FAMOUS NAMES LIGHT UP CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE ELECTRIC CINEMA

HOLLYWOOD star Russell Crowe and Shawn Of The Dead creator Edgar Wright are among the latest names to throw their support behind the campaign to save an ailing Birmingham landmark.

- KIRSTY BOSLEY News Reporter

The two film icons shared a message asking about the future of The Electric Cinema after an online post by Darren John, the campaigner behind Save Station Street.

Darren posted on X: "The UK's oldest working cinema, Birmingham's The Electric, has been closed for 460 days 'thanks' to Glenbrook Property, who want to destroy it for a tower. 115 years of UK cinema history...

Crowe shared the message with his 2.8 million followers while Wright reposted it to his 824,000 subscribers.

Glenbrook Property recently denied rumours that it plans to bulldoze The Electric - but admitted the venue would need major 'reinventing' to 'survive another century'.

The Electric Cinema was the UK's oldest working cinema until it closed in February 2024.

A desperate bid to have it listed to secure its future failed.