Julia Roberts and “Duplicity” Premiere, London

Posted by fjgirls in March 11th, 2009

Julia Roberts and Clive Owen were in town last night for the film premiere of “Duplicity” a spyÂ thriller about corporate espionage and corruptionÂ with more than a hint of naughtiness and the event was held at London’s Leicester Square and as predicted there was a bit of a turnout. Clive Owen and Julia Roberts haven’t starred together since the film Closer in 2004 so this was a special occasion for them. Julia was dressed in more casual attire in a grey Dolce and Gabana trouser suite.

For a spy based film Julia Roberts does get to do a lot of kissing and does “disrobe” in one scene something she’s not normally noted for although she did the very same in “Notting Hill” with Hugh Grant, and she has been quoted as saying she was glad it was with Clive Owen who she knows well, rather than a completely different actor.

She has another film coming out soon called “Fireflies in the Garden” which is family based drama. Superb in depth interview for further information on the latest on this star who looks to be coming back into the limelightÂ but is still family focused first at The Telegraph

Julia Roberts premiere Video footage by Elizabeth Toni

Other female celebs that attended the event included Claire Richards, Tamara Ecclestone, Adele Silva.

Film Details:

A spy thriller directed by writer/director Tony Gilroy about two corporate spies that have had romantic links in the past that decide to collaborate to carry out a hugely complex con that involves trying to corner a potentially massively profitable medical innovation but involves getting in the way ofÂ large non too happy corporate machines.

Verdict.

Purely trailer based, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen haveÂ a Â natural chemistry here and this is an important part of the film as this justaposes very nicely with the cold corporate culture that they get embroiled in. Slight comedy leanings in places, some naughtiness and reasonable story line with predicted twists and complexities, as you would expect with spy based thrillers, acting from what we have seen is predictably good, which means there are technical elements in play here, all points to a decent film rating but nothing outstanding. Box office wise we are not sure on this one its hardly “Erin Brokovich” poor girl makes good scenario, which was a gritty and superb and moving film, but the Clive Owen/Julia Roberts big name pull will guarantee at least reasonable success. Trailer based Rating 3 stars out 5++++. It will be very interesting to see what the critics make of this one!

Film is due for UK Release March 20

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