Iron Man Stunt Goes Wrong [PHOTOS] - Iron Man Stunt Goes Wrong, 'Idiotic' Iron Man 3 publicity stunt
goes wrong,Cinemagoers in Missouri called police after seeing what they
thought was a man carrying an assault weapon at a movie theatre. An Iron Man 3 publicity stunt gone wrong resulted in moviegoer panic and local police swarming a theatre during the blockbuster film’s opening weekend.
In fact, An Iron Man 3 publicity stunt gone wrong resulted in moviegoer panic and local police swarming a theatre during the blockbuster film’s opening weekend, it was a promotion by the management of
the Goodrich Capital 8 theatre in Jefferson City featuring actors
dressed up to look like members of S.H.I.E.L.D., the superhero agency
from Marvel Comics featured in the 'Iron Man' and 'Avengers' films.
But
the performance instead caused several members of the public to make
panicked calls to the authorities, in light of the shooting at the
cinema in Aurora, Colorado, last summer, with armed police descending on
the scene. Iron Man Stunt Goes Wrong,
John Morlock, a US Army
veteran, told ABC 17 News: “We had just finished watching 'Iron Man 3'.
We're just getting into the car when I spotted a man in full assault
gear, carrying what appeared to be a modified M-4 and 9 mm on his side.”
“We
received a series of 911 calls stating that a man dressed in all black
and body armor and a rifle was walking into Capital 8 Theaters,” said
Captain Doug Shoemaker from the Jefferson City Police Department.
“Everything
was in place, it’s the opening night of a superhero movie, it’s
somebody walking in all-dark clothes, everything pointed to bad things
about to happen. There’s really no good that can come of this.”
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After the shooting in Colorado, last summer, didn't the theater management even CONSIDER that this type of promotion would spark fear in the hearts of the movie attendees? Good grief!
ReplyDeleteYou pretty much summed it up...totally bad taste and clearly the manager needs a brain transplant...
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