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Patty Jenkins: "Direct to streaming [for WW84] is not even being discussed"
- Thread starter Schlorgan
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I'm ok with this. I want the theater experience. I'm ok with movies not releasing for now. I'll wait.
A vaccine is a really long way off and they kinda have to give it to everyone. Who knows how long that'll take? Unless you're a high priority case, as in particularly old or vulnerable, chances are you'll have to wait months after the vaccine becomes available before you can even get on the waiting list for it.
It's not that outlandish to believe that a lot of people will still be waiting for their vaccine shot in 2022 so, in that sense, cinemas returning to some semblance of normality is indeed years away.
Heck, I don't personally see myself going back to the cinema until October next year when Dune comes out and I'd be very surprised if the new James Bond movie doesn't get delayed again once they realise folks are no more willing to go to the cinema next April than they are this November.
There is obviously still the belief that your movie going to streaming 'devalues' it a tad whether people will admit that or not.
I can still see 'mid tier' movies getting pushed to streaming next year. The backlog is huge now. And not every movie is going to get a release slot at a theater. That's if any are actually open.
It's sad but the days of packed cinemas looks to be over. I simply would not feel comfortable in a half empty cinema, imagine one packed to capacity.
I can still see 'mid tier' movies getting pushed to streaming next year. The backlog is huge now. And not every movie is going to get a release slot at a theater. That's if any are actually open.
It's sad but the days of packed cinemas looks to be over. I simply would not feel comfortable in a half empty cinema, imagine one packed to capacity.
Vinyl has had a nice resurgence, but it is nothing compared to the collapse of the CD.
You speak like the vaccine will work straight away and that people will also take it straight away.
Sensibly it will be years before cinema can realistically offer the experience it used to. Safely with big crowds.
Years might be extreme, but Im not likely to bother until I've been vaccinated and its been a while. 2022 might legit be the earliest I bother going back to a cinema, and I expect things to be very different then. Im betting a lot of people feel this way, and these studios cant do anything to change it. So they can keep playing tough but it won't matter.
Sorry buddy: https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mid-Year-2020-RIAA-Revenue-Statistics.pdf
Physical sales are 7% of all revenue. Right above people buying individual songs on iTunes at 6% (I am assuming it's iTunes. I dunno. The last album I bought was on bandcamp for a friend's band.)
eh thats alright, i need something to listen to while im driving
I mean it's an asinine example anyway, CDs are not comparable to movie theaters in terms of either how the content is consumed by the audience or how they generate revenue for their creators. If Mulan had been a big hit on Disney Plus, Marvel would be releasing Black Widow on digital in a month rather than delaying it another six.
It's not as if studios haven't been shifting their mid-budget films to streaming all year, it's just the blockbusters that aren't viable for that route.
Sure, it's not like I believe is getting vaccinated within the next 6 months. I just don't see why anyone's personal timeline relies on the majority/entirety of the population getting vaccinated? I'll feel comfortable going into public spaces again when I'm vaccinated, if/when most other people get vaccinated does not really impact that.
You're right, I do expect a vaccine to work.
you are for a rude awakening, sorry. It will be at least mid 2021 to the vaccine reaches a sizeable part of the population (but not all) plus a month for you to develop antibodies from the shot.
I fully expect the COVID vaccine to be around 70-80% effective like almost all vaccines are. It doesn't matter to me this effectiveness for the flu, but covid is a deadly disease. Are you taking the 30% of chance of getting it to be on one of the most likely environment to get it (theaters)? I will not. Not until at least 2022 when heard immunity is achieved with the vaccine even if it is not 100% effective.
Well I guess we'll see the breakdown in effectiveness once one is actually announced. If a vaccine is less effective than I'm anticipating, suffice to say I'll have other concerns to think about than the earliest I can see Wonder Woman in theaters lol
exacty. The majority of people will have other concerns. The die hard theater fan may be back, but families won't. I will take a very wait and see approach even if the effectiveness of the vaccine is announced to be good (keep in mind that our current best vaccine has around 95%, and it is not a rushed one).
that will not be enough for the movie industry. They can simple wait 2 years for revenue, they need to explore options.
Same here. Just some bizarre takes in here.
It reminds me of when people thought Nolan was trying to kill people.
Globally it´s already at 300 million in. US has the worst Covid situation, theaters are normally open in many other countries and it´s safe to go. Though even then they aren´t exactly selling seats out either, in Finland they sell 33% capacity of a single showing and even those don´t sell out.
Look, i appreciate the theater experience and what's it done for bored friends looking for something to do and for first dates who just want to break the ice, but like many things, it's time to put it out to pasture and adjust budgets and business models in a way that's not dependent on the box office.
You had a good run i Snakesalute.gif you movie theaters, but its time to go away.
You had a good run i Snakesalute.gif you movie theaters, but its time to go away.
It would be spectacularly bad form to not include your prominent returning director in those discussions, and in fact her inclusion in such discussions is almost certainly part of her contract.
This, honestly.
HBO Max + Theatrical release for December. That way they are still "supporting theater business" and actually making money :v
If the release it just to theaters it will lose even more, Movies in theaters are not making anything significant till 2022 at the minimum and even than who knows.
Doubt it. Theaters won't agree with that.
And streaming would lead to shockingly high levels of piracy.
From a business point of view, the sensible thing is to wait.
They aren't losing money for not releasing the movie sooner and there's no way streaming would do anywhere near enough to cover the costs.
This movie will likely not perform super well because of that, and then some cigar-chomping misogynistic POS at Warner can once again sneer and say,
"See, these women-led superhero movies just don't do crap"
Like they did with Catwoman and countless other women-led superhero movies, regardless of their quality or circumstances.
"See, these women-led superhero movies just don't do crap"
Like they did with Catwoman and countless other women-led superhero movies, regardless of their quality or circumstances.
Man a Christmas Day VOD drop would be so sick. I know it won't happen, especially with Soul now, but still...
Oof, I thuoght they"d be smarter than this. She didn't have to go that hard in the quote either. No bueno.
