Some Cineworld cinemas will NEVER reopen after Covid lockdown as bosses consider permanent closures and job losses in bid to save struggling movie house chain Virus forced industry-wide cinema closures for several weeks earlier this year Cineworld then shut all 128 of its venues again last month, with 5,500 jobs at risk A lack of … Read more
Low-budget film director gets his movie on the big screen by cold calling local cinemas after Bond movie was shelved Guy Davies, 29, from Stroud, Gloucestershire just finished his debut movie The coming of age drama Philophobia will be shown in 50 cinemas nationwide The low-budget movie received most of its funding from people in … Read more
Quarter of Vue cinemas will shut three days a week to slash costs after Covid delays release of Hollywood blockbusters including new James Bond film Cinema chain will reduce opening hours at 21 of 87 UK sites to four days a week Chief executive said they were dealt a ‘body blow’ by delays to new … Read more
Vue to shut quarter of its UK cinemas midweek after seeking expert advice about surviving crisis engulfing industry By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 Vue is to shut a quarter of its UK cinemas midweek after seeking expert advice about surviving … Read more
Coronavirus is pushing cinemas to the brink of extinction, warns Wonder Woman director By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:59 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 8 October 2020 A top Hollywood director has warned the coronavirus is pushing cinemas to the brink of extinction. Patty Jenkins, whose films include Wonder … Read more
Fresh woe for cinemas as new Batman film becomes the latest blockbuster to be delayed because of coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:12 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 23:32 BST, 6 October 2020 The Batman is the latest blockbuster to be delayed because of coronavirus, raising fresh doubts over the … Read more
Cineworld could shut all of its 128 UK and Ireland cinemas, putting thousands of jobs at risk, according to reports. The cinema chain could announce the decision, which would 5,500 jobs at risk, as early as tomorrow, reports The Sunday Times. It comes as bosses of Cineworld Group PLC, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, are reportedly … Read more
Cineworld could shut all of its 128 UK and Ireland cinemas, putting thousands of jobs at risk, according to reports. The cinema chain could announce the decision, which would 5,500 jobs at risk, as early as tomorrow, reports The Sunday Times. It comes as bosses of Cineworld Group PLC, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, are reportedly … Read more
All eyes are on Britain’s deserted cinemas as they prepare for the first release of a Hollywood film since March, with the industry expecting its worst year at box office in three decades amid the coronavirus pandemic. Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi film Tenet – starring David John Washington and Robert Pattinson – will hit the big … Read more
All eyes are on Britain’s deserted cinemas as they prepare for the first release of a Hollywood film since March, with the industry expecting its worst year at box office in three decades amid the coronavirus pandemic. Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi film Tenet – starring David John Washington and Robert Pattinson – will hit the big … Read more