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Hollywood superstar Joseph Gordon-Levitt paid a surprise visit to a Wellington movie theater and then invited locals.
the Start Y 10 things I hate about you The actor made a call on his Instagram Stories Sunday morning, inviting Wellingtons to attend the 5 p.m. screening of David Fincher’s drama. Mank at The Roxy Cinema in Miramar.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt meets delighted fans at The Roxy Cinema in Miramar.
Roxy staff took to Facebook after Gordon-Levitt’s message, posting: “Well, they sold out quickly …”
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Service manager Liam Reid confirmed that tickets for the 165 seats sold out “pretty quickly” after Gordon-Levitt’s Instagram story.
“He’s at the movies and he’s enjoying the movie with a really fun audience,” Reid said.
The staff “got a little nervous” about the star’s visit, but treated it like nothing.
“We take it easy and are more than happy to accommodate us. We have had people like John Landau for a question and answer when we project Titanic Recently.”
Reid said that while the atmosphere vibrated thanks to the presence of Gordon-Levitt, he said there was a general enthusiasm for the Mank.
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Mank sold out pretty quickly after Joseph Gordon-Levitt took to Instagram to invite Wellington residents.
“This is probably going to be one of the big heavyweights at the Oscars, so it’s great to see that people will be participating in such an incredible movie as well.”
Gordon-Levitt addressed his message specifically to the residents of Wellington on Sunday morning.
“I’m going to the movies tonight. In fact, it’s the first time I’ve been to a movie theater in nine months or so, since before the pandemic hit.
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Starstruck fans Rosie Capps and Lexy Shannon greet Inception star Joseph Gordon-Levitt at The Roxy in Miramar.
“I’m going to see a movie with a friend of mine that I’m working with right now called Mank, an amazing new movie that David Fincher made, “he continued.
“My friend is called Arliss Howard, he is a fantastic actor, we are working together here, he is in this movie and we are going to see him in a cinema.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt chats with fans at the Roxy Cinema on Sunday night.
Upon viewing the post, Paddy Doyle of The Roxy Cinema said that Gordon-Levitt’s post had been a pleasant surprise.
“When I arrived it was only 20 percent full, now it’s half full so I have a feeling that might be the reason.”
Caleb Turnbull, 20, missed a ticket, but decided to get off anyway to see if he could take a photo with the star.
“He’s just one of those actors that I’ve grown up watching. I probably watch 10 things I hate about you at least once a year, it’s your classic teen movie. ”
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Caleb Turnbull, a Joseph Gordon-Levitt fan, waits outside at The Roxy in Miramar.
“I was raised in his movie, not on purpose, but he was just part of my childhood. But I didn’t have anything better to do on a Sunday either. ”
Gordon-Levitt revealed that he was in New Zealand working on a project that he had not been able to continue in Los Angeles due to the coronavirus pandemic in an interview with The conversation on CBS last month.
“We couldn’t find a way that we felt really safe, so we came here to New Zealand,” he said.
“They have handled the pandemic in an incredible way and life is normal.”
