Veteran actor Gary Oldman sees a good thing in the rise of streaming sites. He feels they have taken a lot of pressure off film directors.
"With the streaming systems it takes a lot of pressure of the opening weekend because they don't have to open in the same way," said Oldman, whose new film "Mank" released on Ott a while back.
"Films are now dropped rather than released and two, three or four minutes counts as a view. It's a whole different thing," added the actor, reports contactmusic.com.
The future of cinemas seems to be threatened during the pandemic, and Gary admits that it would be a "very sad day" if they disappear.
"It will be a very sad day but I come from a different generation. What you don't really know, you don't miss. There are so many younger people coming up now when their whole viewing...
"With the streaming systems it takes a lot of pressure of the opening weekend because they don't have to open in the same way," said Oldman, whose new film "Mank" released on Ott a while back.
"Films are now dropped rather than released and two, three or four minutes counts as a view. It's a whole different thing," added the actor, reports contactmusic.com.
The future of cinemas seems to be threatened during the pandemic, and Gary admits that it would be a "very sad day" if they disappear.
"It will be a very sad day but I come from a different generation. What you don't really know, you don't miss. There are so many younger people coming up now when their whole viewing...
- 1/23/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
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