Superstar Party Film Debut – The Hollywood Reporter
Beyoncé performs during her Renaissance World Tour
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I brought Beyoncé Renaissance to the big screen Saturday night, debuting her new musical at a star-studded event in Beverly Hills.
The premiere, held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, included a dress code of “comfortable opulence”, featured a chrome carpet, and was followed by a screening of the film. Guests were invited to take photos of the eye-catching step-and-repeat — and they showed up Renaissance A work of cinematic art – and participating in several other photo shoots, including posing with Beyoncé’s signature silver horse.
Destiny’s Child members Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, LaTavia Roberson and Letoya Lockett, along with Janelle Monáe, Issa Rae, Lizzo, Halle and Chloe Bailey, Lupita Nyong’o, Tyler Perry, Nessie Nash-Pitts, Gabrielle Union, Ava DuVernay, and Lena. Wyeth, Kris Jenner, Robin Thede, Jeremy Pope, Laverne Cox, Marsai Martin, Coco Jones, Beyoncé’s dancers Les Twins and her parents, Tina and Matthew Knowles, were among the stars who walked the carpet. After the audience arrived, the audience was taken inside the theater, where the phones were turned off.
Beyoncé didn’t officially walk the carpet, but she snuck in and out of the show with her family once the lights went out. Inside the event, the star-studded group of guests mingled before the movie started, but once it started, they stayed in their seats and left the dancing on the screen. Attendees were also introduced Renaissance– Branded popcorn containers and soda cups, plus a sample of the star’s new fragrance.
Renaissance: A Beyoncé FilmIt follows the star embarking on the Renaissance World Tour, her highest-grossing tour to date, supporting… Renaissance The album that helped her become the most awarded female artist in the history of the Grammy Awards. It features behind-the-scenes footage as well as Beyoncé’s onstage performances — documenting her from the tour’s opening in Stockholm, Sweden to the finale in Kansas City, Missouri — and is produced by the singer’s label, Parkwood Entertainment.
The film’s Los Angeles premiere will be followed by a world premiere in London on Thursday, before the film debuts in theaters on Friday. The project is being distributed directly through AMC Theaters, just like Taylor Swift Tour of the ages The party movie that will hit theaters in October. Swift also had the Los Angeles premiere of the film — which became the first concert film in history to surpass $100 million at the domestic box office — where Beyoncé made a special appearance.
Beyoncé is best known for her musical films, including… Homecoming: A Beyoncé Filmé, which debuted on Netflix in 2019 and received six Emmy nominations. The film followed her headline slot at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which was lauded for being one of the most iconic music performances of all time.
Renaissance Tickets are currently on sale internationally.
Anja Smith contributed to this report.
