From the Web (FTW) #22: Netflix CEO Says Movie Theater Model Is ‘Outdated’
- Trinity Auditorium
- Apr 27
- 1 min read
“Folks grew up thinking, ‘I want to make movies on a gigantic screen and have strangers watch them [and to have them] play in the theater for two months and people cry and sold-out shows … It’s an outdated concept.”
Sarandos insisted that he loves movie theaters, but, of course, their decline does not “bother” him. Instead, he said he would be bothered if “people stop making great movies.”
He warned Hollywood not to get “trapped” behind wanting audiences to see movies in theaters because that’s how the film industry wants audiences to watch them. Instead, for the sake of the entertainment business, Hollywood should adapt to the way in which audiences want to watch movies, Sarandos argued.
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