Paramount Sets French Theatrical Release Date For ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’; Move Tie’s film from cinema to streamer for 17 months

Paramount supplies Martin Scorsese Killer of the Flower Moon Deadline has confirmed a theatrical release in France from October 18, in a move that will subject the film to the country’s strict window rules.

Paramount Pictures France announced the local theatrical release date in an updated schedule on its website on Tuesday, and Deadline confirmed that the film will receive a regular release through distributors and then go straight to Apple TV+.

It was announced by Apple Original Films on Monday Killer of the Flower Moon will be released exclusively in theaters around the world, in association with Paramount Pictures, with a limited launch on October 6th before going wide on October 20th before streaming on Apple TV+.

There were questions about whether the film would be released theatrically in France, where current media chronology laws require a 17-month period between a film’s theatrical release and its streaming release for most global platforms, including Apple TV+.

Netflix negotiated a 15-month window, pledging additional investment in local feature films and signing an agreement with local film and television guilds. Other streamers such as Apple TV+, Amazon and Disney+ have yet to follow this route.

Scorsese has a huge following in cinephile France, but is backed by Netflix The Irishman received only two previews in France before its release in November 2019 – at the Cannes Lumière Festival by General Delegate Thierry Frémaux in Lyon and at the French Theater in Paris.

This is in contrast to the US and UK, where the film received limited releases.

Expectations remain high Killer of the Flower Moonabout the serial killing of members of the oil-rich Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the 1920s, will appear in Cannes in May.

French theatrical release confirmation opens the door to Killer of the Flower Moon to play in competition if the film is actually made available to Cannes and the festival and Scorsese want to go that route.

Under the rules of Cannes, which are in line with France’s framework laws, only films with a guaranteed theatrical release in France can compete for the festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or, a condition that Netflix and its top titles have recently released from the Croisette. kept away for years. .