‘Mulan’ Will Apparently Still Get a Theatrical Release
By George Robbins
Not too long ago, the decision for studios to forego theatrical releases started becoming more prevalent as the pandemic remains an issue for the world. Either this, or they’ve chosen to continue delaying their films until they know the climate for releases is better than it currently is. Most studios have actually opted for the latter choice of simply waiting things out since they had far reaching release dates already. The ones that have really seen the biggest affect are the studios that have continually pushed movies that they have been marketing for awhile now and have had to keep their dates moving back. One of the most famous ones as of late has been ‘Tenet’ which has actually not had to forego its release but instead it will release overseas first.
The movie ‘Tenet‘ releasing overseas first is something we thought we would never see, but because of the pandemic it isn’t all that surprising. Domestically, the movie has been put on an indefinite hold where we aren’t quite sure when it will show in theaters because the pandemic is not being handled well enough that they feel comfortable releasing the film. So now the unprecedented release of the film abroad before a domestic release is happening. On the not as dramatic side of things, Disney will be putting their newest live-action re-work of a classic, ‘Mulan,’ straight on Disney+, their premium streaming service. To make up for it not showing in theaters, they will charge a fee for people to own it digitally through the service.
Although they plan on launching the film straight to digital domestically, they are still going to have a theatrical release in China, according to a new poster. This makes sense given the fact that China will also be getting ‘Tenet’ because they have a better handle on the situation with the virus. As such, Disney will be able to make some of that theatrical release money that they were hoping to get here in The States. It just goes to show that we are far off from being able to have the freedom we really want and studios are adapting to this the best way they can right now. Maybe if things go well in the coming months, they will be able to premiere films here theatrically without much worry.