Two short, unimportant little articles, but for those interested…
First is from Variety, June 24 2008
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OFF THE “WALL-E” PREMIERE
Greek remade into outdoor movie theater
It was a case of space program wizardry meets Mouse wizardry when Pixar’s “Wall-E” preemed Saturday at the Greek Theater.
This was one of those high-potential-for-logistical-nightmare preems at which Disney excels. The Greek was remade into a 2,000-seat outdoor movie theater; NASA Mars rovers lined the red carpet. After the screening, 30 vans shuttled guests up the hill to the Griffith Observatory for the party, which included a special setup of super-high magnification telescopes and a powerful spotlight that lit the Hollywood sign from miles away.
Outside on the observatory’s lawn, helmer Andrew Stanton called his film “a sci-fi love story” that’s distinct from other Pixar pics. “That’s why you go to the movies: to see something different,” said Stanton, who also directed “Finding Nemo.” “I spend four years on these movies. I don’t want to do them twice.”
For his part, Pixar topper John Lasseter said, “Every Pixar film is different, but they all come from the same DNA.”
Also, similar article from PRESS ASSOCIATION (mentions that Buzz Aldrin attended the premiere):
ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM … XFj66rgTsg
WALL-E ROLLS OUT FOR WORLD PREMIERE
Wall-E the robot has introduced himself to fans and reporters by rolling down the red carpet at the LA premiere of his new movie.
A special screening of the new film was held in the open air at the city’s Greek Theatre.
Actress Sigourney Weaver, who plays the voice of a spaceship’s computer, seemed relieve to escape the heat and be rushed away from the carpet as the film began.
Curb Your Enthusiasm actor Jeff Garlin was happy to discuss how pleased he was to be a part of the project: “My voice worked fine and when I saw the movie it blew me away.”
Former Cheers star John Ratzenberger said he was thrilled to be invited to be in Wall-E: “I’ve been working with Pixar now for 15 years, I’ve been really blessed. My agent calls and says I’ve just had a call from Pixar and I say just tell me where to be.”
Director and writer Andrew Stanton explained how he’d never been fussed about having huge celebrities to work with: “We’ve never worried about whether we have big names or not - what we want is who’s perfectly cast for that role, so you can believe that character.”
Buzz Aldrin also attended the premiere.