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'Avatar' sequel's cutting-edge tech crashed some movie projectors in Japan
Multiple theaters reported technical problems with the Avatar sequel with one reportedly forced to reduce the 48 fps frame rate down to 24 fps.
Disney's big holiday movie will skip French theaters in release window protest
In protest of France's content streaming rules, Disney has announced that its latest animated film Strange World (aka Avalonia) will go straight to Disney+.
'Dune' release gets pushed back another three weeks to October 22nd
If you've been waiting impatiently to see Denis Villeneuve's much anticipated Dune film, you're going to have to wait a bit longer.
'Boss Baby' sequel hits Peacock and theaters simultaneously on July 2nd
Universal helped bring the movie theater business back from COVID-19 with F9, but it's doing things differently with 'The Boss Baby: Family Business.'
Warner Bros is going back to theater-first releases in 2022
Movies like 'The Batman' won't hit HBO Max on the same day they arrive in theaters.
AMC avoids bankruptcy, at least for now
AMC says it has enough funding to avoid a near-term threat of bankruptcy during the pandemic, although its future is still far from certain.
Disney will release 'Nomadland' simultaneously in theaters and on Hulu
It’s no surprise that Disney has chosen Hulu over Disney+ for Nomadland’s streaming release.
Warner Bros. will release its 2023 movies in theaters first
Warner Bros. has unveiled a 2023 movie lineup that will premiere in theaters first — the 2021 HBO Max approach is only temporary.
AMC warns it may run out of cash in January 2021
AMC has warned that it might run out of cash as soon as January 2021 as the pandemic and streaming push it to the breaking point.
You will finally be able to watch 'Tenet' at home on December 15th
Christopher Nolan's latest heads to 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and digital next month.
Regal Cinemas may close US movie theaters again due to pandemic
Cineworld has warned that it might temporarily close all its Regal movie theaters in the US due to a lack of new releases.
AMC plans to open two-thirds of its theaters by September 3rd
AMC once planned to open theaters in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic with a mask-optional policy, but backtracked on that idea after a backlash. Now, the cinema giant has unveiled a new plan to reopen two-thirds of its chains by September 3rd, with 100 locations reopening as early as August 20th.
Hans Zimmer scored an extended Netflix intro for theaters
So it commissioned Hans Zimmer -- the composer behind Gladiator, Inception, Man of Steel and countless other movies -- to create an extended version.
'Tenet' will debut internationally a week before some US cities
After multiple delays, Christopher Nolan's Tenet has a release date.
‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ hits cinemas and on-demand September 1st
Party on demand, dude.
Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' has been delayed indefinitely
The sci-fi movie's rollout could be staggered by country and even by city.
Tom Hanks: 'Absolute heartbreak' that 'Greyhound' won't debut in theaters
Tom Hanks, who wrote and stars in the upcoming film Greyhound, said it’s “an absolute heartbreak” that the film won’t debut in theaters.
Disney axes 4K re-release of 'The Empire Strikes Back' in UK cinemas
Disney is walking back on its promise to show a 4K version of 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' in UK theaters.
Films won’t have to screen in theaters to qualify for this year's Golden Globes
With movie theaters closing amid the coronavirus pandemic, studios are sending theatrical releases to streaming or skipping theater reveals altogether. That's forcing the entire industry to adapt, and today, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced that it will temporarily consider films for the Golden Globe Awards even if they don't first screen in a theater.
Apple will reportedly release movies in theaters before streaming them
Apple intends to play nice with Hollywood and cinema chains by releasing films in theaters before streaming them on its Apple TV+ service, according to the WSJ. By doing so, it would be taking a different tack from Netflix, which normally requires theater chains to release movies at the same time it's streaming them. That attitude has put off some producers and directors, including Steven Spielberg, who said that Netflix shouldn't get a crack at Oscars since its films get minimal theater runs.
