Lily Collins steals the show in Grecian-inspired mini dress at special screening of new film Tolkien By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 04:30 BST, 8 May 2019 | Updated: 06:19 BST, 8 May 2019 1 Viewcomments The biopic Tolkien, about the early life of the author of The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, opens in movie theatres on Friday. But those who couldn't wait to see it were able to take in a special screening Tuesday night along with a Q&A between die-hard Tolkien fan Stephen Colbert and the film's stars Lily Collins and Nicholas Hoult. The event was held at the Montclair Film Festival in New Jersey and was beamed love to cinemas nationwide. Stylish: Lily Collins wore a Grecian-inspired patterned mini dress for a special screening of her new film Tolkien at the Montclair Film Festival on Tuesday night in New Jersey Collins and Hoult were joined by their Finnish director Dome Karukoski. Collins, 30, who plays the love of Tolkien's life Edith Bratt, arrived at the screening in a strapless patterned mini dress. She bared plenty of skin in the Grecian-inspired number that she paired with black heels. She wore her brunette locks tied back into a ponytail and accessorized with sparkly hoop earrings. Lovely: The actress, 30, bared plenty of skin in the strapless number that she paired with black heels Star: Collins, who plays the love of Tolkien's life Edith Bratt, wore her hair tied back into a ponytail and accessorized with sparkly hoop earrings Big night: Collins was joined at the event by her co-star Nicolas Hoult, 29, who plays the famed author of The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings So cool: Hoult wore a black and white patterned shirt with black trousers and shoes and added an edgy touch with a black leather jacket Hoult, who stars as J.R.R. Tolkien, wore a black and white patterned shirt with black trousers and shoes. The British actor, 29, added an edgy touch with a black leather jacket. The film seeks to show how the English writer and academic went from being a lonely orphan to one of the world's most famous storytellers. It also recounts the love affair between Tolkein and Bratt who first met when he was 16 and she was 19 and his friendship with a fellow group of artists and writers at school. Biopic: The film by Finnish director Dome Karukoski, pictured with Collins, tells the story of the early life of the English writer and academic Host: The special screening Tuesday night included a Q&A between die-hard Tolkien fan Stephen Colbert, pictured, and the film's stars and director Big promotional push: The event was beamed love to cinemas nationwide. Tolkien opens in theatres on Friday Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility