A movie-mad 8-year-old boy has been praised by Wokingham cinema bosses after recreating their film theatre using the video game Minecraft.

William Morgan, from Reading began building Showcase Cinema de Lux during lockdown because he missed making regular film trips with his family.

After toiling away on the complex digital build for weeks, the talented gamer has finally put the last brick in place.

His father, Tim, said: “William really missed going to the cinema during lockdown, so decided to focus on the next best thing – building the cinema himself.

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“He is absolutely over the moon that Showcase love his creation as much as we do. We had a great time visiting recently and can’t wait to be back again soon!”

The digital build includes the full exterior of the cinema and a series of interior designs, including the concession stand and one of the 14 cinema screens in Winnersh.

William completed the build using Minecraft on his Nintendo Switch, which allows users to use blocks to build structures inside a virtual 3D world.

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His creation caught the eye of the bosses at Showcase Cinemas, who invited William and his family to a movie of their choice as their guests.

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UK general manager for Showcase Cinemas Mark Barlow said: “We’re thrilled to see William’s incredible recreation of our Reading cinema.

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“His digital version of the cinema is extremely close to real life and William has shown a huge amount of talent to pull it off.”