Star Wars Fans Camp Out for New Film – Outside Wrong Cinema

Star Wars fans have begun queuing seven weeks early in Hollywood for the opening of "Revenge of the Sith", last of the prequels to the original 1977 classic and the final movie in the Star Wars saga. Unfortunately for the diehard fans, they appear to be camped outside the wrong cinema… Here’s a snip from the Beeb:

Dedicated fans are lining up outside the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood but have been told it will open on 19 May at a cinema a mile away. Producers opted to open the film at the ArcLight cinema, making it unlikely other cinemas in the area will show it. But the fans are refusing to move, believing the news to be false.

"We’ve heard all this before," said Sarah Sprague, one of the small group already queuing.

She said similar stories were circulated ahead of Star Wars releases in 1999 and 2002 – but the films had eventually opened at Grauman’s.

"This is still the epicentre for Star Wars fans," Ms Sprague added.

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith will open at the ArcLight complex, which is adjacent to another Hollywood landmark, the Cinerama Dome.

BBC News