premiere for Darren Aronofsky's latest movie Noah.

The film stars Russell Crowe as the Biblical figure who built an ark to save his family

and pairs of animals from a great flood. While Crowe was not in attendence at the Berlin

screening, his co-stars, Emma Watson, Douglas Booth, Logan Lerman and Jennifer Connelly

took plenty of time to speak to fans, sign autographs and do interviews.

It has just got so many layers, it is really on the one hand this kind of this action film

and then it is also this very intimate family drama that plays out. It is also weirdly kind

of a road movie. It has kind of a little bit of everything in it, it is really beautifully

crafted and really original. And I think, I hope people will love it.

While Emma hopes that people will love the film, it has already been banned in three

Arab countries on religious grounds. As depicting holy figures in works of art is frowned upon

in Islam. But director Darren Aronofsky didn't seem to be worried.

I don't think there really is that big of a controversy. Most of the controversy is

about the unknown. I think as soon as people start to see the film, tonight and in the

following weeks, the controversy is going to disappear. People have to see the film

and see how it relates to them. But, you know, I think the oldest stories in the world are

the classics and they relate to all of us. There is something about water, there is the

flood that we all can understand, that is deep in our souls. It doesn't matter where

you are from on the planet, what religion you are, Noah belongs to everyone. And so

getting the story out there on the big screen for the first time it will be interesting

to see how people react and what people are saying about it.

While the fans cheered for all the stars on the carpet, it was Emma Watson that most of

them had turned out to see. And even her co-star Douglas Booth couldn't help reminiscing about

sharing an on screen kiss with the Harry Potter beauty.

It was great, we have been friends for a while, you know, it is great fun. We were joking

only today, you know: It was meant to be romantic, there was a scene where we had to run together

at one point, like run into a kiss and we got so tight that we just ended up running

and butting heads and make each other's lips bleed. She is great fun, a great great girl.

Noah opens in Europe on April 3.