I thinkitjustunderscorestheescalationofhowthisisaffectingtheentertainmentindustrybecausethisismassive.
Thisis a worldwideglobalrolloutthatwewereabout a monthawayfrom, andtheamountoflogisticsthatyouhavetocompletelygrindto a halttodothaton, andwe'lltalkabouthowitcouldaffectotherotherfilms.
I'm surein a bit.
But, um, I wasn't shocked, but I thinkitagain.
Justthat I don't thinkthere's gonnabethelasttimewe'vebeenaskingaboutmovingon, andwe'vebeenaskingaboutBlackWidowandthesebigtentpolefilms.
Andpartofit, I think, hasbeenpeoplethatsortofwaitingtoseehowthisprogresses.
Butinsteadofdeescalating, itseemstobeescalating.
Wehadwehad a publichealthemergencydeclaredrightherein L.
A Countythismorning.
Um, it's notgettingbetter.
Andsothereis a financialrealitythatyouhavetoface.
Andthefactofthematteris, thisis a multi $100 millionenterprisethatthestudiosareembarkinguponthattheycan't necessarilyrisktaking a hugelossonbecausetheyputitoutintheatersat a timewhentheater's air, notfullpeople, aren't goingtothemovies, right.
I mean, howdoyouthengoaboutmaking a decisionlikethat?
It's gottobe a hopeand a prayer.
I mean, I wonderhowmuchthey'reintouchwith, ororincoordinationwiththetheaterchains, because I feellikeit's it's almostonthembeforeit's onanyofthemoviestudiostobelike, Okay, we'reshuttingdownorwe'reWe'replanningonclosingourdoorsuntil, youknow, thisblowsoverorsomethinglikethat.
Sodidtheypickitoutof a hat?
I don't know.
Maybethatmaybetherewasanopenweekendorbecausetheyalwayshave, youknow, 1st 2nd 3rdchoicesforwhen a movie's gonnacomeoutbasedonwhatelseisgonnabeintheatersaroundthen I haven't lookedaheadtowhatitwillbeupagainstnow.
Doyouknow, Dan?
I do, actually, um, hereinthe U.
S.
OnNovember 20th.
Currently, GodzillaversusKongissupposedtoopen.
Nowyouhave a JamesBondmoviecominginfivedaysafterthat.
I don't knowhowtheIMAXcontractsworkedinthesenseofyouknowthere's only a limitednumberofIMAXscreens.
A lotoftimes I'm Maxwillenterinto a weekorsoagreementwiththemovietoplay.
That's theIMAXrelease.
Sometimesthatdoes.
That's nothowitworks.
But I thinkthefirstdominoyou'regoingtoseeDropiswithWarnerBrothersnumberone.
Theyhave a newahmovie, comingout a monthlaterinDuneonDecember 18thwhichis a hugefinancialgambleforthem.
And I youknow, they I guesstheyalwayshaveintheirbackpocket.
Like, uh, I wasattheinterviewwheretheygotpulledfromtheaters.
I justkindofpostedonlineforfivebucks a poplikeandthey'd stilllost a tonofmoney, evenevenwith, like, a lotofonlinesales.
Sothat's like a desperationmove.
I think I thinkthattheyhaveto, uh, thestudioscanstomachshelving a movieforthreemonths.
I don't thinkmovietheaterscanshutdownforthreemonths, andbutotherwisewejusthavetojusthavetoholdourbreathbeing a Milan, I didthinkitwasinteresting.
I gotthepressreleaseinvitethepressscreeninginvitelastnight, and I waslike, Huh, I thoughtthattheyweregoingthio, um, waitonthatbecauseitseemslikeifthey'resendingthatoutthattheirplanistomoveaheadwiththeirdateunlessthey'redoingAh, unlessthey'rejustdoingthisbecausetheydon't knowwhentheywanttohavepeoplemarktheircriticsmarktheircalendarforit.
Now I thinkyouhavetomoveaheadasifit's happening, becauseifyouallof a suddenstopbutdon't takeactionthantheinactioninitselfcausespeopletostartquestioningwhat's goingon.
So I thinkifDisney's notmovingaheadasifthey'rereleasingnewone, andwhoknowsinthreeweeks, youknow, dependingonhowthereactionishereintheUnitedStates, ifcaseshavebeguntostop, youknow, poppingup.
Thesituationchanges, soyouknow, youjusthavetodothebestthatyoucanasyou'replanningahead, youknow, andit's a businessandit's a businessdecision, andyouhavetodefertothehumanfactorinanybusinessdecision.
Inmyopinion, I don't thinkthatyouwanttotakesomethingthat's gonnaputpeople's livesindanger.
Or I knowthatsomepeoplehavebeensayingthatthey'renotgoingtoDisneylandorthey'renotgoingtomallsareyouguyscuttingbackontheamountofpublicplacesthatyou'regoingsinceeverythinghashappenedwithCoronavirus?
Notreally.
Notyet.
Notbecause, youknow, rightnow, thepie I keepuptodaytolistentopublichealthofficials.
Doyouthinkthatthisisgoingtobe a dominoeffectnowthatJamesBondhasdonethisandthatwe'regoingtoseeothermoviesdoingthisMovingforwardAllofyourthoughts, commentsMakesureyouwritethosebelow.
Likethisvideo.
Speakingoflikingthisvideoin a completelydifferentchangeoftoneforonesecond, uh, weknowthatyouguyslovewhenJoeStahrdoeshisdance, Does a littledance.
Obviouslythisisawfulfor 1,000,000 reasons, butabouttheseeventsthatarebeingcanceledorpeoplethatarepullingoutofevents, Dan I knowthatyournumberoneconcerninallofournumberoneconcernissafety.
So I'm assumingyouthinkthatthisistherightthingtodo.
Butwhenyouhave, youknow, a spreadlikethisgoingonthelastthingyouwant, evenlikelet's takelet's takethehumanelementoutofitFrom a PRstandpoint, ifyou're a studio, thelastthingyouwantistolooklikeyouaresortofheedlesslymovingonon.
Andwiththeseeventsthatthat, youknowrightnow, publiceventsandpublicgatheringsyou I don't thinkthatyoushouldbekindoflikelargesseofthem, particularlymoviepremieresandstuff.
Itjustitseems a littleMarieand 20 radishtobelike, No, don't worryaboutthisdiseaserisk.
Comewatchmymoviepremiere.
Youknow, it's it's veryLetmetry.
No, don't worryaboutthemovieriskWatch.
Thankyou.
I dothinkthat, youknow, likecompanieshaveconcernsnotjustfortheattendees, butfortheirowntalent.
Theydohavetheirstreamingplatformsaswell, so I thinkthat a lotofthemdo.
Somaybeit's thatmaybeit's a combinationofthethingsMaybetheystartreallypushingthingstotheirplatforms.
Stayathome, watchourstuff.
Sure, that's what I think, too, isyou'regonnaseeifthere's a massivedisruption.
Thiscould.
And I think I mentionedthis a coupleweeksagowhenthiswasfirstkindofthingbreakingThiscouldbethethingthatyouknow, thesortofintangiblethatpushespeopleevenmoresoawayfromphysicaltheatersbecausethiscouldbethetheeventthatcatalyzedhisstudiotosay.
They'vealwayssaidthewatershedeventwiththestreamingserviceisgonnabeWhendoes a majorstudiotake a releaselikeanemceeyoufilmor a JamesBondmovie, etcetera, andputiton a streamingplatform.
Andthat's gonnabe a massivemoment, dependingonhowthisprogressis.
Thiscouldbethecatalystforthat.
Anddependingontheresult, eventhatcouldset a newstandardthatcouldset a precedentthatyoucouldseeotherstudiosfollows.
So, um, youknow, thiscouldbethecauseofsomethingthatresonatesevennotdirectlyrelatedtothissituationforyearstocome.
I don't knowifthisislike a periodpieceorit's thatkindofliketheanimatedserieswhereit's kindoftimeless, butinlike, anartDecostyle, becausethislookslikethat's that's a seventiesmusclecarrightthere.
We'relike, uh, theydon't put a dateonit, Butit's likeifthefiftieshad a kidwith, like, 1998 raverculture.
So, youknow, itcouldbesomekindoftimelessmishmash, butyeah, I like I feellikethisislike a veryachievableBatmobilefor, like, stepdadseverywheretoget, youknow, youtakeyoutakeyourfun.
Uhum, but I willsaythatoneofthethingswhen I rememberwatchingBatmanbeginsthat I likedaboutthatmoviethemostwashow, inanentertainingwayittookonthethingofJustlike, Ifyou're a billionaireinyourBatman, it's weirdifyouorderoneBatmanmasksoyouhavetoorder 10,000 ofthem.
So I liketheconceptofthelookatBatmanthatevengoes a littlebitfurtherdownthere.
Sothat's evenMaura, justlike, Especiallyifthisisasrumored, sortof a earlyBatmanstory.
Thisideaofjustsortofscavengingpartsandthingsthathecanscavengetotobuildhislegacyis a superherolike I liketheideaof, like, you'renotjustgonnajumpinimmediatelywithimpossibletechnology.
There's gonnabe a littlebitofah, growingperiod.
Um, soyeah, youknow, I mean, ultimatelythemovies, what's important?
I alwaysthinkofthatsceneinhomealonewhereshe's tryingtotalktothecopsandtheykeepgoingbackandforth, andshe's justonthepayphoneandjustgopickupthephonelike I just I thinkaboutthateverytime I'm onholdandshe's so I havedefended.
I'vedefendedKateMcCallisteronthisshowbefore.
AtHomeAlone, I won't defendthecharacter, but I willsayKatherineHarrissogoodinthatmovie, andthen I alsothinktheDeosceneinBeetlejuicelikepeoplegetlikeIt's sogreat, it's funnyonitsown.
Sojustforheroffthecuff, like I thinkit's ah, mightyWindwhenEugeneLevyistalkabouthowHeyhadhavePenisreductionsurgeryandshe's like I offeredhalfvaginaenlargementsurgerylikebam.
Likerightthere, uh, she's She's a brilliantcomedicmind.
And, uh, yeah, she's justshe's America's mom.
I needyouguystobeonthisshit's Creekpagebecauseitislikeitissogoodandthewaythatsheisable.
Youbelieveshe's allofthosethingsinone, andit's She's justsuchanunbelievablejob, uh, makingmelaughandeverybody I loveher.
Shehappytocelebrateherday.
Sheisoneofmyfavoritepiecesofphysicalcomedyeverin a movie, whichisinbestinshowwhensheherturnhurtsherankle, I think, andshetriestogetupandfollowandwalk, butjustlikenotjustthethingfortheprivatizationofwhat?
I'llgive a little a littletime, but, umokay, so, youknow, rightaboutnow, asweknow, LongShowBrothers, uh, yourfather, uh, youtheviewers, FatherAh, fieldorthebasecentralisediswaitingforgrewshonkatocomevisithiminthenighton.
Andyou, youknow, passionateyoungman, thatyouare a woman.