The 007 thing is very surprising. I could understand them releasing a film straight to purchase or rent digitally to all services out there but I cannot understand them trying to sell it exclusively like that. And for 600 million too, which is just insane.
ecto88mph wrote: ↑October 24th, 2020, 4:50 pm I guess it just depends on how this whole COVID thing shakes out. Honestly, I don't see how next summer is going to be any different. The theaters are on life support and if they don't survive, where would the movies show in theaters if there are no theaters left?
Alternately, even if we supposedly have a vaccine by then, I don't think people will go out in huge crowds right away and it will probably take a little while for things to go back to normal.
From there the studios will have to make a judgment call on if they feel its the right time to release their movies if the crowds are not fully there yet. I think from there it'll be the same tedious cat and mouse game we had over this summer where the big studios where unsure whether to release them in theaters (Like Warner with Tenet), release straight to digital to rent (like Disney did with Mulan) or delay them even longer. With each one waiting for the other studio to make the first move.
My feelings specifically with GB Afterlife is that, when we are closer to its July 11th 2021 date and if Sony again feels that it is still not the right time to release it in theaters, then it will go straight to digital rental rather then getting a new 4th release date. But who knew eh? Despite what I am saying here I am actually feeling quite optimistic about the future.