George Clooney took part in a wide-ranging interview this week for the Bafta Life In Pictures series, in which he discussed topics including streaming, what makes a movie star and his career decisions.
While discussing a new level of inclusivity aided by the streaming boom, Clooney — who has just made Netflix movie The Midnight Sky — touched on the current challenges facing the cinema sector: “I know there’s this panic about cinemas because they’re not being looked after by our governments, which is a huge industry issue. We subsidize oil companies, we could subsidize the movie theaters for a period of time. I’m not worried about us being back, cinema will always exist, we’re all going to be back together, you still have to go out some time right?”
He continued: “But here’s what streaming services have done: they’ve democratized and opened up so many...
While discussing a new level of inclusivity aided by the streaming boom, Clooney — who has just made Netflix movie The Midnight Sky — touched on the current challenges facing the cinema sector: “I know there’s this panic about cinemas because they’re not being looked after by our governments, which is a huge industry issue. We subsidize oil companies, we could subsidize the movie theaters for a period of time. I’m not worried about us being back, cinema will always exist, we’re all going to be back together, you still have to go out some time right?”
He continued: “But here’s what streaming services have done: they’ve democratized and opened up so many...
- 1/14/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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