By Dave McNary Film Reporter Cineworld, owner of the Regal Entertainment exhibition chain, is joining AMC Theatres in refusing to play any Universal Pictures films in the wake of NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell’s promise to open titles on premium VOD and in theaters concurrently. “Universal’s move is completely inappropriate and certainly has nothing to do with good faith business practice, partnership and transparency,” Cineworld said.
Cineworld made the announcement on Wednesday, a day after AMC Theatres said it won’t screen Universal titles. The moves are in response to Shell saying “as soon as theaters reopen, we expect to release movies on both formats.” “The results for ‘Trolls World Tour’ have exceeded our expectations and
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