Armando Iannucci says he doesn't approve of IFC Films bringing 'Death of Stalin' to U.S. cinemas amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the date of May 29 is 'simply too early.' Details:
His film is among 200 library titles IFC is offering for free to reopening independent cinemas, but the director says the date of May 29 is"simply too early.", IFC Films has said it will offer 200 library titles for free to indie cinemas across the U.S. that planning to reopen in the coming months after being shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement, made on Monday, came just as talks of theatres reopening began, with state government laying out plans to ease shelter-in-place restrictions, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp unveiling an aggressive strategy that would allow cinemas to begin as early as next week. However, IFC's initiative – which starts May 29 and sees traditional rental fees waived for the first 30 days that cinemas are open – hasn't gone down well with one filmmaker.is among the titles, tweeted that he thought the date was too soon, and that he didn't approve of any of his film being shown in U.S. cinemas until the country had emerged from COVID-19 crisis. May 29th, he said, was "simply too early.
I’d like to make it clear I don’t approve of any of my films being shown in US movie theatres before it’s clear the virus has been overcome. So, I don’t approve of ‘The Death of Stalin’ being shown in US movie theatres as early as May 29th. That’s simply too early.
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