Dying fan's Star Wars surprise

Опубликовано: 29 Ноябрь 2019
на канале: ABC Television Stations

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A terminally ill Star Wars fan who feared he wouldn't make it to see "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" got a special early screening of the film thanks to the power of social media.

Rowans Hospice in Purbrook, England, took to Twitter earlier this week with a heart-wrenching plea regarding one of its patients: "Can you help? We have a patient who's a HUGE #StarWars fan. Sadly, time is not on his side for the 20th Dec. His wish is to see the final Star Wars film #RiseOfSkywalker with his young son. If you know ANYBODY who might be able to make it happen, please share with them. Thank you."

The hospice had tagged Mark Hamill, J.J. Abrams and others associated with the film, but their request eventually caught the attention of Disney CEO Bob Iger, who responded that the company would "certainly try" to come through for the patient.

In true Disney fashion, the company was able to arrange a special screening for the patient on Thanksgiving, when "a very nice man named Jonathan from Disney turned up at our Hospice with a laptop that had a very important movie on it," as Rowans recounted in a tweet.

In addition to the early screening, the patient, whose identity was kept private, was treated to a Star Wars-themed party for his family. A photo from the event showed the man and his young son wearing Storm Trooper masks as Chewbacca and other characters from the Star Wars universe stood around his bed.

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