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The long-awaited Pixar sequel Incredibles 2 opened in theaters this weekend, but as it rakes in the dough at the box office, the animated feature is also drawing attention for its use of strobing lights. As flashy and fun as it may sound, it may be a health hazard for some.

In a series of spoiler-free tweets from Veronica Lewis, she warns that the movie is filled with “tons of strobe/flashing lights” and that it may not be ideal for those with epilepsy or have a chronic illness that makes them sensitive to such effects.

She mentions that the villain in the movie hs a weapon that flashes lights to disorient people. “One of these scenes lasts over 90 seconds with [a] continuous strobe light, other scenes last anywhere from 5-30 seconds. My descriptive audio device warned me about the larger scenes, but other times it was light strobe lights came...

Moviegoers seeing Incredibles 2 will now be warned about the flashing lights used in the film and their potentially triggering effect.

After a blogger and Twitter user, Veronica Lewis, posted a warning about the strobe/flashing lights used in Disney and Pixar's animated sequel, movie theaters will be warning ticketholders about lighting effects that might impact those who are photosensitive, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

"One of these scenes lasts over 90 seconds with continuous strobe light, other scenes last anywhere from 5-30 seconds," wrote Lewis in a series of tweets aimed to warn anyone with epilepsy, migraines or ...

Moviegoers seeing Incredibles 2 will now be warned about the flashing lights used in the film and their potentially triggering effect.

After a blogger and Twitter user, Veronica Lewis, posted a warning about the strobe/flashing lights used in Disney and Pixar's animated sequel, movie theaters will be warning ticketholders about lighting effects that might impact those who are photosensitive, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

"One of these scenes lasts over 90 seconds with continuous strobe light, other scenes last anywhere from 5-30 seconds," wrote Lewis in a series of tweets aimed to warn anyone with epilepsy, migraines or ...

This weekend’s release of the long-awaited “Incredibles 2” has prompted some attendees to caution others via Twitter that the movie has several scenes with flashing lights that could pose a danger to those with epilepsy or other light-sensitive conditions — and that “Incredibles 2” doesn’t come with its own strobe light warning.

Disney has been notified of the situation and asked all theaters that are showing “Incredibles 2” to notify patrons of the scene in question.

Blogger and Twitter user Veronica Lewis (@veron4ica) seems to have initiated the warning online with a Twitter thread that has gone viral, in addition to a post to her blog, Veroniiiica.

She wrote that “Incredibles 2” is “filled with tons of strobe/flashing lights,” and explained that people with photosensitive epilepsy aren’t the only ones who could be affected — those who suffer from migraines, vision impairments, seizure conditions, vertigo (specifically flicker vertigo), autism,...