There have been murmurings that Cineworld might sell off some of its theatre holdings in Eastern Europe, but it would be difficult to do this in a six month time frame. Such a transaction might be possible after the company is out of bankruptcy as a means of raising capital to make payments associated with the reorganization plan. Recently the Wall Street Journal reported Cineplex was in discussion with Cineworld about taking over Regal in the US as a means of settling their legal judgement. Cineworld's lawyers confirmed such discussions took place earlier in the summer, though not after the company's Chapter 11 filing. Not only would such an outcome be a reversal of fortunes for Cineplex, it could allow Cineworld to remove the Canadian exhibitor as one of its creditors, making it easier to gain the approval of its POR from unsecured creditors.