Are streamers scaling back?
and Is this a renaissance period for indie financed films?
I think theres a constant changing tack and I think theyre pointing their money in different ways.
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Were seeing a more malleable market in which streamers are acquiring in a different way.
It doesnt only need to be worldwide.
Theyre developing more, which is good, but do those movies end up good?
Its a good question, and it depends how you define what is good.
They are increasingly participating in theatrical.
I think were still in the final stages of the pandemic, commented Lesher.
Older audiences have been more sluggish to get back to cinemas.
Im optimistic about this fall.
Irwin posited: Part of the reason the recovery has been slow is that there is a huge volume.
But I do think there is hunger for intelligent filmmaking.
Sutherland asked what appetite there is for original storytelling amid so much franchise fare.
I think theres space for all, said Irwin.
Weve just launched a Henry Cavill movie with a waiver during the strike and that has sold extremely well.
Drama can sell well but its more polarising, acknowledged Rocket Sciences Thorsten Schumacher.
We hadLeeandMay December, and both sold well.
