Matt Smith made a rare red carpet appearance with his sister Laura at The Death of Bunny Munro premiere in London on Thursday night.
The Doctor Who star, 43, enjoyed an outing with his sibling – who is a dancer – at The Royal Festival Hall.
For the premiere Matt dressed as cool as ever in a stylish leather jacket and shades and looked in great spirits.
His sister meanwhile brought the glamour in a pink sequin dress with feather detailing and boosted her height with silver heels.
Matt will transform into a sex-addicted salesman as his new drama series, The Death Of Bunny Munro, which hits screens on Sky.
From the creatives behind Netflix’s smash hit true-story based drama Baby Reindeer, the new six-parter sees Matt in the leading role.Â
Matt Smith made a rare red carpet appearance with his sister Laura at The Death of Bunny Munro premiere in London on Thursday night
The Doctor Who star, 43, enjoyed an outing with his sibling – who is a dancer – at The Royal Festival Hall
Matt plays self-professed Lothario, Bunny, a door-to-door beauty salesman that, following his wife Libby’s death by suicide, is preoccupied using his job for sex.
He’s been saddled with taking care of his young son, Bunny Jr, and with only a loose concept of what it means to be a parent, it clearly struggling.Â
A show synopsis reads: ‘The two struggle to contain their grief in wildly different ways, and Bunny takes Junior on the road for an increasingly out-of-control sales tour around Brighton and the surrounding coast.Â
‘Bunny bounces from one sales pitch to the next, trying to seduce any woman he meets – while Junior kills time talking to the ghost of his mother.
‘He grapples with the realisation his dad isn’t just fallible, he’s a f***ing mess.Â
‘As Bunny starts to unravel, he realises he must do something to rescue his son from his own outdated notions of what it is to be a man.
‘The Death of Bunny Munro is both a wild cautionary tale and a tender portrait of the relationship between father and son.’
Musician and screenwriter Nick Cave, who wrote the book the new series is based on, worked behind-the-scenes as part of the series, with Matt also working off camera as Executive Producer.Â
For the premiere Matt dressed as cool as ever in a stylish leather jacket and shades and looked in great spirits
Matt will transform into a sex-addicted salesman as his new drama series, The Death Of Bunny Munro, which hits screens on Sky
From the creatives behind Netflix’s smash hit true-story based drama Baby Reindeer, the new six-parter sees Matt in the leading role
His sister meanwhile brought the glamour in a pink sequin dress with feather detailing and boosted her height with silver heels
She added sparkly silver earrings to her look and posed up a storm
Shameless star David Threlfall posed with Matt for snaps
Last year, Matt was spotted for the first time getting into character as Bunny, as he filmed for the show at Saltdean Lido in Brighton.
Matt has said of the series: ‘To work alongside Nick Cave on The Death of Bunny Munro feels like a great honour. It’s a brilliant exploration of love, grief, and chaos.
‘At its heart a deep, difficult, and tender story about a father and son, coping with loss and change.
‘Clerkenwell Films and Sky feels like the perfect home to make such a bold story and Pete has delivered such wonderful scripts, both funny and heart breaking in equal measure.
‘I can’t wait to collaborate with Isabella and begin the journey with everyone at Clerkenwell.’
Nick added: ‘Finally, someone with the courage to take on this unholy tale.
‘I am thrilled that Sky and Clerkenwell Films are bringing Bunny to life, in all his flawed glory, and I can think of nobody better than Matt Smith to play him.’
The series was announced in November 2023 and is directed by Pete Jackson and produced by Clerkenwell Films.
Matt was recently joined by co-stars Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke at an exclusive FYC event at the Saban Media Center in Hollywood.Â
Nick Cave opted for a smart grey suit
Musician and screenwriter Nick, who wrote the book the new series is based on, worked behind-the-scenes as part of the series, with Matt also working off camera as Executive Producer
Matt has said of the series: ‘To work alongside Nick Cave on The Death of Bunny Munro feels like a great honour. It’s a brilliant exploration of love, grief, and chaos’
Radio presenter Edith Bowman wore a chic black suit for the premiere
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis attend the screening
Matt Smith, Rafael Mathe and Nick Cave posed together
They larked about on the pink carpet
David looked almost unrecognisable as he arrived
Model Kristen McMenamy wore a chic white look
The cast were asked if they’ve stayed in touch since filming ended in May 2023.
‘It’s been a minute since we all gathered,’ host Josh Horowitz said. ‘This is like a glorified excuse to reunite, right?
‘How active has the WhatsApp group been in the last year and a half, two years?’ to which Emma jokingly responded: ‘Dormant.’Â
The Death Of Bunny Munro launches on Sky and streaming service NOW on 20 November.
