Look Dine-In Cinemas is expected to reopen Pasadena’s shuttered iPic in early December 2026, according to the Los Angeles Times. The six-screen theater at One Colorado in Old Pasadena would return under the Look name. Source Source
The cinema closed in June amid iPic’s bankruptcy proceedings, Variety reports. The Times separately reports that iPic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year. Source Source
Look plans to renovate the theater before reopening, including installing new sound systems and laser projection, the Times reports. Pasadena is also slated to get a more upscale menu than other Look locations, along with more intimate service. The venue already has a bar lounge. Source
Variety reports plans for reclining pod seating and food and beverages delivered directly to guests’ seats. Dinner and a movie, with the commute between the two reduced to zero. Source
The programming plans include first-run movies, independent films, documentaries, concert films and event screenings, according to Variety. Private screenings and group bookings are also planned. That’s a broader pitch than blockbusters with a drinks order. Source
The new sign won’t mean an entirely new crew. Look has hired the theater’s longtime general manager and at least 25 hourly employees who previously worked there, the Times reports. CEO Brian Schultz told the paper that negotiations began on the day the Pasadena location closed and continued for months. Source
“This is a special location, a special theater,” Schultz told the Times. “It’s just really important to this community, which is a very creative, close community.” Source
Look closed three Southern California locations in February, the Times reports. Schultz attributed those closures to an inability to reach an agreement with the landlord controlling their master lease. “We would have loved to keep those locations, but it wasn’t economical to do so,” he told the paper. He declined to disclose the financial terms of the Pasadena lease with One Colorado owner Perform Properties. Source
For now, pencil in early December: the reports don’t give an exact opening day, ticket-sale date or opening screening schedule. Source Source Source
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