Viral Arkansas 'Spider-Man' Invited to Movie Premiere After Helping Man Using Wheelchair Cross Busy Street
Security cameras captured Christopher Hellenthal leaving his Jeep at a red light and helping the wheelchair user reach the other side before traffic resumed.
- On Tuesday in Jonesboro, Arkansas, 20-year-old Christopher Hellenthal rushed into a six-lane intersection wearing a Spider-Man costume to help a man in a wheelchair cross safely before traffic resumed.
- Hellenthal had just finished a superhero-themed event at Ultimate Air Trampoline Park when he acted on instinct. "I had a bunch of adrenaline pumping through me," he told The Associated Press, explaining there wasn't time to hesitate.
- The Jonesboro Police Department shared security footage online, drawing thousands of reactions. Spokesperson Sally Smith said the agency had never seen a rescue quite like it during her tenure.
- Sony Pictures invited Hellenthal to the Los Angeles premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day after the video went viral. He joined actor Tom Holland and the cast for the special screening on Wednesday.
- Known online as the Northeast Arkansas Spider-Man, Hellenthal posted photos from the event and thanked supporters. He vowed to use the unexpected attention as motivation to "do as much good as I can with this.
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Viral Arkansas Spider-Man Invited to Brand New Day Premiere After Helping a Man on Wheelchair
Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing / Marvel Studios A simple act of kindness turned into a real-life superhero story for one Arkansas Spider-Man fan. Just days after a viral rescue at a busy intersection, Christopher Hellenthal found himself walking the red carpet with Tom Holland and the cast of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Arkansas Spider-Man gets invited to Brand New Day Premiere Christopher Hellenthal, a 20-year-old from Jonesboro, Arkansas…
Arkansas Spider-Man invited to Hollywood premiere after viral act of kindness
A Jonesboro man known as "Northeast Arkansas Spidey" is headed to Hollywood after gaining national attention for a real-life act of kindness while wearing a Spider-Man costume. Christopher Hellenthal, also known online as NeaSpidey, has been invited by Sony Pictures to attend the world premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day in Los Angeles. Hellenthal announced the invitation on social media while wearing his Spider-Man suit beneath a tuxedo. The …
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Spider-Man costume, real-life heroics: Arkansas man helps wheelchair user cross busy road
JONESBORO, Ark. — A 20-year-old Arkansas man dressed as Spider-Man for work became an unexpected real-life hero when he rushed into traffic to help a man using a wheelchair safely cross a busy six-lane road, People reported.
Craighead County man invited to Spider-Man premiere after viral rescue
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Craighead County man who gained national attention after helping a man in a wheelchair through a busy Jonesboro intersection while dressed as Spider-Man has been invited to the world premiere of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in Los Angeles. Christopher Hellenthal, 20, of Lake City, was leaving an event at a nearby […] The post Craighead County man invited to Spider-Man premiere after viral rescue appeared first on Stuttgart Dai…
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