'Bloodshot' Is Taking Well To VOD
During this Covid-19 outbreak, many theatrical releases were forced to release early on digital VOD, or video on-demand, in order to recoup costs. One of the first films to be announced for an early digital release was ‘Bloodshot’ by Sony Pictures. At the time of the announcement, the film had only been in theaters for a total of 11 days. The week that the government announced by plans for distancing and isolation, movie theaters shut down entirely with only a few rare theaters remaining opened. So, in an effort to make at least some of the money back, companies started their plans to make the films they had available on digital.
Within the week that everything had started to shut down, Sony managed to get their newest film out to the public. It was not the way they would have liked it, but it gave them a chance for the movie to do well since people would have more time on their hands. Attendance for theatrical releases were in decline and there were many movies that released or were going to release around that time. ‘Bloodshot’ did not really have much of a chance left outside of their release of it, so they made it one of the first available new releases on VOD.
The premise of ‘Bloodshot’ is that a former soldier is killed in action and is then brought back to life by the RST corporation. That man, Ray Garrison, now has nanotechnology flooding through his veins which gives him unbelievable strength and the ability to heal instantly. The only problem with this is the fact that RST has full control of the nanites and, therefore, his body, mind, and memories. So when Ray finds out, he makes it his mission to find out exactly what is real and what isn’t real. What he might find could lead him down a path that he really can’t come back from.
After being added while a week was already in progress, ‘Bloodshot’ managed to make its way onto the 3rd top spot on FandangoNOW. For those unaware, FandangoNOW is a lead streaming service with over 100,000 titles available for viewing. It did so well, in fact, that it managed to beat out ‘Birds of Prey’ which took the fourth slot. What is most amazing about the movie is the fact that not even a full week had passed since its release and yet it it made it near the top of the list. There is no telling whether this will last or if people will even want to watch it, so we just have to watch out and see for ourselves.
For those who are interested in comic book movies, this is most certainly one to go and rent on digital. The series it was adapted from of the same name was a popular comic series. The comic book series started in 1992 with a number of volumes being released and, over time, relaunched in order to revitalize the character. ‘Bloodshot’ the movie was adapted directly from the comics and their storylines. This gives a little more weight towards it being an hero action comic movie.