A live bat was released during a showing of The Batman in Austin, Texas, the prank forcing theater management to pause the film and attempt to remove the animal.
The theater offered refunds, an attendee told KXAN, but the majority of audience members opted to stay and watch the movie, “bat and all”.
Video of the incident showed the bat flying around the theater as audience members remained seated.
Movie staff made several attempts to remove the bat from the showing but were unsuccessful.