Marc G wrote:yup.... even better if you have some friends over too....
but it's definitely going to be a major shift in the finances for the production studios.....
I can see it breaking down like this:
Big blockbusters - say the Disney owned Marvel/Star Wars/etc. and stuff like the Fast & Furious franchise will still make bank. They practically have people shoveling money at them just for existing.
Unknown blockbusters and not-so-great properties may cease to be. Some may argue that's a bad thing, but I'm tired of seeing absolute shit-show pieces of garbage that shouldn't have been made that are hyped beyond belief for the simple fact somebody thought they were worth tossing 250 million at before they hit the screen. Hasbro can stop making shitty movies now and maybe pair back the special effects in favor of plot and character development, thanks.
Indie and character driven films will likely thrive as studios look for ways to keep budgets under control outside of the massive blockbuster franchise films. And if one of these properties manages to become well liked enough to get a huge budget, it will be well earned and at least have a chance of not leaving us feeling insulted by the time we leave the theater.
Having a hard time seeing the overall downside here. Which is unusual for me as I usually see the downside in everything. The amount of utter garbage high-budget movies produced over the past few decades will decline. I see that as a win.
