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Snakes on a red carpet

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published August 19, 2006

LOS ANGELES - A scrappy little horror movie got first-class Tinseltown treatment as Snakes on a Plane had its world premiere at the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

Hundreds of cheering fans lined Hollywood Boulevard on Thursday night, and the red carpet was replete with snakes, stars and bloggers.

Some of the red-carpet fashion included snake-shaped earrings, numerous snake images on T-shirts, snake images on shoes, even some snakes on a chain.

No fashionista, however, could top snake wrangler Jules Sylvester, who slithered across the red carpet with a live 13-foot Burmese python wrapped around his neck. "It really is the latest in accessories," he said with a laugh.

Co-star Lin Shaye said she designed her necklace with its solid-gold diamond-studded snake pendant, which was crafted by friend and jeweler Kathie Takowsky. "(We) created these pieces and we went over to New Line and said, 'Look, what do you think of this? Is it something we could do with your approval? We don't want a lawsuit with New Line,' and they loved it."

And then there was ER Emmy winner Julianna Margulies, who plays one of the flight attendants. She replied graciously when asked, "What are YOU doing in this movie?"

"I liked that you asked that question," she said, smiling. "Actually, I just wanted to work with (co-star) Sam Jackson. And, I figured, anyone who is brave enough to make a movie called, Snakes on a Plane - I just have to be a part of that."

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