Atkinson cashes in with Mr Bean with movie

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He drove a yellow mini onto the red carpet before larking about with tourists and fans by climbing on top of his car and borrowing their video cameras.

• Gallery: Mr. Bean's Holiday premiere

Mr. Bean: Delighted the crowds by pitching up on the red carpet in his yellow mini

The new release - Mr Bean's Holiday - tells the story of the tweed jacket-wearing character's escapades during a break in the south of France which sees him stumble into the Cannes Film Festival.

Atkinson was joined by co-stars Max Baldry and Emma de Caunes at the West End premiere at the Odeon.

Mr. Bean's premiere: Rowan Atkinson pictured with co-stars Max Baldry and Emma de Caunes

He said: "He's [Mr Bean] a child and it's fun playing a child. He exhibits all the characteristics of childhood.

"He seems quite innocent and vulnerable and naive and then suddenly he's transformed into the most aggressive and vindictive and self-centred individual you've ever met."

Also at the premiere was Hollywood star Willem Dafoe who described his role in the movie as an "egotistical director", adding: "I've known a few of those in my time."

Who could he mean?