Alien Autopsy Irish Premiere

There was a large crowd assembled on each side of the red carpet outside cineworld last night for the Irish premiere of the movie Alien Autopsy. There were screams of joy as those loveable cheeky chappies Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (or Ant & Dec as they are known as), stars of the movie, arrived to greet their fans.

Based on true events, Alien Autopsy tells the story of two best friends Ray (Dec) and Gary (Ant), who whilst on a trip to the US, stumble upon a piece of top secret military film which will change the way mankind perceives his place in the universe for ever. Realising that this is their one chance at the big time they borrow money from an eccentric drug baron and crop circle fanatic, Voros (Gotz Otto), and return to the UK with the footage.

What ensues is a media frenzy which catapults Ray and Gary into the limelight, but the two of them have an even bigger secret and if the truth got out their lives could be in serious danger. Alien Autopsy is the story of two unlikely lads from London who became icons of UFO’ology, a story that has never until now been told.

The premiere was attended Director Jonny Campbell (Phoenix Nights, Shameless). Producer Barnaby Thompson (Valiant, An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest) and Executive Producer Michael Kuhn (Stage Beauty, Kinsey, I Heart Huckabees) were also there.

Among those at the screening I spotted Devon Murray, Emma Jane Power, Sara James, Mark O’Halloran, Quentin Fottrell and Hilary Cahill, Anna Lavery and Ray Shah.

At a VIP after party in the swanky JM Keatings the guests included Alan Hughes and Karl Broderick, Etain Boyd, Brian Dowling, Ray D’Arcy and Nick Costello, Brian Ormond and Bill Hughes, who informed me that his new show Celebrity Gigs and Reels took a 43% share of the viewership last week.

Alien Autopsy opens in cinemas nationwide today.