AMC vs Universal: Will Cooler Heads Prevail or Is This the Beginning of the End? | Podcast

AMC Theatres threw down the gauntlet this week in their battle with Universal Pictures over its decision to skip a theatrical release for “Trolls World Tour” — but did AMC go too far? On this week’s episode of “TheWrap-Up” podcast, hosts Sharon Waxman and Daniel Goldblatt were joined by TheWrap’s Jeremy Fuster and Thom Geier to discuss the brewing war between Universal and AMC … and whether or not this relationship can (or should) be salvaged. “I would say they only overreacted if this blacklist is still going on whenever movie theaters actually re-open,” Fuster said. “I think it’s a threat of mutually-assured destruction because AMC needs as many films as possible whenever theaters re-open to encourage people to come back into theaters. And for Universal, while the films they are going to be putting out in Q3, should theaters re-open, are smaller horror films like ‘Candyman,’ next year they have big films like ‘Fast and Furious 9’ and ‘Minions’ that are huge, $100 million+ budget films that need the theatrical model to be profitable.” You can watch the video above and listen to the full podcast in the embed below. SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify | Art 19 | Stitcher...

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