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Its a massive paradigm shift.Of coursepeople are freaking out.
Tentpole movies are becoming as important to a streaming platforms overall offering as originals series and library offerings.
(Sidenote: If you havent already, check outAlex Shermans deeply reported dive into the streamer.
Streaming has already transformed so much of what we do.
Were used to this, he told me.
The film people are just now really getting disrupted in the same way.
Straight-to-series orders and full-season releases are de rigueur.
What was revolutionary has become common.
That doesnt mean TV isbetterfor the change, of course.
AMC and Regal are not mom-and-pop operations bravely battling to keep the bijou hopping and bopping.
It should also be noted that Kilar isnt looking to cut theaters out of the movie business.
As Kilar tells Kara Swisherin an interviewfor her podcastSway, Were not taking the theatrical experience away.
But I dont think shortening or eliminating the theatrical window of exclusivity means cineplexes are headed for extinction.
