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler*, Sam Huntington*, Chris Marquette*, and Kristen Bell*

*Confirmed to attend for post-film discussion

Set in 1998, the film, starring Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up, Million Dollar Baby), Tony Award Winner Dan Fogler (Kung Fu Panda, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”), Sam Huntington (Superman Returns, Not Another Teen Movie), Chris Marquette (The Girl Next Door, ANOTHER WORLD), and Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pulse) is a heart-warming comedy that follows a group of young, passionate Star Wars fans on a cross-country quest to break into George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch and watch Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace, before it’s released.

Fanboys is a production of Trigger Street Productions and Picture Machine. The film is directed by Kyle Newman and produced by Dana Brunetti, Kevin Spacey, Matthew Perniciaro, Evan Astrowsky. The screenplay is written by Ernest Cline and Adam F. Goldberg from a story by Ernest Cline and Dan Pulick. Kevin Mann, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein served as executive producers.

For more info on film: http://www.fanboys-themovie.com/

See the Fanboys Trailer