‘Disbelief,’ says Christopher Nolan as he slams simultaneous release of films in theatres and OTT | Bollywood Life

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot of things and one such change is the way in which films are releasing. While theatres have opened in many countries, some films are being released simultaneously in theatres and OTT. Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan has heavily criticised Warner Bros. for its decision to release its entire 2021 theatrical slate simultaneously on streaming service, calling it a messy move. Also Read – Tenet 1st weekend box office: Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi venture performs decently considering the COVID-19 scenario

Wonder Woman 1984 is slated to release in theaters and on HBO Max, and the studio recently announced that they will do the same for their entire theatrical slate through 2021. Also Read – What to Watch this Week: Tenet, Bombhaat, Darbaan, Mulan, Sons of the Soil – 5 titles to satiate your binge-watching urge

Nolan told etonline.com, “Oh, I mean, disbelief. Especially the way in which they did. There’s such controversy around it, because they didn’t tell anyone. In 2021, they’ve got some of the top filmmakers in the world, they’ve got some of the biggest stars in the world who worked for years in some cases on these projects very close to their hearts that are meant to be big-screen experiences.” Also Read – Proud son-in-law Akshay Kumar posts a handwritten note of Tenet director Christopher Nolan for Dimple Kapadia

He added, “They’re meant to be out there for the widest possible audiences… And now they’re being used as a loss-leader for the streaming service — for the fledgling streaming service — without any consultation. So, there’s a lot of controversy. It’s very, very, very, very messy. A real bait and switch. Yeah, it’s sort of not how you treat filmmakers and stars and people who, these guys have given a lot for these projects. They deserved to be consulted and spoken to about what was going to happen to their work.”

He told The Hollywood Reporter, “Some of our industry’s biggest filmmakers and most important movie stars went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service.”

“Warner Bros. had an incredible machine for getting a filmmaker’s work out everywhere, both in theaters and in the home, and they are dismantling it as we speak. They don’t even understand what they’re losing. Their decision makes no economic sense, and even the most casual Wall Street investor can see the difference between disruption and dysfunction,” added the filmmaker.

Representatives from the studio or the streaming services are yet to comment on Nolan’s remarks.

(With inputs from IANS)

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