I swear I’m going to stop fanboying about Taylor Swift real soon, but I just haven’t gotten out of my system yet. The woman is a business force of nature! Not only did she want one of the most successful worldwide tours of all time, she’s now found a way to monetize it by converting one of her shows into a movie at a time when theaters are still struggling to pull in moviegoers.
With the writer strike Studios have been pushing the releases of their films into 2024 because the stars of their movies are also on strike and prohibited from promoting films unless they are Independence or have a waiver. In the case of Taylor Swift even though she is a member of the actors guild her movie required no script and is a musical performance which did not require any acting (although I could go on a long rant about that, but I digress).
Being the Taylor Swift fanboy that I am, will I go see the movie in the theater? No, but will I watch it when it streams on whichever platform offers a pair the most? You better believe it!
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