Shakespeare ‘would have shunned streaming’
The Oscar-nominated film ‘Hamnet’ is one of those that demands communal viewing, its producers say
If William Shakespeare were working today in film, he would want his movies shown in theatres instead of going straight to streaming, the Oscar-nominated producers of Hamnet say.
With Hollywood’s traditional business model roiled by the explosive growth of companies like Netflix in recent years, film-makers are increasingly pushing back, urging studios to preserve the moviegoing experience.
And Hamnet − the story of Agnes and William Shakespeare’s grief over the death of their son in plague-ravaged 16th-century England − is one of those films that demands communal viewing, its producers say.
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