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Developers plan to have the 12-screen facility open by Thanksgiving.

The race is on in Pooler to see which of two proposed movie theaters will go up first. Actual construction began this week on Georgia Theatre Co.’s project, Pooler Stadium Cinemas 12 at Pooler Marketplace.

“We plan to open by Thanksgiving. Later expansion to 14 screens is in the design. We have purchased in excess of 9 acres adjacent to the new Publix in Pooler Marketplace,” said Aubrey Stone, president of Georgia Theater Co.

“Due to an increase in market demand, we have decided to open with a 12-screen theatre instead of the originally announced 10-screen complex,” Stone said. “We believe the Pooler area deserves to have what will be the largest movie theater in all of Coastal Georgia. We will have all of the latest Dolby stereo audio and Christie visual equipment with all digital projectors including multiple 3D auditoriums.”

As a major component of the new 36-acre Pooler Marketplace developed by Edens & Avant, Pooler Stadium Cinemas will join grocery anchor Publix and other national and local retailers in a center slated to open in November 2010.

“We’re very excited to collaborate with Georgia Theatre Company in bringing state-of-the-art cinemas to one of the fastest growing areas in Georgia,” said Lyle Darnall, managing director, Edens & Avant. “The cinemas, along with the variety of restaurants and retail mix we have planned at Pooler Marketplace, will offer a vibrant shopping and entertainment experience and a place for local residents to relax and spend time with their family and friends.”

The opening will be just in time for holiday blockbusters.

“We are currently having discussions with the major studios regarding their movies, including ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows,’ ‘Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader,’ ‘Tron: Legacy’ and ‘Gulliver’s Travels,’ all available in 3D,” said Kip Smiley, vice president of film booking for Georgia Theatre. “Everyone is excited about this new Georgia Theatre location.”

The activity on the site indicates momentum is back in Pooler, said Mayor Mike Lamb.

“It really seems like things are picking up,” he said. “I’ve always said as soon as people are getting back to building, Pooler is the place to come. … When you look at target markets, Pooler is the bull’s eye.”

Developers of the 10-screen Royal Cinema in the Towne Center at Godley Station have already completed bowling alley Frames N Games. And they, too, plan to have their movie theater open by Thanksgiving.

“These are exciting times in Pooler,” Lamb said. “And there’s still plenty more to come.”

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