His film Bad Boys For Life had its theatrical run curtailed as the coronavirus pandemic began to spread.
But Will Smith was ready to welcome moviegoers for the long-delayed release in China with a public service announcement recorded partly in Mandarin, as published by TMZ.
The 51-year-old actor laid down the rules about wearing masks and social distancing, though he showed off a lighter side in a hilarious blooper video posted to his Instagram over the weekend.
After announcing Bad Boys For Life in Mandarin, he launched into rules for audience members while showing a comical clip of a masked viewer.
Will noted that masks would be mandatory, and there was ‘no food and drink — we’re not doing food and drink.’
Even US theaters that have mandated masks have mostly said food and drink sales will be allowed, though the way many patrons munch on snacks throughout a whole film means some customers might try to go without their mask for the duration of the picture.
The Men In Blackstar also explained that theaters would be doing temperature checks of all incoming customers and anyone with a fever wouldn’t be allowed in.
Variety reported in May that some Texas theater chains would reopen with temperature checks, but most exhibitors haven’t announced that step to combat COVID-19.
The US’ failure to get the pandemic under control has forced theaters and other businesses to remain closed, even as they’re beginning to open again in other countries.
On Friday, Will shared some outtakes from the video that focused on the difficult Mandarin pronunciations and the hilarious flubs he made.
He had particular trouble with the title and ended up alternately calling his new movie, ‘Plane Crash,’ ‘Extinct Chicken’ and ‘Swift Mouth Chicken,’ and the garbled, ‘Killer Move: Digging The Ground.’
Credit: dailymail.co.uk
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