The large crowd gathered for the opening night gala of The Magnificent Seven at Roy Thomson was noisy and enthusiastic. However, despite the heat and the fact that the cast arrived a half hour late on the red carpet, fans were elated to see the likes of Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luke Grimes, Byung-hun Lee, Martin Sensmeier and director Antoine Fuqua arrive, even if they didn't get any selfies or autographs.
The premiere was the first viewing of the movie for most of the cast, who'd spoken to press a few hours earlier during a press junket, followed by a press conference at TIFF Bell Lightbox. The cast obviously had a lot of fun filming the movie, and that was evident at the press conference, where they continued to have fun as they related their experiences to the press.
When asked why he cast Denzel Washington, Antoine Fuqua joked, “I just wanted to see Denzel Washington on a horse!”
Fuqua and the cast also asserted that this was not a remake of the original The Magnificent Seven. Chris Pratt joked, “Eventually, you just run out of names. If I have a son named Chad, is he a remake of somebody else named Chad? No! And I’m not going to give him another name like Schnarkle. This [movie] has reach. It gets people engaged. But it’s probably a lot more The Wild Bunch than it is The Magnificent Seven. We used the title. We used the story. There are seven guys and we’re all f---ing magnificent. But let that movie (the 1960 original) be that movie. This is a different movie.”
Enjoy photos from the premiere below! ~Alexandra Heilbron
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- Chris Pratt talks to media
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- Luke Grimes plays Teddy Q
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- Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio
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- Byung-hun Lee
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- Antoine Fuqua and Haley Bennett
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- Chris Pratt
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- Denzel Washington
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- L-R: Haley Bennett, Luke Grimes, Martin Sensmeier, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee, Peter Sarsgaard
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- Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt
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- The only female star of the movie, Haley Bennett lit up the red carpet
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antoine fuqua, Byung-hun Lee, Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington, ethan hawke, Haley Bennett, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, peter sarsgaard, The Magnificent Seven, Vincent D'Onofrio
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