Lata Jha said that NEW DELHI: A bunch of top Hollywood studios have decided to postpone their big tent-pole movie releases, a move that could make things difficult for Indian theatres who have been struggling to woo audiences back to the cinemas amid lack of much local content.
Late last month, James Bond’s latest adventure No Time to Die was postponed to 8 October from its 2 April date. Universal Pictures too announced that its action thriller, Nobody, was moving from 26 February to 2 April, while Sony Pictures has re-dated titles such as Peter Rabbit 2, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Cinderella.
“Rising infections in the US and Europe remain a concern for the entire filmed entertainment sector. That said, the box office prospects of the Hollywood films that have been deferred will not be impacted. There is a huge pent-up demand for Hollywood films in the country and once the regular theatrical release schedule resumes, we will see demand by force at cinemas,” Kamal Gianchandani, chief executive officer, PVR Pictures said, adding that the ongoing vaccination drive in various countries, including India, is a huge positive for the industry and the recent theatrical success of Master is a validation of the pent-up demand that exists.
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