PremiumChristopher Nolan blames the shift to streaming for SAG-AFTRA strikes
Oppenheimer maker Christopher Nolan now talks about streaming and the strikes
Last Updated: 01.54 PM, Nov 09, 2023
It is the day when finally Hollywood starts moving back to normalcy, and projects that had come to a standstill can finally go back on set. The SAG-AFTRA strikes have reached a conclusion, and that is a piece of happy news for all the parties involved in the same. While the strikes did make studios and people involved assess what exactly went wrong, everyone has an opinion. Putting forth his is now maverick filmmaker Christopher Nolan.
Nolan, this year, released one of his most anticipated and massive films, Oppenheimer . The movie that took the theatres by storm as it went on to earn big time at the box office, is yet to hit streaming. Turns out the filmmaker behind the movie doesn’t really have much of an inclination towards the streaming world, as he now blames it for the strikes.
Christopher Nolan, in his most recent interview as per the Comic Book Movie, has said that the shift to streaming is what led to the SAG-AFTRA strikes. He feels that the shift to the OTT world has disrupted the entire industry and has only created more problems in the system. Read on to know what he exactly has to say.
Talking about the shift, Christopher Nolan said, "Part of the craziness with the labor negotiations this summer has been the studios sitting there and going, ‘Well, we can’t pay you because we don’t have enough money'. To which the answer is, ‘Well, you don’t have enough money because you’re not managing your business correctly. You’re not getting the same amount of money for your product that you were before.’ The shift to streaming has disrupted the entire industry and created problems for everybody."
Meanwhile, the effects of the same are already visible. Disney confirmed that their streaming wing, Disney+ , has already lost $387 Million in Q4. The studio is already limiting the projects and is brutal with axing ones that don’t seem to have the potential to work. The same is with all the other platforms, which have now gotten even more stringent with their content. Stay tuned to OTTplay for more.
