CitizenVectron Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 https://variety.com/2020/film/news/christopher-nolan-tenet-movie-theaters-reopening-july-coronavirus-1234599723/ What an absolute moron. He thinks it will revive theatres. There's already been a few articles about how he has been the one preventing it from being delayed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Sure release it in July if health officials say we can start going outside again by then, but only if it's safe to do so. I love Nolan, but this seems so out of touch for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 Obviously things can be done to make theatre-going a safer experience...but what I don't understand is the desire to release it this summer when it will surely lose a tonne of money if they do. I guess Nolan doesn't care as much as the studio about total profit (except insofar as it would affect them working with him in the future) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 If there is any way I can see this in a theater, I will, ASAP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 No can do Mr. Nolan. Not until there is a proven vaccine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 This movie is to die for. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodimus Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 It is nice to want things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Wouldn’t be surprised if Nolan has an inflated ego and really thinks he will save movie theaters with this coming out in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 52 minutes ago, sexy_shapiro said: This movie is to die for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 lol Nolan's Batman is a conservative fantasy confirmed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I would've seen it in the movie theater but won't if it releases in July, simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 37 minutes ago, Bloodporne said: I would've seen it in the movie theater but won't if it releases in July, simple. I love Nolan, but I'm not seeing this in theater in July... I'll be waiting until it hits streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 9 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: I love Nolan, but I'm not seeing this in theater in July... I'll be waiting until it hits streaming. Yep, I’m sure my friend will see it because he’s not taking covid seriously. I’ll be waiting for streaming and he’ll have nobody to talk to about it lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 24 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: I love Nolan, but I'm not seeing this in theater in July... I'll be waiting until it hits streaming. The way I see it if I decide that, there's thousands of others out there with the same flippant 'oh well' attitude towards it and he seems to underestimate that. Then again, whatever, I'm not that invested in it to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 32 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: I love Nolan, but I'm not seeing this in theater in July... I'll be waiting until it hits streaming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I don’t know about you guys but there is no way I’m sitting this one out. Hopefully everyone in my audience will be able to hear it over my dry cough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Bloodporne said: I would've seen it in the movie theater but won't if it releases in July, simple. 57 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: I love Nolan, but I'm not seeing this in theater in July... I'll be waiting until it hits streaming. It'd be a shame, too, because he always makes good use of the IMAX cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Hopefully no indoors open and he does a roadshow at drive ins because HELL YEAH BROTHER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I usually want to go see his movies opening weekend (completely missed Interstellar in theatres unfortunately), but even if it's safer to go back outside in July, and we're back at work and whatnot, I might actually wait a few weeks so that the theatre is practically empty by the time I see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, Brick said: I usually want to go see his movies opening weekend (completely missed Interstellar in theatres unfortunately), but even if it's safer to go back outside in July, and we're back at work and whatnot, I might actually wait a few weeks so that the theatre is practically empty by the time I see it. You probably won’t even have to wait, I’ve polled my Fox News loving Trump fans at our indoor and the majority are NOT down for going back to theaters any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdeaOfEvil Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Early word is starting to get out to some hospitals that the CDC and WHO are predicting a worldwide spike in C19 infections to happen this summer. Hopefully the risk of seeing a movie in theaters is worth it to some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 If you see this movie it will kill the virus, guaranteed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 HOLY SHIT! NOLAN IS TRYING INCEPTION ON US!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, sblfilms said: You probably won’t even have to wait, I’ve polled my Fox News loving Trump fans at our indoor and the majority are NOT down for going back to theaters any time soon. There’s probably a decent chunk of people that want everything opened back up but won’t go to all those places themselves. Especially risking it for a movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGLatinBoy Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/coronavirus-returns-long-banned-drive-movies-iran-1293544 Meanwhile in Iran... If these fucking movie companies were smart they'd setup makeshift drive ins in empty lots 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 30 minutes ago, HGLatinBoy said: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/coronavirus-returns-long-banned-drive-movies-iran-1293544 Meanwhile in Iran... If these fucking movie companies were smart they'd setup makeshift drive ins in empty lots Why in god's name would they do that? It's more profitable for the theaters to just release the movies straight to streaming... its PURE PROFIT at that point. The Troll movie is a text book example of this where Universal made more in three weeks of the film being on demand than the previous film made in FIVE MONTHS in theaters. I LOVE the theater going experience but it is STILL a luxury and not worth the risk to my own health, the health of others or the strain it could potentially put on our healthcare system especially when there are safer alternatives to consume the product. I Love Nolan as a filmmaker and I want to read his op-ed in the Washington Post, but I might just boycott this film out of principle... as much as I want to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: It's more profitable for the theaters to just release the movies straight to streaming... its PURE PROFIT at that point. The Troll movie is a text book example of this where Universal made more in three weeks of the film being on demand than the previous film made in FIVE MONTHS in theaters. Because theaters had / have a hissy fit and won't show your movie in a theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Keyser_Soze said: Because theaters had / have a hissy fit and won't show your movie in a theater. We'll see who blinks first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: We'll see who blinks first... If the theater can stay in business long enough to stick to their guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGLatinBoy Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 5 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Why in god's name would they do that? It's more profitable for the theaters to just release the movies straight to streaming... its PURE PROFIT at that point. The Troll movie is a text book example of this where Universal made more in three weeks of the film being on demand than the previous film made in FIVE MONTHS in theaters. I LOVE the theater going experience but it is STILL a luxury and not worth the risk to my own health, the health of others or the strain it could potentially put on our healthcare system especially when there are safer alternatives to consume the product. I Love Nolan as a filmmaker and I want to read his op-ed in the Washington Post, but I might just boycott this film out of principle... as much as I want to see it. I wasn't talking about the studios, so much as i was talking about the theater companies, Regal AMC etc. BUT what they could do for Movie theaters is off "Theater at home!" streaming at AMC's website and or the Regal Website. So people can still watch and support their local movie theater. And maintain a relationship with these companies. The problem is that Universal offered this but not to the theater companies and instead did so to the VOD rental companies. Vudu, Fandango, Apple, Amazon, Google. People are obviously willing to pay $20 for a rental why not split that money and give it to the theater chains and let the rental place VoD companies get it when they were normally scheduled to get it. I would've loved to have seen Black Widow. I love MCU movies but its not exactly "block buster experience" that must be seen in a massive auditorium with the unwashed masses. The movie studios are being nice and delaying the movies but fuck I'd rather see some movies this year than nothing at all. Venom and Morbius are movies id like to see this year and same goes for Wonder Woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, HGLatinBoy said: I wasn't talking about the studios, so much as i was talking about the theater companies, Regal AMC etc. BUT what they could do for Movie theaters is off "Theater at home!" streaming at AMC's website and or the Regal Website. So people can still watch and support their local movie theater. And maintain a relationship with these companies. The problem is that Universal offered this but not to the theater companies and instead did so to the VOD rental companies. Vudu, Fandango, Apple, Amazon, Google. People are obviously willing to pay $20 for a rental why not split that money and give it to the theater chains and let the rental place VoD companies get it when they were normally scheduled to get it. I would've loved to have seen Black Widow. I love MCU movies but its not exactly "block buster experience" that must be seen in a massive auditorium with the unwashed masses. The movie studios are being nice and delaying the movies but fuck I'd rather see some movies this year than nothing at all. Venom and Morbius are movies id like to see this year and same goes for Wonder Woman. I don't mind waiting... there's plenty of stuff to watch at this point. And I really don't want to lose the theater going experience... I LOVE going to the movies but I don't love it so much to risk my health I don't care WHAT'S playing. I honestly think the only thing keeping studios from abandoning theatrical distribution at this point is the international market. Didn't someone say that NY and LA make up a significant portion of the domestic box office? That's just two cities... if you factor in other major cities in the U.S. I truly wonder how much of middle and rural America is going to the movies. I think there IS an opportunity for drive in's to make a comeback but I don't think The studios would be too keen to invest in them at this point honestly. Not sure how much the theater chains would either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 6 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Why in god's name would they do that? It's more profitable for the theaters to just release the movies straight to streaming... its PURE PROFIT at that point. More profitable for the studios but how would it be more profitable for theaters? They don't need the theaters to stream the movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Remarkableriots said: More profitable for the studios but how would it be more profitable for theaters? They don't need the theaters to stream the movies. That was a typo... I was talking about the studios. When he said "Movie companies" i assumed he was talking about the studios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 11 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: The Troll movie is a text book example of this where Universal made more in three weeks of the film being on demand than the previous film made in FIVE MONTHS in theaters. This didn’t happen. But Universal got the headline they wanted. Universal used two very different metrics, North American box office revenue for Trolls and global PVOD streaming revenue Trolls World Tour. Universal internally is projecting TWT to earn less money overall by skipping theatrical. This info came from a source very high up in Universal on the theatrical distribution executive team that I personally know. It’s all posturing by Universal, and AMC/Regal. They’ll shrink the window further, but Uni knows they will make less money than going the traditional route. It mostly proves that there is some appetite for PVOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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