Vue Pushes Back U.K. Cinema Reopenings to Aug. 7

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European cinema giant Vue has pushed back its U.K. reopening date from July 31 to Aug. 7 as it awaits fresh tentpole releases such as Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” which is expecte…

including social distancing, online booking, reduced seating, enhanced cleaning and staff wearing protective gear. Vue’s team will also have two full days of extensive training ahead of reopening.

“Behind the scenes, we’ve been working hard to develop safety protocols in line with government guidelines and informed by our recently reopened cinemas across Europe,” said Toby Bradon, territory general manager of Vue Entertainment U.K. “The safety of those who work and visit our sites is paramount and we’ve therefore taken the time to ensure protocols and staff training are in line with the latest guidance ahead of opening.”“We can’t wait to welcome back film-lovers,” Bradon added.

In addition to new releases, the reopening will feature a number of classics, including the “Harry Potter” series, “Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back” and a selection from Nolan’s back catalogue such as “Batman Begins,” “Inception” and “Dunkirk.” The Cineworld group, which includes Picturehouse cinemas, is due to reopen July 31. Cineworld will begin reopening screens in England with a special 4DX screening program for films including “Inception” and “Jurassic Park.”

Vue International is one of the world’s leading cinema operators, operating 1,997 screens across 228 sites in 10 countries including the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Lithuania and Taiwan.

 

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Staff will be wearing protective gear but customers can enter cinemas without having temperatures checked, had my haircut yesterday, before entering my temperature was checked and saw I was wearing a mask, if exhibitors demand staff to be tested and wear masks so should customers

How will Vue collect contact details for test and trace, simplest would be tickets can only be purchased online and have to give contact details for each tickets when purchasing, people will scream GDPR but controlling COVID is far more important

Well cineworld is opening this Friday and I’ll be there on Saturday. Think Vue is missing a trick.

Tenet cursed

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