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#279566 23-Oct-2020 16:12
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Long time Hollywood insider Drew McWeeny has reportedly been hearing over the past few days that MGM is in talks to sell the latest James Bond movie "No Time To Die" to a major streaming platform. Possibly Netflix or Apple Tv Plus. He says there is serious pressure on MGM to sell the film to a streaming service. And there are some MONSTER offers on the table already. And specifically mentions Netflix and Apple TV Plus as potential buyers.

 

How would you guys feel about this? For many films like James Bond are what the theatrical experience is all about. I'm in different myself. While I wouldn't miss theaters specifically if they went away. I'd miss the experience. The anticipation. The lights going down. There's something special about the communal experience, laughing and crying together watching an epic story unfold for the first time on the big screen. The twists and turns. I feel like if this happens and is successful unlike Mulan it will be the first of many dominos to fall. Id expect films like Black Widow to quickly announce their streaming debut if this does well. Would you guys be sad if movie theaters and the theatrical experience went away? Or has the writing been on the wall for a while?

 

Source: https://twitter.com/DrewMcWeeny/status/1319423232039022592 

 

            https://twitter.com/DrewMcWeeny/status/1319422365378359296 

 

 

 

 





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  #2590890 23-Oct-2020 16:14
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I couldn't care less if every cinema was closed down and turned into a food court or similar. The experiance is draining and will never work with a pandemic going on.





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  #2590895 23-Oct-2020 16:38
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I do not own a popcorn machine, or have adequate storage for choc bomb ice creams.

 

The cinema must survive!





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  #2590899 23-Oct-2020 16:48
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I'm torn. I love going to the cinema. No phones, no distractions, I have to concentrate and can't pause...

 

 

 

But I also hate the date being pushed back!




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  #2590900 23-Oct-2020 16:49
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richms:

I couldn't care less if every cinema was closed down and turned into a food court or similar. The experiance is draining and will never work with a pandemic going on.



Depends on the times you can go. The last couple of times I went to the Roxy in Miramar Wgtn I had more space around me than I'd get in my own home.

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  #2590910 23-Oct-2020 17:30
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This is only the start, there was an interesting article earlier this year iirc about how many major studios would be in financial strife if they have to delay 5-10 tentpole films for a prolonged period. Given the state of the US you won't see 3000+ theatre screen releases anytime in the next year for the likes of a huge marvel film etc. That being said they can easily take on debt but may unload some huge titles to streamers until the situation looks better.


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  #2590931 23-Oct-2020 18:40
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Great. The movie has been delayed enough, and if we have to wait longer than April next year because how some other countries are doing on the covid-19 front, bring it to a streaming service...





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  #2590954 23-Oct-2020 19:12
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Interesting. The cinema experience is not important to me personally, though I can appreciate it in the right circumstances. Where I live, the cinemas are pretty second-rate, so don't really offer much added value. I never had the opportunity to enjoy a film like Avatar on the big screen, but I certainly would have if I could. 

 

The last time I was in a cinema was a few years ago because some friends I was staying with took me along. The main thing I remember from it was I could not order popcorn salted to my taste because everything was prefabricated. I decided to try it anyway but was unable to eat the popcorn I did buy and left it behind.

 

I also do not have a home theatre, though my 50 inch TV is okay and I have a sound system for the audio. I believe the theatre experience should be maintained if possible as a matter of principle, because people should be able to have that option, but I would not make much use of it, if any.

 

 





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