News Round Up 2020

RivShore said:
Yep, this is how a CNBC put it in an article from Feb. 2020:

Bob Chapek, who most recently was chairman of Disney parks, will become the CEO. Iger will remain as executive chairman through 2021, focusing on the creative strategy of the company.

To me that means Dec. 2021.
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I was assuming fiscal 2021 which would’ve meant prior to December. This is more clear.
 
BrianL said:
Yeah, that's the part that I don't get. The guy made a "joke" and the CM admonished him. Should it have gone any further than that? Why should the guest be pulled from the line for making a bad joke? Maybe the guest got combative immediately and then was asked to step out of line. Of course, no matter the case, there is never justification for striking a CM. He should be banned from the parks and face prosecution as warranted.
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Not really a joke at this time of Covid and many dying from it. How can this be funny? He escalated the situation, not the CM.

ETA: late to the party here, good discussion though.
 
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Princessclab said:
Not really a joke at this time of Covid and many dying from it. How can this be funny? He escalated the situation, not the CM.

ETA: late to the party here, good discussion though.
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To be fair, I never said it was funny - I just wondered if it really warranted being pulled from line. Since then more information was added that makes it sound like he did escalate it and the "joke" was anything but.
 
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Mit88 said:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...-will-send-2021-slate-to-hbo-max-and-theaters
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An independent movie theater in my area just closed down for the foreseeable future after reopening because no new movies really to drawl enough interest. Ordinarily I would be opposed to this model but I didn't like how straight to streaming (especially upcharging) left the theaters with no hope and the solution of continuing to push movies farther and farther away is just leading to movie theaters going under.
 
The Pho said:
This is pretty enormous news for the industry. A full year of major releases means people will expect it going forward. They’re releasing 20 good sized movies this way.
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Wow. Yes .. I agree .. this will shift consumer demand. I guess movie theaters are going to have to get creative to draw people to the actual box office. For most people it will be an economic decision. Why go to a theatre and pay twice as much as a subscription price to see the same movie on the same day you can watch it at home?

But most theaters (in the current configurations) are just going to have to close. There won't be a need for 20 screen megaplexes if movies are just going to release at home.
 
tlmadden73 said:
Wow. Yes .. I agree .. this will shift consumer demand. I guess movie theaters are going to have to get creative to draw people to the actual box office. For most people it will be an economic decision. Why go to a theatre and pay twice as much as a subscription price to see the same movie on the same day you can watch it at home?

But most theaters (in the current configurations) are just going to have to close. There won't be a need for 20 screen megaplexes if movies are just going to release at home.
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I think we underestimate the desire to have normalcy in our lives. Clearly people are going to WDW because they want a slice of normalcy.

With respects to HBO Max it will depend on how many 'free' subscriptions they continue to have. Building your base means you don't have as much leverage. But having WB's contract gets you leverage and deals you've worked out with companies for free subscriptions may not be needed as much.

With Disney it could lead to them doing Premier Access more which is an added expense and economically doesn't make sense for my husband and I. Technically HBO Max costs $14.99 per month which is more than what 2 movie tickets would cost us (assuming $5 ticket deals come back but we also have gift cards and points stored up so movies won't be costing us anything for a while) but we get HBO Max included in our cable tier..a price that is set to increase slightly.
 
Mackenzie Click-Mickelson said:
I think we underestimate the desire to have normalcy in our lives. Clearly people are going to WDW because they want a slice of normalcy.

With respects to HBO Max it will depend on how many 'free' subscriptions they continue to have. Building your base means you don't have as much leverage. But having WB's contract gets you leverage and deals you've worked out with companies for free subscriptions may not be needed as much.

With Disney it could lead to them doing Premier Access more which is an added expense and economically doesn't make sense for my husband and I. Technically HBO Max costs $14.99 per month which is more than what 2 movie tickets would cost us (assuming $5 ticket deals come back but we also have gift cards and points stored up so movies won't be costing us anything for a while) but we get HBO Max included in our cable tier..a price that is set to increase slightly.
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Yeah we get it included as well, and have enjoyed it up to now. But with this news I would be ok paying for it if I had to to be able to watch first run movies right away. This is awesome news! Although, their slate of movies doesn’t really excite me too much. I would guess other studios will quickly follow suit in the coming weeks.
 
rteetz said:
I expect Disney to be more deliberate and not put a whole slate on Disney+. I fully expect them to love some there though. I’m one that can’t wait to get back to watching big films in theaters.
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We've gotten in the habit of seeing a movie on Christmas, some years not but most of the years we have. I think going on actual Christmas is out this year but I'm heavily looking into wanting to see WW84 in theaters despite knowing we could watch it for free. Still don't have a decision on it but I've missed dinner and a movie nights
 
tlmadden73 said:
Wow. Yes .. I agree .. this will shift consumer demand. I guess movie theaters are going to have to get creative to draw people to the actual box office. For most people it will be an economic decision. Why go to a theatre and pay twice as much as a subscription price to see the same movie on the same day you can watch it at home?

But most theaters (in the current configurations) are just going to have to close. There won't be a need for 20 screen megaplexes if movies are just going to release at home.
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I can totally see movie theathers basically being only for the big-budget spectacle movies. The mega-plexes with 20 screens will be gone, with just a few of the biggest auditoriums with the latest tech in sound and visuals around to show those kinds of movies.
 
Mit88 said:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...-will-send-2021-slate-to-hbo-max-and-theaters
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Not that I would see many (any?) of these movies in theaters normally but I think good to just have a plan and know what it is and just keep dates vs constantly pushing things back

I wonder if Disney could do this but would they do extra charge for the movies on Disney+ for that first month or maybe do like a 2nd tier? I would pay another $5/month or something if I knew there were 2-3 new releases each month that were coming to streaming the same day as theaters
 
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