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Adam Holmes

After Olivia Wilde Was Served Custody Papers On Stage Last Year, CinemaCon Has A New Plan For Security

Bunny (Olivia Wilde) in Don't Worry Darling

We’re just a few weeks away from CinemaCon 2023, which, among other things, will feature the world premieres of the 2023 new movies releases The Flash and The Boogeyman. However, with the event looming so close, some may find themselves thinking of a specific, albeit unplanned moment last year’s CinemaCon, specifically when Olivia Wilde was served child custody papers on stage while talking about her movie Don’t Worry Darling, which can be streamed with an HBO Max subscription. Well, don’t count on something like that happening again this year, as CinemaCon reportedly has a new plan for its security.

According to sources who spoke with Variety, among the ways security will be beefed up at CinemaCon this year include guards stationed around the stage perimeter, as well each studio that presents at the Caesar’s Coliseum theater being able to decide who sits in the front row, a sharp contrast from previous years when pass holders at the event could camp out for such seats. It was also stated that the event’s organizers made these changes “early on” and "have communicated extensively that proceedings will be safe for all participants.” Mitch Neuhauser, CinemaCon’s managing director, would not comment on these reported security plans, instead just saying this:

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