It was a case of "catch them if you can" as hordes of fans gathered outside the premiere of Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie, all hoping to get a glimpse of their favourite stars.
Director Steven Spielberg was joined by Christopher Walken, Juliette Lewis, Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks and of course Leo, at the event in Los Angeles.
Catch Me If You Can is the story of Frank Abagnale Jr, who at the age of just 17 became the youngest person ever to be placed on the FBI's most wanted list. The con-artist went on a five-year crime spree, during which he passed millions of dollars' worth of bad cheques, before police finally caught up with him.
"He saw the banks and the IRS systematically break down his father’s spirit. It’s like a revenge story in a lot of ways," says DiCaprio. "He went out to attack the big corporations."
Tom Hanks plays the agent who pursued Abagnale across the country as he repeatedly changed identities, taking on the personas of airline pilot, doctor, assistant attorney general and history professor. Ironically, the FBI later helped him get out of prison early on condition that he go to work for them.
The accomplished criminal himself was also in attendance. Nowadays he tours the world lecturing on how to prevent the very crimes he so ingeniously committed.
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