Over 1500 Superheroes Claim World Record at LA Live
David Markland
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Super women and a Transformer among 1560 costumed characters on Saturday breaking a Guinness World Record at LA Live.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — They came from Arizona. They came from New York. They came from places like Metropolis and Gotham City, and, allegedly, arrived by invisible jets, human flight, teleportation, and Batmobile.
In the end, 1560 superheroes arrived at LA Live on Saturday morning to gain the Guinness World Record for the "Largest Superhero Gathering."
The event was part of a monthlong series of events to promote the upcoming animated feature, "MegaMind." The film's star, Will Ferrell, was presented with an "megasized" certificate from Guinness World Records representative Stuart Claxton, who was joined on stage by Dreamworks SKG chief Jeffrey Katzenberg and the film's director, Tom McGrath.
McGrath instructed the numerous Batmans and Spider-Mans in the crowd to battle each other.
Ferrell suggested that everyone break another record by keeping their costumes on for the entire month.
Calls left with the LAPD if Downtown crime stats were affected by the superhero gathering were not returned by press time.
Guest on October 03, 2010, at 12:11AM – #1
Photo 17 really captures how the shape of Will's head resembles that of the blue guy.
Bolt Barbers on October 03, 2010, at 02:52AM – #2
This city needs a new class of criminal...and I'm gonna give it to em! The Joker
Guest on October 03, 2010, at 07:43AM – #3
Downtown would do well with a new super hero with a giant Mohawk, cool.
Whitman Lam on October 03, 2010, at 06:32PM – #4
Cool! I can't wait for the gathering of Super Villains ... muah ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!
John Varela on October 04, 2010, at 06:12PM – #5
Hurray another amazing feat with the energy of the people of Downtown. So much fun! Cool.