For Venice there was a clear problem with the red carpet and the atmosphere of the exhibition, for Cinecitta it would soon become a problem with the occupancy of theaters. He is not talking about cancellation, but rather the suspension and resignation of CEO Nicola Maccanico. He couldn’t reveal which titles or productions, but in the context of the record-breaking first half of 2023, he acknowledges that the long wave of actors’ and writers’ strikes blocking production of films and TV series in America is affecting historic U.S. movie theaters. Via Tuscolana. “We expect revenues to exceed 39 million in 2022 no matter what, but in the second half of the year,” he tells ANSA, “we are also starting to suffer from the problem of a strike that has slowed down activities, the consequences of which cannot be predicted.” quantitatively at the moment.”
And to think that the last period, from September 2021, is truly remarkable with 50 productions, as evidenced, among other things, by four of the 6 films competing for the Golden Lion filmed in Cinecittà, one of which is Saverio Costanzo’s At Last the Dawn. also considers the studios to be the protagonists of the story. The ad mentions the latest productions, such as Roland Emmerich’s work (still in development), Those Who Are About to Die with Anthony Hopkins, two films by Luca Guadagnino, Queer with Daniel Craig and the already completed Challengers with Zendaya, the new works by Gabriele Mainetti with Marco Giallini and Gabriele Salvatores with Pierfrancesco Favino, Still Tomorrow with Paola Cortellesi, Without Blood by Angelina Jolie with Salma Hayek, Conclave by Edward Berger with Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, M. Son of Joe Wright and Luca Marinelli.
And then there are the Pnrr investments, which have changed targets over time, leaving 40 million for the new land in Torre Spaccata and instead focusing 220 million investments on 9 studio theaters in Via Tuscolana. Specifically, “the plan will lead to the construction of 5 new sound stages, the renovation of 4 existing movie theaters, and the rationalization of backlot (area designated for large exterior studio sets). In 2026, Cinecittà will have 25 operating cinemas. and an increase of more than 60% in production capacity.”
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