Bait and Switch
The new Star Trek movie due out in May had its premiere in Sydney, Australia…or at least, that was the plan. In point of fact, the first audience to see the film was in Austin, Texas. Fans showed up to see a screening of The Wrath of Kahn, many of whom had never seen this movie in the theater before. They would also be seeing ten minutes of the new film following the screening. The new film’s writers were on-hand as special guests.
About two minutes into the Kahn screening, the film appeared to break. While the house lights came up and the new Trek writers chatted with the audience, a man in a trench coat and hat carrying a metal box walked onto the stage. All eyes turned to this man. Just as he moved to take off his hat, someone called out “Oh my god!” and another cried “Holy -!”
Leonard Nimoy had shown up. In the metal box, he revealed, was the complete set of reels to the new Star Trek film. To read/see more, check out this entry at TrekMovie.
I love it when stuff like this happens.
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