Everyman to open at Elephant & Castle as £500m regeneration gains pace Property Everyman is set to expand its presence in the capital with a new five-screen cinema at the £500m regeneration of Elephant and Castle. The up-market cinema chain has faced tough trading conditions in recent years but hopes to take a boost from the footfall expected at The Elephant, the redevelopment of the south London area. [...]
Everyman set to quit London stock exchange over investor pressure Hospitality Luxury cinema chain Everyman is set to drop its London listing over pressure from its shareholders, including an investment firm poised to trigger a takeover bid. Everyman said on Tuesday that it is likely to recommend to its shareholders that it drops its listing on the challenger AIM market, sending its share price plummeting. The [...]
Gone for good: UK distributor behind Take That film goes bust Media The London-based distributor behind the Take That musical film has gone bust, City AM can reveal, in the latest sign of the intense cost pressures facing the industry. Elysian Film Group Distribution is part of the wider Elysian umbrella, founded by former Studiocanal chief Danny Perkins in 2018. FRP Advisory has been appointed as liquidators [...]
This Royal Albert Hall event is a must-book for film lovers May 21, 2026 The ‘Films in Concert’ series is in full-swing at the best venue in London: the Royal Albert Hall. It’s a programme that’s been running for some years now and has been met with much figurative and literal applause. The concept is simple: screen a movie but with the soundtrack deleted – then, have an incredibly [...]
Cinema chain Vue eyes blockbuster £1.5bn sale or listing May 6, 2026 Vue is bringing in bankers to oversee a float or sale which could value the cinema titan at as much as £1.5bn, according to reports. The British cinema chain, helmed by Canadian founder Tim Richards, has been interviewing banks in recent days as it pencils in the formal appointment of advisors later this year. Vue [...]
The Devil Wears Prada 2 review: Meryl Streep is funnier than ever April 29, 2026 The Devil Wears Prada 2 with Meryl Streep review and star rating: ★★★★ The fashion got us hooked, but it was the memes that helped The Devil Wears Prada endure for almost two decades. Asides such as “Florals for spring? Groundbreaking” and “Everybody wants to be us,” delivered by Meryl Streep’s monstrous editor Miranda Priestly, [...]
Everyman boss departs with immediate effect weeks after profit warning December 29, 2025 The boss of luxury cinema chain Everyman Media Group has stepped down weeks after warning over sales and profits following poor box office trading. Shareholders were informed on Monday morning that Alex Scrimgeour was stepping down as chief executive with immediate effect, with current non-executive director Farah Golant to take over on an interim basis [...]
Everyman: Shares in luxury cinema rise after revenue spikes July 28, 2025 Shares in Everyman spiked nearly five per cent morning after the upmarket cinema group reported double digit profit growth. The chain, which has 48 venues across the UK, told markets this morning that revenue in the first half of 2025 rose 21 per cent to £56.5m. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose [...]
Vue: Cinema chain loses over £90m despite Deadpool & Wolverine boost April 28, 2025 Cinema chain Vue lost more than £90m last year as the success of Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine failed to boost its bottom line. The business has posted a pre-tax loss of £91.8m for the 12 months to 30 November, 2024, having also lost £73.7m in the prior year. The latest total comes [...]
Death of a Unicorn film review: don’t deep this A24 comedy-horror April 4, 2025 Ever since it premiered at SXSW last month, Death Of A Unicorn has been generating buzz. Produced by studio du jour A24, who brought us offbeat classics like Heretic and Everything Everywhere All At Once, it is an interesting prospect. But at a time when riskier stories have struggled to find an audience, is it [...]