WONDER WOMAN 1984 Director Patty Jenkins Addresses Possibility Of The Sequel Heading Straight To Streaming

WONDER WOMAN 1984 Director Patty Jenkins Addresses Possibility Of The Sequel Heading Straight To Streaming WONDER WOMAN 1984 Director Patty Jenkins Addresses Possibility Of The Sequel Heading Straight To Streaming

Wonder Woman 1984 is now set to be released on Christmas Day, but theaters are unlikely to be any safer then than they are right now. Is a Digital debut possible? Here's what director Patty Jenkins says...

By JoshWilding - Oct 08, 2020 03:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Wonder Woman 1984
Source: Reuters

The theater industry is struggling in a big way thanks to COVID-19, and until a vaccine is widely available, that probably won't change. We've seen almost every major movie coming out in November vacate that spot, and Free Guy and Wonder Woman 1984 are pretty much the only blockbusters left standing during December. 

It wouldn't be overly surprising for the former to head to Digital platforms, but what about the DC Comics sequel? During a recent Reuters interview, director Patty Jenkins weighed in on the possibility.

"If we shut this down, this will not be a reversible process," the filmmaker said. "We could lose movie theater-going forever. It could be the kind of thing that happened to the music industry where you could crumble the entire industry by making it something that can’t be profitable. I don’t think any of us want to live in a world where the only option is to take your kids to watch a movie in your own living room, and not have a place to go for a date."

Jenkins would add, "I really hope that we are able to be one of the very first ones to come back and bring that into everyone’s life."

A Tweet later sent out by the Wonder Woman 1984 director has confused fans, as she appears to confirm that the movie could arrive in theaters and on streaming platforms at the same time, only to point out that she's "100% behind the theaterical experience."

Warner Bros. definitely has a difficult decision to make in the coming weeks, so stay tuned. 
 

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DeadClunge
DeadClunge - 10/8/2020, 3:42 AM
I really don't want the theatre experience to die..

I've had good times and bad times at the theatre...it really depends who you're sitting next to.

#F*%kPorgs
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 10/8/2020, 4:00 AM
I mean I kind of agree with her, but Wonder Woman 1984 is not the kind of movie that I would take a chance on when theatres reopen.

I didn't even see Tenet.

It's not a first out of the gate thing. MAYBE Black Widow. Certainly Eternals. But I've been re-adjusting all year and my list of movies that I absolutely have to see at the cinema is getting less and less.

Cinema will die one day. I think it might already have died, actually.

There will still be new movies coming out at cinemas, but it will never be the same. It'll never be the thing it was. Like live Theatre, Opera and Ballet, it will be something else. More niche.

If you absolutely love cinema, you'll still have it. But yes, the money will fall out of it.

Whether WW84 is released in cinemas or not, I can't wait to buy it on demand.
TheCoonII
TheCoonII - 10/8/2020, 7:01 AM
@GwenLantern - If infinity war or Endgame came straight to streaming they would still be a ways away from.seeing profit
TheCoonII
TheCoonII - 10/8/2020, 7:01 AM
Even today°
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 10/8/2020, 11:22 AM
@TheCoonII - True, but there's a world of difference between Wonder Woman 1984 and Infinity War or Endgame.

If Covid was rife when Endgame came out (and I thank the Lord every day that it wasn't) I would probably have to irresponsibly, but quite happily damn the world to plague by seeing it not just once but multiple times.

Endgame is the sort of film that would save cinemas in a time of plague.

Wonder Woman 1984 is not going to save cinemas.

Might as well use it to sell more HBO Max subs this Christmas.
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 10/8/2020, 4:16 AM
Going to a cinema to see a film will never go away. It will probably be a much changed and different business but I can’t see any scenario when a cinema will no longer be a thing
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 10/8/2020, 4:34 AM
only in theater is worth seeing it
when its released if the law allows ill definitely go.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 10/8/2020, 4:40 AM
I really doubt theatres will disappear completely. No way major blockbusters will go immediately go to streaming. Major movie studios probably will just do the exhibitation part again (i.e. Disney builds their own cinemas)
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/8/2020, 4:54 AM
You go Patty, I am all for the theater experience and do not want it to die either. I just fear the reality of it all will crush the theater experience if we don't get out of this shit show soon.
WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 10/8/2020, 4:58 AM
I’m behind the theatrical experience, too. Whenever that will be able to happen.
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/8/2020, 5:03 AM
Grace Randolph ain't going to like this. She has been pushing for streaming despite Mulan being a huge flop
bobevanz
bobevanz - 10/8/2020, 5:27 AM
@LameLuka - who gives af what she thinks lol
connorblaze
connorblaze - 10/8/2020, 5:04 AM
If cinema stays alive I hope it changes. Seems like there’s very few movies I go see at the cinema anymore, and those that I do are hollow and forgettable superhero blockbuster experiences thatare heaps of fun, but don’t have much substance. Knives Out was a pleasant change, a well-made, clever film with a great script and a great cast on a blockbuster scale. It was the first movie in a while I’ve seen at the movies and felt compelled to go tell people ‘go see this!’ urgently. Shame Tenet was so crap, because it’s exactly what we need, smart and innovative movies with practical effects and new ideas, like Inception was. Tenet was awful, but at least I was excited to talk about it. I’m finally getting tired of the MCU and DC mega superhero movies. The most interested I’ve been in a superhero property in a while is Wandavision, because it looks creative and thought provoking, like Legion was. Legion was hot and miss but it was always fascinating.

Anyway, rant rant rant. I’m turning 30 next month, maybe I’m just getting old.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/8/2020, 8:32 AM
@connorblaze - that’s when your knees go. Then it’s the hair. 38, back startin to hurt more easily, used to actually have to bend down wrong, now it’s like you drop a paper towel on the floor instead of the trash and no matter how hard you try “ok proper technique, first you bend your knees, AAHH my knees! (Shoot you straight) MY BA-OWWW I hit my unprotected hairless head on the corner of the cookbook cabinet, stop laughing at me Rachel Ray!!!”
JoshuaDBr
JoshuaDBr - 10/8/2020, 5:14 AM
Keeping the movie-theater experience alive is absolutely important. I’m massively thankful to Ms. Jenkins and “Wonder Woman 1984” for doing their part for that.
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 10/8/2020, 5:28 AM
I want to go back to the movies.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 10/8/2020, 5:28 AM
Too bad they didn't release it last year LOL
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/8/2020, 5:42 AM
@bobevanz - Haha, that's right, wasn't it supposed to come out late 2019?
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 10/8/2020, 7:32 AM
@Thing94 - It sure was. I feel bad for Patty, but this is on WB for pushing the release date back a half year. I guess they were afraid to compete with the abomination that was Episode IX.

@bobevanz
Dannywest
Dannywest - 10/8/2020, 7:38 AM
@GeneralZod - i think it was pattys decision to push the release date, i might be wrong tho.
LameLuka
LameLuka - 10/8/2020, 9:14 AM
@GeneralZod - it was Patty decision. Also with how bad Episode 9 was, Wonder Woman would have probably anihilated it at the box office.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 10/8/2020, 9:28 AM
@LameLuka - I don't think it was the director's decision. This article and quote appear to confirm it was the studio's decision. To wit:

"Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ president of domestic distribution, said, 'We had tremendous success releasing the first ‘Wonder Woman’ film during the summer so when we saw an opportunity to take advantage of the changing competitive landscape.'"

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-pushed-back-2020-1202988413/

@Dannywest
billnye69
billnye69 - 10/8/2020, 5:29 AM
I completely agree.

I've never been one to stream movies I just love going to a big theatre. it's not just about the movie but it's about the food and air hockey against the wife.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/8/2020, 8:41 AM
@billnye69 - I hate that for you, 69 year old Bill Nye
“He’s 64”
“Wait, thennnn, what...
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 10/8/2020, 5:49 AM
2019 was the most successful year for movie theaters ever.
People will always want to go to cinemas.
But not right now.
It would be the best thing to close them from november 1st until april 1st when it's both safer to go and there are actually big movies running.
Right now, they will just loose money.
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 10/8/2020, 5:52 AM
theatre experiences will always rules despite I also do enjoy watching from my home theatre but the experiences are so different than watching alone at home
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 10/8/2020, 6:34 AM
It’s all hindsight at this point, but I don’t think that any of these strategies are healthy for the movie industry. Theaters shot themselves in the foot by taking such a hardline stance against studios that considered the streaming option early in the pandemic, and now everyone locked into a Catch-22... studios won’t release a major film until theater attendance is up, and theater attendance can’t get up without a steady supply of major films.

It seems like films should have been released day-and-date streaming and theatrical, or at least with a severely reduced theatrical only window, in order to keep new product flowing into reopened theaters... then there would at least be a chance for theater attendance to grow and recover. With extended closings I suspect that we’ll see major chains fail and with one the likelihood of a full recovery diminishes.
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