The Rock Hires Out Cinema for 200 School Pupils

Hundreds of schoolchildren enjoyed an exclusive screening of a new film and all the treats they could eat after The Rock made good on his promise to hire out an entire cinema for them.

Students from St Gregory Primary School, in Sudbury, Suffolk, and their friends and family watched the new live-action Moana movie at the Vue cinema in Colchester.

The trip was organised by Disney and the film's star, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who booked out all of the venue's nine screens for the 200 pupils.

The actor made the arrangements after seeing a video of the students pleading with him to persuade their head teacher Daniel Woodrow to take them to see the movie.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson addressed the children with a special
pre-filmed video message that was played before the movie

Woodrow told the BBC that the "evening was perfect and incredible" with everyone involved "beaming and glowing", while "the whole place had such a positive atmosphere".

"We had about 700 people come to the cinema, the children, their friends, their family, and we had all nine screens hired for us, they were treated like royalty," he said.

"On every seat there were chocolates and jelly sweets and popcorn and Moana cupcakes and a signed Dwayne Johnson poster.

"The children had the best possible time - they were coming out talking about their favourite bits and singing the song. The whole event was very special."

- Author: George King, BBC