The company was threatening not to release the film in theaters to push France into a revision of the media chronology that it deems necessary.
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Disney confirmed on Monday October 17 the release in French cinemas on November 9 of the next Marvel film, Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverwhich he threatened to reserve for his online video platform to put pressure on Paris for a reform of the media chronology that he calls for.
This French regulation, which fixes the order in which films released in theaters can then be broadcast on the internet or on television, “needs to be completely overhauled“, persists Disney in a press release. “The authorities have clearly recognized the need to modernize the media chronology and a precise timetable has now been agreed to discuss it“, emphasizes the group.
Following Black Pantherone of the most anticipated blockbusters of the end of the year by cinemas struggling to regain their pre-pandemic attendance levels, will therefore be released, as initially planned, on November 9, specifies the multinational.
As a result, it won’t be available on Disney+ until spring 2024, under current rules. Disney promises to help “in a constructive way to the reflections and debates during the next meetings with all the actors of the sector (…) in order to define from February 2023 a new framework (…) fair, flexible and incentive for the release of films in cinemas movie theater“.”In the meantime, we will continue to decide the release strategy for our films on a case-by-case basis.“, he emphasizes again.