Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore attended
20th Century Fox’s March 17 ShoWest luncheon in service of the
studio’s April 8 release “Fever Pitch.” |
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt stump for Fox’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” due June 10. |
Ioan Gruffudd (l.), Chris Evans, Michael
Chiklis, Jessica Alba and Julian McMahon gather to promote
Fox’s “Fantastic Four,” due July 8. |
A platoon of stormtroopers heralded
the luncheon arrival of ... |
... Darth Vader, who touted the box
office prospects of Fox’s May 19 release “Star Wars: Episode
III – Revenge of the Sith.” “Just imagine
what [‘Sith’] will do,” the Sith lord
commanded from the podium. “It’s all about
me.” |
Four A-list directors, Robert Rodriguez
(“Sin City”),
James Cameron (“Titanic”), George Lucas (“Star
Wars: Episode III”) and Robert Zemeckis (“The
Polar Express”), came to ShoWest’s March
17 afternoon seminar on 3D digital cinema. |
Bernie Mac (“Guess Who”) accepts ShoWest’s “comedy
star of the year” trophy. |
Jennifer Aniston, whose upcoming films
include Miramax’s “Derailed,” Warner
Bros.’ “Rumor Has It,” and Sony Pictures
Classics’ “Friends with Money,” accepts
the ShoWest “female star of the year” award
at the convention’s Mar. 17 closing-night awards
ceremony. |
Jessica Biel, whose upcoming films
include Sony’s “Stealth” and
Paramount’s “Elizabethtown,” accepts
the ShoWest “female star of tomorrow” trophy. |
Brad Bird (“The Incredibles”) accepts ShoWest’s “animation
director of the year” trophy. |
Rachel McAdams, whose upcoming films
include New Line’s “The
Wedding Crashers” and DreamWorks’ “The
Red Eye,” accepts ShoWest’s “supporting
actress of the year” trophy. |
Hayden Christiansen, who stars next
in Fox’s “Star
Wars: Episode III,” accepts ShoWest’s “male
star of tomorrow” trophy. |
Matt
Damon, whose upcoming films include Miramax’s “The
Brothers Grimm” and Warner Bros.’ “Syriana,” accepts
ShoWest’s “male star of the year” honor. |
Rob Cohen, whose next film is Sony’s “Stealth,” accepts
ShoWest’s “director of the year” trophy. |
Mel Gibson accepts the USA Today/
Coca-Cola “favorite movie” award for “The
Passion of the Christ.”  |
