The end of the movie theater?

Movie Theaters have been around for over 100 years. But like all things, times change. First problems at AMC, then Cineworld, and then Regal.

But this started before the Pandemic.

Cineworld to announce the “temporary suspension” of over 600 locations in the U.S. and the U.K., it begged the question, just which films are still slated to open in theaters in 2020?

The audiences then went to online streaming. But it’s not proving cost-effective for their customers, and people are missing the idea of in-person viewing with others. Drive-ins saw a boom, but they’re seasonal.

Let’s discuss how we got here.

But is it the medium, or the stories? Are movie theaters going away like film cameras? Were there just not enough incentives? Have we gotten board with comic heroes?

Cinema Advertising

Cinema Advertising expenditures are going up, not down, according to this source.

What is cinema advertising? Well, if you like arriving early to the theater before the trailers, it's ads that are shown that could be pre-roll entertainment or the bakery across the street you passed.

A resurgence is expected for theaters.

Let’s talk about what got pushed and delayed.

So far only 1 potential blockbuster comic book movie is still scheduled for 2020: Wonder Woman 1984

I think depending on HBO Max's success is if we'll see any other DC Movies with Zack Snyders casting as many of the actors have moved onto other projects planned.

Marvel disconnected the TV series from Movies, but with the Pandemic, it looks like to not be the case.

WandaVision, Loki, may tie into Dr Strange 2, and Spiderman 3 casted Dr Strange in it’s new film. The next phase of world building has begun, while DC seems to still be figuring it out.

Here’s their list:

Greenlatern Series (In Development) Will be on streaming or CW?
Auqaman 2
The Batman
Man of Steel 2 (trended on Twitter) no sigh of being in development
The Flash…. Everyone but your kid will be in it…. (Casting insane)

Ben Afleck, Michael Keaton, and Ezra Miller. Yup, you read that correct.

MICHEAL F’n KEATON

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439572/fullcredits

So are we in the phase of shock, not quality? I like nostalgia, but I want a good story. It’s getting rarer.

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