“Doing this like a guy like him is staggering”: Vigo Mortensen was a rebel that the film of this disaster noted that 5 to 4.1 did not come out of the cinema

Vigo Mortensen, who is well known for his demanding artistic choice and a closed cinema, did not express his words to Amazon. In an interview with Vanity Fair in July 2024The actress has bitterly expressed herself about the fate of the film, directed by Ron Howard, in which she played one of the leading roles.

In 2022 he released a prime video, this drama, inspired by real facts, established a rescue operation of children hidden in the Thailand cave. However, the film would initially benefit from a large -scale release of the movie theater. According to Mortensen, the MGM test forecasts were extremely encouraging- among the best studio recorded.

But the purchase of MGM by the Amazon changed the situation. Although a worldwide cinema is planned, a stream giant will suddenly cancel these projects, despite its original obligations. Result: Thirteen lives Only a few big cities were planned for a short period of time before the platform was located online.

“” “They were going to spread it around thousands of cinema around the world. Then Amazon bought MGM, first promising to comply with the agreement that MGM has completed Ron HowardThen they returned to that. Basically, you have seen this film for a week in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, London, and that’s all. Then you l‘Had a stream that I found really sad. This is a really well -staged movie.»

Greedy decision?

For him, this decision has only one motivation: the economy.

“” “They thought it would be more profitable If they didn’t have to spend money on promoting it, spread it in theaters and shared it“Said Viggo Mortensen. “” “This is what comes. For me it is greed“He added, obviously furious.

Mortensen also wanted to protect the director Ron HowardWho in this case considers an injury: “For a guy who has such a rich career as Ron Howard, who made so much money for studios that was fairly recognized as a filmmaker, it was a horror. He’s a very beautiful guy, so he doesn’t complain, but I’m happy to do it for him. I’m not talking about him, I’m just talking about me. It was shameful what they did.»

In spite of this reasonable walk, Thirteen lives Types, collect an average of 4.1 to 5 to 5 separations. The film returns to the incredible rescue mission of young Thai players, which is blocked in a flooded cave, an event that has passed the entire planet. Side Viggo MortensenWe found Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton as he, as he, experts in underground divers experts.

The feature film, which was welcomed by its realism and intensity, would probably find its audience in dark rooms. But for the Viggo MortensenThis is a missed opportunity and decision that testifies to the sad changes of the film industry’s priorities.

Thirteen lives are, respectively, (again) discover the Prime video.