A 40-year-old Star Wars film has topped the box office chart in the UK, as cinemas continue to resort to old favourites to woo back customers.
30.06.2020 - 11:43 / variety.com
Manori Ravindran International EditorCineworld is pushing back the reopening of its U.K. and Ireland cinemas from July 10 to July 31.
The business is the first of the U.K. cinema chains to delay reopening following the second date shift for “Tenet.”The Mooky Greidinger-run firm confirmed the new date on Tuesday, just days after Warner Bros.
pushed back the release date for Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” from July 31 to Aug. 12.
A 40-year-old Star Wars film has topped the box office chart in the UK, as cinemas continue to resort to old favourites to woo back customers.
Manori Ravindran International EditorNetflix has pulled the second season of Channel 4’s hit comedy “Derry Girls” from its service in the U.K. and Ireland, noting it was too early in rolling out the show.On Tuesday, the SVOD issued a rare statement on Twitter, highlighting that it was “a bit early” in launching season two on July 9.Variety has confirmed with producer Hat Trick that the streaming giant removed the show because it does not have rights to the program in the U.K.
Vogue Williams is weeks away from giving birth to her second child with Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews. The pair are having a baby girl, who is due this month, to join their son Theodore, 21 months, and the stunning Irish star showed off her growing baby bump as she left Heart Radio studios in London on Sunday.
Vogue Williams looked simply stunning as she stepped out in a gorgeous yellow dress ahead of her due date next month.The Irish star, who is expecting her second child with husband Spencer Matthews, revealed that she’s having a little girl who is due to arrive next month. And showing off her blossoming baby bump, the 34 year old looked summery as she sported a pretty yellow floral dress while leaving Heart FM radio show in London on Sunday.
“Tenet” and “Mulan” postponed their releases by several weeks amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases.The chain said it’s pushing the reopening of its US Regal theaters and its UK and Ireland chains from July 10 to July 31. The move came a day after AMC, the country’s largest movie theater chain, said it would hold off on its July 15 reopening plan and reopen 450 of its more than 600 theaters on July 30 instead.
Cineworld has pushed back the reopening of its cinemas, blaming a delay in blockbuster releases.The cinema chain had previously confirmed plans to reopen its branches in England on July 10, but they will now open three weeks later on July 31.It is hoped it will also be able to reopen all its cinemas in the UK and Ireland on that date.In a statement, the company said: "In line with recent changes to upcoming film release dates, we have made the decision to move our re-opening date to 31st
Ireland entered the next phase in easing their coronavirus lockdown on Monday - ahead of England and the rest of the UK.Pints were pulled in pubs once again across the country, but only in establishments where they can serve food to customers.Hairdressers also reopened, which saw queues form outside several salons and barbers first thing as people finally got the chance to get their lockdown locks cut. Unlike England which will follow suit with pubs, bars, and hairdressers reopening this
Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo have said that reopening cinemas at the moment is a “high-risk situation”.Cinemas around the world have recently begun to reopen a few months after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.Those in England will be allowed to reopen from July 4 provided they are “COVID secure”, while cinemas in Scotland will be allowed to open from July 15.
coronavirus lockdown measures.