Tr3s Exclusive: Stars Shine at Biutiful Premiere

By Michael Lopez

You could say Tuesday was a Biutiful evening in Los Angeles. The sky was clear, the weather was perfect and the stars were out for the premiere of Javier Bardem’s acclaimed new film. The cast and crew gave Tr3s lots of juicy soundbites about the Golden Globes, acting techniques and even Cowboys & Aliens!

The darlings of the night, Javier Bardem and director Alejandro González Iñárritu, beamed with pride after  Biutiful picked up a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

“[It] was fantastic!" Iñárritu told Blogamole. "It was really great news! I have been working four years for this film to happen.”

Biutiful’s nomination is particularly meaningful to Iñárritu after he and executive producer Guillermo del Toro recently slammed Hollywood studios for putting out “recycled” and formulaic movies. Biutiful obviously doesn’t fall into that category, and recognition from the Golden Globes proves that great cinema can still be appreciated.

Javier Bardem was just as excited, calling the nomination “great news.” He went on to tell us about preparing for such a challenging role.

“You really have to prepare yourself [for this role]," Bardem told Blogamole. "The most challenging aspect of this character was that he had to face himself, to evaluate his life, to see what he did wrong, and to find the right ways to fix it.”

Although the movie was filled with life-and-death drama (and some very dark undertones), you wouldn't know it from the light-hearted atmosphere of the premiere, which kept celebs such as Melanie Griffith, Andy Garcia and Milla Jovovich smiling throughout the evening.

We also caught up with Nacho Libre star Ana de la Reguera at the event. The actress, who recently added HBO’s Eastbound & Down to her credits, told us about her upcoming sci-fi western, Cowboys & Aliens.

“It’s going to be an amazing film, and it’s got a very interesting plot," de la Reguera told Blogamole. "Aliens in the 1800’s and all kinds of cool stuff.”

Coming from producer Steven Spielberg and the director of Iron Man, we can’t wait to see the film when it opens next July.

As for Biutiful, it's just as amazing as we hoped it would be. Though we’ve been sworn to secrecy for one more week, you can bet we’ll have an exciting review waiting for you before the movie officially hits theaters December 29.

Do you plan to see Biutiful? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

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