“Water for Elephants,” the major motion picture partially shot in the Chattanooga area and starring actors Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon, will open here and nationally on Friday.
Staff Photo Allison Carter/Chattanooga Times Free Press – Fans of actor Robert Pattinson and law enforcement officials waits in Kensington, GA Friday 073010. Pattinson, star of the “Twilight” saga, is in the region shooting the film adaptation of the Sara Gruen book “Water for Elephants.”A VIP, red-carpet premiere showing is planned for the 7:20 p.m. screening at the Majestic 12 downtown.
The VIP celebration is being presented by the Chattanooga Times Free Press along with the city’s Department of Education, Arts & Culture; Jaguar, Land Rover, Porsche of Chattanooga; Carmike Theaters and WRCB-TV 3.
It will be a circus-themed, Hollywood-style red-carpet affair beginning at 6 p.m. Actor Scott MacDonald, who plays “Blackie” in the film, will be in attendance, as will a fire-breathing performer. A section of Broad Street in front of the Majestic 12 will be closed to traffic.
The VIP screening is invitation-only, but Times Free Press readers can win a pair of tickets by posting an answer to the question: “What is your all-time favorite movie?” on the Chattanooga Times Free Press Facebook wall. Five winners, chosen at random, will be notified via Facebook message by 5 p.m. Thursday.