The movie theaters I frequent teeter on the brink of survival in normal times.
I was going to start an OT thread about this, but wasn't sure what the reaction would be.
It's a super interesting topic. For those that don't want to read the article, the gist is that the CEO of NBC Universal said that Trolls World Tour did so well as a Video on Demand release that they plan to release Universal Studio pictures in theaters and VOD at the same time.
This obviously would be a huge blow to movie theaters, so AMC announced that they will not show any Universal movies in their theaters, which includes their theaters in US, Europe and Middle East.
Movie theaters are going to be so hard up there is zero chance they don't end up showing Fast 9. I think this is a game of chicken AMC is going to lose easily.
I also think the lesson of Trolls World Tour isn't a consistent one. I paid 20 bucks for it because I'm stuck at home in a pandemic. There is ZERO chance I do it on a consistent basis.
Movie theaters are going to be so hard up there is zero chance they don't end up showing Fast 9. I think this is a game of chicken AMC is going to lose easily.
I also think the lesson of Trolls World Tour isn't a consistent one. I paid 20 bucks for it because I'm stuck at home in a pandemic. There is ZERO chance I do it on a consistent basis.
World Tour was rubbish. The first one was good.
Our daughter did not like the rock trolls, so that pretty much killed it for her.
I thought it was OK, but I didn't really expect a whole ton from it. Just some cute and some fun.
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/othe...response-to-trolls-world-tour-success-a174944
Not Marvel related, but just movie industry in general related is the battle that has completely blown up between Universal and movie theaters right now. This counter-punch by AMC is quite a big one too.
Movie theaters are going to be so hard up there is zero chance they don't end up showing Fast 9. I think this is a game of chicken AMC is going to lose easily.
I also think the lesson of Trolls World Tour isn't a consistent one. I paid 20 bucks for it because I'm stuck at home in a pandemic. There is ZERO chance I do it on a consistent basis.
There are times when I would do it. We saved a lot in terms of food and whatever other surprises we'd spend money on.
But, we first watched on a Friday night during the pandemic. To no surprise, we had occasional buffering, and we missed out on the theater chairs, which really are pretty nice, in our little view.
So I'd do it again, but it really took a pretty unique circumstance to make this work for Universal.
I've got theater chairs in my house and a 100 inch screen. In some ways watching movies is better at home. But the thing is, if I'm watching a movie in my house I'm not paying 20.00 for it under normal circumstances. I'm a patient person and I'm totally willing to wait until it comes out on video.
According to IGN, which they have confirmed with Sony, the official name of the Sony-Marvel films is called:
Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters
This article also states that a Kraven the Hunter film is also in the works (this was only rumored previously).
https://www.ign.com/articles/this-is-the-official-name-of-sonys-spider-man-marvel-movie-universe
AMC is also the biggest movie theater chain out there, so that would be a tremendous blow back against Universal. Then also at play is AMC's very much still shaky financial situation right now as they teeter on the edge of bankruptcy. There is definitely a lot at play right now in the Movie Theater business.
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A VOD pre-order for New Mutants was briefly listed on Amazon today. It has since been taken down, but makes it look like VOD is more likely than a theatrical release
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-new-mutants-movie-now-available-for-pre-order-on-amazon