Rian Johnson has expressed frustration on the restricted theatrical launch of his new Benoit Blanc Netflix movie, Wake Up Useless Man: A Knives Out Thriller.
Streamer Netflix will launch Wake Up Useless Man: A Knives Out Thriller in theaters on November 26, in time for the Thanksgiving vacation, earlier than releasing it on Netflix itself on December 12.
However it’ll solely launch in “choose” theaters, versus nationwide — one thing that has clearly left the Star Wars: The Final Jedi author and director unimpressed.
Taking to social media, Johnson replied to 1 fan who expressed concern after failing to discover a native screening. “I’m as pissed off as you that it’s not in every single place, however new theaters can be added so preserve checking,” Johnson tweeted. “And in addition in case you’re inclined it wouldn’t harm to contact the supervisor of your native theater and (politely!) ask them if it’s coming.”
In one other social media put up, Johnson shared the official web site of Wake Up Useless Man as “the easiest way to search out if there’s a theater close to you taking part in” the movie, earlier than including: “For these asking, sadly AMC wouldn’t play the film, it’s going to be Landmark, Alamo, and different chains. And it could actually completely keep in theaters after the 12/12 Netflix drop if there’s demand — it’s as much as the theaters to resolve.”
It’s uncommon for Netflix to launch its motion pictures in theaters. Guillermo del Toro’s newest, Frankenstein, had a brief theatrical run nationwide in October forward of its November 7 premiere on the streaming platform, and world phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters hit theaters after its explosive launch on Netflix. Even the ultimate episode of Stranger Issues Season 5 will drop in theaters concurrently with its Netflix premiere.
However Netflix has indicated it will not change its long-standing view on theaters versus streaming. “There’s no change within the technique,” CEO Ted Sarandos defined of the corporate’s coverage on theatrical distribution throughout a latest earnings convention. “Our technique is to offer our members unique first-run motion pictures on Netflix.” In truth, Sarandos went on to say that KPop Demon Hunters solely turned a sensation “as a result of it was launched on Netflix first.”
IGN’s Wake Up Useless Man: A Knives Out Thriller overview returned a 7/10. We mentioned: “Wake Up Useless Man is a stable third entry for Benoit Blanc, lastly delivering the classic-style thriller the sequence has sorely wanted.”
Picture by Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Pictures for Netflix.
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