Magic At The Prestige Premiere: Scarlett and Hugh dazzle in London

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 6, 2006 -- It might be Guy Fawkes Night but Soho managed to stave off the fireworks for a while so as not to compete with the massive bursts of flame coming from either side of the red carpet at the this evening. As dozens of magicians delighted the crowds with card and magic tricks (and something to do with a girl, box and saw which we were hugely annoyed to miss), what was apparently the longest red carpet in West End history brought The Prestige�s stars Hugh Jackman, Sir Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson up for the film�s European premiere.

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Magic At The Prestige Premiere: Scarlett and Hugh dazzle in London

The first of a troop of magician-based films scheduled for the next year, The Prestige is based on the bestselling book by Christopher Priest, about two warring magicians in London, Robert Angier (Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale, away this evening) who each try to outdo each other onstage with devastating consequences.


Hugh Jackman tried to explain why it is that magic fascinates us so much. �It makes us think about the impossible. You watch people with a magician, look at their faces. It doesn�t matter who they are, they turn into little kids, and I think for the magician that�s the kick. They have control. People love to be fooled, they love to think there is something beyond reason.�

Director Christopher Nolan teamed up once again with his brother Jonathan to write the script, got both Christian Bale and Michael Caine back for the film after working with them on Batman Begins. �For me, when you work with an actor like Sir Michael Caine or Christian Bale they take what they do very seriously and I really wanted to work with that combination of talent and professionalism,� he explained. �When you find that, as a director, you�ll do anything you can to work with them again.�

The next point for all three is the sequel to Batman Begins, but sadly it�ll be a while before we can expect the Dark Knight�s next outing: �I should be a lot further down the line but I�ve taken time out to do this tonight,� Nolan grins, �but we�re getting along pretty well. We�re moving along from the last story and it�s a pretty logical progression, but it�s going to be exciting."

David Bowie makes a welcome return to screen as the enigmatic scientist Nikola Tesla, whose controversial work with electricity leads one of the magicians to Colorado in search of a new trick. An impish Andy Serkis plays his assistant, Alley. �He�s quite elusive my character, you�re not sure whether he�s a con man,� says Serkis. �He�s a sort of Igor to David Bowie�s Nikola Tesla but you�re not quite sure where he stands.� Was he a fan of Bowie�s before the film? �I grew up with him, and he was as much a part of my upbringing as anyone else.� No favourite song then.

Source: http://www.msn.com

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