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Cillian Murphy buys the cinema he went to since childhood

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By Julio Cortes

Nov 24, 2024, 11:47 AM EST

The Irish actor Cillian Murphy bought the Phoenix cinema, where he went to see movies since his childhood; With this, the closure of the property, which has been operating since 1919, will not be carried out.

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The diary Irish Independent confirmed the above, although the amount that Murphy and his wife Yvonne McGuinness They paid for the cinema, located in Dingle, Ireland, and which also functions as a cultural center for other types of presentations.

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Interviewed for that medium, Cillian, 48, said: “I’ve been going to see movies at the Phoenix since I was a kid during summer vacation. My dad saw movies there when he was young before me, and we’ve seen plenty of movies at the Phoenix with our own kids. “We recognize what it means to Dingle.” The Phoenix cinema will change its programming a bit, but showing movies will continue to be the priority.

“We want to reopen the doors, expand the creative potential of the site, reestablishing its place in the cultural fabric of this unique town”Yvonne commented. Last week the real estate agent Anthony Fitzgerald posted the message: “Can anyone guess what property is missing from this storefront? There will be big news in this place very soon…stay tuned.”

Cillian Murpy won the Oscar this year for his work in the film “Oppenheimer”; his most recent tape is “Small Thing Like These”which has gotten good reviews. He rose to fame in 2002 thanks to “28 Days Later”a horror film whose third part, “28 Years Later”will be released in 2025, again with Cillian in the lead role.

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