Theater hires gunmen to promote Iron Man 3: Theater did it to promote its premiere of the new Iron Man movie, a theater in Jefferson City, Missouri, hired several people to dress in full tactical gear and storm the screening with fake weapons drawn.
You think it won’t shock the people who already knew the same incident at another Blockbuster movie or did something stupid in their own self-defense bold but reckless!
“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,” said John Molock, an army war vet who says the experience triggered his PTSD.
In addition to stoking the ire of theatergoers, the stunt also garnered poor reviews from the local police department which was forced to field several nervous 911 calls.
“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,” Capt. Doug Shoemaker told the local Fox affiliate.
“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,” Shoemaker added, referencing the Aurora movie theater shooting that took place last July. “There’s really no good that can come of this.”
But Capital 8 Theaters manager Bob Wilkins remains defiant, telling the ABC affiliate that he did not regret pulling the stunt, which he said was planned months in advance.
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