THE dates the dates cinema chain Cineworld is showing Robert the Bruce have been confirmed after The National gave prominence to a campaign to show the film.
The movie’s distributors Signature Entertainment confirmed to The National that Cineworld will have Robert The Bruce in five of its seven complexes in Scotland: Glasgow Silverburn, Falkirk, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen Queen’s Link starting from tomorrow.
The chain's U-turn followed a huge backlash from Scottish film fans with more than 1300 people pledging online never to visit a Cineworld screen again after the world’s second largest cinema chain confirmed that they would not show the film starring Angus Macfadyen, who also co-wrote the film, in the title role.
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Macfadyen himself hit out at Cineworld’s original decision and he was backed yesterday by Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins of Shawshank Redemption fame.
SNP politicians Willie Coffey MSP and MP Carol Monaghan joined in, with former First Minister Alex Salmond also calling for Cineworld to change its mind.
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