AFI Fest 2016 Opening Night – Premiere Of ‘Rules Don’t Apply’

Lily Collins at the AFI Fest Opening Night – Premiere of “Rules Don’t Apply” in Hollywood, CA, November 11, 2016. Photo © 2016 Joseph Martinez/ Picturelux – All Rights Reserved.

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tars of Rules Don’t Apply, Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich, walked the red carpet Thursday at the AFI Fest opening night Premiere Of 20th Century Fox’s “Rules Don’t Apply” held at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA, November 11, 2016.

Collins, who plays a young starlet contracted under Howard Hughes, wore a sheer, sleeveless gown with lace panels and intricate metallic beading, while Ehrenreich donned a navy pinstriped suit and patterned tie. Co-stars Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Matthew Broderick, Oliver Platt,Taissa Farmiga, Megan Hilty, Haley Bennett and Dabney Coleman also attended the event.

After seemingly retiring from Hollywood for 15 years, Warren Beatty, now 79, is returning to the big screen in a film centered on life of billionaire and recluse, Howard Hughes.

The legendary actor was very busy with this project as Beatty has the leading role,  wrote, produced and directed the film as well – which also features Alec Baldwin, Steve Coogan and Martin Sheen.

At a recent interview, the Oscar winner, known for movies such as Bonnie and Clyde, Bulworth and Dick Tracy tells Variety about his hiatus from film making,

[beautifulquote align=”full” cite=””]Every film has been long in the making for me, if I produced it,” Beatty said about the long production in which he plays legendary Hollywood eccentric Howard Hughes. “And I haven’t made as many movies as most people have. It feels good [to premiere it] tonight. It feels really good.[/beautifulquote]

About the film:

It’s Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen, songwriter and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey (Collins), under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes (Beatty), arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes (Ehrenreich), who is engaged to be married to his 7th grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes’ number one rule: no employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes’ behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.

The film will hit theaters nationwide Nov. 23 (2016)

Photos © 2016 Joseph Martinez/ Picturelux – All Rights Reserved.

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