The U.K. exhibition industry is hoping that it will be able to reopen cinemas at the end of June and has been in discussions with the British government on the safeguards needed to protect both audiences and staff.
The dialogue between U.K. movie theaters — which all closed the week of March 16 as the novel coronavirus pandemic took hold — and the authorities was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter by U.K.
Cinema Association CEO Phil Clapp. However, he added that there was no date for when any official announcement might be forthcoming. "We are aware that government will have a host of considerations when deciding on when to allow U.K.