The summer season of 2023 proved that folks need to go to the films for large cultural occasions, because of the one-two punch that got here to be referred to as “Barbenheimer.” On July 21 of that yr, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” two main cinematic juggernauts, introduced individuals to theaters in droves, and it paid off handsomely for each; “Barbie” handily made a billion {dollars} on the field workplace, and “Oppenheimer,” a sprawling three-hour biopic and historic drama, in the end got here near its cohort with $962 million. Even though audiences have been nonetheless reeling from the worldwide pandemic, they confirmed up to see these motion pictures, and neither of them ended up on streaming or VOD for months after their theatrical releases. So let’s convey of this again to “Wake Up Useless Man,” as a result of the movie, which will not even come out till 2025, is an instance of Hollywood’s newest drawback.
There isn’t any query that, after the love proven to each “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion,” “Wake Up Useless Man” can be a surefire field workplace success. Netflix hasn’t mentioned a theatrical launch simply but, however if it will get one in any respect, it’s going to possible get the identical restricted remedy that “Glass Onion” did, which is totally disappointing. Cash apart, “Wake Up Useless Man” may very well be a significant moviegoing expertise and function a cultural touchpoint for 2025. As an alternative, it’s going to get the Netflix remedy — it may get a tiny theatrical window earlier than it is unceremoniously shunted onto the streamer till its subsequent massive mission comes alongside. It is a disgrace, as a result of Rian Johnson deserves higher. Daniel Craig and the already excellent solid deserve higher. And admittedly, moviegoers deserve higher too.