Star Wars fan goes on epic rant after Egypt cancelled the movie due to faulty copy

IMAX Theatres in Egypt cancelled the screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on its opening day, claiming that Disney delivered a faulty copy of the movie, and fans of course were furious.

"We are extremely sorry to let you know that the IMAX copy of Star Wars shipped to our theatre is corrupt," according to a statement by the theatre posted on Facebook as reported by Mirror UK. "We are forced to cancel all of today's shows until we arrange with Disney to have a new copy sent, hopefully today."

"I was livid. We have been planning it since November, reserved tickets online and everything was under control, then they tell us 'Sorry,'" said Mahmoud Salem, 34, one of the fans in a report by US News. "They are lucky people here aren't die-hard fans. If this had happened in the U.S., they would have set the theatre on fire."

However, that wasn't the only rant that Mahmoud said. According to a report by Daily Mail UK, he went on further saying, "HOPE YOU DIE. I HOPE YOUR KIDS DIE. I HOPE THEIR KIDS DIE CAUSE YOU ARE ALL GENETIC WASTE."

Mahmoud has 164,000 followers on Twitter, which made his rant go viral immediately after posting. It circulated among fellow Star Wars fans who were also very frustrated with the cancellation.

The IMAX in Egypt posted in a statement that the seventh entry to the franchise will be available in standard 3D format in the Plaza cinemas.

Mahmoud saw the film in another cinema, which thankfully ended his rant. Mahmoud is famous in Cairo for his activism and writing in the local scene. He has a blogsite called "Rantings of a Sandmonkey," which is also quite popular in the region.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is definitely one of the biggest, if not the biggest, film event of this year. It is the final chapter of the Star Wars franchise, but it is also the beginning of another trilogy in the Star Wars universe.