Iconic Events Hires Former Alamo Drafthouse Exec Steve Bunnell as CEO

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New event cinema company Iconic Events — led by an impressive roster of exhibiton industry veterans — has named Steve Bunnell to serve as its CEO. The Los Angeles-based venture also said it has enlisted theatrical circuits representing over 1,000 locations to the expanding network of theaters playing its programming.

The hire comes as Iconic has made deals with theater chains representing over 1,000 locations to add them to their network.

Exhibition veteran and former Universal Theatrical distribution exec Steve Bunnell is headed to the newly launched event cinema company Iconic Events as CEO. The company was formed by former Village Roadshow Pictures Group co-owner and co-chairman Michael Lambert, former Cinemark CEO Tim Warner, Mark Rupp and Steven Menkin.

The deal is similar to one finalized last week for fellow dine-in chain Studio Movie Grill, which slashed its debt by $100 million and received $25 million in liquidity as part of an equity deal with a group led by Goldman Sachs. As part of that deal, Studio Movie Grill will operate 20 locations, including a new one in Georgia, while shuttering 13 others.

An auction for the assets of bankrupt movie chain Alamo Drafthouse was canceled Monday as bidders didn’t materialize, a person close to the company confirmed.