People Lose Their Sh*t When Surprise Screening Advertised as 'Definitely Not Star Wars' Isn't Star Wars

Mass walkouts and complaints from people who didn't read the fine print.

Dec 16, 2015

@cineworld TroopersOD are in! pic.twitter.com/vER9UFht3P

— Troopers On Demand (@TroopersOD) December 15, 2015

Cineworld put on a special ‘secret’ screening last night for their Unlimted Card members, showing a preview of a secret new film. It wasn’t Star Wars: The Force Awakens, because there’s no way Disney would let them show the biggest film of the century a day before the premiere.

The explicitly stated it wouldn’t be Star Wars

ICYMI: There's a #SecretUnlimitedScreening on Dec 15th! https://t.co/a8AAgOUR4U P.S. it's not Star Wars pic.twitter.com/SFBPFORBHe

— Cineworld (@cineworld) December 7, 2015

@rickynowe We just know that the film is not set in a galaxy far far away! Have a great birthday Nicky!

— Cineworld (@cineworld) December 8, 2015

That didn’t stop loads of people turning up think it would be Star Wars

Praying this secret screening at cineworld tonight is Star Wars🙏🏻

— Aled Hopkins (@AledHopkins) December 15, 2015

@cineworld what to do when a film is bombing? oh yeah, trick people to see it by making them think its star wars. #cineworldsecretscreening

— Commander Shepard (@VickyIsBookedUp) December 15, 2015

Totally fell for your secret screening @cineworld 😩Thought I was seeing #starwars not #HeartOfTheSea 😢Still it was pretty good. Not cool 😠

— Emma Dunning (@EmmaDunning79) December 15, 2015

Go to the #CineworldUnlimitedScreening and it turns out to be in the heart of the sea not start wars... yeah, i'm out.

— Dale (@dale_1993) December 15, 2015

It was actually Heart Of The Sea, the new Chris Hemsworth/ Ron Howard joint, a period epic about whale hunting. It’s pretty good, by all accounts. But it’s not Star Wars. 

The collective groan of disappointed Star wars fans was quite memorable. #SecretUnlimitedScreening

— Natasha Wade (@NatashaWade20) December 15, 2015

@cineworld #SecretUnlimitedScreening enjoyed the film, amazing how many people expected Star wars and walked out though

— MuppetReaper (@MuppetReaper) December 15, 2015

And people were pissed. 

Props to Nathanael Smith for noticing all this on Twitter.

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