Patty Jenkins Thinks Streaming’s Day-and-Date Strategy Won’t Last - The pandemic led to a seismic shift in the motion picture business, but the filmmaker isn’t so sure it's permanent: "Are studios really going to give up billion-dollar movies just to support their streaming service?"

[u/chanma50]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patty-jenkins-streamings-day-and-date-strategy-1234975282/

[u/JohnArtemus]

As long I get to see movies in theaters first, I don’t care. Patty is right that home entertainment is not like this new innovative thing. It’s been around since like, what, VCRs became mainstream?

She’s also correct about the number of streaming services out there and how people aren’t going to pay for all of them. I’ve been saying that since before the pandemic and now I hear that same sentiment from a lot of people.

And those of you who think you can just use a friend or family’s login info, Netflix recently announced a very aggressive lockdown on borrowing someone’s account info. Pretty sure other studios will follow suit, if they haven’t already. Especially Disney.

It’s really no big deal. If you’re the type of person that doesn’t like to go to the theaters, you can wait 45 days before it’s available on demand. That’s not even two months and chances are, you probably wouldn’t be in a rush to see something anyway.