The Egyptian Theater, after turning 100 last year, is now on track to reopen next year. The theater was closed for three years for retrofitting and renovations.
Bought by Netflix, the theater partnered with American Cinematheque to restore it to an appearance akin to how it was back in the Roaring Twenties.
The Egyptian Theater was the birthplace of the Red Carpet back when it opened, and will mark its grand reopening with the premier of acclaimed director David Fincher’s new movie, The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender. Coinciding with the premiere will be a Q&A with Fassbender himself.
The Egyptian was the first theater to ever hold a movie premiere for 1922’s Robin Hood. It also hosted the premieres for 1923’s The Ten Commandments and the 1925 film The Gold Rush, starring Charlie Chaplin, among many other films.
After the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, and being out of commission for a few years, the theater reopened in 1998, marking the occasion with another screening of The Ten Commandments.
As Deadline reports, the Egyptian will also be screening documentary short, Temple Of Film: 100 Years Of The Egyptian Theater, set to run November 9th. Directed by Angus Wall, the documentary will feature interviews from multiple big names in the industry, including Guillermo Del Toro, Rian Johnson, and even the restoration architect of the theater, Peyton Hall.
On top of reopening, the theater will also host The Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest 2023, which will run from November 10th to the 21st.
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