Sundance red carpet photos: Mark Hamill hams it up with 'Brigsby Bear' at premiere

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Director Dave McCary, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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Ryan Simpkins at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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Beck Bennett, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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Jorge Lendeborg Jr, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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Matt Walsh, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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Kyle Mooney at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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Nick Rutherford, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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Alexa Demie, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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Mark Hamill at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Director Dave McCary, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Director Dave McCary, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Ryan Simpkins at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Beck Bennett, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Beck Bennett, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Jorge Lendeborg Jr, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Matt Walsh, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Kyle Mooney at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Ryan Simpkins at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Nick Rutherford, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Alexa Demie, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Jorge Lendeborg Jr, at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Ryan Simpkins at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Mark Hamill at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Mark Hamill at the Ecceles Theatre for the premiere of "Brigsby Bear" at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Monday, January 23, 2017.

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· January 23, 2017 7:07 pm

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Filmed-in-Salt Lake City comedy "Brigsby Bear" premiered Monday, Jan. 23, at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in Park City. "Saturday Night Live" star Kyle Mooney co-wrote (with Kevin Costello) and stars in the film as a guy whose life changes radically when his favorite children's TV show abruptly ends. Dave McCary directs a cast that includes Claire Danes, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh and Michaela Watkins; part of the U.S. Dramatic competition.