Sony will restore and reopen Hollywood's Cinerama Dome, targeting early 2028 for the relaunch, the studio announced on 7 August 2026. The company's Alamo Drafthouse chain — a cinema-and-dining brand Sony owns — will operate both the Dome and the former ArcLight Hollywood location next door. The Dome has been dark since 2020. (The Hollywood Reporter)

The news landed at a fitting venue: the Los Angeles premiere of The Wrong Girls, where Kristen Stewart told The Hollywood Reporter about the revival. "It took forever! It took Sony to do it," she said. "I hope they don't fuck it up!" She caught herself: "No, they won't. I'm so grateful." (The Hollywood Reporter)

The Dome itself will not offer in-theater dining, Sony stated. Its restoration will preserve the landmark's aesthetic character, its immersive large-format curved-screen presentation, and a traditional concession experience — popcorn, not table service. The ArcLight side, presumably, will carry the Alamo Drafthouse model. (The Hollywood Reporter)

The geodesic dome opened on 7 November 1963 and has been a Hollywood fixture for over six decades. Hopes for a 2023 reopening came and went; updates had been thin since the Dome went dark. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Stewart has her own theatre project running in parallel. She purchased the Highland Theatre in Highland Park, Los Angeles — a hundred-year-old venue that closed in spring 2024. She told Architectural Digest she sees its restoration as "an antidote to all the corporate bullshit," a community-focused family affair. In the Los Angeles Times, she was candid about the state of the building: "The place is falling down… We definitely need a lot of help, but it's worth it." (The Hollywood Reporter; Time Out)

Stewart is no stranger to either side of the camera. The Chronology of Water, her first feature as director, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025. She told the Associated Press that acting still scares her more than directing. This year she was back at Cannes in Full Phil, playing Woody Harrelson's daughter. (Numero; AP; Variety)

For a single screen to sit empty for years is nothing new in the post-2020 exhibition landscape. For Sony to put its own exhibition brand behind two of Hollywood's most recognisable cinema sites is the detail that sets this apart — a studio not just licensing its films to theatres but operating the buildings they play in.