Tom Hanks survived a battle with COVID-19 and now, promoting his new film “News of the World”, he spoke about the battle for the future of cinemas.
Speaking with Collider to promote the western drama, a project that sees him teaming up with “Captain Phillips” director Paul Greengrass again, he said that a radical change should not happen since the advent of streaming services.
Unlike many, however, he does not rule out one way or the other and suggests that cinemas will survive:
“Will cinemas still exist? For sure, they will. In a way, I think that exhibitors – once they are open – will have the freedom to choose the films they will show.
The cinema of major events will dominate the day in cinemas. ‘News of the World’ may be the last adult film about people saying interesting things that will be shown on a big screen somewhere, because after that, to make sure people show up again, we will have the Marvel Universe and all kinds of franchises . “
Part of the reason for this is that smaller films are already adjusting to production for streaming platforms, as opposed to big budget films, where screen size is more important:
“Do you want to see them [franchise films] in large letters because watching them at home on the couch can really diminish them in some way in their visual impact. I think there will be a lot of movies that will only be streamed, and I think it will be good to see them that way because they will actually be built and made and built for someone’s very good widescreen TV in your home. “
He may be right. Although the weekend box office numbers haven’t arrived, the movie epic “Wonder Woman 1984” is reportedly on the way to the biggest debut since the success of the COVID-19 pandemic, while “News of the World” will settle for just about 25% of the movement of the film in the same period.