{"id":13626,"date":"2022-05-04T06:11:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T06:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/movie-theater-employees-attempt-to-lure-live-bat-out-of-theater-during-screening-of-the-batman\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T06:11:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T06:11:10","slug":"movie-theater-employees-attempt-to-lure-live-bat-out-of-theater-during-screening-of-the-batman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/featured\/movie-theater-employees-attempt-to-lure-live-bat-out-of-theater-during-screening-of-the-batman\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie Theater Employees Attempt to Lure Live Bat Out of Theater During Screening of &#8216;The Batman&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7JTaSwh3bU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A movie theater in Austin, Texas, paused a screening of \u2018The Batman\u2019 on March 4 because a live bat was loose in the theater. Theater employees attempted to remove the animal to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>This footage, recorded by Vincent Genovese at Moviehouse &#038; Eatery by Cinepolis NW Austin, shows theater staff attempting to lure the bat out of the theater. An employee can be heard explaining how they\u2019re going to turn the lights off, and says, \u201cIf you are uncomfortable being in the dark with a bat, please remove yourself now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Genovese told Storyful they finished the movie with the bat in the theater, but the animal had stopped flying around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey never got the bat out while we were there. They called animal control and offered free vouchers and to pick up our tabs,\u201d he said. \u201cIt never bothered anyone. It was just flying high above\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The theater told local news outlet KXAN they believe, &#8220;a guest tried to pull a prank,\u201d and said they will be \u201cadding additional security and checking all bags upon guest entry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Storyful reached out to the theater but did not receive a response at the time of publishing.<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Vincent Genovese via Storyful<br \/>\nOriginal video: https:\/\/twitter.com\/sparty1211\/status\/1500227410909970438<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nTo purchase Storyful licensed videos for media use visit: http:\/\/video.storyful.com <\/p>\n<p>For Storyful Newswire subscription inquiries, please contact sales@storyful.com<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/storyful<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Storyful<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Movie Theater Employees Attempt to Lure Live Bat Out of Theater During Screening of &#8216;The Batman&#8217;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Movie+Theater+Employees+Attempt+to+Lure+Live+Bat+Out+of+Theater+During+Screening+of+%27The+Batman%27&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Movie Theater Employees Attempt to Lure Live Bat Out of Theater During Screening of 'The Batman' - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66497f4947e845dbbe3ec63d9ebaae90&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theday.com%2Fstage%2F20240504%2Fa-bunch-of-hollywood-actors-are-on-broadway-heres-our-take-on-how-they-did%2F&amp;c=4861362271995698353&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA bunch of Hollywood actors are on Broadway. 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