Bong Joon-ho, creator of The Host and Snowpiercer, bypasses theatrical exhibition for Netflix.
At this point there are no Chicago screenings scheduled for Okja, the eccentric children's fantasy from South Korean writer-director Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer, The Host)—only a streaming-video release from Netflix, the movie's producer, beginning June 28. Netflix insists on offering its original content to online subscribers immediately, without giving theater owners a window for exclusive exhibition; normally that isn't a problem, because few of the company's original features could survive in a theater anyway, but things are different when you're distributing something like Okja, the latest vision from a certified auteur in his creative prime.…
Bong Joon-ho, creator of The Host and Snowpiercer, bypasses theatrical exhibition for Netflix.
At this point there are no Chicago screenings scheduled for Okja, the eccentric children's fantasy from South Korean writer-director Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer, The Host)—only a streaming-video release from Netflix, the movie's producer, beginning June 28. Netflix insists on offering its original content to online subscribers immediately, without giving theater owners a window for exclusive exhibition; normally that isn't a problem, because few of the company's original features could survive in a theater anyway, but things are different when you're distributing something like Okja, the latest vision from a certified auteur in his creative prime.…