Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel to be simultaneously released at IMAX screens and Netflix. IMA
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Netflix has reached a deal with The Weinstein Co. for its first original movie — a sequel to Ang Lee’s 2000 martial arts pic “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” — set to hit IMAX theaters and the streaming-video service simultaneously next summer.
The film, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend,” is slated for a Aug. 28, 2015, debut. Produced by Weinstein Co., the movie is the first of several major films to premiere day-and-date both on the SVOD service (at no extra charge) and in select IMAX theaters worldwide.
However, several have joined an opposition to not offer the film at their IMAX screens.
Regal’s Russ Nunley says today that that the chain “will not participate in an experiment where you can see the same product on screens varying from three stories tall to 3 inches wide on a smart phone. We believe the choice for truly enjoying a magnificent movie is clear.” He adds that this is part of the company’s commitment to “continually enhance the moviegoing experience.”
Europe’s Cineworld, the continent’s top IMAX operator, also joined the opposition: “We bring our customers the IMAX experience as the complete opposite of home entertainment, which can be found on all sorts of smaller, every-day screens like the TV or smartphones and devices. We believe that the theatrical experience and IMAX, as one of its cornerstones, should be kept apart from home entertainment”.
“We license just the technology from IMAX,” AMC says. “Only AMC and [its parent company] Wanda decide what programming plays in our respective theatres. No one has approached us to license this made-for-video sequel in the U.S. or China, so one must assume the screens IMAX committed are in science centers and aquariums.”
That could gum up plans to introduce additional films simultaneously on IMAX and Netflix. The companies plan for “several” more, but only if the August 28, 2015 experiment “works,” IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond tells me. “We didn’t define what ‘works’ means. But we’ll all know if it worked or not.” The IMAX chief believes that critics of the deal should reconsider. “This movie is being released August 28. This year that was the worst box office weekend of the year, and Labor Day, the following weekend, isn’t much better. We would not have done this release if there were competitive Hollywood blockbusters at that time.
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend” will star Michelle Yeoh (pictured, above) reprising her role from the first movie as Yu Shu-Lien, along with Donnie Yen (first two “Ip Man” movies, “Monkey King 3D”) as Silent Wolf. The original 2000 film generated $213 million worldwide at the box office, including $128 million in the U.S.; among its awards haul were four Oscars, including best foreign language film.
The sequel is directed by martial-arts choreographer Yuen Wo-Ping, who previously helmed “Tai Chi Master” and choreographed fight scenes in “The Matrix” trilogy and the first two “Kill Bill” movies from Quentin Tarantino.
The film’s director of photography is Tom Sigel (“Drive,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past”) with the design team led by “Lord of the Rings” collaborators costume designer Ngila Dickson, production designer Grant Major and visual effects supervisor Mark Stetson.
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was the first one any good.?
[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;46117150]was the first one any good.?[/QUOTE]
It was one of the best martial arts movies I have seen to date imo
Yet the first one isn't even on UK netflix at least.
Why not offer an incentive to see it at the theatre rather than Netflix, rather than crying about it.
[QUOTE=Combin0wnage;46117481]Why not offer an incentive to see it at the theatre rather than Netflix, rather than crying about it.[/QUOTE]
because muh profit margins
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Regal’s Russ Nunley says today that that the chain “will not participate in an experiment where you can see the same product on screens varying from three stories tall to 3 inches wide on a smart phone. We believe the choice for truly enjoying a magnificent movie is clear.” He adds that this is part of the company’s commitment to “continually enhance the moviegoing experience.”
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[QUOTE]We are afraid to compete[/QUOTE]
I get the whole "Movie theater experience", but this is just them mad at losing money.
[quote]We believe the [B]choice[/B] for truly enjoying a magnificent movie is clear.[/quote]
[quote]will not participate[/quote]
They say they believe IMAX is the clear choice and yet they refuse to offer that choice? Logic.
[QUOTE=Combin0wnage;46117481]Why not offer an incentive to see it at the theatre rather than Netflix, rather than crying about it.[/QUOTE]
like what? i can't really say there's any incentive right now besides having a better screen and sound system
I can't wait for crazy high resolution VR devices to render cinemas obsolete. Who needs to pay £12 to see an IMAX film when you can just watch it at home without having that obnoxious woman who laughs at every single line of dialogue sit right behind you.
[QUOTE=squids_eye;46117622]I can't wait for crazy high resolution VR devices to render cinemas obsolete. Who needs to pay £12 to see an IMAX film when you can just watch it at home without having that obnoxious woman who laughs at every single line of dialogue sit right behind you.[/QUOTE]
really the problem is cinema and theatre used to be a communal thing until the big cinema chains took over all the little guys
[QUOTE=squids_eye;46117622]I can't wait for crazy high resolution VR devices to render cinemas obsolete. Who needs to pay £12 to see an IMAX film when you can just watch it at home without having that obnoxious woman who laughs at every single line of dialogue sit right behind you.[/QUOTE]
That's part of the experience.
I like going to the movies tbh, its a nice fun thing to do out and about and its clearly better than what you can get at home for 99% of people
That said that'll slowly die out as we reach 4K resolution, VR, that type of thing. But that's where movie theaters step up their game. If interest in going to the movies for movies sake is gone, why not dinner+movie places become more widespread? Why not more drive-in style movies? There's a lot of ways you can do a theater experience that are way cooler and way better than normal movie going.
But its not like that's gonna die out either. Just because people can cook amazing meals at home doesn't mean they wouldn't ever want to go out for a bite to eat either.
Regal's Russ Nunley says they believe the choice for truly enjoying a magnificent movie is clear.
Yet they think that people shouldn't be free to choose.
Fuck those guys.
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;46117699]That's part of the experience.[/QUOTE]
I don't mind when people laugh out loud at the cinema, it's just when there is one person (usually a middle aged woman) with a really loud obnoxious laugh who for some reason finds everything hilarious.
Wasn't aware they were making a sequel. Cool, but shame it's not coming to any regular theaters.
[QUOTE=squids_eye;46117797]I don't mind when people laugh out loud at the cinema, it's just when there is one person (usually a middle aged woman) with a really loud obnoxious laugh who for some reason finds everything hilarious.[/QUOTE]
Go to a late showing dude, it's the best, it's what me and my friends do, there's about 10 people max at my local cinema.
[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;46117898]Go to a late showing dude, it's the best, it's what me and my friends do, there's about 10 people max at my local cinema.[/QUOTE]
Went to watch Thor 2 a few days after release at 1 10pm showing on a weekday, 6 of us and about 6 other people in there total just using the chairs in front as feet rests. Way better than watching it at home
But the best part of the cinemas is the popcorn. God damn that stuff is amazing.
[QUOTE=squids_eye;46117622]I can't wait for crazy high resolution VR devices to render cinemas obsolete. Who needs to pay £12 to see an IMAX film when you can just watch it at home without having that obnoxious woman who laughs at every single line of dialogue sit right behind you.[/QUOTE]
that's why I only go see a movie when they're about to remove it / when its totally dead
[QUOTE=helifreak;46118143]But the best part of the cinemas is the popcorn. God damn that stuff is amazing.[/QUOTE]
spend the ticket money on a proper corn popper and buttery popping oil/popcorn salt
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then go to the theater anyways because it's a great way to experience movies without commercials or people interrupting you or telling you to turn shit down
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