Back to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the premiere of Horrible Bosses. As excited as I was, the scorching sun shining straight at us was kind of a bummer. But in another couple hours, the limos started pulling up and the cameras came out.
A chorus of “Jason, Jason! Jaaa-son!” rang out, and soon enough, a sharply-dressed Jason Sudeikis strolled across the street for some autographing.
…Followed by Jason Bateman, who actually made it to our section of the line. And look—he’s looking and smiling straight at the camera! Thank you, Jason. Appreciate it.
Once Jennifer Aniston arrived, things got a little—no, a lot—crazy. She—like the Jasons—crossed the street to do some autographing for the fans. It was complete chaos. People (including me) were standing on parts of the railings, flailing about trying to get pictures. As a Comic Con veteran, I’m no stranger to chaotic hordes of people in the midst of a celebrity, and I thought I held up pretty well in the crowd. But, unfortunately, the clearest picture I got of her is still blurry…
However...after a word with my friend, I soon forgot about Jennifer. Sorry, girl—still think you’re great. Well, while everyone was looking to my left, trying to get Jennifer Aniston’s attention…my friend pointed out a certain hat-and-glasses-wearing someone straight ahead of us, near the Will Call booth. He looked familiar but we weren’t quite sure who he was at first. We later recognized him to be Joel David Moore, who you might know from a little movie called Avatar. Our eyes then diverted to the person standing next to him, who—NO WAY—was Zachary Levi (You’ll know him from Chuck and Tangled). Not only is he a complete nerd (like me), but he’s extremely talented, oh so pretty, and—best all—loves God. So naturally, he’s like my favorite person ever—at least in the world of celebrity.
Amidst all the shouts of “Jennifer! Jennifer!”, there was a suddenly a random cry of “Zac! Zac!” coming from two girls (that would be me and my friend). Well, we certainly stood out and got his attention. He—amazingly—looked straight at us, smiled, and waved. And then we screamed. A lot. Over the course of the next couple minutes, our cameras flashed like crazy, we hyperventilated just a little, and managed to get a another wave/smile or two from Zac before he headed over to the red carpet, and then was getting shouts from everyone else.
Random interesting thing I noticed—Zac is wearing the same shirt he was wearing two years ago when I first met him at Comic Con:
After the arrivals, we grabbed some dinner nearby and then crossed the street towards the theatre to watch the departures. Again, we lined up along a railing, and soon enough, the recent movie-watchers were pouring out, walking right in front of us.
Among them we SPOTTED: Zachary Levi (again!), Alyssa Milano, Isaiah Mustafa, and Ioan Gruffudd – who ever so nicely stopped and turned back to some fans calling him for some autographs and pictures. Hi-5, Ioan. That was very cool. And he also gave me a very nice smile and wave as he passed. What a sweetie.
Overall, a very good day.
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