George Lucas and Steven Spielberg Accurately Predicted the Future of OTT Platform
Whatever George Lucas and Steven Spielberg had said in 2013 turned out to be true. The two veteran directors had discussed the future of the American film industry. They had predicted with a staggering accuracy that the fledgling OTT platform would take over the theater industry one day. You must be familiar with the news that the upcoming DCEU film “Wonder Woman 1984” will be simultaneously released on HBO Max and in theaters. You would be surprised to know that both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg had a “mark my word” moment in 2013 and had said that the major cinema players like Warner Bros. would one day have the theatrical releases of its films on streaming services. Now, in December of 2020, they must have had an “I told you so” moment. The director duo had participated as panel guests at the University of Southern California. They had alluded towards the new culture in the film and tv industry, which they had regarded as “unsustainable.” They had opinionated towards a sc...