Brosnan said `show must go on` for Evelyn premiere on St. Patricks Day in London despite war fears (photos)

Pierce Brosnan insisted the show must go on as he celebrated St Patrick`s night at the premiere of his latest movie.

There had been fears the screening of Irish drama Evelyn would have to be cancelled in the face of the looming war in the Gulf.

However, the 49-year-old James Bond star delighted fans in London`s Leicester Square by pressing ahead with the event at the Odeon West End cinema.

Brosnan said: "There was a point where we thought we would cancel but it`s very difficult to cancel an event like this.



"And on St Patrick`s Day we have to celebrate a movie that will touch people`s hearts. I think there will be a few pints raised at the end of the evening."

In the film, which he produced, he stars as Desmond Doyle, a single dad who has to win back his children in a real life tug of love which occurs in Ireland in the 1950s.

He said the story struck a chord with him: "I`m deeply proud of the picture, I`m deeply proud we made it and every man and woman in it shone brightly."

The film - which also stars former ER star Julianna Margulies and Sir Alan Bates - opens in cinemas on Friday.

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