[fcgiii]

A family owned Florida company has bought the Old Mill Playhouse. Lazy Macs will close and the theater renovated. Maybe Brownwood will reopen, though the villages has "no plans" to do it. Good or bad?

[Stu from NYC]

Time will tell. Guess the developer decided he would do better by getting out of the movie business.

Tells me the other theater will not be opened by him.

[Two Bills]

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[Taltarzac725]

There is a story in The Villages Daily Sun about this.

Epic changes coming to Old Mill Playhouse | News | The Villages Daily Sun | thevillagesdailysun.com

[PugMom]

it sounds good, a much wider variety of movies may be on the way!

[LuvNH]

There is more money in renting properties than running them.

[LuvtheVillages]

Originally Posted by fcgiii

A family owned Florida company has bought the Old Mill Playhouse. Lazy Macs will close and the theater renovated. Maybe Brownwood will reopen, though the villages has "no plans" to do it. Good or bad?

Epic did not BUY the Old Mill Playhouse. They are "operating" it, according to the article.

The Developer will never sell any property within the town squares. If he did, then the new owners would be landowners and entitled to vote on members of the Sumter Landing CDD. Currently, the Developer has all the votes.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by fcgiii

A family owned Florida company has bought the Old Mill Playhouse. Lazy Macs will close and the theater renovated. Maybe Brownwood will reopen, though the villages has "no plans" to do it. Good or bad?

Originally Posted by LuvNH

There is more money in renting properties than running them.

LuvNH has a good point. The Developer's model is to lease their buildings here in TV not sell them.

[villagetinker]

I wish EPIC would take over the operation of the Brownwood movie theater, this would have given us some choices between AMC and EPIC.

[Chi-Town]

Seems like really good news. A dedicated movie theater is a highlight of any town center. Won't miss Lazy Mac's food or Margaritas any but liked some of the entertainment.

Thanks Epic for your decision to invest in this tradition.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

I wish EPIC would take over the operation of the Brownwood movie theater, this would have given us some choices between AMC and EPIC.

Unfortunately that does not seem to be in the cards.

[Hape2Bhr]

Darn it; we had finally put together a good Boozy Bingo team.
I wonder if $6 Monday's is out the window too?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr

Darn it; we had finally put together a good Boozy Bingo team.
I wonder if $6 Monday's is out the window too?

We will have to see what they do with the pricing and the like. They have a lot of theaters in this area of Florida.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

I wish EPIC would take over the operation of the Brownwood movie theater, this would have given us some choices between AMC and EPIC.

The fact that they are not should be plenty of proof that there is not enough profit, if any, in re-opening that theater. EPIC is very experienced in the business and appears to have no interest in Brownwood Theater.

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

The fact that they are not should be plenty of proof that there is not enough profit, if any, in re-opening that theater. EPIC is very experienced in the business and appears to have no interest in Brownwood Theater.

& I'd say that is an interesting jump to a conclusion - NOT proof. For all we know Epic could have indicated interest in any Villages theater & the only property offered was Old Mill.