The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Premiere

It's hard to believe but it's been nearly sixteen years since Sean Connery attended one of his premieres in London. But, last night he once more walked the red carpet in Leicester Square as he rolled up for the premiere of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Appearing for his first London premiere since The Name of the Rose, Connery was rather taken aback by the almighty caterwauling that welcomed him, with hundreds turned out to see the screen legend in person. "I was overwhelmed with the response, they were fantastic out there," he told Empire Online after retreating inside the cinema. "I must say I was not prepared for such an onslaught, they were really wonderful." While calls of "Shir Shean!" echoed from numerous would-be impersonators, it is to Connery's co-stars that Empire Online turned to find out who does the best Sean Connery. "Everyone did it, I think," confessed Shane West "but no one really got caught. I can't do one for you now, we decided not to do the impressions anymore because he might actually get mad." "Everyone heard that you weren't allowed to do the impersonation except me," recalled Stuart Townsend, "so one day I did it in front of him and he laughed, he didn't mind." Asked which he thought was the best, Connery called his co-stars out for fibbing, "no they never did any impressions in front of me, no matter what they say." And would the man himself do a Sean Connery impression for us? "The name's Moore," he said. "Roger Moore."