Final touches on flicks and mortar

On site at ODEON Oldham as builders put the finishing touches to the cutting-edge cinema due to open in a month's time (Tuesday, October 10th). Today the state-of-the-art ISENSE screen will take pride of place in a 206 seat ISENSE theatre featuring Dolby ATMOS sound.

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THE finishing touches are well under way at the new Odeon cinema with builders spotted carrying the state-of-the-art screen into the complex this week.

The ISENSE screen will take pride of place in a 206-seat theatre at the Old Town Hall development, with the 15m by 6.2m screen, 4K projectors and 9 million pixels offering unparalleled detail.

Featuring floor-to-ceiling Dolby ATMOS sound, the screen has been designed to deliver an ultra-high definition cinema experience for movie-goers.

And to give Oldham residents a chance to test out the high-tech screen for themselves, Odeon are offering half price tickets for the opening weekend on October 21 to 23.

Local film fans can enjoy the latest blockbusters such as Trolls and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back on the new ultra-high-definition ISENSE screen for £5 for an adult ticket during opening weekend.

Duncan Reynolds, managing director at ODEON UK and Ireland, said: "We're delighted to be bringing the Odeon cinema experience back to Oldham after three decades. The cutting edge ISENSE screen will offer a truly unique and immersive experience for our guests to enjoy. Oldham was last home to an Odeon cinema back in 1982, when the likes of Return of the Jedi was on the big screen, so it seems very fitting that guests will be able to enjoy Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in the first year that we've returned to the area.

"What's more, Oldham guests will be able to enjoy a wide range of Bollywood and Event Cinema content as part of our ever-expanding film slate."

The new Oldham Odeon cinema will hold 789 seats across seven screens.

Some of the biggest films to be shown at the cinema during the first few months will include Trolls (released October 21) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (released November 18) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (released December 16).