The Possession Premiere

The previews for The Possession look pretty damn scary.  Check it out for yourself:

After watching the preview I did two things: slept with the lights on for a week, and decided I wanted to go to the premiere to get some autographs.   I thought cast pieces should be my priority since I think the movie is going to be good and the easiest time to complete a cast piece is at the premiere (otherwise you can be waiting years to see these people again).  So I brought a 11x14 and a 12x18 cast piece along, and to cut to the chase I did pretty well getting the stars' autographs on them.  I got Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha Calis, Matisyahu, and mastermind Sam Raimi on both. 

JDM is in my best signers list and he did not disappoint again tonight.  I have sooo many of his autographs that I just didn't feel the need to bring anything other than my cast pieces for him to sign tonight. 

JDM's significant other is Hilarie Burton and she showed up and signed a lot too.  

Kyra Sedgwick was OK about signing,  she didn't sign a ton but I was still able to get her on both my cast pieces and one of two individual 11x14s I had along. 

Natasha Calis looks like she plays a pretty scary demon-possessed-child in the previews and I'm anxious to see how she actually is in the movie.  I got her on both the cast pieces and I had one individual 11x14 along for her too. 

Sam Raimi has a cult following for his work on Army of Darkness, Spider-Man, Drag Me to Hell, etc. So I was happy to add him to both my cast pieces since he's a producer on The Possession. 

Craig Parker has worked with Sam on Legend of the Seeker and Spartacus so he showed up to support his friend.  I got him on seven 8x10s I had from Legend of the Seeker. 

Also another person watching the movie was Fran Kranz aka the stoner from Cabin in the Woods.  It killed me that I didn't have my cast piece along (Fran did not attend the Cabin premiere), but I had an individual 11x14 in the car so I had him sign that. 

And lastly . . . KIDS DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. . . someone told me Masiela Lusha had just went into somewhere near by so I ran to get my photos.  I had them in my bag when I saw her drive by in her car and get stopped at a red light.  I went into traffic and asked her to sign.  She just laughed at me and said "sure" and signed my three 11x14s I had. 

And that's it for this premiere. 

Sons of Anarchy Charity Event with Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, Maggie Siff, and more

As I've stated on this blog many times, I love Sons of Anarchy.  The show is one of the best two on TV right now.  So I always love meeting the cast and getting their autographs.  Well Sons was holding a charity event in Hollywood last weekend and I was in attendance getting autographs. 

My biggest accomplishment on the day was adding Mark Boone Junior and Kim Coates to my cast helmet.  It's now DONE.   It has Charlie, Ron, Katey, Ryan, Kim, Theo, Tommy, Boone, David, and Dayton on it.

 

I also got Theo Rossi to sign the 8x10 I had along and also a cast 8x10 I started.  Theo saw this picture and said," I look like I'm crying in this picture, man why am I always crying on the show".  

I also got Prospect otherwise known as Christopher Reed on two 8x10s.  The entire cast and crew of the show will only address him as prospect even when they aren't filming.  I thought that was pretty funny, apparently he has to be sworn into the club before he can be called Chris. 

New cast member Chris Browning will play GoGo in the upcoming season.  I added him to my cast 8x10 and also a cast white logo 11x14 I'm working on. 

Emilio Rivera also signed and I added him to my cast 8x10. 

 below: here's the cast 8x10 I started with Emilio, Theo, and Chris on it:

Ron Perlman signed and I got him on a bunch of stuff.  Everyone in the cast is really nice but if I had to rank them I would say Ron is the 2nd hardest autograph to get.  He doesn't really like crowds and sometimes just won't sign on certain days.  So I was ecstatic to walk away with everything signed. I got him on two 16x20s and five 11x14s. 

Charlie Hunnam also signed a few and I was able to get him on three 11x14s.  I was most excited to get him on the (pictured below bottom) new season five shot where he has the PRESIDENT patch on his cut. 

Ryan Hurst also signed at the same time as Charlie and I got him on the two 11x14s I had along, the one on the left is the new season five promo shot. 

Tommy Flanagan is always really cool.  I added him to my cast 11x14 and got him on two individual 8x10s. 

I also got David Labrava on the one individual 11x14 I had along.  I'm not entirely sure what he wrote above his name maybe "Ride Ham" or "Ride Hard", but it's a cool looking autograph nonetheless. 

And I also got Maggie Siff.  She is probably the toughest of the cast to get an autograph from, but she's actually pretty nice.  I just don't think she likes signing.  Funny story she came walking up the sidewalk to get in the VIP entrance.  The security guard working the entrance clearly does not watch the show, because he hold Maggie she couldn't come in this way.  I looked at him with Maggie standing next to me and said, "No she gets to go in VIP entrance, this is Maggie Siff, she's a lead in the show, she is a VIP!" Maggie laughed at my comment and signed my cast 16x20. 

 below: cast 16x20 with Ron and Maggie on it.

Below: Here's my cast 11x14 I was working on.  It has: Ron Perlman, Ryan Hurst, Tommy Flanagan, Ally Walker (Agent Stahl), and Chris Browning on it. 

A pretty great day with SAMCRO. 

Bachelorette Premiere with Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, and more

I graphed the Bachelorette Premiere last week, and sadly the biggest story I walked away with from this premiere was how picky Kirsten Dunst was with which images she will sign.   I had two individual 11x14s along and on both she said they were "too sexy".   She did this to many people, and I would say she was signing about 1 in every 4 photos held in front of her.  This is what she sounded like as she signed,  "No not that one I look funny" "I dont like my face in that one" "I dont sign Maxim shots" "Nope not signing that one".  Luckily I did have an 11x14 poster shot of Bachelorette along and she signed that for me. 

Isla Fisher was not as picky, she just signed the photos that were put in front of her, and I thank you for that Isla.  I got her on two individuals and my Bachelorette cast 11x14. 

I also added Rebel Wilson to my cast 11x14. 

The surprise of the night was Aly Raisman of London Olympic Gold Metal fame.  I didn't know she was going to be there, so I got her on a baseball.  

Todd Packer from The Office otherwise known as David Koechner also came and I added him to my Office cast piece.  It's now got (by character names): Oscar, Angela, Kelly, Roy, Packer, Josh Porter, and I also put Cloris Leachman on it because she has that funny skit with Jack Black in an episode. 

And at the end of the night I "finished" my cast piece by adding Lizzy Caplan to it. 

 Below is my cast piece signed by the four girls pictured: Kirsten, Lizzy, Isla, and Rebel. 

Not a great premiere, but I wasn't out for very long.