From BBC News:
Director Steven Soderbergh has called the movie business “out of whack” as he prepares to release his latest film in cinemas, on DVD and TV simultaneously.
”The studio model has to be rethought,” he told Hollywood Reporter. He has made low-budget murder mystery Bubble with US company 2929 Entertainment.
The film will be released in January in cinemas and on DVD. On the same day it will be made available on cable TV.
”I want them to sell Bubble DVDs in the theatre lobby,” said the 42-year-old.
Studios are concerned that launching DVDs on the same day as cinema releases will jeopardise box office takings. But Soderbergh believes it is time for the industry to embrace change and new models of distribution.
”Everything changes and evolves,” he said. “We’ve got to get with it, embrace it and find a way to make it work. “This is my response to certain trends in the entertainment industry,” he continued. “The movies are not the way they used to be when I grew up.”
This is weird. Go to the theater and pay $20 (for two people) or go to Best Buy and purchase the movie for $20 on the SAME DAY!? It’ll be interesting to see how this all works out for studios; if it actually happens.
