Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy arrive with her son, Evan Asher, to the premiere of 'Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!' in Westwood, CA.
Thesp Will Arnett hears the excitement outside the Mann Village Theater.
Jaime Pressly gives a shout-out at the premiere; below: Carol Burnett offers a family member a lift.
Chris Henchy and Brooke Shields walk down the orange carpet with their daughters.
Fox's Tom Rothman with helmers Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino at Saturday's premiere.
'Sleepwalking' stars Charlize Theron, AnnaSophia Robb, and Nick Stahl.
Pic's Dennis Hopper is flanked by Overture's Chris McGurk and Danny Rosett at the DGA.
"Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" premiere
When: Saturday
Where: Mann Village Theater in Westwood, Calif.
Who: Pic's
Jim Carrey,
Carol Burnett,
Steve Carell,
Will Arnett,
Jaime Pressly; Fox's
Tom Rothman Jim Gianopulos,
Tony Sella; producer
Christopher Meledandri; helmers
Jimmy Hayward and
Steve Martino and guests
Jenny McCarthy,
Brooke Shields,
Audrey Stone Geisel and
Cedric the Entertainer
HOLLYWOOD — Like a firstborn, a first acquired is always going to have a special position. And so it was “Sleepwalking,” Overture’s debut pickup, that had its launch Thursday at the DGA.
“We bought ‘Sleepwalking’ before we had an office,” said Overture co-chair Chris McGurk. “Now we have nine films, 70 people and not enough parking spots.”
Co-chair Danny Rosett said the company knew early on it would be making a big commitment to independent films and “this is the classic indie film you buy because of the strong performances.”
As for selling a film to a distributor, co-star Dennis Hopper said that in over 40 years of experience, he’s learned: “You can go to Cannes and they give you a little money down, but the theatrical release ends up being just a couple of theaters — then it goes right to DVD. With Overture, we got a better deal.”
— Bill Higgins
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