The queen of pop admitted her nervousness upon arriving at the red carpet UK premiere of her directorial debut, "E.W.," in London.

Madonna received a less-than overwhelming response from a handful of fans as she walked the red carpet premiere at the Leicester Square Empire Cinema. "E.W." is Madonna's first attempt at sitting on the director's chair, hopefully following the success of her ex-husband, Guy Ritchie.

"It's slightly nerve-wracking because it's about a British king, it's predominantly filmed in Britain, it's a British production, most of my actors are English and I know the British can be tough critics. But I hope they like it." says the singer-turned-director in a report posted by The Telegraph.

Madonna arrived in a gothic-inspired gown with a lace cape paired by red leather gloves, proving that the star hasn't lost touch of her 80's power pop fashion sense.

The movie tells the romance of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (portrayed by James D'Arcy and Andrea Riseborough), and Madonna is quite anxious about taking over a highly ambitious project. The film already has been screened in the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals, but this is the first time the singer has presented her film for the British audience.

Madonna's actors seem to think highly of her, describing the first time director as very professional and dedicated with the handling of the project.

"She was extraordinary, because she was very prepared and passionate about the piece and that's what excited me when I first met her," says Riseborough, who also starred in the BBC-produced film "Brighton Rock."

"As a director Madonna is about as prepared a person I've ever worked with. Reams and reams of research she'd done. She gave me so many books and every single page was underlined, and if it wasn't underlined it was highlighted, and if it wasn't highlighted there was a post-it note on it," D'Arcy said in a report.

View the slideshow to see images of Madonna and the movie's stars on the red carpet premiere.

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