'Elizabethtown' Movie Premiere In Franklin, Tennessee
...Check out our fun photos and video footage from the premiere!
The premiere of the movie "Elizabethtown" took place last night here in Franklin, Tennessee. Surprisingly, there was very little pre-show publicity around here about the movie premiere at Franklin Cinema.
Mostly in attendance -- lining the red carpet leading up to Franklin Cinema -- were diehard Orlando Bloom fans, as well as followers of the musicians that performed: I Nine (a hot new band from Columbia, South Carolina) and Patty Griffin (a classic singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas) -- each group performed one song that was also featured on the "Elizabethtown" soundtrack.
Everything was slated to begin at 4pm, so we made the decision to get there a little after 2pm. Thankfully, we scored the last "good" spot that was available.
TIP: If you attend a movie premiere at Franklin Cinema in the future, take along a stepstool! We did, and we got some incredible views of the stars... It put us just high enough above the crowd, eliminating a lot of extraneous heads, waving hands, and elbows.
We ended up taking over 400 photos!
Here are "the best of the best"...
The pre-show activity kicked off with this huge movie tour bus backing up to the stage where I Nine and Patty Griffin were going to perform.
Cameron Crowe appeared to be the only one on the bus, but it's hard to know, because we witnessed a bunch of "shuffling" and "wisking" of people here & there. It almost seemed as if they would divert everyone's attention away from "key areas" while stars slyly snuck inside the movie theater. Examples: Michelle Branch and Ashley Judd. (...and another "mystery girl" in attendance -- see below)
As the director/writer/producer of "Elizabethtown", Cameron Crowe played a huge role at the movie's premiere in Franklin. He personally introduced and shared some interesting things about each of the music performers.
Let's Hear It For The Band
First, the bands went onstage to perform their songs from the movie's soundtrack...
I Nine got the party started. All of the members of this group have such charm and charisma... they made a lot of new fans on this day!
"In addition to writing the script for Elizabethtown, Crowe also co-wrote one of the soundtrack's songs with his wife. I Nine, which recently signed to J Records, recorded "Same in Any Language" for the film."
SOURCE: CMT
Then, Patty Griffin wowed the crowd with her soulful sound. She might have had as many fans in attendance as Orlando Bloom did! (She also had a role in the movie, as well.)
A Walk Down The Red Carpet
Finally, the stars started arriving...
First to arrive were the guitarists from Lynyrd Skynyrd... Gary Rossington and Rickey Medlock.
Followed by Craig Morgan and his wife, Karen:
LeAnn Rimes showed up with her husband, Dean. She spent a lot of time signing autographs for her fans:
CMT's Katie Cook was there. (CMT hosted the day's events. There will even be a special on CMT in the near future showing highlights from the premiere of "Elizabethtown" at Franklin Cinema in Franklin, Tennessee.)
Clint Black made an appearance, but Lisa Hartman-Black was a no-show.
All the music stars in attendance were great, but everyone was DYING to see Orlando Bloom!... The crowd-pleaser for the night was Intern Adam from 107.5 The River in Nashville. He did a fine job of catering to the teeny-boppers in the crowd. Here, Intern Andy is phoning his "friend" Orlando Bloom to see when he's going to arrive:
Even Cameron Crowe was star-struck!... Here he is with his wife Nancy Wilson (from the music group, Heart) and taking pictures of the band, I Nine -- whom you could tell he was incredibly proud of.
Out of all the stars in attendance, Wynonna Judd probably spent the most time signing autographs for her fans. Which is certainly a good thing, but it took her forever to get down the red carpet!
Rebecca ("Bekka") Bramlett knocked the socks off of most guys in attendance. This hottie seemed to have the most fans, gave the most interviews, and had one of the perkiest personalities... and other parts!
Hmmmm, Brooks without Dunn... how is that possible? It was on THIS night! Kix Brooks was there, but Ronnie Dunn was nowhere in sight.
This was just too funny to pass up...
A self-proclaimed "Big Star":
One of the last to arrive was Sara Evans, who was fun and friendly, signing autographs for all her fans. (But doesn't she know it's after Labor Day?... this much white all in one place really messes with the "white balance" on our cameras!)
Orlando Bloom's Elizabethtown Premiere In Franklin, Tennessee
Finally... the star of the show... Orlando Bloom! (Co-star, Kirsten Dunst, was not at this Elizabethtown movie premiere.)
He was nearly IMPOSSIBLE to photograph, because he had bodyguards and movie staff completely surrounding him and watching every move.
He only signed a handful of autographs (the FIRST time), before he was ushered into the movie theater so they could start the movie. But then he came back out on the red carpet and signed more autographs for his loyal fans.
For some reason, there was a lot of "hush hush" activity surrounding the "mystery woman" of the day: Kate Bosworth, rumored to be Orlando Bloom's girlfriend.
This woman was whisked down the red carpet by the guy you see here who appears to be glued to her side... Then she snuck out of the theater moments after the movie started and was rushed into a white SUV with the same man at her side.
We left while Orlando was signing his 2nd round of autographs (while the movie was playing), but I'm guessing he was wisked of to some "undisclosed location" as well. He and Kate were probably among the first at the post-show party...
UPDATE: Orlando bloom went to the Coldplay concert that night at Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. A friend of ours won backstage passes to the concert & ended up standing side-by-side with this Hollywood hunk!
Only The Lucky Ones...
While Orlando Bloom was still signing autographs out on the red carpet, "his people" were hand-picking young fans who got to go inside and watch the movie! These girls were among the lucky ones...
Who Are These People?
Okay, I'm sure I'm gonna kick myself when someone tells me who these people are, but I can't identify the following "superstars".
They appeared to have some role in the movie, Elizabethtown, but I'm could use your help confirming who these people are. Anyone?...
What I Learned Today:
VIDEO: Orlando Bloom and Cameron Crowe... Unscripted
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UPDATE 4/10/07: What was Larry Birkhead doing at the movie premiere in Franklin, Tennessee???
i love orli bloom
hay es un super
hombre esta muy
guapo y es una
gran persona
***lucha por lo que quieres***
Very congratulation to Cameron Crowe for this amazing film...i love that very much!!The music is fantastic,everything is fantastic!!every time i see this film i'm feel in another place, i feel needed to travel,would my car and my music...really,this film is special for me! So thank you... P.S.: Sorry for my english but i from Verona,Italy..and maybe i don't speak very well..PEACE...ROBERTA
I LOVE ORLANDO BLOOM!! (L)
AND THAT MOVIE WAS JUST GREAT!!
I have over 200 pictures of Orlando Bloom in my room. I even have a screen saver of him. I also have a shirt of him. I also met him before and he gave me a short kiss on the LIPS!!! And I was also invited in to see Elizabethtown in the theater. In school everyone calls ME Mrs.Orlando Bloom.I did an essay on him in school a bunch of times.I also met him in all of Pirates of the Caribbean premeries. I have pics of him in my locker. I won a date with him for a week on the radio once and I got to go into his house with him.I have a whole bunch of pics of Orli and me together. I even got to go into his pool with him for the week I won. And his shirt was off. I got to go to see what he does every day for work!!! I am totally his biggest fan. When I was over at Orli's house, I met his sister Samantha!!!
Your "self-proclaimed big star" is actually wearing a shirt of the band Big Star. They're the best thing to ever come out of Tennessee. People from there should know that.
Hi again...
if u look @ 1 of the pics u'll c a tard screaming in the backround!!! LOL..funny s**t
OMG!!! i love orlando bloom! hes sssoooo smokin' hot i have 2 stop breathing when i see pics of him!!! i so wanna f*****g marry him
P.S: any girl (w/o issues) that's not madly inlove with him is totally frikin' lesbian
I know that this is not a very timely addition, but the non blonde on the right is actually Judge Gloria Dumas. She is a General sessions Judge in Nashville in addition to being a Skynard Lady.
Hey I really like that!
Lol, Buh Bye
Heyaa Everyone i am orlando blooms biggest...coz u can't see my wallpaper or my door it is covered with orlando bloom stuff...
Mike - agreed. In and of itself, there's nothing wrong with a guy (or girl) wearing a Big Star shirt - whether it's related to some band or not.
The "funny" part...
In an environment that was filled with "big stars" there's this guy in the crowd who seemed to be flying just under the radar -- except for the message emblazoned on his shirt.
Heck, what do I know?... he could really be a big star. Or, maybe the next big star.
No matter how you look at it, you can't help but smile!
Maybe you just had to be there...
Um..... you were making fun of a guy wearing a Big Star t-shirt - apparently you thought he was making a "statement" about himself, but I thought I would enlighten you that Big Star was a BAND from the 70's. There is nothing funny about a guy wearing a Big Star shirt.
is it true that kate bosworth and orlando bloom are getting married?? i hope not
PARA ORLANDO BLOOM LO ENCUENTRO ESTUPENDO Y ES Y UN MUY BUEN ACTOR, QUE SIGA ASI Y BA LLEGAR MUY LEJOS
BESOS
A ORLANDITO
Hey. great pics and info! i absolutely love orlando...he's a huge inspiration, one day i hope i can meet him. If anyone could assist with that in any way that would be soooooo cool! i hope i can go to POTC 2 premiere maybe, hopefully if there's one in London.
hej
i'm a dutch girl. and i'm so greazy of Orlando Bloom!
have you see him? as you see him agian, wil you ask him of he cames to the netherlands?
greats **..kriena..**
Small world...
I "won" tickets (from the Nashville Scene) for the Sneak Preview of the movie Elizabethtown tonight.
It was ok. The music was good. (By my count, Patty Griffin had 4 distinct appearances in the movie!) Orlando and Kirsten's relationship is what kept the movie upbeat, funny, and interesting.
Did you know that Ashton Kutcher was originally slated for Orlando Bloom's role???
Hi John --
I sure wish I could help, but I went through all my photos, and I didn't photograph anyone that meets that description -- not even in the "background".
I have a couple of other rocker looking guys, but they weren't with anyone in red boots or glasses.
So sorry...
Hi,
I was among the by standers on the red carpet. I noticed a brunette with jeans rolled up at the bottom and red boots and cool sunglasses. She was with a guy that looked like a rocker. But can't put my finger on who they were. Wondering if you had a photo of them. They walked the carpet with Skynryd and Bekka?
Jeff --
Thanks for sharing!
I found some other cool stuff about Emerson too:
This is Emerson Hart of Tonic: www.emersonhart.com
Time is the issue...
I will be posting more of them in the Photogallery here in the near future.
Is there anyone in particular that you're interested in?
Can i see some of the over 400 pictures you took? Did you post them to a yahoo pic site or anything like that?
Jessica -
Thanks for filling in the blanks for us regarding the "ladies of Lynyrd Skynyrd".
I really like that photo... both girls look like they're having a good time just "goin with the flow"... on their walk down the red carpet.
In case anyone's wondering why the one on the left is making a funny face -- she was actually trying to blow her bangs out of her eyes.
The 2 ladies at the bottom. One is married to the manager of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the one with long hair was a guest of Ricky from Skynyrd. Nothing to do in the film. I do have a couple pics of an actress and rock star that attended but was gone unseen or photographed.
If you are interested send me an address and I will forward them to you.
Thanks