The world of theatrical blockbusters has been thrown into unprecedented territory over the past year, with the COVID-19 pandemic bringing much of the movie theater industry to a standstill. Even as films target new release dates and circumstances begin to improve, the financial toll of the past year has been felt on multiple levels, including the closure of certain theaters and theater chains. The Arclight Cinemas and Pacific Theaters are the latest to do so, announcing on Monday that they will be closing their doors permanently. The news quickly upset many movie creators and fans alike, including Knives Out and Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer-director Rian Johnson, who took to Twitter to share his love to the employees who worked at Arclight theaters. He then capped it off with a video from one of the early midnight screenings of his film Looper, in which he pretended to be an Arclight employee giving a list of announcements before the showing.
(Except maybe this guy) https://t.co/AFy2ODZX9s
