{"id":2173172,"date":"2025-11-23T08:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T08:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2173172"},"modified":"2025-11-23T08:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T08:32:21","slug":"steven-spielberg-opens-up-about-fighting-the-tides-to-ensure-movie-theaters-arent-overtaken-by-blockbusters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/steven-spielberg-opens-up-about-fighting-the-tides-to-ensure-movie-theaters-arent-overtaken-by-blockbusters\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Spielberg Opens Up About \u2018Fighting The Tides\u2019 To Ensure Movie Theaters Aren\u2019t Overtaken By Blockbusters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Disney+<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The world of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/news\/2559660\/how-the-movie-theater-business-model-could-change-if-more-studios-shift-to-streaming\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:theatrical exhibition has seen a massive shift;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">theatrical exhibition has seen a massive shift<\/a> in the time since the global pandemic. While there had always been something of a split between mass market blockbusters and more character-driven stories, these days even the seemingly guaranteed blockbusters are struggling at the box office, making it seem like the smaller films really have no place on the big screen, but Steven Spielberg doesn\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Steven Spielberg doesn\u2019t have a project he directed on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-movies-2025-movie-release-130453990.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 movie schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">2025 movie schedule<\/a>, but he did help produce <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/movies\/hamnet-movie-adaptation-everything-we-know-so-far\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chloe Zhao\u2019s new film, Hamnet,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chloe Zhao\u2019s new film, <em>Hamnet<\/em>,<\/a> which is already expected to be a major awards contender. Speaking with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/steven-spielberg-fighting-hamnet-theaters-blockbuster-1236431234\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:THR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">THR<\/a>, he says he\u2019s fighting to make sure that movies like this one always have a place in theaters. He said theaters are\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u2026 the kinds of screens that we are fighting the tides to keep filled with not just blockbuster, epic, escapist movie rides, but sensitive and intimate portraits of marriage and family and life-altering epiphanies that spring from heartache and heartbreak, like the film you\u2019re about to see.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Hamnet<\/em> is a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-book-screen-adaptations-read-140405103.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:book-to-screen adaptation of the novel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">book-to-screen adaptation of the novel<\/a> of the same name, and it is a fictionalized account of the loss of William Shakespeare\u2019s only son. The film follows Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his wife, Agnes (Jessie Buckley), and the impact the death may have had on their relationship, as well as its potential influence on the creation of Shakespeare\u2019s play <em>Hamlet<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Steven Spielberg is one of those directors who has been able to work on both sides of the fence. He made what is often called the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/just-found-steven-spielberg-used-172908039.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:first summer blockbuster in the original Jaws;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">first summer blockbuster in the original <em>Jaws<\/em><\/a>, and has made other four-quadrant hits like <em>E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial<\/em> and <em>Jurassic Park<\/em>. He\u2019s also made movies that have swept awards season, like <em>Schindler\u2019s List<\/em> and <em>Saving Private Ryan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While some directors, like Martin Scorsese and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/news\/2482696\/james-gunn-reacts-to-francis-ford-coppola-calling-marvel-movies-despicable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Francis Ford Coppola, have lamented;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Francis Ford Coppola, have lamented<\/a> the hold that blockbusters have on theaters, they have been critical of Marvel movies and other big-budget spectacle films. Spielberg, who previously praised <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/watch-steven-spielberg-tell-tom-161752940.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Top Gun: Maverick for \u201csaving\u201d movie theaters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em> for \u201csaving\u201d movie theaters<\/a>, isn\u2019t doing that here. He\u2019s not being critical of the films that are filling theaters, he&#8217;s simply saying that can\u2019t be all that\u2019s available. He continued\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There needs to be room for films like Chlo\u00e9\u2019s on screens like these. I am so proud to be one of the producers who got to watch Chlo\u00e9 make this little miracle of a movie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Hamnet<\/em> has already debuted at film festivals and has been receiving very strong reviews. Whether word of mouth has been strong enough to generate a strong box office during the Thanksgiving weekend remains to be seen, but those who do see it will likely all be very happy that it can be seen in theaters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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