This past Monday evening, the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood hosted the world premiere of Disney’s latest film, The Finest Hours. With the addition of cast and crew from the film, the U.S. Coast Guard Band as well as past and current military personnel hit the red carpet.
A heroic action-thriller, “The Finest Hours” is the remarkable true story of the most daring rescue mission in the history of the Coast Guard. Presented in Digital 3D™, Real D 3D and IMAX® 3D, the film will transport audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic experience on an epic scale. On February 18, 1952, a massive nor’easter struck New England, pummeling towns along the Eastern seaboard and wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path, including the SS Pendleton, a T-2 oil tanker bound for Boston, which was literally ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly-sinking stern. As the senior officer on board, first assistant engineer Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) soon realizes it is up to him to take charge of the frightened crew and inspire the men to set aside their differences and work together to ride out one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast. Meanwhile, as word of the disaster reaches the U.S. Coast Guard station in Chatham, Massachusetts, Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff (Eric Bana) orders a daring operation to rescue the stranded men. Despite overwhelming odds, four men, led by Coast Guard Captain Bernie Webber (Chris Pine), set out in a wooden lifeboat with an ill-equipped engine and little, if any, means of navigation, facing frigid temperatures, 60-foot high waves and hurricane-force winds.
Check out some of the photos from last night’s event below.
This action-packed film is set to open on Friday, January 29.
Enjoy!
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 25: The cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 25: Actor Chris Pine and the cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Chris Pine
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 25: Actors Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, Chris Pine and Casey Affleck and the cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Eric Bana; Holliday Grainger; Chris Pine; Casey Affleck
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 25: Coast Guard Engineer Andy Fitzgerald (L) and actor Kyle Gallner and the cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Andy Fitzgerald;Kyle Gallner
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 25: The cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 25: Actor Eric Bana and the cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Eric Bana
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 25: Coast Guard Engineer, Andy Fitzgerald and the cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Andy Fitzgerald
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 25: (L-R) President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios, Alan Horn, Admiral and Commandant, US Coast Guard, Paul Zukunft, Commander, US Coast Guard, John Pruitt and President, The Walt Disney Studios, Alan Bergman and the cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Sean Bailey; Alan Horn; Paul Zukunft; John Pruitt; Alan Bergman
Dorothy Aufiero, Andy Fitzgerald, Adrmiral Zukunft and the cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29..(Photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)
Vet. Bob Friend and the cast of Disney?s ?The Finest Hours? were greeted by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Honor Guard and throngs of fans at the film?s premiere earlier tonight at the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The heroic action-thriller opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, January 29..(Photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)
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