Police are watching the area around the Scala theatre for any attempts at holding Hunger Games demonstrations. Two activists have reportedly been detained so far and taken to Pathumwan Police station. Leaders of The League of Liberal Thammasat for Democracy say they still plan to come to theatre despite the cancelling of the premiere there.
Cinemas pull plug on 'Hunger Games'
Post Reporters
The management of the Lido and Scala theatres has decided not to show The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 film for fear of political implications.
The management of Apex group, which operates the theatres, told the Bangkok Post yesterday that earlier someone had called to purchase 200 tickets for the film's premiere at noon today at Scala, requesting they be sent by mail. Later, the management saw the tickets being distributed for free via a Facebook page.
The League of Liberal Thammasat for Democracy on Sunday posted on Facebook it would give out 160 tickets for the premiere at Scala, calling it the "Raise Three Fingers, Bring Popcorn and Go to Theatre" campaign.
It also asked fans to comment on "How does the Capitol resemble Bangkok?" — a reference to the dystopian setting of the film — in exchange for free tickets.
As of 6.46pm yesterday there were 241 comments on the post.
Apex said the decision had nothing to do with protests in Khon Kaen yesterday. "Our theatres are being used for political activism," they said.
Meanwhile, however, the major cinema chains in Thailand are going ahead with plans to show the movie beginning today.
Police are watching the area around the Scala theatre for any attempts at holding Hunger Games demonstrations. Two activists have reportedly been detained so far and taken to Pathumwan Police station. Leaders of The League of Liberal Thammasat for Democracy say they still plan to come to theatre despite the cancelling of the premiere there.
Cinemas pull plug on 'Hunger Games'
Post Reporters
The management of the Lido and Scala theatres has decided not to show The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 film for fear of political implications.
The management of Apex group, which operates the theatres, told the Bangkok Post yesterday that earlier someone had called to purchase 200 tickets for the film's premiere at noon today at Scala, requesting they be sent by mail. Later, the management saw the tickets being distributed for free via a Facebook page.
The League of Liberal Thammasat for Democracy on Sunday posted on Facebook it would give out 160 tickets for the premiere at Scala, calling it the "Raise Three Fingers, Bring Popcorn and Go to Theatre" campaign.
It also asked fans to comment on "How does the Capitol resemble Bangkok?" — a reference to the dystopian setting of the film — in exchange for free tickets.
As of 6.46pm yesterday there were 241 comments on the post.
Apex said the decision had nothing to do with protests in Khon Kaen yesterday. "Our theatres are being used for political activism," they said.
Meanwhile, however, the major cinema chains in Thailand are going ahead with plans to show the movie beginning today.
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