OC Movie Theater Showing 'Joker' Film Closed After Threat

ORANGE COUNTY, CA -- A Huntington Beach movie theater showing the ``Joker'' movie was closed due to a ``credible'' threat, authorities said Friday morning.

Officers were sent to the Century Huntington Beach and XD, located in the 7700 block of Edinger Avenue, near Beach Boulevard, around 5 p.m. Thursday ``in an abundance of caution'' after a threat was reported to police, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.

Police did not immediately disclose what the threat said or how it was made.

As a result of the threat, the management of the theater made the decision to stop showing all movies scheduled to run after 4:45 p.m.

Ticket holders for a scheduled 10:30 p.m. showing told a news photographer at the scene they were disappointed they were turned away from seeing the super-villain origin movie.

It was unclear if tickets for canceled showings would be honored at a later date or if Friday showings of the movie would take place as scheduled.

Friday's first screening was scheduled for 10:10 a.m.