{"id":529916,"date":"2021-05-20T14:21:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T18:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=529916"},"modified":"2021-05-20T14:21:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T18:21:15","slug":"hollywood-celebrities-plead-with-movie-fans-please-go-back-to-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebrities-plead-with-movie-fans-please-go-back-to-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Celebrities Plead With Movie Fans: Please Go Back To Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhollywood-celebrities-plead-with-movie-fans-please-go-back-to-theaters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=529916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ACA58183-5E47-4000-A6EB-82E08CC9FD7A_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">At the \u201cBig Screen is Back\u201d initiative on Wednesday, Arnold Schwarzenegger and J.J. Abrams joined fellow filmmakers and Hollywood studio executives in an effort to motivate a return to the theater-going lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/entertainment-movies-business-technology-health-846c651d7428076703ccdfe84ce4a86d\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> by the Associated Press, the event was socially distanced and held at AMC Century City 15 theater in Los Angeles. Before speaking, Schwarzenegger chanted, \u201cWe are back! We are back!\u201d He described the importance of getting movie theaters back into commission and creating the experience of attending a movie in theaters once again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cNow it\u2019s time to get back to the big screen,\u201d Schwarzenegger told the audience. Other speakers included J.J. Abrams, Maggie Q, Sam Richardson, Janicza Bravo, and David Bruckner.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIf you have the movie and you don\u2019t have the theaters, you don\u2019t have nothing,\u201d Schwarzenegger said. \u201cYes, we\u2019ve seen over the past year in the pandemic, that people watch movies on their little iPhone and iPad and put on their glasses to see what\u2019s going on there. They are missing special and visual effects and all the great stuff you usually see on the big screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Each speaker reportedly pushed the revival of theaters as the film industry begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic during which audiences became accustomed to experiencing movies and television shows at home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The event lasted 3 hours and also included movie clips and trailers from Disney, Sony, and other studios. Extended footage was reportedly displayed from Warner Bros.\u2019 \u201cIn the Heights,\u201d Disney\u2019s \u201cCruella,\u201d Universal\u2019s \u201cF9,\u201d Paramount\u2019s \u201cSnake Eyes\u201d and Aretha Franklin\u2019s biopic \u201cRespect\u201d from MGM Studios\/United Artist Releasing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige spoke in a pre-recorded message before introducing a sizzle reel that showed \u201cBlack Widow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe set out to craft an epic cinematic experience that is visually spectacular and totally engrossing with every inch of the frame,\u201d Feige said. \u201cWe want you to feel like you\u2019re part of the action. It\u2019s by far the best way to see a Marvel movie and any movie period.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Abrams gave a speech, as well, saying that his favorite moments happened in places like a movie theater.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI think we all want to be kids again,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd the idea of returning to theaters and being in a big dark room with strangers, screaming and laughing, experiencing the power of that is a human natural need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Movie theaters are starting to reopen around the country after taking a financial hit during the past year of closures. As Fox Business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/movie-theaters-reopening-covid-pandemic-shutdowns\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, \u201cMany cinemas are still closed across the country.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.landmarktheatres.com\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Landmark Theatres<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;is hoping to open just over 20 theaters out of 50 by the end of the month.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of factors going on in the movie business right now that are making it difficult to open all of our theaters, but we do have about 20 markets open right now, and things are starting to ramp up with distributors having product regularly coming out,\u201d said Margot Gerber, VP of marketing and publicity for Landmark Theatres. \u201cAs more moviegoers are coming back to theaters, we\u2019ve been opening more theaters.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Large chain theaters are also seeing the effect.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemark.com\/about-cinemark\/about-us\"><span class=\"s2\">Cinemark<\/span><\/a>\u2018s circuit is the third-largest in the country and has 325 theaters and 4,436 screens in 42 states. <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.cinemark.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/498\/cinemark-holdings-inc-reports-results-for-the-first\"><span class=\"s2\">Revenues for the three months ending March 31, 2021<\/span><\/a>,&nbsp;dropped to $114.4 million from $543.6 million the previous year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOur expectations are 2021 will be a transitionary year and it will be much more normalized in terms of film content as well as movie-going behavior, our new sense of normalcy in 2022,\u201d said Chanda Brashears, Cinemark\u2019s SVP of investor and public relations. \u201cWe were one of the hardest-hit industries without hesitation, but on the bright side Cinemark was one of the best positioned financially leading into the pandemic, and we took swift and immediate action to make sure we secured that financial positioning to endure throughout the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the \u201cBig Screen is Back\u201d initiative on Wednesday, Arnold Schwarzenegger and J.J. 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