Sean Connery attends his first UK premiere in a decade - joins the Leicester Square walk of fame (photos)

Sir Sean Connery has attended his first West End premiere for a decade.

The movie legend was not afraid of getting his mitts dirty as he dipped them in plaster for his prints to be placed as a permanent fixture in London`s Leicester Square as he showed up for the screening of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.


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His hands will now be cast in bronze to sit alongside those of stars such as Tom Cruise, Charlton Heston, Bruce Willis and Pierce Brosnan - who dipped his hands at the GoldenEye premiere in 1995.

In the film he plays Allan Quatermain, who along with a number of other literary heroes such as Dorian Gray, Dr Jekyll, Captain Nemo and Tom Sawyer take on foes in the action movie.



Connery, 73, was surprised by the size of the 2,000-strong crowd which cheered him outside the Odeon Cinema as he arrived.

The actor said: "It`s fantastic out there, but I wasn`t prepared for such an onslaught. They were just so enthusiastic."



"It`s true, I haven`t been here for for God knows how long. In fact, I came here with From Russia With Love with my father and mother," he said.

And he remained cryptic about reported clashes with the director on the set of the film. "Well, I think he`s recovering in an asylum but apart from that I think he`s okay," Connery said.

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