{"id":2502378,"date":"2026-07-15T00:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2502378"},"modified":"2026-07-15T00:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:46:41","slug":"entertainment-luxury-cinemas-says-it-is-moving-to-swansea-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/entertainment-luxury-cinemas-says-it-is-moving-to-swansea-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Entertainment Luxury Cinemas says it is moving to Swansea space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"90912839007\" title=\"Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon's kids have seen these Nolan movies\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/07\/14\/USAT\/90913005007-20260713-ent-odyssey-junket-video-2-matt-damon-kids-16-x-9-thumb-1.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon&#8217;s kids have seen these Nolan movies<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Odyssey&#8221; stars Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon reveal which Christopher Nolan movies they&#8217;ve watched with their families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>It appears the show will finally go on.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Local movie theater chain Entertainment Luxury Cinemas <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61591795956037\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61591795956037\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced in a Facebook post<\/a> on Tuesday, July 14, that it is coming to the Swansea Crossing plaza at 207 Swansea Mall Drive.<\/p>\n<p>The plaza is the site of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnews.com\/story\/news\/2020\/10\/05\/regal-will-close-all-us-theaters-after-new-bond-movie-no-time-to-die-delayed-to-2021\/42906263\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnews.com\/story\/news\/2020\/10\/05\/regal-will-close-all-us-theaters-after-new-bond-movie-no-time-to-die-delayed-to-2021\/42906263\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a Regal Cinemas 12-screen cineplex that closed in late 2020<\/a> during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s Facebook post does not include an opening date. It indicates the company is hiring for theater staff, a concession team, cleaners, managers and other positions.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.entertainmentcinemas.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entertainmentcinemas.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Luxury Cinemas is a local chain<\/a>, with locations in Hyannis, Falmouth, South Dennis, Leominster, Sturbridge, Lebanon, New Hampshire, and South Portland, Maine.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Company owner Bill Hanney did not yet respond to a request for more information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Struggling to develop: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnews.com\/story\/business\/2025\/03\/03\/south-coast-marketplace-thrives-as-swansea-mall-redevelopment-stalled\/80538673007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why is the Swansea Mall still mostly empty while South Coast Marketplace is thriving?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/08\/NHER\/70791142007-img-3356.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/08\/NHER\/70791142007-img-3356.JPG?crop=1815,1364,x116,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/08\/NHER\/70791142007-img-3356.JPG?crop=1023,1364,x512,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/08\/NHER\/70791142007-img-3356.JPG?crop=2047,1158,x0,y103 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Dan Medeiros\" caption=\"The former Regal Cinema has been vacant at the Swansea Crossing plaza since 2020. The 40,000-square-foot spot remains for lease.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Why did the Swansea Regal theater close?<\/h2>\n<p>The Swansea theater was one of 536 Regal theater locations in the U.S. to close abruptly in October 2020 as the COVID pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses dependent on social gathering.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That was compounded by the postponement of the big-budget James Bond film \u201cNo Time to Die,\u201d which had been expected to draw crowds to theaters; that film was delayed to October the next year.<\/p>\n<p>The theater location has remained vacant and up for lease ever since.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnews.com\/story\/business\/2023\/09\/11\/poll-which-retail-stores-should-move-into-former-swansea-mall\/70790898007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnews.com\/story\/business\/2023\/09\/11\/poll-which-retail-stores-should-move-into-former-swansea-mall\/70790898007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The plaza is owned by Gator Swansea Properties LLC; <\/a>the theater is the building&#8217;s largest space for lease at 40,000 square feet.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/12\/02\/market-basket-to-open-new-store-in-seekonk-replace-showcase-cinemas\/76709391007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/12\/02\/market-basket-to-open-new-store-in-seekonk-replace-showcase-cinemas\/76709391007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seekonk\u2019s Showcase Cinemas movie theater on Route 6 closed in 2025<\/a>, and has since been demolished to make way for a Market Basket grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>The absence of those theaters has left Picture Show in Fall River and the Dartmouth Mall\u2019s AMC theater the only multiplex options for moviegoers in the SouthCoast.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-07-14 19:47:19.698006927 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-07-14 19:47:19.698006927 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.heraldnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon&#8217;s kids have seen these Nolan movies &#8220;The Odyssey&#8221; stars Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon reveal which Christopher Nolan movies they&#8217;ve watched with their families. 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