Vue CEO Tim Richards Reveals How Landmark ‘Glass Onion’ Deal Came About With Netflix & Which Streamer Could Be Next
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: In an unprecedented move, Netflix and major exhibition circuits in the U.S. and UK recently agreed a 30-day theatrical window for Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
This comes after years of discussions on finding “a way forward to show their high-quality productions on our screens,” says Tim Richards, founder and CEO of Vue International which will be showing the anticipated sequel in its theaters in the UK, Germany and Italy.
Richards sat down with Deadline to talk about how the agreement came together and share his thoughts on the future evolution of windows with Netflix and other platforms. “We’re hoping that Apple are going to be doing the same thing,” he says in the Q&A below.
Under the current deal, Glass Onion will be released for one week in cinemas beginning November 23. After the initial frame, it will enter a three-week blackout period before becoming available to subscribers on Netflix.
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