The California Department of Public Health declared that the state’s movie theaters can reopen as of this Friday (June 12) amid the pandemic – but don’t expect many of them to do so. “We’re hearing that many notable chains won’t.
That said, we understand that some independently owned cinemas could throw their doors open again,” Deadline reported on Tuesday (June 9).
There are plenty of reasons that the theaters aren’t prepared to open just yet, according to the report. “Some of the prime reasons to remain shuttered include lack of marquee fare, which doesn’t ramp up until Solstice Studios’ Russell Crowe movie Unhinged on July 1 followed by Warner Bros’ $200M Christopher Nolan movie Tenet on July 17.