For the past few months, the entertainment industry has been one of hardest hit — if not THE hardest hit — sectors in Los Angeles, consistently logging the highest number of Covid outbreaks in the county.
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National Association of Theater Owners President/CEO John Fithian declared that “simultaneous release is dead” during his opening speech at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. “Robust theatrical windows protect against piracy.
If a major title that people are clamoring to see in theaters is released too quickly to the home and then pirated, the temptation to stay home and watch pirated films becomes greater for many potential moviegoers,” Fithian said to applause from theater owners in attendance.“With the help of the global authority on digital piracy, MUSO, we closely track piracy levels. When analyzing title after title it becomes very clear that spikes in piracy are most drastic when a movie is first available to watch in the home: it doesn’t matter if its available via premium video on demand or subscription video on demand,” he continued.
“I am pleased to announce that simultaneous release is dead as a serious business model, and piracy is what killed it.”Amidst unprecedented uncertainty surrounding the movie theater industry last year with the COVID-19 pandemic still running rampant and vaccine campaigns ongoing, many studios turned to day-and-date models as a way to hedge their bets on a moviegoing populace uncertain on returning to theaters. Warner Bros.
got the most headlines — and industry heat — making this move by releasing all of its 2021 films simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters, but other studios also made attempts as Disney released “Black Widow” and “Jungle Cruise” in theaters and at a premium price on Disney+ while Universal released “Halloween Kills,” “Boss Baby: Family Business” and “Marry Me” as day-and-date titles on Peacock. As Fithian stated, such experiments have been put away as studios are moving
.For the past few months, the entertainment industry has been one of hardest hit — if not THE hardest hit — sectors in Los Angeles, consistently logging the highest number of Covid outbreaks in the county.
Jason Sudeikis gladly poses with some fans for a picture while filming some scenes for the upcoming season of Ted Lasso in London, England on Friday (May 6).
The international pop sensation is about to finalize plans with Planet Hollywood to host her residency at Zappos Theater, TMZ reports, citing sources close to the singer.The news comes months the “Rolling in the Deep” diva’s plans to plant her stakes at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace fell apart amid disputed reasons.The British singer, 33, tearfully announced on Jan. 20 that she was postponing her “Weekends With Adele” residency — just one day before it was set to launch, leaving many fans who had already arrived in Sin City in the lurch.
After spending the entire week trapped in the bowels of a smoke-filled, maskless, jam-packed Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for CinemaCon, and after sitting through the various studio presentations in search of possible clues to what might be in play for the 95th annual Academy Awards, I can say two of the names we are very likely to hear about might be two of the most unexpected: Tom Cruise and Harvey Weinstein. I am not hallucinating. I will get to both in a second, but first I have to say Oscar pundits don’t really travel to this annual exhibitors convention with any realistic expectations of seeing major awards contenders.
Studio brass wowed theater owners this week with Maverick: Top Gun, Avatar: The Way of Water and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse among other tentpoles. But they were also clear at the just-wrapped CinemaCon that a reviving box office requires a wide breadth of content.
Zoe Saldana and Glen Powell were among the stars honored at CinemaCon this year!
SEC filing Friday. Aron received a base pay salary that was 20% higher than last year’s, earning $1.45 million, but he also took home $11.4 million in stock awards and $6 million from non-equity incentive plan compensation.
Rachel McAdams is all smiles while walking the red carpet at CinemaCon!
Rachel McAdams is looking back at her impressive career after being honored with the Vanguard Award at CinemaCon on Thursday.The Oscar-nominated actress was at the annual event, held at Caesars Palace Colosseum Theatre in Las Vegas, to promote her upcoming film , and received the trophy during the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards.Speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier, McAdams joked that the honor «is making me feel old!»«Do I have that much to celebrate? It's added up, and I didn't realize it,» McAdams said.This year marks the 20th anniversary of her mainstream Hollywood film debut in the comedy, and over the past two decades she's racked up an impressive collection of beloved roles and accolades. But it's also gone by fast for the celebrated star.«I mean, in some ways I feel like I've just started, so it's just funny to hear that,» she said of the milestone.
Keanu Reeves is looking forward to fans getting to see the action-packed fourth chapter in the franchise!The movie star, along with the film's director, Chad Stahelski, debuted a first look at the hotly anticipated at CinemaCon at Caesars Palace Colosseum Theatre in Las Vegas on Thursday. The pair spoke to ET's Kevin Frazier after the presentation, and explained what the fourth installment in the series brings to the table.«There's new characters, more world building, the High Table is a little angry, John Wick is a little angry, he's trying to survive,» Reeves teased with an excited smile.Gesturing to Stahelski — who co-directed the original and has gone solo while helming the acclaimed second and third chapters — Reeves exclaimed, «This mad genius has created some really wonderful, extraordinary sequences.»During the presentation, Stahekski warned those in attendance that fans shouldn't expect a happy ending from the upcoming action thriller, and explained to ET, «I think John Wick always suffers.
Well-known Las Vegas-based celebrity impersonator Donny Davis‘ cause of death has been determined.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDirector Damien Chazelle brought the ol’ razzle dazzle to CinemaCon, showcasing the first look at his next film “Babylon,” a star-studded homage to Hollywood’s golden era.Attendees of CinemaCon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners that’s currently unfolding at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, were treated to never-before-seen footage of “Babylon,” which puts the spotlight on Brad Pitt as silent film star John Gilbert and Margot Robbie as Roaring Twenties icon Clara Bow.Prior to Paramount’s presentation at CinemaCon, little had been revealed about “Babylon,” which is set in the late 1920s during the movie industry’s transition from silent films to talkies.Based on the first-look footage of glamorous parties against a backdrop of an entertainment business in flux, “Babylon” looks like a mix between Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” “You know what we have to do… we have to redefine the form,” Pitt’s character. “When I first moved to Hollywood, the stars on all the doors said ‘No actors and no dogs allowed.'”Robbie’s character is less worried about her place in showbiz.
Zack Sharf CinemaCon is set to reevaluate its safety protocols following an incident on April 26 in which Olivia Wilde was served a mysterious manilla envelope on stage at the Las Vegas event while presenting her new film “Don’t Worry Darling.” The envelope included the words “personal and confidential” on it. Wilde thought the file was a script when she opened it on stage.
After a long wait, “Avatar” fans finally have news about the highly-anticipated sequel.
Olivia Wilde unintentionally put sleuths on notice at 2022 CinemaCon.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Avatar 2” is real, and it’s here — naysayers be damned.After at least seven delays in the last eight years (the film was originally supposed to open in 2014), director James Cameron is finally ready to show audiences his otherworldly, underwater vision for “Avatar’s” long-awaited sequel. It’s newly titled as “Avatar: The Way of Water.”Disney, which inherited the franchise after acquiring 20th Century Fox in 2019, unveiled new footage of the highly anticipated film at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners that’s currently unfolding at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.CinemaCon attendees were given 3D glasses to watch the minutes-long trailer, which contained almost no dialogue.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about the first 30 minutes of Pixar’s Lightyear.