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Zack Sharf A screening of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” was disrupted on opening night (March 4) at the Moviehouse & Eatery by Cinépolis in Austin, Texas after a moviegoer released a live bat inside the theater. Annelise Holyoak, a spokesperson at Cinépolis, confirmed the news with CBS Austin and said the moviegoer was pulling a prank and not trying to actively harm anyone.“Local animal control was immediately contacted, and they have been overseeing the situation to ensure guest, associate and animal safety,” Holyoak said in a statement.
“To ensure a prank like this does not again occur, we’ve added additional security and are checking all bags upon guest entry.”Video of the prank shared with CBS Austin showed movie theater staff explaining to guests how they planned to get the bat out of the theater. One staff member is heard saying, “We will use the projector to turn that [movie screen] light off and I’m gonna turn all these lights off and try and get it to go into this lighted [exit] area.
If you are uncomfortable being in the dark with a bat, please remove yourself now.” Moviegoers in attendance at “The Batman” screening were offered full refunds because of the prank. The theater said that the majority of viewers in attendance decided to stay and finish the film with the bat still in the theater.“The Batman” started its box office run in the U.S.
with a sturdy $138 million, above original estimates of $128.5 million. Those ticket sales rank as the best opening of 2022, as well as only the second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100 million mark in a single weekend following “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Internationally, “The Batman” earned $120 million from 74 overseas market for a total global haul of $254 million after
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Olivia Rodrigo‘s ex-parter was hospitalised with heart failure shortly after the release of ‘Drivers License’.Joshua Bassett met Rodrigo on the set of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which premiered on the Disney Channel back in 2019 before moving to Disney+.Although the pair have not publicly confirmed rumours that they dated, Bassett recently spoke to People about how Rodrigo’s hit ‘Sour’ single ‘Drivers License’ – released in January 2021 – brought on a bout of stress.The track is believed to have been inspired by the couple’s break-up, with Bassett explaining how receiving death threats on social media impacted his health. “Every day I felt worse and worse,” he recalled of that period.“I was sleeping 16 to 20 hours a day.
Love & Hip Hop star Apple Watts is in critical condition after a disastrous car crash on Wednesday, March 24. After her black Mercedes and a Ford F250 pickup truck collided on I-15 in Burbank, California, she was life-lifted to a hospital in Nevada where she is fighting for her life. She reportedly suffered “major injuries” from the crash that left her car in flames, the police tells TMZ.
Avril Lavigne is feeling the love! The singer recently dropped her latest album, , in February, and got a special celebratory bouquet from Taylor Swift that the singer says was an appreciated gesture.Lavigne walked the red carpet at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and she spoke with ET's Lauren Zima about Swift's kind gift congratulating her on the new music.«Its so sweet! And she's lovely,» Lavigne marveled. «We sang 'Complicated' up on stage on her tour and then when my album came out she sent flowers and a sweet note saying she was loving the new album.»Lavigne shared photos of the beautiful bouquet of peach, pink and cream white flowers — which included tulips, and roses, among other floral selections, as well as a note that read, «Avril, Been dancing around my kitchen to your fabulous new album.
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Smash-hit singing series Pop Idol is allegedly set to make its long-anticipated return to our screens after a 20 year absence. Broadcaster ITV are rumoured to be in 'early stage talks' about bringing back the show, which launched the impressive careers of the likes of Will Young and Gareth Gates.Though it may have only aired for a total of two seasons, the talent contest - first released in 2001 - saw some of the brightest stars of the early noughties being recognised on-screen for their incredible voices.
Nirvana’s ‘Something In The Way’ have surged following its inclusion in The Batman.The deep cut from Nirvana’s classic 1991 album ‘Nevermind’ has surged on steaming platforms according to initial reports from MRC Data (via Billboard).The song appears twice in the film and also appeared in trailers leading up to the film’s release.According to the figures from MRC, ‘Something In The Way’ earned 3.1million on-demand official US streams in the first four days following the film’s release on March 4, an increase of 372,000 from the previous four days – or a 734 per cent increase.Between March 6-7, the song racked up 880,000 streams and then rose to 1.5million the following day. By March 8, the song had tallied 1.6million streams.The Batman director and writer Matt Reeves has explained how Robert Pattinson’s character was inspired by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain last year.Speaking about the inclusion of the song to Empire back in December, Reeves said: “That’s when it came to me that, rather than make Bruce Wayne the playboy version we’ve seen before, there’s another version who had gone through a great tragedy and become a recluse.“So I started making this connection to Gus Van Sant’s Last Days, and the idea of this fictionalised version of Kurt Cobain being in this kind of decaying manor.” He then discussed how he believed Robert Pattinson was perfect for the part after witnessing his performance in 2017 film Good Time.He said: “In that movie you could really feel his vulnerability and desperation, but you could also feel his power.
Disney have released the first photos of their live-action version of the famous Pinocchio movie, where Tom Hanks can be seen taking on the role of Geppetto. In the snaps, the 65 year old Hollywood actor can be seen transformed into the Italian carpenter who creates Pinocchio out of wood and brings him to life after wishing upon a star to make him a real boy.
The Batman in Austin was paused after a filmgoer released a live bat in the audience.Viewers can be seen watching the bat fly around the auditorium in a video shared on Twitter last Saturday (March 5).“I’m at the Batman movie and there are real bats in the theater,” one Twitter user who was at the screening in question tweeted.Another person shared their own footage and wrote: “I was there. They tried to bait it into flying out.”Check out the footage here:I’m at the Batman movie and there are real bats in the theater….
Dad’s night out! Months after Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins welcomed their fourth daughter, the singer stepped out solo to celebrate country music at the 2022 ACM Awards.
Love Is Blind season 2 may have featured a love triangle between Shayne Jansen, Shaina Hurley and Natalie Lee, but the latter didn’t completely realize what went down until she watched the Netflix show back.
EastEnders fans were left fuming as the soap returned to screens after a two-day break.
Molly-Mae Hague has been sharing a look inside her luxurious trip to Mexico.The Love Island star took to her Instagram to give her 6.2million followers a peek inside the sunny getaway. Standing on the beach in white bikini bottoms and a t-shirt with her hair swept back into a bun, the tanned reality star penned: "Fallin into your ocean eyes," followed by a heart emoji.
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterMary J. Blige’s iconic ’90s song “Real Love” is being turned into a Lifetime movie, with the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul executive producing the made-for-TV film.One of her most beloved and memorable tracks, “Real Love” was Blige’s first song to hit the Top 10 and was certified gold two months after its release in 1992.Per Lifetime, in the coming-of-age romantic drama “Real Love,” Kendra sets off on her own for the first time to a college in upstate New York, determined to focus on her studies.