Colin Farrell Pulls Out of Premiere  12/13/05

Irish heart-throb Colin Farrell has pulled out of the world premiere of his film The New World after being admitted to a treatment center for his drug addiction.

The Alexander star, 29, has checked into an unnamed health center for exhaustion and dependency on prescription drugs.

Farrell was scheduled to take a break from filming Miami Vice this week to promote The New World and attend the premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday (15DEC05).

Production company New Line have confirmed Farrell will miss the promotional activities and screening.

The epic romance about English settler Captain John Smith and native American Indian Pocahontas opens on limited release in the US on Christmas Day (25DEC05) and opens nationwide next month (13JAN06).