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Rain fails to dampen Shooter premiere
By This is London 30.03.07
Aiming high: Shooter star Mark Wahlberg
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Hundreds of fans braved the rain to see Mark Wahlberg arrive for the London premiere of his new thriller Shooter.
The Oscar-nominated actor took refuge under a large umbrella as he signed autographs and smiled for the cameras at the Odeon in Leicester Square last night.
Gallery: See more pictures from the premiere here
The bad weather also failed to deter models Danielle Lloyd and Catalina Guirado from wearing revealing dresses which added a touch of glamour to the event.
Action movie Shooter sees Wahlberg star as former Army sniper Bob Lee Swagger, who is framed by the FBI for an assassination attempt on the president.
The 36-year-old actor, who found fame as pop star Marky Mark in the 1980s, was nominated for an Oscar for his role in last year's thriller The Departed.
"It's been a wild ride," Wahlberg said. "I don't spend too much time looking back but every once in a while someone will put a photograph in front of me that will pinpoint a special time in my life, and... it's been an interesting run."
Director Antoine Fuqua, whose previous films include Training Day, said Wahlberg had come a long way since his days in the music charts.
"Yeah, he was dancing around and wearing boxers!" he said. "The next thing you know he's at the Academy Awards.
"It's great because it goes to show that you can go a long way as an artist - you don't just have to do one thing."
Shooter, which also stars Danny Glover and Kate Mara, is out in cinemas on Friday April 13.
