Like pretty much everyone else, the movie and television industry is desperately trying to find new ways to keep business moving, make money and stay alive. We hear a lot about the 'thoughts' and 'considerations' for how live music can return, whether it waits until 2022, or if we're going to bubble-festivals.
While musicians can still make music from the comfort of their homes, movies and TV shows generally require many, many people, often in close quarters to create, and that causes a problem. Releasing movies into theaters nation-wide causes similar problems, driving many people into small rooms to watch them. Because of those issues and more, so many movie release dates and production schedules have been postponed.
On September 4th, Disney+ subscribers will be able to pay $30 to 'premiere' the movie from the comfort of their homes, which is about the price of 2 tickets and a small popcorn at a normal theater. Speaking of normal theaters, this new VOD/Direct Streaming model could cause even more financial issues for movie theater chains that are already desperately struggling to stay alive.