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Jim Carrey joined director Brad Silberling for the US premiere of his latest film, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, on Sunday.

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Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep plays Aunt Josephine in the comedy adventure, based on the best-selling books by Daniel Handler.

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Sixteen-year-old Australian actress Emily Browning won the coveted role of Violet Baudelaire, eldest sister in a family of orphans sent to live with the evil Count Olaf.

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Jim Carrey plays the evil Count Olaf, a distant relative determined to get his hands on the Baudelaire family fortune.

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Scottish comedian Billy Connolly plays Uncle Monty, alongside fellow Briton Jude Law who plays narrator Lemony Snicket. Connolly took questions from the audience following a press screening last week.

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Tom Hanks' son Chester attended the screening in Los Angeles with his mother, actress Rita Wilson. The film is expected to be a huge Christmas hit.

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Actresses Amy Brenneman and Hollow Man star Elisabeth Shue were among the celebrities attending the premiere on Sunday. The film opens in the US and UK on 17 December 2004.