Filmmakers like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron are facing off over Screening Room, Parker's proposal for watching new movies at home.
One thing we know for certain is that more and more people are not going to the movies, preferring instead to watch films in the comfort of their living rooms. But living-room viewing generally means Netflix or iTunes, which usually means movies that have been around for a few months or more. So how much would those folks pay to see a first-run film—a big blockbuster, say, or a prestigious indie with Oscar buzz—while it was still in theaters? Sean Parker, the Napster founder and early Facebook impresario, has an educated guess: $50. That's the proposition that he and his business parter Prem Akkaraju are making with a new start-up called Screening Room that the entrepreneurs are pitching around Hollywood. The reactions are nothing if not vehement both for and against the company, with A-list filmmakers like Steven Spielberg and Avatar director James Cameron facing off over Screening Room and its implications.
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