Judd Apatow's 'King of Staten Island' to Skip Cinemas, Going Straight to On-Demand

.JuddApatow's 'The King of Staten Island' stars SaturdayNightLive breakout Pete Davidson in his first lead feature role

will skip an early summer theatrical release and debut directly on premium VOD amid the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the filmmaker said Monday.

The Universal comedy was slated to open in cinemas June 19. It will instead be made available to rent beginning July 12 on a host of digital platforms. The price for a 48-hour rental will be a $19.99.breakout Pete Davidson in his first lead feature role alongside Marisa Tomei and Steve Buscemi. The semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy incorporates elements from Davidson's own life.

The vast majority theaters in the U.S. have been closed since March. There is also a blackout on moviegoing in much of the rest of the world.

The news was announced hours after HBO Max picked up worldwide rights to release Sony's offbeat August comedyFor the most part, studios are sticking to a delayed theatrical releases for their event films, versus relying on premium VOD. Two exceptions are the family animated films

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