Behind the scenes at the Blackpool premiere of resort-filmed comedy Eaten by Lions

By Tom Earnshaw, Reporter
Published 28th Mar 2019, 11:17 GMT
Updated 28th Mar 2019, 12:28 GMT

The cast of new comedy film Eaten by Lions arrived at The Winter Gardens last night for its star-studded northern premiere.

Filmed and set in Blackpool, the comedy tells the heart-warming story of half-brothers Omar (Antonio Aakeel) and Pete (Jack Carroll), who were raised by their grandma after their parents were killed by lions in a bizarre accident. When their beloved grandma passes away, they embark on a life-changing journey to find Omar’s birth father in Blackpool

Leading star Antonio loves Blackpool, that's for sure...placeholder image
Leading star Antonio loves Blackpool, that's for sure...
Stars arrived at the Winter Gardens in the same yellow Rolls Royce used in the filmplaceholder image
Stars arrived at the Winter Gardens in the same yellow Rolls Royce used in the film
Jason Redshaw, Anna Phylactic and David Charles-Cully.placeholder image
Jason Redshaw, Anna Phylactic and David Charles-Cully.
John Smith, star Tom Binns with son Arthur and Mary Binnsplaceholder image
John Smith, star Tom Binns with son Arthur and Mary Binns
People starting to gather outside the Gardens ahead of the premiereplaceholder image
People starting to gather outside the Gardens ahead of the premiere
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Ready for the northern premiere of the new feature film
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