'A Avenue Cat Named Bob' Brings Heartwarming Story To Screen

'A Avenue Cat Named Bob' Brings Heartwarming Story To Screen

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Bob the cat poses with his owner James Bowen as they arrive for the world premiere of "A Avenue Cat Named Bob" at The Curzon Mayfair in London, Britain November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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LONDON (Reuters) - The heartwarming true story of a stray cat that helped change the lifetime of a London busker musician will get a big display adaptation in "A Road Cat Named Bob" that premiered within the British capital on Thursday.
Based on the e book of the identical name, the film stars "Conflict of the Titans" actor Luke Treadaway as James Bowen, a recovering drug addict who upon coming back from busking one evening in 2007 found an injured ginger cat at his sheltered lodging.
Bowen nursed the animal, which he named Bob, back to well being and shortly realised the cat was inseparable from him, following him as he went busking in London's central Covent Backyard area.
The sight of Bob on Bowen's shoulders or sitting by his feet as he performed on the streets caught the attention of increasing numbers of passersby and led to a life turnaround and bestselling guide for the busker.
He gave me a reason to rise up within the morning.. and now I am standing right here," Bowen advised Reuters on the red carpet with Bob perched on his shoulders. A film about a part of our lives is simply thoughts blowing."
Whereas producers had a number of cats on hand for the shoot, Bob additionally starred as himself, with co-stars Treadaway and "Downton Abbey" actress Joanne Froggatt describing him as "an expert" on set.
"It was sort of an uncommon expertise filming in Covent Backyard with real Bob in your shoulders however it was wonderful," Treadaway stated. He would simply know what he had to do."
Bob lay on Bowen's shoulders throughout media interviews on the pink carpet ahead of the film's screening, for which the two were joined by Prince William's spouse Kate, who attended as patron of the Action on Habit charity.
Fans cheered as they noticed Bowen and Bob, with some saying they'd travelled from so far as the United States for the premiere.
(Reporting by Francis Maguire and Marie-Louise Gumuchian; enhancing by Mark Heinrich)
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