In deference to filmmakers, Netflix has given many of its films an early release in theaters, but it still won’t report grosses.
Nor is Amazon hiding grosses, as it has in the past when giving original films a select release in some cinemas. In another key move, Amazon Studios signaled in February that it will indeed use its newfound association with a legacy Hollywood studio to give at least some of its movies a splashy big-screen release when announcing that Ben Affleck’s upcoming movie Air, starring Matt Damon, will open exclusively in theaters across the globe in early April versus going straight to Amazon Prime Video.Īnd both Creed III and Air will have a proper window before appearing in the home (in the pandemic era, the average window has collapsed to between 31 and 45 days). “Nobody else is positioned the same way with a full-fledged theatrical, marketing and distribution team.” “Everything they are doing shows their commitment to theatrical,” says MGM’s head of distribution Erik Lomis, a veteran Hollywood executive who did an earlier stint at the studio during the days of Rocky. She’ll report to Amazon and MGM Studios chief Jennifer Salke. production executive Courtenay Valenti as Amazon and MGM’s new head of film. The ecommerce giant closed its $8.45 billion deal to buy the storied studio nearly a year ago, but it wasn’t until now that the picture became more clear, including the hire in recent days of veteran Warner Bros. “What better way to celebrate 007 turning 60 than to offer fans an opportunity to experience the film again in the most immersive theatrical environment.”įukunaga said, “Shooting on 15 perf – Imax film is the pinnacle of large format filmmaking – there is nothing out there to compare it to, not even the highest resolution digital cameras can render the color detail and breadth of those massive negative frames I was excited beyond belief to be the first Bond director to work with these cameras and honored we could give Daniel’s 5th Bond the sendoff he deserved, and audiences the maximum theatrical ride.Creed III caps months of speculation as to what MGM’s film operation will look like in the Amazon era.
“ No Time To Die, which was the only movie released last year to have sequences shot with Imax Film Cameras, captured the attention of both critics and audiences alike when it was first released globally in theaters last fall, eventually becoming one of the biggest films of 2021,” said MGM’s Motion Picture Chairman Michael De Luca. MGM has also created a special 60th anniversary logo that will debut ahead of Imax screenings.
No Time To Die is the first James Bond film to be shot with Imax film cameras and features more than an hour of scenes in the large format exhibitor’s-exclusive expanded aspect ratio. Megan Colligan Stepping Down As Imax Entertainment President
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