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Ever nan container agency draw, Leonardo DiCaprio is concerned for nan early of movie theaters amid nan latest workplace shakeups.
The Oscar victor precocious commented connected nan authorities of cinema arsenic he wondered if “people still person nan appetite” to spot movies connected nan large surface aliases if nan venues will spell nan measurement of jazz bars and different taste rarities.
“It’s changing astatine a lightning speed. We’re looking astatine a immense transition,” he explained to The Times. “First, documentaries vanished from cinemas. Now, dramas only get finite clip and group hold to spot it connected streamers. I don’t know. Do group still person nan appetite? Or will cinemas go silos — for illustration jazz bars?”
DiCaprio added, “I conscionable dream capable people, who are existent visionaries, get opportunities to do unsocial things successful nan early that are seen successful nan cinema. But that remains to beryllium seen.”
The comments travel aft DiCaprio’s latest film, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, grossed much than $205M worldwide.
Last month, DiCaprio told Deadline “it’s going to beryllium a fight” to support movies playing successful theaters.
“This twelvemonth seems for illustration 1 of nan astir lightning-rod moments successful cinema history,” he said. “We’re up against it — nan early of nan cinematic acquisition — much than ever, I feel. Getting group to travel to nan theaters seems for illustration much and much of a challenge.”
