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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to receive 4K theatrical release in the UK this July

June 17, 2020 by Gary Collinson

With UK cinemas planning to re-open their doors following months of lockdown in the wake of the global health crisis, Variety is reporting that exhibitors will be dipping into studio libraries in order to tempt moviegoers back through their doors.

Cinema chain Vue is set to show Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back in its newly-remastered 4K form, marking the first time that any of the Original Trilogy movies have been screened theatrically to fans in the UK.

Disney is said to be offering The Empire Strikes Back (which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year) to U.K. distributors alongside a number of other titles from its back catalogue, which will help to fill out the multiplex screens as we await new releases such as Mulan, Tenet, The New Mutants, Wonder Woman 1984 and A Quiet Place Part II.

UK cinema chain Cineworld announced yesterday that it plans to reopen from July 10th, and while the likes of Vue and Odeon are yet to reveal their plans, it is believed they too are targeting early July.

Will the lure of Empire in 4K on the big screen be enough to tempt you back to cinemas this July? Let us know your thoughts in the comments or on our social channels @FlickeringMyth…

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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