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Disney Skips French Theatrical Release for ‘Strange World’ Due to Windowing Rules, Sparking Outcry By French Exhibitors

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentDisney has revealed that it will forgo the French theatrical release of “Strange World,” Don Hall’s animated action adventure movie, which was scheduled to hit local cinemas on Nov.

23.The writing had been on the wall for the studio since France unveiled its new — and still very strict — windowing rules in late January, setting Disney’s subscription-based streaming window at 17 months following the French theatrical release of its movies.Besides the lengthy SVOD window, Disney has also been up in arms about the fact that it must temporarily pull titles from its platforms five months later so that free-to-air channels can have their own exclusive window.

The measures were imposed on the studio by the French government even though it hadn’t yet signed the agreement following months of heated debates with other industry players.

A statement from Disney shared with Variety reads: “‘Strange World’ will be available to all Disney+ subscribers in France, forgoing a French cinematic release.

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