'Old Dogs' preem worth the wait

Stars Williams, Travolta show up with family

By LISA ENGELBREKTSON

John Travolta and Kelly Preston give daughter Ella Bleu a kiss at Monday's 'Old Dogs' premeire at the El Capitan Theater.

Co-stars Robin Williams and Dax Shepard

A bit of patience was required at Monday's "Old Dogs" premiere as event security from Disneyland, decked out head to toe in Mouse uniforms, carefully escorted stars and filmmakers down the red carpet and into Hollywood's El Capitan Theater.

"It took about an hour," said producer Andrew Panay about his walk from the street to the main entrance. "But it was a lot of fun."

Once inside, the focus was clearly on family as Robin Williams arrived with daughter Zelda while John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston posed for photos with daughter Ella Bleu who made her film debut in the Disney pic.

"To watch John with his daughter was really something," said Williams.

Also on hand were equally ecstatic co-stars Seth Green and Dax Shepard.

"Just to be in a scene with Robin Williams," said Shepard "was life-affirming."