According to what has emerged in the last few hours, it would seem that Mulan e Soul they will not be the only films from the house of Mickey Mouse to skip the cinemas, but a similar fate could soon also befall Black Widow. Several investors of the US multinational would be suggesting to launch the new film by Marvel Studios directly on Disney +, given the continuous postponements caused by the health emergency caused by the coronavirus. The "news" would find further confirmation from the recent restructuring announced in the house Walt Disney Company, which said it wanted to focus more on its streaming platforms (ESPN +, Hulu and of course Disney +).
Furthermore, according to the recent words of Dan Loeb, hedge fund manager of Third Point (with a stake of approximately $ 1 billion in the company), the debut of such a high-profile film as Black Widow not only would it attract new subscribers, but it would keep existing customers. We report in detail what has been said:
What Netflix has is this immense subscriber base that allows it to invest in a huge amount of content and amortize it to get more subscribers. Disney hasn't arrived yet, but they need to get there as quickly as possible. If they don't get critical mass in their subscriber base, they will be permanently at a disadvantage compared to Netflix.
I understand that old school executives don't want to overdo their great movies, which is why they announced they want to push Black Widow and other movies into 2021. I don't think they like "the tiger they have by the tail", which is to say the value they can get by switching to a subscription model, which has been adopted by everyone from Microsoft to Amazon. It is an added value.
Loeb provides that cinemas closed during the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 they will survive, but predicts that they will become more of an "innovative experience", stating that the world "will increasingly tend to move towards online distribution". The reorganization carried out by Disney, last 12 October, is a step in this direction, but Chapek he reassured that the company will continue to release films in theaters, despite focusing more on streaming. Waiting to find out more details on the matter, we remind you that at the moment Black Widow it should debut in theaters next 7 Maggio 2021. Finally, if you want to know more about the new Disney-Pixar animated film, Soul, you can consult ours at the following link review.
