Leonardo DiCaprio feels that films should keep up with the times.
The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star is well aware of the revolution that streaming has launched in regards to films and television.
While not everyone may be on board with movies from platforms like Netflix taking center stage at awards ceremonies, it cannot be denied that it seems to be the direction in which the industry is headed.
So what does that mean for traditional filmmaking?
“We’re entering this age of streaming where things are so immediate and all of a sudden you have a new show, eight episodes of a new brilliant show that comes on that you can watch almost every other day,” DiCaprio told Variety at the premiere of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. “So when you’re talking about a movie that’s shot on film where you have all of Hollywood Boulevard that like physically transformed into 1969 with no CGI, this is kind of a real throwback to an era of filmmaking we’re not going to see anymore.”
The effect of streaming also jeopardizes the practice of watching features with strangers in packed theatres.
“I just hope we’re going to have this communal theatrical experience of going to see a great piece of art altogether and enjoy it.”
So do we, Leo.
