Photo Flash: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Premieres in NYC
By: Jessica Lewis Apr. 18, 2011
Water for Elephants, based on Sara Gruen's novel of the same name and directed by Francis Lawrence premiered yesterday, April 17, in New York City. The film stars Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski, Reese Witherspoon as Marlena and Christoph Waltz as August. Hal Holbrook plays the older Jacob Jankowski.
The cast also features Mark Povinelli as Kinko/Walter, Jim Norton as Camel, Scott MacDonald as Blackie, James Frain as Rosie's caretaker, Ken Foree as Earl and Paul Schneider as Charlie O'Brien.In Water For Elephants, Jacob Jankowski (Pattinson) was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the Great Depression, and for Jacob (Holbrook), now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, (Witherspoon) the beautiful equestrian star married to August (Waltz), the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant and the only hope for this third-rate traveling show.
BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage of the premiere beow.
Photos: Sonia Moskowitz/Globe Photos/ZUMAPress
Mark Pavinelli and Guest
Ken Foree
Max Carver
Screenwriter Richard Lagravanese
Director Francis Lawrence
Model Nicole Murphy and Michael Strahan
Author Sara Gruen
Author Sara Gruen
Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz
Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz
Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon
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