And theatrical has regained a spotlight stolen by streamers during the Covid shutdown.
This follows the shuttering ofLionsgates Keanu Reeves picGood Fortune,Marvel StudiosThunderboltsand a few others.
How many others will preemptively pause remains to be seen.
(L-R) WGA strikers, ‘Barbie’, ‘Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning’ and ‘Oppenheimer’Everett/Getty
The town is taking this very seriously.
Millions have already been spent in many tentpoles long-lead marketing.
The wattage on films headed to fall film festivals will also be diminished should an actors strike occur.
Popcorn pics primed to get pushed are those scheduled during Q1 2024.
However, animated movies and low-budget horror titles should be in prime condition to release.
Already, theWGA strikeis preventing TV creators from heading there and sitting on panels.
Many studios and networks are in a wait-and-see-mode as to how theyll trumpet shows and movies.
Some studios and networks are already skipping because there isnt any immediate fanboy product on the horizon.
Also looking bleak this summer with the WGA Strike: the Television Critics Association Press Tour.
Many studios have already recorded press materials with talent that can be used to tubthump summer releases on social.
At worst, per sources, premieres during the month of July could be canceled.
As we near June 30, reps are expecting to hear more about what actors can and cant do.
You dont want to take yourself out of the release calendar, says one studio insider.
Were all similarly hamstrung by this one.
David Robb contributed to this report.
