Lights, camera, Nuno: Wolves boss takes squad on city-centre cinema trip
It was Out of Darkness Cometh Light House when the Wolves squad visited a struggling city-centre cinema this week.
Wolves boss Nuno took his players to the Light House cinema for some downtime ahead of Saturday’s match-up with Manchester City.
The team and club staff popped by the Wolverhampton venue for the premiere of new film Alpha – a movie based on the bond between man and a wolf.
The visit came after a campaign was launched to save the cinema, which has been struggling since 2015 when it lost a council subsidy worth £73,000 a year.
New signing Adama Traore as well as Ivan Cavaleiro and Leo Bonatini were pictured at the cinema and even treated themselves to a punnet of popcorn.
Produced by Studio 8 – part of the Fosun Group which owns Wolves – the film was released in the UK yesterday.
Kelly Jeffs, chief executive of the Light House, was delighted to welcome the squad on Monday evening.
She said: “We were approached by the Wolves team directly to showcase the UK premiere of film Alpha, which had been invested in by the Wolves owners Fosun.
“They wanted the film premiere to be held at a local independent which we are the only one in the Black Country.
“It was a private event and attracted players and staff as well as their families, to come and see a premiere screening of the film.
“The event went really well. There was plenty of people here and they all enjoyed the film.
"The atmosphere was great and its good to bring the attention of the cinema to Wolves’ directors.
“It’s all about building relationships with them and working in the future to organise special offers with members.
“We are programming to have a full run of Alpha from September 7 to 13 so people can come and see it – at a reduced price of £4.50 for season ticket holders.”
The film tells the tale of an epic adventure set in the Ice Age – when a young man on his first hunt with his tribe’s most elite group is injured and left for dead.
Waking to find himself broken and alone, he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness.
Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learn to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives.
It will be shown at the Light House in early September and Wolves season ticket holders view the film for a reduced £4.50.
Housed in the Chubb Buildings since 1991, the Light House has two screens, two galleries, a cafe bar and indoor courtyard.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that ticket sales at the cinema had gone up 26 per cent following a plea for support across the Black Country.
But it is still on the look out for businesses to sponsor it and help plug the funding gap to safeguard its future.
