Hannibal Buress paid a 'double' $500 to go to the Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere as him and it actually worked
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Hannibal Buress plays Coach Wilson in Spider-Man: Homecoming so naturally was required to attend the film's LA one on Wednesday, but came up with an ingenious method of ducking out of it.
"LA. I need a lookalike with solid comedic timing for an event tonight," he tweeted.
"Pays $500. Email pics to hanniballookalike3@gmail.com. And yes, hanniballookalike1 and hanniballookalike2 were taken and I think it's weird."
Despite looking nothing like Hannibal, LA local Joe Carroll stepped up, Instagramming his VIP treatment en route to the premiere.
The premiere was live-streamed and Carroll was interviewed as Hannibal without any raised eyebrows.
The real Hannibal posted a screen grab of the hilarious moment, writing: "I'm out here at the @SpiderManMovie premiere. In theatres July 8th."
Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios had no comment on the stunt to Entertainment Weekly, and it's hard to believe they were in on it.
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