![]() ![]() “Aquaman,” “Shazam!,” “Joker” and “The Batman” were all successful. Discovery - entered the Speed Force last week amid the long-expected exit of Walter Hamada, the executive responsible for the superhero films since 2018.Īll the angst over the state of Batman, Superman and their ilk comes despite the movies doing pretty well during the last four years. Speculation over the state of the DC franchise - and who might run it for Warner Bros. ![]() Discovery is doing “Lord of the Rings” NFTs. ![]() But as is often the case with Netflix’s seemingly rigid ways in other areas, these hurdles are insurmountable until they aren’t.Įlsewhere in the business of entertainment, a ridiculous number of people listened to Taylor Swift’s new album, Apple is raising prices for streaming, HBO‘s “House of the Dragon” finale drew 9.3 million viewers, Kevin Spacey won a sexual misconduct trial, and Warner Bros. The marketing costs are too high, the risks too great. Sarandos sent a strong signal that Netflix is not about to make a 180 on theatrical releases any time soon, even after the company decided to get into the advertising business, another onetime non-starter. There have been many who’ve argued that Netflix would benefit both from the additional revenue and sense of legitimacy that comes with the box office. “We are in the business of entertaining our members with Netflix movies on Netflix,” Sarandos said, while acknowledging debate within the company over just that question. Many had thought that the Rian Johnson film’s one-week theatrical release, coming a month before it hits Netflix, was supposed to be an experiment that could lead to a greater embrace of the theatrical experience by the streamer.īut the Netflix co-chief executive spun the big-screen initiative as more of a marketing ploy, akin to its film festival premieres, than a potential new business opportunity. Ted Sarandos’ comments last week downplaying the significance of a plan to briefly release “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” in theaters struck a sour note with some cinema operators. Welcome to the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. ![]()
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