A screening of the new film, which stars Robert Pattinson as the eponymous DC Comics hero, at Moviehouse & Eatery by Cinepolis in Austin turned into a live performance when one of the audience members brought the bat into the theater.
Annelise Holliog, director of marketing and communications for Cinépolis, confirmed in a statement that the bat's presence was the result of a prank.
"Unfortunately a viewer tried to pull a prank in one of our auditoriums," Holyoke said in a statement carried by NBC News. "We immediately contacted the appropriate local animal control agency and they monitored the situation to ensure the safety of spectators, employees and the bat," she explained.
Viewers captured video of the bat flying into the screen and fleeing with theater employees chasing it.
"I'm going to turn off all these lights and try to lead it to a lighted area," one employee said in one of the videos. "If you are uncomfortable being in the dark with a bat, please move away now," he can be heard saying.
[BR][BR]Mark Slott, director of the Animal Care Center in Austin, said the prank was particularly dangerous as there have been confirmed cases of rabies in bats in the area.
"Bats have tiny teeth, so someone may not even know they've been bitten. We want people to understand that rabies is no joke," he said. "Anyone who finds a bat on the ground should not catch it, they should call the local animal control service," he said."
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