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The quirky kid star of “Moonrise Kingdom” is urging fans not to risk their lives to see his film in theaters.
Actor Jared Gilman posted his thoughts on Twitter after Regal Cinemas announced it was bringing back the 2012 Wes Anderson hit — and other cult classics — to lure arthouse crowds when it reopens theaters on August 21:
Um, as a lead actor in one of these films, I’m just gonna say that maybe you might not wanna go to a movie theater during a global pandemic, might not be among the best of ideas to do that right now https://t.co/3eOOPp7FlU
— Jared Gilman (@realJaredGilman) August 5, 2020
If anybody goes to see Moonrise and then gets sick, don’t say I didn’t warn them. Obvs I love the film to death but, only as an expression, not like, literally
— Jared Gilman (@realJaredGilman) August 5, 2020
“Moonrise Kingdom” is one of several older films Regal plans to run, including “Trainspotting,” “Whiplash,” “Still Alice,” “Call Me By Your Name,” “No Country for Old Men” and another Anderson favorite, “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” Tickets will cost $5 for adults and $3 for kids.
The reopened theaters will feature a “wide range of new health and safety measures based on guidelines provided from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” per Regal’s website. That includes contactless app payments for tickets and concessions, a mask requirement for all, two empty seats between groups inside the theater and “deep sanitation” between showings.
Gilman aside, some of the responses to Regal’s plans were upbeat, written by those apparently desperate to get out of the house and finally see a film in a theater. Others, not so much:
Yes, I’m sure kids are clamoring to see Trainspotting, No Country for Old Men, and Pain and Glory
— Edward Havens (@EdwardAHavens) August 5, 2020
Movie Tickets: $5
Concessions: $15
Quarantining while waiting for your Corinavirus test results: Priceless— (@wellLAHdidah) August 6, 2020
How about Airplane I & II.
— Derek McKean (@DerekRMcKean) August 5, 2020
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