Six months after Hollywood’s last major premiere, Mulan’s take on Hollywood Boulevard on March 9, the red carpet has officially returned, with HBO’s Max’s Unpregnant making his red carpet debut behind the wheel of his first drive-in on Wednesday.
Although several films, such as The Rental, The Broken Hearts Gallery and Chemical Hearts, premiered in film parks in recent months, Unpregnant was the first to conduct interviews with local press Press, which tested COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event, interviewed the dexterity in their cars when they entered the first, either of the masked parts and maintaining a social distance.
Unpregnant, starring Haley Lu Richardson and Barbie Ferreira as two more productive former friends embarking on a path from Missouri to New Mexico, so Richardson’s character Veronica may have an abortion at the nearest clinic, was “the right film to check this out,” richardson says, with his car-centric story combining with the set.
“They did everything with him and just treated him for everything he’s worth, which I appreciate because it makes him laugh and we celebrate something,” Richardson told THR. The premiere, which took position on The Americana’s most sensitive terrain in The Brand’s Parking lot in Glendale, was decorated to reflect scenes from the film, adding a sign for “Welcome to New Mexico,” an old fuel station and neon cactus.
“It’s exciting because I haven’t been in a collection of other people in so long,” Ferreira said. “This thing that’s done this way is safe and exciting and a bit like ‘Oh, come in, I can take off my tracksuit pants!’And wear genuine shoes, don’t flip flops. ” The star of Euphoria said that after months of “very little maintenance in my daily life,” he sought to do everything he could just for the premiere: “I’m like a Looney Tune, this is the first time I’ve fainted, so I’m going to wear a princess dress. “
Red carpet fashion is a new game in the era of the pandemic; some in the cast kept it casual with T-shirts, jeans and shoes, while others, like the two leads, opted for more classic first looks.
“My stylist also confused, asked, ‘What are we doing here?”Richardson said. ” I like ‘I don’t know, I haven’t worn any clothes in a while, so let’s wear something fun'”, before landing in a red snakeskin dress with feathers (with a match mask) and heels.
Another novelty of the premiere of the cinema: the great car. Ferreira arrived in an ancient Pontiac, his co-star Alex MacNicoll rented a Tesla and Richardson and his fiancé Brett Dier wrapped in an old blue and white Ford Mustang. “Cars make things less sad, ” he joked. Director Rachel Lee Goldenberg, who revealed her shoes hidden under the board, also arrived in an old convertible that read, “This is my outfit. “
In addition to their cast, which included Betty Who, Breckin Meyer and Denny Love, special visitors Darren Criss and Euphoria de Ferreira’s love interest, Austin Abrams, also made an appearance. Press domain for interviews from the driver’s seat. They were then given Wolfgang Puck food boxes containing burgers and hamerated (a nod to the film), sent to another station to buy T-shirts and bracelets, followed by an interactive green screen photo booth. before parking in front of the two giant corridors. -on the screens. Richardson and Ferreira also took pictures and did outdoor interviews in their cars, celebrating, posing, how they didn’t have to worry about what to do with their mouths under their masks and instead focused on “smiles. “Richardson switched to a lighter, mask to do interviews after dressing up in a thicker mask and bling for photos.
Aside from the novelty and extravagance of the pandemic red carpet, Unpregnant is a film with a wonderful message, Goldenberg said, about the physical condition of women and the risk surrounding women’s rights in 2020.
“It’s about how it shouldn’t be as complicated as Veronica having access to an abortion, so I hope that a verbal exchange will begin and other people can communicate more brazenly about abortion in the hope that it will be less limited and less stigmatized. more affordable and available to others who need it,” Goldenberg said. Ferreira from the film added: “First of all, I need other people to get the right data about abortion and access to physical care. I need you to feel smart and empowered in any verbal exchange that starts, and I just need you to love friendship. “
The first was also organized in Planned Parenthood and Rock the Vote. Unpregnant is now broadcast on HBO Max.
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