Disney Stands in ‘Anti-Consumer’ French Windows: Will Skip Theater in Market ‘Strange World’, Constantly Evaluate Future Films

Disney is having trouble with its recently updated French window system and chooses to skip the theatrical animated action adventure. a strange world Ships to France and directly to Disney Plus.

In a definitively edited statement to Deadline, a studio spokesperson said: “a strange world It will be available to all Disney+ subscribers in France after the French movie’s release. While we support and have supported French cinema for decades, the new and disturbing media timeline is anti-consumer, ignoring how behavior has evolved in recent years and putting us at greater risk of piracy. We will continue to make movie-by-film decisions based on the unique conditions of each market.”

France renewed its incognito windows in January this year, shortening SVOD’s long 36-month wait in theaters and grocery stores, but it didn’t hit Disney TV channels, broadcasters, and the movie industry (nor was Amazon).

It turns out that Disney’s theatrical releases in France will be available for purchase four months after their debut. They will be available on Canal Plus after six months, according to the long-term production agreement. At 17 months movies spend 5 months on Disney Plus. They discontinue the service for 22 months and switch to free channels for a special 14-month period before returning to Disney Plus 36 months later.

Believe it or not, this is an updated version of the rules that went into effect in February. At the time, Disney reacted: “We believe the media timeline is not user-friendly and does not provide a balanced or proportionate framework among the various players in the French audiovisual ecosystem. This is particularly frustrating as we have increased our investment in creating original French content and also support French cinema with our cinema releases. .

Netflix and Canal Plus were the ones who benefited the most from the new events announced in January. The former can access movies 15 months after release, but Streamer usually doesn’t release movies in theaters. At that time, he promised to shoot at least 10 local films each year with an investment of around 40 million euros ($45 million). Canal reached a new agreement with entities from the French film industry in early December, as the Pay-TV group announced it will invest more than 600 million euros in local and European films over the next three years. . The deal allowed Canal to release films six months after the previous eight-month delay, raising its window.

The timeline of the French media has long been a pressing issue. Theoretically designed to protect the exposure and chain from others. But given the changes in consumption, the windows installed in the studios that support the cinema seem to encourage them to shoot live films. This is what finally got France back on its feet, as some of the sales of theater tickets, including movies from Hollywood studios, went to a fund that supports local production.

What will Disney do? a strange world It will bypass the system entirely and go straight to Disney Plus. We understand this will be blocked once the movie reaches other markets on the service.

a strange worldIt’s a theatrical release elsewhere in the country, whose trailer premieres Monday (but not in France) on Thanksgiving. directed by Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Ray and the Last Dragon) and assistant director/screenwriter Kui Nguyen (Raya and the last dragonThe film travels to an unrecognizable and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await mythical rocks, a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their last and by far their most important mission. Roy Conley (6 big heroes, mixed) produced.