TheImpressiveX@piefed.socialM to movies@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 months agoIn light of recent events, "Greenland 2: Migration" will not be releasing in Canadian theaters this weekend, and will instead get a streaming-only release later this yeari.postimg.ccimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down12
arrow-up143arrow-down1imageIn light of recent events, "Greenland 2: Migration" will not be releasing in Canadian theaters this weekend, and will instead get a streaming-only release later this yeari.postimg.ccTheImpressiveX@piefed.socialM to movies@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoAssuming there really is a movie franchise named GREENLAND, why would they show it in cinemas in the US but not in Canada?
minus-squareTheImpressiveX@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·4 months agoYes, there really is a movie called “Greenland 2: Migration” releasing in US theaters this Friday. And the reason it’s not getting a theatrical release in Canada is because of Canadian politics involving Trump. Read more here.
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoI’m aware of the political situation. I chose to read this archived version of above article and it does not mention the movie at all afaics.
minus-squareecvanalog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoI assume because Canadian consumers are less likely to support an American movie by that title just now, and it just isn’t worth opening a fairly small movie in theaters if nobody is going to go.
Assuming there really is a movie franchise named GREENLAND, why would they show it in cinemas in the US but not in Canada?
Yes, there really is a movie called “Greenland 2: Migration” releasing in US theaters this Friday.
And the reason it’s not getting a theatrical release in Canada is because of Canadian politics involving Trump. Read more here.
I’m aware of the political situation.
I chose to read this archived version of above article and it does not mention the movie at all afaics.
I assume because Canadian consumers are less likely to support an American movie by that title just now, and it just isn’t worth opening a fairly small movie in theaters if nobody is going to go.