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March 25th, 2011 @ 7:30am

Premiere Party Recap: A Magical Night

Wow, that was an amazing night!

Hopefully you were there to enjoy it with us, but here's a recap for those of you who weren't, because I think our Premiere Night just hit a new high! We had an actual red carpet roll-out for our celebrity attendees, which included both actor Russell Harvard, who plays Matt Hamill in the film, and Matt Hamill himself! Hamill was accompanied by a camera crew from SpikeTV, which is documenting his preparations for his next fight and accompanying him on his travels. Director Oren Kaplan was also on hand, as well as several more key members of the cast and crew. Here's what it looked like:



The party after the screening is always amazing, but last night Matt Hamill took it to a new high when he brought his grandmother to the gathering and, dedicating the film to her and his grandfather, presented her with flowers. It was a sweet, touching moment that moved all of us. Lots of pictures of the party will be going up on our Flickr page, so you can get an up-close and personal feel of what the party was like. We'll hopefully have some more videos from Opening Night up on YouTube soon, including footage of Matt Hamill himself! Having seen the film, and seen the man, I have to say that even if you've never been interested in wrestling before in your life, he'll make a believer out of you.

Meghan mentioned an MP3 of the catchy tune from our trailer, and I'll have that up on the site for you to download in just a few hours. Now it's time for me to get ready for today's phenomenal crowds -- I've been given hints that you guys are planning on breaking our records again! -- so I'll see you at the movies!

Posted by Lara Klaber

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