Bryce Dallas Howard needed doctor's permission to attend premiere

Bryce Dallas Howard needed a permission slip from her doctor in order to fly to New York for the premiere of her directorial debut - because she was too pregnant to legally board a plane.

The Help star is due to give birth to her second child before the end of the year (11) and that fact made making it to the launch of When You Find Me a little difficult.

She explains, "In order to fly here to New York, I had to get a permission slip from my doctor."

And she's planning another big trip before the birth - so she can be with husband Seth Gabel, who is working overseas.

She tells People.com, "I'm actually going to be out of the country. I'm going there to be with him because it's around the time of the birth. The whole family's coming with me."