"A storyline likely to rumble on through the year is the proposed purchase of Warner Bros by Netflix, which will require government approval (certainly not a given), not to mention all manner of contractual fine-tuning, before that big red N gets stamped on Warners' famous water tower. Just enough time then for Hollywood's greatest wrangler of spectacle, and newly installed head of the Director's Guild, Christopher Nolan to demonstrate the value to Netflix of putting mass-market movies on the biggest screens possible."
"His Oppenheimer followup is a giant adaptation of Homer's Odyssey (17 July) featuring a preposterous cast: Matt Damon! Tom Holland! Lupita Nyong'o! Robert Pattinson! Anne Hathaway! Zendaya as the goddess Athena! Charlize Theron turning people into pigs as Circe! The only thing it is missing is a Barbenheimer style foil. Other impending biggies will also help underscore the magic of the cinema: Project Hail Mary (20 March) blasts Ryan Gosling into outer space on a mission to save Earth (the trailer looks very promising);"
Netflix's proposed purchase of Warner Bros will require government approval and extensive contractual adjustments before rebranding with the Netflix 'N' can proceed. Christopher Nolan, now head of the Director's Guild, presents a test case for theatrical value with a giant adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, scheduled 17 July, boasting an extraordinary cast. Several high-profile releases aim to reinforce cinema's draw: Project Hail Mary (20 March) stars Ryan Gosling in a space-rescue mission; Disclosure Day (12 June) marks Steven Spielberg's return to alien-themed storytelling; Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday (both 18 December) promise year-end spectacle.
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